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		<title>UX Design Workshop</title>
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		<dc:creator>Manish Vashist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[User Experience Design: A basic level understanding of UXD for developer community. This is a quick summary and also consists of few tips and tricks to make your application usable.
UX Design Workshop
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UX Design Workshop &#8211; Presentation Transcript


User Experience Design Workshop
What is UX?
Workshop
Techniques
Fun
Dialog
UI Design
Discussions
UI Process
Do you really believe
what your eyes see?
Do [...]]]></description>
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<h2>UX Design Workshop &#8211; Presentation Transcript</h2>
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<li>User Experience Design Workshop</li>
<li>What is UX?<br />
Workshop<br />
Techniques<br />
Fun<br />
Dialog<br />
UI Design<br />
Discussions<br />
UI Process</li>
<li>Do you really believe<br />
what your eyes see?</li>
<li>Do you really believe<br />
what your eyes see?</li>
<li><a id="aptureLink_7V1zInkCqX" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbKw0_v2clo">Charlie Chaplin – Illusion</a></li>
<li>Now that we know,<br />
what next?</li>
<li>Some Background</li>
<li><a id="aptureLink_3tkAN7ItuB" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usability">Usability Definition</a><br />
[Usability refers to] the extent to which a product can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction in a specified context of use.&amp;quot; &#8211; ISO 9241-11</li>
<li>Who would be using this application?<br />
Where this user  would be achieving this goal?<br />
What this user would like to achieve?</li>
<li><a id="aptureLink_RdRmHSXXEA" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona">Persona</a><br />
UserWho would be using this application?<br />
Tasks profiling<br />
Can’t be “ALL USERS”<br />
Create Scenarios</li>
<li>More features less usability<br />
Understand primary tasks<br />
Focus on important things<br />
Goal What this user would like to achieve?</li>
<li>Personal Interview<br />
Email<br />
Surveys<br />
Context Where this user  would be achieving this goal?<br />
<a id="aptureLink_Hx9Idli2v4" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contextual%20inquiry">Contextual Inquiry</a><br />
<a id="aptureLink_iEa6FfIOZG" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus%20group">Focus Group</a><br />
Support Line</li>
<li>Enough theories, How<br />
do I design a web app?</li>
<li>This is where it all begins.<br />
What user want?<br />
Application Feature?<br />
BRS</li>
<li>This step transforms strategy into requirements.<br />
SRS<br />
Functional &amp; UI requirement</li>
<li>This gives shape to the scope.<br />
Navigation<br />
<a id="aptureLink_zv2Qi6zbea" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Site%20map">Sitemap</a></li>
<li>It makes the site concrete.<br />
<a id="aptureLink_kU6Ji3YcIi" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website%20wireframe">Wireframes</a><br />
<a id="aptureLink_Lb7UlyUS1A" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storyboard">Storyboards</a><br />
Prototype<br />
IA</li>
<li>Surface brings everything together visually.<br />
Graphics<br />
Icons<br />
Colors</li>
<li>Go low level and talk<br />
about design elements</li>
<li>Create accessible links<br />
Web users scan text<br />
User short &amp; simple words<br />
Inverted pyramid writing<br />
Online vs. print content</li>
<li>Font<br />
Times New Roman is a common serif font<br />
Font<br />
Verdana is a common sans serif font<br />
Font<br />
Times New Roman is a proportional spaced font<br />
Font<br />
Courier is a <a id="aptureLink_p9OzJxGE53" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monospace%20font">monospace font</a><br />
Some gyan about fonts</li>
<li>Aoccdrnig to rseerach at Cmabrigde<br />
Uinervtisy, it deosn&amp;apos;tmttaer in waht<br />
oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the<br />
olnyiprmoatnttihng is taht the frist<br />
and lsatltteer be at the rghitpclae.<br />
The rset can be a total mses and you<br />
can sitllraedit wouthitporbelm.<br />
Tihs is bcuseae the huamnmnid<br />
deos not raederveylteter by istlef,<br />
but the wrod as a wlohe.<br />
Amzanig huh?<br />
Avoid italics<br />
Capital  = 14-20% less readable<br />
Sans serif are build for web<br />
10 points or larger is safe<br />
font gyan continues</li>
<li>C a   yureat  is?<br />
You    a e   not    radigths.<br />
W at    arourea in ?</li>
<li>Get user attention</li>
<li>Do not use pure red or blue<br />
Do not use more than 6 colors<br />
7% of population is color blind<br />
Blue is a safe color<br />
Use of colors</li>
<li>Try this <a id="aptureLink_SquOoM57QY" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czoAofZ9D7I">color illusion</a></li>
<li>Familiarity reduces learning<br />
Meaning less icons<br />
Inconsistent icons<br />
Unlabeled icons<br />
Avoid Popular metaphors<br />
Use of icons</li>
<li>Button = Action<br />
Link = Navigation<br />
Consistency<br />
Affordance<br />
Usage of buttons</li>
<li>Number of items<br />
Usage pattern<br />
Space constrain<br />
Searching capability<br />
Auto complete<br />
Radio button, dropdown, or shuttle</li>
<li>Suggest solution<br />
Prevent error<br />
Keep it together<br />
Think about the message<br />
Never show system errors<br />
Error handling</li>
<li>User Experience Design<br />
User Experience Design<br />
User Interface Design<br />
Human Factors Engineering<br />
Information Architecture<br />
Usability<br />
Human Computer Interaction</li>
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