(UX Basic) Roles in User Experience

Copyright

이 모든 내용은 Pluralsight에 Amber Israelsen가 올린 'User Experience: The Big Picture'라는 강의의 네번째 챕터를 듣고 정리한 것입니다(https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/ux-big-picture/table-of-contents). 강의 원작자분께 게시허가도 받았습니다.

Content

1. UX Core Concepts and Terminology

2. Roles in User Experience

3. The UX Process

Common Roles in UX

User Researcher : Champion for the user

Responsibilities

     Conduct user interviews, Research market data, Gather findings, Design studies, Conduct usability and A/B testing

Deliverables

User personas, Usability test result, Investigative user studies, Interview results

Tools

Microphones, Cameras, Documents, Paper

"Based on our research, a typical user will...."

Information Architect : The navigator and organizer

Responsibilities

Conduct a content inventory, Card sorting, Create navigation and hierarchy(including labels), Data modeling, Create a sitemap

Deliverables

Content inventory, Card sorting results, Wireframes, Labeling system, Sitemap

Tools

Paper/whiteboard, Omnigraffle, Axure, MindManager, XMind, Treejack, OptimalSort

"Our content should be organized in a way that helps the user to..."

Interaction Designer : The animator

Responsibilities

Create storyboards, Create wireframes and prototypes of key interactions

Deliverables

Wireframes, Prototypes

Tools

Paper/whiteboard, Balsamiq, InVision, Omnigraffle, Patternry, Sketch, Axure, UXPin

"The Button should change to dart gray for 500 milliseconds when the user clicks it..."

Visual/Graphic Designer : Pixel pusher

Responsibilities

Create icons, controls and visual elements for UI, Utilize different kinds of typography, Create and apply styles, Create and enforce brand principles

Deliverables

Mockups, Style guide, Graphic files(PNGs, JPGs, etc)

Tools

Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch

"That button needs to move a couple pixels to the left..."

Front/Back-End Developer : Coder

Responsibilities

Write code to turn the graphic designer's static design into a working, interactive experience

Deliverables

Working, functional code (e.g., web pages)

Tools

HTML, CSS, JavaScript

"The JavaScript code will make the interface transitions smooth..."

Project Manager : Holds it all together

Responsibilities

Oversee team and project from start to finish, Communicate with business stakeholders, Translate between business and UX team, Manage resources, budget and risks

Deliverables

Final product, Project plan, Status updates, Various

Tools

Project management software(like Microsoft Project), Documents

"That new feature will extend the delivery deadline by two weeks..."

Summary (생략)

출처

이 모든 내용은 Pluralsight에 Amber Israelsen가 올린 'User Experience: The Big Picture'라는 강의의 네번째 챕터를 듣고 정리한 것입니다(https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/ux-big-picture/table-of-contents). 제가 정리한 것보다 더 많은 내용과 Demo를 포함하고 있으며 최종 Summary는 생략하겠습니다. Microsoft 지원을 통해 한달간 무료로 Pluralsight의 강의를 들으실 수도 있습니다.