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Tips on How to Learn UI/UX Design for Beginners

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The first thing to understand about  UX  is that it is not simply an exercise in creating a prototype. Many people approach UX entirely focused on prototype creation, but creating a prototype is only a narrow subset of what the discipline of UX has to offer. In this article, I’ll be covering the three cornerstones of becoming and being a UX professional: learning UX, practicing  UX design , and cultivating your own UX connection. Part I. Tips on Learning UX 1. A list of classic books and resources for beginners:  Read my list of UX resources for beginners 2. The latest books for designers:  Great books for designers to read in 2018 Free UX & UI Books That Worth Your Reading 3. Listen to useful podcasts:  my blog post about my favorite UX podcasts 4. A list of  UX Design Blogs And Resources You Should Follow , some collections such as  UX — UI Readings  on Medium, and  Inspiration and helpful links for User Experience...

From UX Designer to UX Architect: What Can You Learn From Architects

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The workings of architects and UX designers are very similar. In contrast to the established occupational group of architects, the industry of  UX design  is a relatively new profession. In order to improve your own abilities and avoid common mistakes, it is worthwhile for designers to take a look at the commonality between architects and UX design and how you can become a  UX architect . Architects must comply with the architectural principles and legal regulations. In order to obtain a planning permission, the elaboration of detailed plans is compulsory. So, the characteristics of the terrain have to be taken into account and proposals for future construction measures have to be submitted. Basically, the procedure is similar to the requirements of a good UX architect. 1. Early phase: Know your target group In contrast to designers, architects can not set up their plans without thorough research - they are even legally obliged to do so. For UX architect, howev...

The Ultimate Guide—Difference Between Usability and User Experience

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In recent years, user experience design as the most important design process, is well-known to the general public. And the term“ usability  ”also plays an important role in improving the UX. Besides, there comes out a specialized position named as ” usability engineers ” in Europe and the United States. However, the more of the technical terms come out, the less they can understand the difference, especially, the usability and user experience are confused by many designers. Although this topic has been discussed in many posts. But it is still necessary for me to clear it out the  difference between user experience and usability  based on my years of research on user experience and product usability. 1. Definition of User Experience and Usability User experience  refers to a person’s subjective feeling and attitudes about using a particular product. It includes the functional scope, product brand, psychological expectation, and actual emotional feeling. These a...