UX/UI introduction
Objectives
Objectives and tasks should align with a number of learning event out lined in the learner engagement cards.
- Describe the difference be UI and UI
- Identify examples of good and bad UI
- Describe principles of Human Centred Design
Reading
What is UX design? 15 user experience design experts weigh in
https://www.usertesting.com/blog/what-is-ux-design-15-user-experience-experts-weigh-in
Consider the following questions:
What things does John Amir-Abbassi believe are harder engineer and achieve in relation to user experience? Why do you think that might be?
What does Marieke McCloskey say UX design starts with?
Can you give an example where you’ve given feedback as a customer for a business, product or service?Joshua Porter says UX is design with an awareness of all touch-points. He gives some examples. Can you list some more examples? Maybe for the place you work or from your experience with a product or service?
Scott Johnson talks about UX being “the purposeful application of logic and rational” what do you think he means by “creating experiences that offer both utility and value” . What does “working generatively” mean?
What is UI design? What is UX design? UI vs UX: What’s the difference
https://uxplanet.org/what-is-ui-vs-ux-design-and-the-difference-d9113f6612de
Consider the following questions:
what does design in a Vacuum lead to?
What example is give when describing how a UX and UI team might work together?
What are UI designers concerned with? In your own words can think of an analogy or metaphor to describe the difference between UX and UI?
Watching
The Norman Door (5:31)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY96hTb8WgI&feature=youtu.be
What was the name of Don Normans book?
What is a Norman Door?
What is the First principle of Human Centred Design?
Can you Identify any Norman doors you have to interact with regularly?
Doing (Tasks)
After a class discussion about the the first article, Create your own definition of UX and Share it with the class. Share the resources you used to help create you definition. Did you find other sources of information, which descriptions did you like best?
Find and photograph 3-5 Norman Doors. Create a Document that includes your an image of each the door, their location, a description of why you have identified them as Norman doors, a suggestion for how to fix them.
Tutor and student interactions
List the way learners will engage with the tutor and each other.
- Group discussion What is UX? Students should have read the first article and considered the questions before session.
- Online sharing and feedback on UX definitions.
- Presentation of Norman doors and solutions.