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Questions tagged [ux-field]

Questions relating to the general UX field, such as career, academic aspects, its relation to other fields and disciplines, and other topics that relate to the field as a whole.

UX is a very multi-disciplinary field, touching and overlapping with many other fields from different areas of the industry and the academy. Questions regarding those overlaps, or questions concerned with the general UX theory and practice, are tagged with ux-field.

Examples of questions for this tag:

  • What's the difference between Graphical Design / Information Architecture / Human Factors Engineering / ... - and UX?
  • Is it important for a UX person to know HTML?
  • How does Cognitive Psychology contribute to being a great UX specialist?
  • What should be considered when hiring a UX professional?
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Best way to explain UX Design to someone that isn't tech-savvy

I'm trying to explain what UX Design is to my not-too-tech-savvy parents. All the descriptions I've come across thus far are lengthy and "deep" and very task-oriented. I've yet to find a concise paragraph or two (ironic -- because I want this…
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What should a UX designer know about CSS (for a job interview)?

I've an interview on Friday for the role of a UX designer. The job description says 'require HTML & CSS skills'. While I know the basics of HTML& CSS, I have not done coding. What potential interview questions should I prepare for and what is a UX…
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What's the difference between UX and layout design?

This probably falls under the "If you have to ask, then you obviously don't understand" category, but I've always wondered what the difference was between UX and layout. Or even if there is one. I'm guessing that layout is a subset of overall UX…
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UX Designer, UX Analyst or UX Architect?... does it matter?

Lately I've been asked to explain my job description, you know, what is your title?. I've been looking around to see how other colleagues describe the job. I find that some people call it UX Designer, which is all right, at the end of the day we are…
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Is there such thing as UX evolution, and how to adapt?

I was watching this video on how would facebook be if it were invented in the '90s. And made me think about how User Experience evolves through time given technology availability at the moment. According to Karl Albrecht in its Hierarchy of Customer…
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Is UX art, science or both?

I find myself trapped by the question if I do ”UX by numbers” or ”UX by feelings”. Sometimes I use scientific tools where web site analytics, card sorting, System Usability Scale and surveys apply where I can prove that 32,2% of users did X and that…
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Where and how can i study UX Design

What are the different options to study UX DESIGN? Specific degree or formation? can we do a home study?
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For tables, should unit type be in the column header, or with the column data or both?

In this case, we want to show if the value is in Miles or Kilometers: https://skitch.com/darrenbockman/en9r9/template-online-style-guide-v2.gtemplate
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Is it recommended you remove all non-essential links, navigation items, promo buckets etc when users engage in a elaborate tool/flow on your site?

I know this is the case for registration where you dont want the user to bail. A good example would be creating a map on Google Maps.
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Should there be different login pages in terms of look and feel of a single company which has multiple products?

I'm evaluating one large application which has different products and each product has unique visual design for its login page. Now though products falls under same company their customers may purchase individual product and not complete suit. So I…
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How do I determine an appropriate UX design hourly rate for my location?

I'm a Senior-to-Lead level UX designer in New York City, who recently decided to go freelance. I since have decided on hourly and daily rates, but was wondering what others consider a fair fare given their skills and seniority. So in your own…
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How to avoid extra space?

In this screen,we have add button. When i click on add the whole row is appearing. We have four columns in that row. Due to last column i.e. Risk Test,the whole row is expanded.The max length will be 400 character.Any better solution to avoid this…
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What is Cognitively Stimulating in User Experience goal means?

I am an undergraduate from Computer Science major. Recently my lecturer ask his class to study about specific topic in user experience goals before the class next Monday. I read the ppt online and found that one of the user experience goals is…
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How to optimise tree structure menu

I'm designing an internal application with huge 3 level deep tree structure (attached below) with more than 30+ menus(on first level). The basis operation is select menu item/s. In case if a user select a parent, all children will be selected by…
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How many people must a UX team consist of?

It seems to me that the range of what makes a great user experience on a website spans a good number of tasks: Better content creation Prototyping and Wireframing Determining which technologies to account for (mobile vs web) Web trends SEO…
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