UXDesign

UX design is the practice of enhancing user satisfaction by improving the usability, accessibility, and usefulness of a product or service. It combines research, information architecture, interaction design, visual design, and content strategy to create experiences that are effective and enjoyable.

It is an interdisciplinary field drawing on psychology, design, computer science, and anthropology. Core activities include user research, personas and scenarios, journey mapping, task analysis, information architecture, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing. Accessibility and inclusive design are integral, aiming to accommodate diverse users.

The typical process follows a user-centered design lifecycle: discovery and research to identify goals, define problems, ideate and design solutions, prototype, and test with real users, then iterate. Common methods include interviews, surveys, ethnographic observation, heuristic evaluation, card sorting, and A/B testing.

Deliverables often include user personas, user journeys, sitemap, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and usability reports. Roles in a UX team may include UX designer, UX researcher, information architect, interaction designer, and product designer, among others.

UX design is distinct from but closely related to UI design, which focuses on interface look and interactivity; UX covers the broader end-to-end experience. Evaluation relies on metrics such as task success rate, time on task, error rate, SUS, user satisfaction, retention, and conversion.

Accessibility, ethical considerations, and privacy are increasingly central, emphasizing inclusive design and reducing bias and cognitive load while respecting user data.