User Experience Design Basics Bootcamp | Seattle

About this workshop

This bootcamp aims to demystify UX by giving a practical and simple introduction to what UX is, while also explaining some of its core concepts. This is a field that affects all areas of business — prepare to dip your toes into an ocean of new concepts and ideas that will enlighten your perspective on user experience.

PART I - A GLIMPSE INTO UX

We will start with an overview of User Experience and then discuss some of the different types of roles and teams where UX can live (startups, enterprise, consultancies, etc) as well as commonly used tools and terms (lean, agile, responsive, mobile, etc).

PART II -UX DESIGN PROCESS

Walk through the UX design process from idea to release with some hands-on exercises to consolidate the different concepts learned.

Takeaways

• Discussion about good and bad user experience
• Differences between various UX roles
• High-level understanding how UX fits within the development process and the UX deliverables for various stages.
• Activity: Sketch a basic wireframe and practice communicating design thoughts