UX Your Life: Applying User Experience Principles to your Life

Presented by Sonya Lee, Mowie Media

ACRONYMS, huh?

UXUser Experience is the overall experience of a person using a product such as a website or computer application, especially in terms of how easy or pleasing it is to use. USABILITY - STRATEGY - RESEARCH - REQUIREMENTS - NEEDS

UIIs the design of User Interfaces for browsers, tablets, mobile devices, and other electronic devices, with the focus on maximizing the user experience. BRANDING - DESIGN - LAYOUT - VISUAL HEIRARCHY

IAInformation architecture (IA) focuses on organizing, structuring, and labeling content in an effective and sustainable way. The goal is to help users find information and complete tasks. SITE MAP - SCHEMAS - STRUCTURE

UX YOUR LIFE MOWIE MEDIA

- Business Case

- Business Analysis

- Value Proposition

- Market Trends

- Visual Design

- Branding & Styleguide

- Interface Design

- Information

Architecture

- Prototyping

- Functionality

- User Interface

- Backend Process

- Consistency

What exactly is UX?

UX YOUR LIFE MOWIE MEDIA

1) RESEARCH

2) REQUIREMENTS

3) INSIGHTS & VALIDATION

4) CONCEPT & STRATEGY

5) DESIGN

6) DEVELOPMENTUSEREXPERIENCE

BASIC COMPONENTS FOR GOOD UX

1. Business Opportunity Marketing, Monetization, Content, Sales Strategy

2. Customer/Market Needs Validation, Trends, Value Proposition, Use Case, Journey Map

3. Design/BrandingStyle, Look, Feel, Voice, Personality

4. Technology Coding, Analytics, Usability

5. ResourcesTalent, Experience, Networks

BASIC COMPONENTS FOR GOOD UX

1. Business Opportunity Marketing, Monetization, Content, Sales Strategy

2. Customer/Market Needs Validation, Trends, Value Proposition, Use Case, Journey Map

3. Design/BrandingStyle, Look, Feel, Voice, Personality

4. Technology Coding, Analytics, Usability

5. ResourcesTalent, Experience, Networks

Always ask: WHO WHAT

WHERE WHEN WHY HOW

So….How do we apply this to our life?

WHY WOULD WE COULD WE

SHOULD WE WE UX OUR LIFE?

YOU CAN UX… A PROBLEM

A GOAL YOUR CAREER

HAPPINESS ENLIGHTENMENT

A TRIP SHOPPING

GROCERIES whatever!

I NEED TO UX MY OWN LIFE

How did I come up with UX Your Life? Life came knocking and I needed answers…

BASIC COMPONENTS FOR PRODUCT UX

1. Business Opportunity Marketing, Monetization, Content, Sales Strategy

2. Customer/Market Needs Validation, Trends, Value Proposition, Use Case, Journey Map

3. Design/BrandingStyle, Look, Feel, Voice, Personality

4. Technology Coding, Analytics, Usability

5. ResourcesTalent, Experience, Networks

BASIC COMPONENTS FOR PERSONAL UX

1. Overarching GoalsWhatcha wanna do?

2. Emotions/Values Beliefs, Successes, Failures, Dreams, Fears, Culture

3. TalentSkills, Passions, Education, Achievements

4. DesignHow you Look, Dress, Confidence, Approachability

5. ResourcesFamily, Friends, Education, Networks, Business Connections

BASIC COMPONENTS FOR PRODUCT UX

1. Business Opportunity Marketing, Monetization, Content, Sales Strategy

2. Customer/Market Needs Validation, Trends, Value Proposition, Use Case, Journey Map

3. Design/BrandingStyle, Look, Feel, Voice, Personality

4. Technology Coding, Analytics, Usability

5. ResourcesTalent, Experience, Networks

BASIC COMPONENTS FOR PERSONAL UX

1. Overarching GoalsWhatcha wanna do?

2. Emotions/Values Beliefs, Successes, Failures, Dreams, Fears, Culture

3. TalentSkills, Passions, Education, Achievements

4. DesignHow you Look, Dress, Confidence, Approachability

5. ResourcesFamily, Friends, Education, Networks, Business Connections

LET’S BREAK THIS SH*T DOWN

AND LETS GET REAL

PAST PRESENT FUTURE

TALENT Skills Passions Achievements

EMOTIONSBeliefs

Successes Failures

CURRENT STATE

Dreams Fears

Expectations

RESOURCE Education

Family Friends

Networking

Business

REMEMBER I SAID… LETS GET REAL? These are some exercises you can use:

Goals Research

SWOT analysis Journey Map

Storyboard MVP

Wireframe Road Map

Production Schedule

(What do you want to achieve?) (Who, what, where, when, why) Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) (Breakdown of experiences at all intervals)

(Reality check)

(Low hanging fruit) (Paint a picture of the future) (Stepping stones, Phases) (Milestones, timeline)

A bit about me… • Lived without my parents since I was 13 • I co-founded a 501c3 animal rescue group in 2003 • I launched Mowie Media in 2006. • Organizer with Innovate Pasadena & Steering

Committee with Techsparks for entrepreneurs • Currently writing a book titled “UX Your Life”

Not to brag, but I worked remotely in St Maarten, Toronto, Montreal, Bali, Hong Kong, San Diego and here, Los Angeles in 2015 alone. I

designed my life to be this way.

But… I was diagnosed with Complex-PTSD in July 2015. Life has not been easy.

If I can UX my life and be successful, so can you!

Sonya Lee IG: missmowie TW: mowie

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