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Hands-On UX Design for Developers

By : Elvis Canziba
Book Image

Hands-On UX Design for Developers

By: Elvis Canziba

Overview of this book

Designing user experience (UX) is one of the most important aspects of a project, as it has a direct effect on how customers think of your company. The process of designing a user experience is one of the most challenging yet rewarding aspects of product development. Hands-On UX Design for Developers will teach you how to create amazing user experiences for products from scratch. This book starts with helping you understand the importance of a good UX design and the role of a UX designer. It will take you through the different stages of designing a UX and the application of various principles of psychology in UX design. Next, you will learn how to conduct user research and market research, which is crucial to creating a great UX. You will also learn how to create user personas and use it for testing. This book will help you gain the ability to think like a UX designer and understand both sides of product development: design and coding. You will explore the latest tools, such as Sketch, Balsamiq, and Framer.js, to create wireframes and prototypes. The concluding chapters will take you through designing your UI, dealing with big data while designing a UX, and the fundamentals of frontend. Finally, you'll prepare your portfolio and become job ready in the UX arena.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Title Page
www.packtpub.com
Contributors
Preface
Index

How to conduct user interviews


Interviews help us gain a deeper understanding of our users, so I will present detailed steps to help you get the most out of user interviews.

However, before proceeding with individual interview steps, I would like to mention three distinct roles on every design-thinking team:

  • The Facilitator: This is a person or thing that makes an action or process easier. In one word, a facilitator is a leader. They will provide all the materials, outline the project, and provide an objective. They will create the session plan and schedule. The facilitator enters after the UX process is finished and the interviews are done. Then, they lead the team with a new mind and then during the way he must not get upset or angry with the process. A good facilitator has to adapt easily, even when there are a lot of challenges.
  • The Interviewer: Each team needs a primary interviewer who schedules user interviews and breaks the interview down to stakeholders and users identified by stakeholders...