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Practical UX Design

by Scott Faranello

April 2016

Beginner

232 pages

5h 39m

English

Packt Publishing

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Downloading the color images of this bookErrataPiracyQuestions
Dispelling the myth of "faster horses"The disservice of "faster horses"When facts ruin a good storyCollaboration is a joke, but nobody is laughingUnderstanding the problemCustomers/users are dumb!Shut up and listen!
Essential mindset for CreativityClosed modeOpen modeOpen and closed modes in actionUsing open and closed modes togetherStuck in a mode
SpaceTimeTime – againThe 10,000 hour ruleConfidencePlayAgreement
The space between
What is good design?Good design is non-obviousA brief history of good UX designGood design is invisibleGood design creates emotionGood design is familiarWhen preference beats performance
Good design is timelessPrinciples of good UX design, by exampleInnovativeGood design isn't always originalUsefulMinimalistUnderstandableUnderstandable – how?Understandable—why?Design using the three-second ruleUnderstandability – fail!ValuableSafetyProvide affordancesLong-lasting design
Foundational IA
SitemapsTaxonomy types
Change and consequences
Fractal loading
Wayfinding
Four C's exercise
AmazonLinkedInCoordinationCooperationChangeConsequenceInternet movie database
Patterns in UX designThe 15 fundamental properties of wholenessLevels of ScaleLevelling our expectationsStrong centersBoundariesTesting boundariesSafe boundariesAlternating RepetitionRegular repetitionRandom repetitionProgressive repetitionFlowing repetitionPositive spaceGood ShapeLocal SymmetriesDeep Interlock and AmbiguityContrastGradientsRoughnessEchoesThe VoidInner CalmNot-SeparatenessFinding wholeness in your design work
The problem with UXThe UX process gameThe misunderstanding of UX
Enterprise UX
Financial metricsCase study: Strategic e-mail marketing campaignInitial problem (as outlined by the stakeholder)My approachMy processResultsOperational metricsCase study: employee operational effectivenessInitial problem (as outlined by the stakeholder)My approachMy processResultsHuman metricsCase study – improving user satisfaction and understandingInitial problem (as outlined by the stakeholder)My approachMy processResults
Level 1 – AwarenessLevel 2 – RepeatableLevel 3 – StrategicLevel 4 – IntegratedLevel 5 – Core
Tools of the UX tradePersonasThe human personaEthnographyHuman centered designJourney mapsUsability studiesRITE usability testingUsability study reportingVisual designCynefinBusiness model canvasWireframes and prototyping
Measuring UXMetricsBooks and articlesGoogle termsOnline measurement tools

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Summary

In this chapter we looked at the tools of the UX trade, how to get the most out of your tools and why the most useful tools never go out of style. Know your tools, find your favorites and then make room for all of your new and creative ideas that are sure to come.

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ISBN: 9781785880896