UX designers are primarily concerned with how the product feels. A given design problem has no single right answer. UX designers explore many different approaches to solving a specific user problem. The broad responsibility of a UX designer is to ensure that the product logically flows from one step to the next. One way that a UX designer might do so is by conducting in-person user tests to observe one’s behavior. By identifying verbal and non-verbal stumbling blocks, they refine and adjust to create the “best” user experience. An example of a UX project is creating a delightful onboarding flow for a new user.
Unlike UX designers who are concerned with the overall feel of the product, user interface designers are particular about how the product is laid out. They are in charge of designing each screen or page with which a user interacts and ensuring that the UI visually communicates the path that a UX designer has laid out. For example, a UI designer creating an analytics dashboard might front load the most important content at the top, or decide whether a slider or a control knob makes the most intuitive sense to adjust a graph. UI designers are also typically responsible for creating a cohesive style guide and ensuring that a consistent design language is applied across the product. Maintaining consistency in visual elements and defining behavior such as how to display error or warning states fall under the purview of a UI designer.
Discussion topic:
Find any unique UI UX design in Apps, Game, or any screen based technologies. Describe how it affects computer human interactions.
+ Screening
UX Design vs UI Design – What’s The Difference? 10:07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CxXhyhT6Fc&t=1s
What is UI user interface design? 04:07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtoK7BzaIsA
XR Design Theory and Practice for Digital Eyewear 17:43
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o__z7aPlMw
5 UX Design Tips for AR – Microsoft Designing Holograms App on HoloLens 7:08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPmenG6sk40
10 Best Video Game User Interfaces 11:19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRryQa9nf2k
+ Reading
UI/UX Design: Is This the Future Role of Designers?
Where will UX design be in 5 years?
Additional Resources
UX is not UI
UI / UX DESIGN PROCESS from tolgaozisik on Vimeo.