This is my attempt to bring some definition to the word ‘User eXperience Design’. This is by no means an exhaustive list. I have tried to define the terms quite broadly. The What and How of a ‘Good User eXperience’…..
What constitutes a good user experience………….
- useful
- functional
- intuitive
- reliable
- efficient
- effective
- usable
- innovative
- aesthetically pleasing, beautiful
- delightful, ‘aha’ moment, wow-factor
How to design for a good user experience………….
- by understanding people needs, wants,behavior,constraints
- based in social & cultural context
- exploring opportunities
- based on people’s past experiences
- power to evoke emotions
- forgiving to errors
- simplicity
- optimized for most frequent tasks
- informative & timely feedback
- story-telling
- human touch
- multiple iterations
- prototyping
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November 13, 2009 at 2:19 pm
hey Sakshi, Check out this link
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/5years/en-US/
It is the story of 5 years of existence of firefox. How it built its product by catering to the customer needs and can be an example of User Experience design. Hope you like it!!
November 14, 2009 at 1:27 am
Thanks for sharing this link Nupur. I especially like the way they present their argument and the animated video
January 11, 2010 at 12:33 pm
[...] by Sakshi Gupta under Uncategorized Leave a Comment A few months back I posted a list of what constitutes a good user experience. That list is quite useful, but it is not something that is catchy or something that I use in my [...]
March 31, 2010 at 5:17 am
Your articles are good and the new definition of DEAD as an accronym is interesting… I never thought it could be broken down this way!