User Interface and User Experience Design
Integrating UI and UX Design
UI and UX Comparison
- UX design is all about identifying and solving user problems; UI design is all about creating intuitive, aesthetically-pleasing, interactive interfaces.
- UX design usually comes first in the product development process, followed by UI. The UX designer maps out the bare bones of the user journey; the UI designer then fills it in with visual and interactive elements.
- UX can apply to any kind of product, service, or experience; UI is specific to digital products and experiences.
UX and UI Design Goals
User Interface (UI) Design focuses on anticipating what users might need to do and ensuring that the interface has elements that are easy to access, understand, and use to facilitate those actions.User Experience (UX) brings together concepts from interaction design, visual design, and information architecture.
Users become familiar with some commonly used interface elements that act in a certain way, so be consistent and predictable in your choices and their layout. This will help with user task completion, efficiency, and satisfaction.
The user says
To give users what they need is the first goal of user experience design. Before using a product, people are mostly concerned about how useful it is and will the product solve their problem. Doing user research is a good way to find out users' demands, but objectively, it is hard to measure users' needs precisely. Thus, collecting users' feedback constantly and make use of data or other materials to follow your users' activities is a key to meet users' demands.
I got what I need.
To give users what they need is the first goal of user experience design. Before using a product, people are mostly concerned about how useful it is and will the product solve their problem. Doing user research is a good way to find out users' demands, but objectively, it is hard to measure users' needs precisely. Thus, collecting users' feedback constantly and make use of data or other materials to follow your users' activities is a key to meet users' demands.
The user says
Most users want to achieve the task at hand in a most simple, direct and quick way; Without thinking too deeply. This shows the laziness nature of human beings. But laziness is also an important drive of technology development. As a UX designer, we have no reason to go against it unless we want to make products that are
I did not have to think too much.
Most users want to achieve the task at hand in a most simple, direct and quick way; Without thinking too deeply. This shows the laziness nature of human beings. But laziness is also an important drive of technology development. As a UX designer, we have no reason to go against it unless we want to make products that are
anti-human. So, master the art of user stories and simplify the operations by taking advantage of users' habits.
The user says
Many products have similar functions, which can all meet the users' needs to some extent. So, when designing video player software, how many seconds should the black screen last to draw the users' attention, but never make them feel impatient? Why some social platforms only allow its users to access more functions after a period of time? Those are all questions that user experience designers should be concern about.
I really enjoy using it.
Many products have similar functions, which can all meet the users' needs to some extent. So, when designing video player software, how many seconds should the black screen last to draw the users' attention, but never make them feel impatient? Why some social platforms only allow its users to access more functions after a period of time? Those are all questions that user experience designers should be concern about.
The user says
One important reason that Facebook became a huge social platform with over 200 million users is that FaceBook UX designers know the mental & psychological needs of users; people win others attention on Facebook, which they did not get in real life. Helping people to build a strong connection with the external world; enabling them to follow and be followed.
I like the product enough for me to use it for the long term.
One important reason that Facebook became a huge social platform with over 200 million users is that FaceBook UX designers know the mental & psychological needs of users; people win others attention on Facebook, which they did not get in real life. Helping people to build a strong connection with the external world; enabling them to follow and be followed.
The user says
The inherent property of an excellent design is to mobilize its users. To mobilize your users and make them your promoters is an important user experience goal that good UX designers should set. As we all know, users are the best spokesmen of your products. Companies may seek help from all kinds of resources to promote their products, but none of them is as powerful as users. Building a relationship between the users and potential users, like including a Share Button or a Like Button, will improve attractiveness.
The product is good enough to motivate me to become one of its promoters.
The inherent property of an excellent design is to mobilize its users. To mobilize your users and make them your promoters is an important user experience goal that good UX designers should set. As we all know, users are the best spokesmen of your products. Companies may seek help from all kinds of resources to promote their products, but none of them is as powerful as users. Building a relationship between the users and potential users, like including a Share Button or a Like Button, will improve attractiveness.