UI vs. UX design
- Started 13 years ago
- Last post 8 months ago
- 201 Responses
- cannonball19781
Are you sure these pictures aren't just pictures of bad design overall?
- shhhh... he's trying real hard. don't hurt his feelings.kona
- ahaha kona :Dsted
- "bad design overall" is what the UX expert would tell the UI designer, yes, You are correct. LOLchukkaphob
- studderine2
No. Just stop.
- with the QR codessted
- What other profession argues so much about fucking job titles?studderine
- trooperbill0
UI is a precursor to CRO - its about helping the customer reach the end point quickly i.e. checking out or making an enquiry/registering etc
UX is all of the little feelgood things you can add to your design like making buttons respond to interaction, the messages being displayed and might even mean extending the user journey if it vontributes to the experience of the design.
- Isn't the User Interaction Designer (iXD) responsible for "all of the feel good things you add to your design"?utopian
- X = experiencetrooperbill
- sofakingback2
hmmmm... here's where I think there might be some confusion on this topic. There are industry definitions for these professions and there are interpretations in real-world settings. Sometimes the roles are used correctly, other times they're hybrids, other times they're just used incorrectly.
Also, its important to note scale of work. Bigger projects usually require a UX designer, UI Designer and a Designer. (or teams of) While smaller projects can see individuals wearing multiple hats, even including roles of strategy and creative direction (often including copy)
From what I've experienced UX Designers, Strategy and Design-Leads solve the big picture thinking. UI designers focus on the detailed tasks regarding functionality... they can also shoulder the task of designing those detailed functions or elements. (navigations, iconography, etc)
As a Design Director I take ownership of the projects vision and overall goal. I rely heavily on UX and Strategists research and information. I then oversee UI designers focusing on components of the project.
I generally like transparency, everyone involved and no one working in silos or waterfall workflows.
This is the process I'm familiar with and could very well be different depending on the project and the players involved.
my 2 cents.
- SigDesign0
When you do both, I suppose you'll be labeled a 'Product Designer.'
I love how a new title is introduced, and then suddenly people have years of experience with that title.
- skwiotsmith6
"I label increasingly nonsensical images with ‘UI’ and ‘UX’ and hope they get used in serious presentations"
- chukkaphob0
- what you think you're doing is ux but what you're actually doing is ui chukkaphobhobgoblin
- thanks for schooling me. LOL!chukkaphob
