tools & methods to learn the ux landscape

ToolsandMethodstoLearn,Navigate,&MakeANameforYourselfintheUserExperienceDesignLandscape

NavigaAngnewenvironments

TheenvironmentsIcomefrom

TheenvironmentsIcomefrom

I’vehadalotofpracAcenavigaAngnewenvironments.

Istumbledintouserexperiencedesign.

Sowhatisuserexperiencedesign?

“There sure are  a lot of people  speaking Greek.” 

Brilliantpeople+newlanguage+newprocesses+newconcepts=

in#mida#ng

“How do I  learn Greek fast?”

NavigaAngnewenvironmentswithmapspeoplevoice

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Naviga#ngwithmaps

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NavigaAngtheJargon

NavigaAngtheprocess

[insertrevisedmap]

NavigaAngthebusiness

Knowledgeisnotenough.

“Who can help me  learn Greek?” 

Naviga#ngwithpeople

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Mentors!

TheNetworkingMyth

Community‐building

www.TeaWithTeresa.com

IfacilitateconversaAonaboutuserexperiencedesigninplainlanguagetohelpitbecomebeUerknown&understood.www.TeaWithTeresa.com

AudrenChen,SeniorInformaAonArchitect,ComedyCentral

PeterMerholz,President,AdapAvePath

JesseJamesGarreU,President,AdapAvePathScoUBerkun,

Author&Speaker

RachelConnelly,DirectorRauschPlanetarium

DaveLlorens,GeneralManager1BlockOfftheGrid

PhilRobinson,DesignerToddEllioU,ProjectManager,AdapAvePath

SengChen,Traceur&Photographer

WhitneyHess’BlogPost:10MostCommonMisconcepAonsaboutUserExperienceDesign

hUp://mashable.com/2009/01/09/user‐experience‐design/?cp=2

WhitneyHess’BlogSeries:Mentors&HeroeshUp://whitneyhess.com/blog/tag/mentors‐and‐heroes/

Otherwaystobuildcommunity:

Askforadvice.

HostalunchAmesalonaroundaspecifictopic.Invitesomeonetospeak/sharetheirinterestatabrownbaglunch.

Host/moderateapanel(asksomeoneelsetomoderateifyou’reshy).

Somesecretsaboutcommunity‐building

(shhhhhhhhh)

Secretsaboutcommunity‐building:

Noonegottowheretheyarealone.

Secretsaboutcommunity‐building:

Noonegottowheretheyarealone.Peoplelovetotalkaboutwhattheylove.

Noonegottowheretheyarealone.Peoplelovetotalkaboutwhattheylove.

Offersomethingofvaluetothem.

Secretsaboutcommunity‐building:

Noonegottowheretheyarealone.Peoplelovetotalkaboutwhattheylove.

Offersomethingofvaluetothem.

Secretsaboutcommunity‐building:

Knowledge+community=influence

“Where can I prac;ce Greek aloud?” 

NavigaAngwithvoice

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“PersonalBrand”

WhitneyHess:Shareyourknowledge.

RachelHinman:Useresources(ie:blogs)toshareideas.

MerlinMann:BeauthenAc.Peoplewillknowifyouaren’t.

ScoUBerkun:Letpeopleknowyouaredoinggoodwork.

AuthenAcpassionaloud

aloud|əˈloud|adverb

audibly;notsilentlyorinawhisper. 

Whatisyourmantra?

Mymantra:

Mygrandmashould“get”it.

Whatisyourmantra?

Knowledge+community+voice=impact

WhennavigaAngnewenvironmentsthinkcreaAvelyabouthowto:

learnthelandscapebuildcommunityhaveavoice

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Nowforaconfession…

Mostpeopledon’tknowwhatuserexperiencedesignis.

Moreawareness=moreopportuniAestomakepeople’sliveseasierandmorejoyful.

Moreawareness=moreopportuniAestomakepeople’sliveseasierandmorejoyful.

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Thanks!

TeresaBrazenteresa@adapAvepath.comwww.AdapAvePath.comwww.TeaWithTeresa.comwww.BrazenArt.com