How to Become a UX Designer

Overview

• Introduction

Understanding the industry

• 5 Phases for the UX designer
• UX can be broken into 3 fields
• UI vs UX
• How much can I get paid as a UX designer
• How to get your first UX project

Objectives

• Setting your objectives goals

Research

• UX Research introduction
• Competitor UX research
• UX Personas or user profiles
• Group exercise Creating Personas

Mockups

• UX feature list
• Group exercise Pairwise comparison
• UX card sorts Open & Closed
• UX wireframing tools
• Should you test your wireframes
• Moodboards Inspiration
• Tips for building amazing UI UX designs
• What tools can I use to build my UX mockup

Testing

• User testing tools – InVision
• Finding users for your UX testing
• Methods you can use to do a UX test
• More detailed UX testing – Ethnographic Eye tracking Expert review Diary Studies
• How many people do I need for my UX test
• What type of UX reporting will your be expected to do
• Why this could be you last UX project – ever

Building

• How should it actually be built

Conclusion

• Post project testing A B testing search bars & live chat
• How stay current in UX