Download - Tools & Methods to Learn the UX Landscape
ToolsandMethodstoLearn,Navigate,&MakeANameforYourselfintheUserExperienceDesignLandscape
NavigaAngnewenvironments
TheenvironmentsIcomefrom
TheenvironmentsIcomefrom
I’vehadalotofpracAcenavigaAngnewenvironments.
Istumbledintouserexperiencedesign.
Sowhatisuserexperiencedesign?
“There sure are a lot of people speaking Greek.”
Brilliantpeople+newlanguage+newprocesses+newconcepts=
in#mida#ng
“How do I learn Greek fast?”
NavigaAngnewenvironmentswithmapspeoplevoice
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Naviga#ngwithmaps
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NavigaAngtheJargon
NavigaAngtheprocess
[insertrevisedmap]
NavigaAngthebusiness
Knowledgeisnotenough.
“Who can help me learn Greek?”
Naviga#ngwithpeople
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Mentors!
TheNetworkingMyth
Community‐building
www.TeaWithTeresa.com
IfacilitateconversaAonaboutuserexperiencedesigninplainlanguagetohelpitbecomebeUerknown&understood.www.TeaWithTeresa.com
AudrenChen,SeniorInformaAonArchitect,ComedyCentral
PeterMerholz,President,AdapAvePath
JesseJamesGarreU,President,AdapAvePathScoUBerkun,
Author&Speaker
RachelConnelly,DirectorRauschPlanetarium
DaveLlorens,GeneralManager1BlockOfftheGrid
PhilRobinson,DesignerToddEllioU,ProjectManager,AdapAvePath
SengChen,Traceur&Photographer
WhitneyHess’BlogPost:10MostCommonMisconcepAonsaboutUserExperienceDesign
hUp://mashable.com/2009/01/09/user‐experience‐design/?cp=2
WhitneyHess’BlogSeries:Mentors&HeroeshUp://whitneyhess.com/blog/tag/mentors‐and‐heroes/
Otherwaystobuildcommunity:
Askforadvice.
HostalunchAmesalonaroundaspecifictopic.Invitesomeonetospeak/sharetheirinterestatabrownbaglunch.
Host/moderateapanel(asksomeoneelsetomoderateifyou’reshy).
Somesecretsaboutcommunity‐building
(shhhhhhhhh)
Secretsaboutcommunity‐building:
Noonegottowheretheyarealone.
Secretsaboutcommunity‐building:
Noonegottowheretheyarealone.Peoplelovetotalkaboutwhattheylove.
Noonegottowheretheyarealone.Peoplelovetotalkaboutwhattheylove.
Offersomethingofvaluetothem.
Secretsaboutcommunity‐building:
Noonegottowheretheyarealone.Peoplelovetotalkaboutwhattheylove.
Offersomethingofvaluetothem.
Secretsaboutcommunity‐building:
Knowledge+community=influence
“Where can I prac;ce Greek aloud?”
NavigaAngwithvoice
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“PersonalBrand”
WhitneyHess:Shareyourknowledge.
RachelHinman:Useresources(ie:blogs)toshareideas.
MerlinMann:BeauthenAc.Peoplewillknowifyouaren’t.
ScoUBerkun:Letpeopleknowyouaredoinggoodwork.
AuthenAcpassionaloud
aloud|əˈloud|adverb
audibly;notsilentlyorinawhisper.
Whatisyourmantra?
Mymantra:
Mygrandmashould“get”it.
Whatisyourmantra?
Knowledge+community+voice=impact
WhennavigaAngnewenvironmentsthinkcreaAvelyabouthowto:
learnthelandscapebuildcommunityhaveavoice
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Nowforaconfession…
Mostpeopledon’tknowwhatuserexperiencedesignis.
Moreawareness=moreopportuniAestomakepeople’sliveseasierandmorejoyful.
Moreawareness=moreopportuniAestomakepeople’sliveseasierandmorejoyful.
RememberTHIS!
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Thanks!
TeresaBrazenteresa@adapAvepath.comwww.AdapAvePath.comwww.TeaWithTeresa.comwww.BrazenArt.com