Comments on: What is User Experience? http://boxesandarrows.com/what-is-user-experience/ Boxes and Arrows is devoted to the practice, innovation, and discussion of design; including graphic design, interaction design, information architecture and the design of business. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:43:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Christina Wodtke http://boxesandarrows.com/what-is-user-experience/#comment-252381 Christina Wodtke Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:48:01 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/?p=3473#comment-252381 HI Gerry

This is a great question for our group on Linkedin
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Boxes-Arrows-22206
As well, I’ve obfuscated your email because it could open you up to be spammed.

BTW, software should be the least of your worries: here is a link to the syllabus I teach
http://www.eleganthack.com/a-syllabus-for-user-experience/
focus on fundamentals, the software is always changing, Now it’s tools like omnigraffle, axure and balsalmiq, but next year it could be something new. Software is a tool, not an answer.

]]> By: gerry http://boxesandarrows.com/what-is-user-experience/#comment-247731 gerry Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:38:56 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/?p=3473#comment-247731 Hi Steven

I am a fourth year graphic designer. I am currently trying to figure out which software is used for creation of user experience design. Do you need to code anything perhaps?

Thanks gerry

(gerardthrn at yahoo dot com)

]]> By: Melissa Robison http://boxesandarrows.com/what-is-user-experience/#comment-38589 Melissa Robison Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:14:55 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/?p=3473#comment-38589 Excellent post Stephen! I’ve worked in photography, retail, hospitality, and digital design. Creating great experiences definitely cuts across all disciplines and roles. It truly is about empathy.

]]> By: Deb Fillman http://boxesandarrows.com/what-is-user-experience/#comment-12881 Deb Fillman Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:24:22 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/?p=3473#comment-12881 Perfect.
Brilliant.

Thank you!

]]> By: Tudo que você queria saber sobre UX mas tinha medo de perguntar « Linkados em rede http://boxesandarrows.com/what-is-user-experience/#comment-12061 Tudo que você queria saber sobre UX mas tinha medo de perguntar « Linkados em rede Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:21:15 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/?p=3473#comment-12061 [...] designer Stephen Anderson escreveu um post-manifesto curto e extremamente conciso mostrando que não é preciso dizer muito para responder [...]

]]> By: chris http://boxesandarrows.com/what-is-user-experience/#comment-11830 chris Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:43:48 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/?p=3473#comment-11830 nice post Thanks…

]]> By: movinggods.tumblr.com http://boxesandarrows.com/what-is-user-experience/#comment-11137 movinggods.tumblr.com Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:02:47 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/?p=3473#comment-11137 Amazing Steven!
I am too resonate with this post.
I just want to mention only one thing that an Designers with Experience should have Pride and Passion about their work.
Thanks For Sharing!

]]> By: Rodrigues Comandolli http://boxesandarrows.com/what-is-user-experience/#comment-10839 Rodrigues Comandolli Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:13:24 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/?p=3473#comment-10839 Where is the like button? :-)

]]> By: Lis http://boxesandarrows.com/what-is-user-experience/#comment-10812 Lis Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:13:08 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/?p=3473#comment-10812 Well said! Couldn’t agree more

]]> By: What is User Experience? | Ayantek's User Experience Design Digest | Scoop.it http://boxesandarrows.com/what-is-user-experience/#comment-10439 What is User Experience? | Ayantek's User Experience Design Digest | Scoop.it Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:11:29 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/?p=3473#comment-10439 [...] I’m tired of discussing “user experience.” What it is, what it isn’t. I’m tired of talking about wireframes vs prototypes. I’m tired of the agile-lean-waterfall debates. I’m weary from discussing personas and sitemaps. I’m wary of design patterns, and I’m pretty sure the term “user” has held us back.  Above all, I’m tired of defining the damn thing. None of this is what I practice, and these things aren’t user experience. So what is UX? Let’s talk instead about two kinds of people: At the end of the day, there are those people who will go quietly about their jobs, perhaps grumbling about not having a “seat at the table.” These people may have also been taught the right way to do things. Then, there are others who–regardless of their titles or position–will stand up and say, “Wait a minute, why are we doing it this way?” What sets these folks apart is a relentless curiosity. They are the people who ask all the “what if?” and “why not?” questions. They disrupt processes when the process isn’t paying off. And they defy decisions, when the decisions don’t make sense. They may be subversive, but their goal isn’t subversion. Rather, they care. About the experience being designed for, and the people who will have to live with these experiences. They care because of another vital quality: Empathy. They care about people. It’s not all about the paycheck for them. They care about what is created, because people will be affected, influenced, hindered or helped. They care about the business, people served by that business, and ultimately the world. They are curious, have empathy, and are vocal, which puts them in an interesting position. Regardless of their appointed position, those who care will be found at the center of all that is designed, built, served, or otherwise experienced by people. These people will care about load times in browsers as well as long lines at the grocery store. They care about the details that make or break an experience: remembering a name, when someone on hold is transferred to another representative, or fixing the out of place pixel because, well, it mattersRead More…  [...]

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