SpecialiseCrossOR
skill?
UX UI Designer Front end Back end
Pick only one
hatsanyone who has been around for long enoughhas probably worn lots of
A brief history of professional skills using crappy venn
diagrams
Web masters
Around 1995
Designers HTML
Developers
Around 1998
Designers HTML
Usability/UX
Back end
Somewhen
Web design
Front endUX
Research
User Experience Designer
Interaction design Back end
Visual design
Front end
Web Designer
UI Developer
Application Developer
Information Design
http://asinthecity.com/2011/11/10/the-difference-between-a-ux-designer-and-ui-developer/
But the UX diagram is too simple! We need more
complexity!
Copyright: Envis Precisely 2009
Copyright: Envis Precisely 2009
And what about the UI/front end
developer role?
Around 2002
HTMLCSS
2004-2008
HTMLCSS
Dealing with IE
Around 2008
HTMLCSS JS
Around 2009
HTMLCSS JS Frameworks
Around 2010
HTMLCSS JS Frameworks SASS
Other shit
Around 2011
HTMLCSS
JS
Frameworks
SASSGRUNT
GIT
RWD
CoffeeLESS
OOCSS
Storage
Anything missing?
accessibilitywhat about
Research
User Experience Designer
Interaction design Back end
Visual design
Front end
Web Designer
UI Developer
Application Developer
Information Design
http://asinthecity.com/2011/11/10/the-difference-between-a-ux-designer-and-ui-developer/
✓✓
✓
✓ ✓
vision?
Do you have audiences with special needs?
motor?
cognitive?
hearing?
Research
IA considerations
How will these special needs impact on the
UX/UI
Specific user testing
Specific focus
groups?
Interface considerations
Interaction design
Information Design
font-size
Design considerations
Colour contrast
colour alone used to convey
meaning
Visual design
Front end
Keyboard only
Focus ordervisible focus
trapping
Screen reader & braille devices
additional meaninginjected content
forms
announcing
Congnitive needs
progressive reveal
tables
access
“what is my title?”
Web Designer
Web Design
UX/UI
Personas
Focus groups
Card sortsIA
WireframesPrototypes
User testing
HTMLCSS
Pattern libraries
Frameworks
UI/Front end developer
Accessibility specialist
Accessibility Reviews
Accessibility Development
Can I be a specialist?
yes!be what you wanna be
1. your interests
3. the team2. your skill set
depends on:
If I am in UX, should I learn some
front-end skills?
1. quick prototyping
3. understanding rich interaction
2. understanding RWD
invaluable for:
Is there such a thing as the mythical
unicorn?
sure…in your dreams
2. spread too thin?3. bias?
even if they really exist
1. understanding and empathy does not
equal extensive experience
beer
I don’t wanna chat.I’m just here for the
Do you have cross-skills?
Let’s hear it!
what about you?
Are you a specialist?
Russ Weakley Max Design !Site: maxdesign.com.au Twitter: twitter.com/russmaxdesign Slideshare: slideshare.net/maxdesign Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/russweakley