bos 2014 lightning talk - spotters' guide to ux designers : visual designer, interaction...
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User Experience is a key differentiator, and when entrepreneurs are convinced they need a designer to make their [insert product name] successful, it can be hard for them to know what they *really* need. There are so many types of designer, with price tags ranging from a one-off $100 to over $150K per year It’s hard to choose the one you need, and disastrous if you get it wrong. Marine has years of experience hiring and working with these folks and will try to condense it into 7.5 minutes. This talk was first given at Business of Software in Cambridge in June 2014. See: http://businessofsoftware.org.uk/speaker/marine-barbaroux/ and http://vimeo.com/102843843TRANSCRIPT
Spotters' Guide to UX Designers
marine barbaroux - Head of UX - @miss_embe - #BOS 2014
So many job titles!
What constitutes UX?
Aesthetics
(make it nice, desirable and on brand)
Interaction/Usability(ensure it works with users)
Features/Reliability(solve the right problem, the right way)
Hierachy of UX matters
Visual designer
Interaction designer Usability engineer
Product designer
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Usability Engineer
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Interaction Designeraka:DesignerUX designerInteraction specialist
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Respect their specialism
credit: @benfinoradin
What if you can only hire one?
copyright 2006 Electronic Arts Inc. All right reserved
Visual designer
Interaction designer Usability engineer
Product designer
UX is a team sport.
References and links.
Value of Design : http://www.slideshare.net/andybudd/design-for-startups-14985262 http://www.archdaily.com/198583/dieter-rams-10-principles-of-%E2%80%9Cgood-design%E2%80%9D/
Design tools and methods: http://www.ideo.com/about/ http://www.designthinkingforeducators.com/design-thinking/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User-centered_design http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672887/how-to-conduct-your-own-google-design-sprint
Recruiting Designers: http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/recruiting.html http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/how-to-design-like-Leonardo-da-Vinci.html http://aycl.uie.com/virtual_seminars/hiring_the_best_ux_designers http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/ux_job_title_generator.html
Working with Designers: https://medium.com/the-year-of-the-looking-glass/how-to-work-with-designers-6c975dede146