Everything about UX!

  T he world of the web and web design is changing every few days. This change is driven by trends, new techniques, and users who demand more. And to remain relevant, we all have to stay on top of it. So, here are the top 8 phrases and terms that you need to add to your vocabulary right now. All these words are related to user experience, and in essence, are part of the design process. Breadcrumbs As we have seen in fairytales, a trail of breadcrumbs can show you all the places you have been to digitally too. This is done with Digital breadcrumbs. It also helps to create logical navigation. They show users where they have been on your website. They can be represented by text, images or glyphs, and link back to previous pages. This navigation might appear at the top of a page. Even desktop computers use breadcrumbs to tell how the user navigated through specific folders to reach the current location. Engaged time Several tracing tools like Google Analytics allow website owners to ge...

In the past 15 to 20 years we have gone from patiently waiting for hours while downloading large video files to playing crystal clear, high-resolution video on any screen from anywhere instantly. These days streaming videos has become so common and popular that the term “binge-watching” even got added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. It seems like streaming videos over the internet serve like oxygen to the mainstream consumer. There are so many video clips available out there to suit everyone’s appetite, and as can be seen, we have quite an appetite. Earlier, for streaming videos, youtube was the only serious platform in town- as time passed, several other video streaming platforms came in the picture, with each new competitor in the market exerting evolutionary pressure on the user experience of delivering video content. Nowadays, streaming video providers must give their users a pleasant viewing experience in addition to carrying the content they desire. We can see this effect in...

  N ew lanes have emerged in the path of content strategy. Which was once largely defined in terms of role and discipline has now opened a whole new world of opportunities and one of the most important and fastest-growing of those is the role of UX writer. An integral part of the design teams at companies like Facebook, Google, etc. are UX writers that create any text you see or hear in a user interface. Whenever you see a user and computer coming together to get something done, that’s where UX writing plays a role. The main job of a UX writer is to help users understand the Why and the How at each step of a task to make it simple and uncomplicated. What does a UX writer do? UX writers, also known as microcopy writers write the text that users see as they are navigating their way through apps, websites, software, etc. They provide the content for error messages, pull-down menu content, on-screen help text, and more. In some companies, this is an entirely different position fro...

S witching careers these days is not such a big deal, especially amongst the millennial generation workforce. When it comes to user experience design, the current job market is booming with astonishing growth. Most professionals with a rich and extensive design background are finding it more relevant to make a career change into UX design. There could ideally be several reasons for making the switch to UX design but the most lucrative one is a higher paycheck when one switches from web design to UX design. If you are associated with a Web Design Company and have enriched experience in designing various types of web-based assignments like eCommerce portals, blogs, and commercial pages then you will be the most desired workforce in the UX segment. Defining experience design(UX design) Source: Uxstudio This term was coined by Don Normann a few decades ago. It revolves around the idea that you have to enrich the customer’s whole experience and not just the screen they look at. It encompass...