This document discusses how connected software and the Internet of Things are shaping our future by discussing various examples of smart home devices, cars, and other connected objects. It then discusses how user experience design plays a key role in ensuring products are designed around human needs and experiences. The document outlines the user experience design process and some important interdisciplinary roles in UX design like user researchers, interaction designers, visual designers, content strategists, and information architects. It encourages the reader to get involved in shaping the future of connected products through user experience design.
13. It is the beginning of the smart…
home
car
surfboard
bank
basketball
school
fridge
14. “There are already hundreds of
millions of things connected to the
internet.
We are headed for hundreds of
billions, possibly trillions…
and it will change our lives.”
Dr. John Barret, TedXCIT
38. “Design is the practice of intentional
creation to enhance the world.
It is a field of doing and making, creating
great products and services that fit human
needs, that delight and inform. Design is
exciting because it calls upon the arts and
humanities, the social, physical, and
biological sciences, engineering and
business.”
43. User Researcher or Design Researcher
Observe, listen, generate insight
Your are genuinely curious about human behavior.
You love to observe and listen to people.
You like to create insights from your observations and things you have heard.
You are really good at evaluation, clarification, analysis, and communication.
You like to ask questions that expose gaps and flaws.
You enjoy testing assumptions with quantitative and qualitative data.
** Usability Analyst – In larger companies, usually towards the end of the product
design cycle.
44. Interaction Designer
Invent, define direction, make ideas real
You can come up with enormous amounts of solutions for the problems you are
solving for.
You can make solutions “look real” – design and communicate how the product
could potentially work.
You like both the grand vision and the step by step details of how the user will
experience the product.
You can link ideas, solutions and design easily.
You understand how to apply user interface and interaction design to products.
45. Visual Designer
Your weapons are color, style, type, icons and information design.
You create visual hierarchy.
You indicate relationships and hint at behavior to help users interact with the
product.
You can create different visual stylistic approaches for different mediums (digital
product v. physical product).
Visual hierarchy, visual relationships & elegance
46. Content Strategist
Your weapons are your fantastic communication skills.
You are great at understanding how to develop content that is meaningful to
different audiences.
You like to figure out “when” certain content should surface for the user.
You love to make things “crystal clear”.
You are always thinking about what engages people.
You love to create new content and maintain relevant older content.
You love meaningful content
47. Information Architect
You like to visually structure information so it is intuitive to others.
You are always trying to facilitate how others understand content.
You see structure as a way to facilitate effective communication.
You enjoy working in large projects across different departments and help
maintain a unified vision of what you are trying to build.
You want to help others understand stuff
48. User Experience Designer
Observe, listen, generate insight
Invent, define direction, make ideas real
Hierarchy, relationships & elegance
Meaningful content
You want to help others understand
Research
Interaction
Visual
Information
Content
You do it all… thinking about how the user will
experience it