Usability & Prototyping

Uday M. ShankarYahoo! Bangalore India

Usability+ Prototyping

Uday M. Shankar | Yahoo! Bangalore India

Who am i Been in UI/UX

space for 11 years Present: Owns

PROTOTYPING in Yahoo! India

Past: Was with Nokia Bangalore

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User Interface Design

Facilitating the userto perform a specific task in a specific context in a fast and efficient manner by leveraging the power of technology and design.

USER

TASK CONTEXT

As Design Evolves

Low fidelityLess functional detailStaticLess formal testingDisposablePaper

High fidelityMore functional detail

InteractiveMore formal testing

Re-purpose-ableCode

Age old Process

‘New’ Process 1

Visual Designer Interaction Designer Developer

‘New’ Process 2

Visual Designer Interaction Designer Developer Usability Tester

‘Another’ New Process

Visual Designer Interaction Designer Prototyper User Research

Rapid Iterations

I Recommend

Designer Designer Prototyper User Research

User Research

Rapid Iterations

Why?Going back to the drawing board is not a problem!

Documented design evolution

Sign off on design decisions

DoAwesome

Stuff!

Save Money

Save TimeSave Effort

Prototypes

Know your User

Know your Competition

Know your Goals

Evaluate Market Value

Evaluate Technical Feasibility

Evaluate Design

Evaluate User Experience

Remember!Keep it quick & dirtyBeware of Feature creepDont let ‘legacy’ design for you

Dont let design bias your user

Secretsfrom the

GOLDEN SCROLL

Users are not REALLY forgiving

BeTechnology

Agnostic

Experience is the driver.

Not Technology.

Questions?

Thank You

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