sketching ux: low-fidelity method; high-fidelity results
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Sketching UXLow-Fidelity Method; High-Fidelity Results
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Sketching is Hot in the UX World
UX people love to talk about sketching• We probably talk about
sketching more than we actually sketch, but that’s another story…
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There’s No Shortage of Resources
There are books
There are articles
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There’s even software
There are paper templates
Like gardening or yoga, UX Sketching is an ever-popular subject
When is Sketching UX Typically Done?
Discovery Phase• Capture information• Idea generation• General non-directed exploration
Design Phase• As first iterations of UI patterns• Explore alternate scenarios
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A Few Secrets about UX SketchingThere is no “right” way to sketch UX• There’s no wrong way either• Relax. Ignore the experts. Do what feels
comfortable to you.
Sketching UX = idea generating & problem solving• Focus on the thinking, not making a
pretty picture• Don’t sweat the details
Sketching UX: It’s not just UI• It more than the screen, it’s about the user
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It’s More than the Screen; It’s about the User
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Use sketching to imagine in what context your design will be used.
What will the user need to do?
What’s the personas behind the Personas?
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Use sketches as a jumping off point to define user types, tasks and goals
UX Sketching & Collaborative Design
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Quick sketches can be especially useful during collaborative design sessionsParticipants use sticky notes to add definition to personas
More Examples
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The Benefits of Sketching UXEvery Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It?• Low cost• Quick to create• Ideal for narrative, i.e. creating “paper
prototypes”• Suitable for testing, refining – and discarding
– potential solutions• Great for defining personas & user stories
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But to everything there is a seasonSketching has limitations• Abstract• An artifact, not a deliverable• Good to convey intent, but not details• Lacks clarity• Contextual
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Thank you!
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