UI vs. UX design
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- bklyndroobeki-1
They are now 1
- erm, they're not.see_thru
- see, the two are merging for sure. i believe that they originally were one.bklyndroobeki
- utopian0
A UX Legend On The Much-Rumored Death Of The Design Firm
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3051…
- lukus_W20
While there's a lot of debate about the subject, UX is an umbrella term for a number of separate disciplines - each of which go towards providing a successful user experience.
This diagram gives one interpretation:
UI design doesn't necessarily have to take stock of context, psychology or the motivation of users.
A lot of UX practice involves researching problems that users currently (and potential will) experience with products and systems .. which allows hypotheses to be drawn about the best way forward.
- fuck me, is there no room for a regular designer anymore?monospaced
- just call yourself an art director and boss all those people around.zarkonite
- too bad information architecture is a dead industry, better handled by graphic designersomg
- ksv1230
here is another read.
- shapesalad-7
They need to move the refresh/reload page button on chrome to the right of the menubar.
- ukit20
A lot of the confusion stems from the fact that like lukus said, people don't 100% agree about what these terms mean. The separation between UX and visual design that kona is talking about is pretty common, but if someone brought up "UI design" to me I wouldn't be 100% sure they were only talking about the visual design aspect.
And if you look up UI design on Wikipedia it doesn't refer to it that way...the term really predates that separation. Also at big tech companies they often refer to their entire design department - visual and all - as "User Experience."
- dMullins0
The challenge with UX design is you can try, try and try, but you'll never fully design the experience a user has from front to back.
- 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.
- identity0
mark this as the beginning of the UX/UI Spring!
Revolution!
- sted0