User Experience Design Fundamentals | Washington, D.C.

About this workshop

As technology changes and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users. This class aims to demystify UX by giving a practical and simple introduction to what UX is while also explaining some of its core concepts of usability. 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 the human-computer interaction experience.

Part 1: Demystifying UX

• Demystify what User Experience Design encompasses
• Understand, in detail, the design process
• Explore concepts in user research

Part 2: Prototyping and Usability Testing

• Learn and discuss sketching basics
• Learn and discuss prototyping
• Discuss usability testing and techniques