Musings on UX | Notion

<aside> 👋 Inspired by this article, below is a list of nuggets I’ve gathered about UX as a discipline as I continue to work in the field.

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Fall in love with the process and everything else should follow.
Always know what you’re doing, how you’re doing it, and why you’re doing it.
Unless backed by quantitative data, user personas shouldn’t feature scales.
Collaborate with developers early and often.
Discover what your boundaries are when compromising on a design.
508 Compliance doesn’t have all the answers for ensuring an accessible design.
Be careful. Data visualization can be prone to bias.
Think of processes, artifacts, etc. as tools towards solutioning instead of tasks that need to get done.
Listen to testers. Often they uncover things in production that might otherwise remain undiscovered.
Problem strategy is weaving the story of big problems to smaller problems. People strategy is weaving different humans together. When combined, both inform consulting strategy.
When designing for a user flow, ask yourself what if.
Building trust with your users begins with simplicity.
People range in different forms of ability, from the temporary to the permanent. This is important when designing for accessibility.
When you first start out, you might find yourself defending different design decisions. As you move up the ranks, you might find yourself defending design as a discipline. Both have roots in solving user’s problems.
Flexibility and approachability are integral to a collaborative mindset.
You don’t need to have all the questions or answers now. Returning after a breath, taking time to chew, or marinating for a bit is sometimes all you need.

Lilly King

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