SpecialiseCrossOR

skill?

UX UI Designer Front end Back end

Pick only one

hatsanyone who has been around for long enoughhas probably worn lots of

A brief history of professional skills using crappy venn

diagrams

Geeks

Pre-1994

Web masters

Around 1995

Designers HTML

Developers

Around 1998

Designers HTML

Usability/UX

Back end

Somewhen

Web design

Front endUX

Research

User Experience Designer

Interaction design Back end

Visual design

Front end

Web Designer

UI Developer

Application Developer

Information Design

http://asinthecity.com/2011/11/10/the-difference-between-a-ux-designer-and-ui-developer/

But the UX diagram is too simple! We need more

complexity!

Copyright: Envis Precisely 2009

Copyright: Envis Precisely 2009

woah

And what about the UI/front end

developer role?

Around 1995

HTML

Around 2002

HTMLCSS

2004-2008

HTMLCSS

Dealing with IE

Around 2008

HTMLCSS JS

Around 2009

HTMLCSS JS Frameworks

Around 2010

HTMLCSS JS Frameworks SASS

Other shit

Around 2011

HTMLCSS

JS

Frameworks

SASSGRUNT

GIT

RWD

CoffeeLESS

OOCSS

Storage

ahhhhhhh

Anything missing?

accessibilitywhat about

Research

User Experience Designer

Interaction design Back end

Visual design

Front end

Web Designer

UI Developer

Application Developer

Information Design

http://asinthecity.com/2011/11/10/the-difference-between-a-ux-designer-and-ui-developer/

✓✓

✓

✓ ✓

vision?

Do you have audiences with special needs?

motor?

cognitive?

hearing?

Research

IA considerations

How will these special needs impact on the

UX/UI

Specific user testing

Specific focus

groups?

Interface considerations

Interaction design

Information Design

font-size

Design considerations

Colour contrast

colour alone used to convey

meaning

Visual design

Front end

Keyboard only

Focus ordervisible focus

trapping

Screen reader & braille devices

additional meaninginjected content

forms

announcing

Congnitive needs

progressive reveal

tables

access

“what is my title?”

Web Designer

Web Design

UX/UI

Personas

Focus groups

Card sortsIA

WireframesPrototypes

User testing

HTMLCSS

Pattern libraries

Frameworks

UI/Front end developer

Accessibility specialist

Accessibility Reviews

Accessibility Development

Can I be a specialist?

yes!be what you wanna be

1. your interests

3. the team2. your skill set

depends on:

If I am in UX, should I learn some

front-end skills?

have to?

do I

1. quick prototyping

3. understanding rich interaction

2. understanding RWD

invaluable for:

Is there such a thing as the mythical

unicorn?

sure…in your dreams

2. spread too thin?3. bias?

even if they really exist

1. understanding and empathy does not

equal extensive experience

Time for a chat…

beer

I don’t wanna chat.I’m just here for the

Do you have cross-skills?

Let’s hear it!

what about you?

Are you a specialist?

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