Each week, I curate the best UX articles, design tools, and resources on my newsletter, UX Design Weekly. I went back and looked at the stats from the past year to find the best of the best. Here are the top links designers were reading and sharing in 2018.
https://medium.com/@kennycheny/the-best-user-experience-design-links-of-2018-3e2ed9dd9502/
Ideally, usability consultants team up with developers and designers in the process of creating a product to ensure it is optimized for the end user.
There are six key steps that must be taken in order to ensure a great design and user experience.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/02/25/six-steps-to-ensure-a-great-design-and-user-experience/
The ability to ask meaningful questions is a fundamental yet often overlooked skill in the UX Designer’s toolkit. I’ve begun to notice a clear correlation between the number of questions a designer asks throughout the process and the quality of the final design output.
It’s much more than creating, it’s about understanding your problem so well that the solution is obvious.
In order to understand the challenge at hand, UX Designers must ask great questions at every stage of the process. I’ve cataloged a robust list of questions (100 to be exact) that I’ve found to be useful for projects spanning industries, devices, and personas. While by no means comprehensive, it should provide a framework for design thinking through different stages of a project.
https://www.yankodesign.com/2018/10/24/questions-ux-designers-should-ask-while-designing/
Artificial intelligence is the latest buzzword across all industries. There is a lot of talk going around AI, Machine Learning and in general using algorithms to shape the future of Design, and along with it the role of the designer.
But what is the real impact?
https://itmunch.com/human-ai-interaction-and-experience-design/
For decades technology has been focused on the user experience. After all, if the average user can’t understand how to interact with the features of a device or an app, that device or app is destined to be an abject failure. Yet, in recent years, the UX community has undergone a revolutionary shift: Instead of focusing on users, most UX professionals focus on customers.
The difference between user experience (UX) and customer experience (CX) is a subtle one, but it is one that is incredibly important to the field of design. For those interested in pursuing user experience design degrees, this is the history of the transition from UX to CX and what means for the future of design.
https://customerthink.com/how-ux-became-cx-the-rise-of-customer-focused-design/
To stay ahead of the curve, UX design is important for a brand because it will help our business by making the best possible first impression, generating ROI, increase in customers retention and market share, money saving in the development phase, and a big-ticket investment for the future
http://www.businessworld.in/article/How-User-Experience-Will-Play-Big-Role-In-2019-s-Marketing-Strategy-For-Brands/27-10-2018-162903/
It is crucial for designers to understand, on a psychological level, why people are doing what they are doing, what motivates them to use our products, stick to our services and recommend them to others. This awareness will allow us to create optimal user experiences for users.
In this article, we will look at a couple of basic approaches in designing optimal experiences for users based on basic psychological principles.
https://uxplanet.org/how-to-design-for-optimal-user-experiences-and-delight-users-7b9cf6d36c0c/
"So how do you design experiences that enable users to complete tasks whenever, wherever? This is where omnichannel user experience takes center stage. Omnichannel UX not only allows users to connect to brands across multiple channels, it also enables them to act on their product or service triggers and makes each interaction more intuitive and effortless.
Today’s post looks at what we really mean by omnichannel UX, why your brand needs it and how you can design an omnichannel experience that puts users at the center of your design with Justinmind."
https://www.justinmind.com/blog/how-to-design-an-omnichannel-user-experience/
When building a Digital Branch, it’s crucial to look at online user experience and design early and often. This means planning and designing a consistent look and feel throughout all touch points both in visual design (branding, color, fonts) and user experience (user flows, ease of use, interaction patterns, etc.). It also includes building in a process and system for researching, testing, and learning how users engage with your site.
https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/2018/10/08/how-to-build-a-customer-centric-digital-branch/
At the 9th edition of TechSparks, leading designers of the industry spoke about how they are redefining marketing, sales and business aspects across all industries, one doodle at a time.
From scriptures to paintings to doodles, art has been a beloved part of society for ages. With the integration of roles in the enterprise, and social and mobile creating a huge brand impact, designing has become the new poster boy of the industry.
At TechSparks 2018, some of the leading experts in design spoke about what they do, and how design is vital to businesses.
https://yourstory.com/2018/10/designers-changing-face-business/
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