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What’s the difference between a UX and UI designer? (Part two)
The document explains the differences between UX (User Experience) and UI (User Interface) design, emphasizing that while UX focuses on helping users achieve meaningful tasks, UI is about creating engaging and aesthetically pleasing interfaces. UI designers ensure consistency and accessibility through a cohesive design language to enhance user interaction across platforms. The text suggests that companies often seek designers with both UX and UI skills to optimize website experiences.
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Introduction to UX and UI design concepts, emphasizing the differences and needs for each designer.
Explanation of UI design focusing on user interfaces and their role in creating appealing layouts.
Responsibilities of UI designers include brand transference, visual guidance, and establishing design consistency.
Use of analytics and technology, like heat mapping, to enhance interface usability and placement strategies.
Recognition of overlapping skills in UX and UI design and a call-to action for expert consultation.
Contact details for iFactory, including services offered and communication channels.
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What’s the difference between a UX and UI designer? (Part two)
- 1. WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCEBETWEEN A DESIGNER UX UI
- 2. Welcome to thesecond instalment in our series on UX and UI design. We’re here to help you spot the difference between these two types of design so you can understand what kind of designer you need and when.
- 3. What is UIdesign all about? UI is short for User Interface. This comes out of the software world, in which the user interface of a product (or website) IS the product.
- 4. If UX webdesign is all about helping users accomplish meaningful tasks on a website, then UI design is the next stage in the process that makes compelling and aesthetically pleasing interfaces that connect emotionally with humans. In layman’s terms: How the product or service is “laid out”
- 5. UI designers areresponsible for the transference of a brands strengths and visual assets to a product’s interface – in this case, a website – to optimise the user's experience.
- 6. They visually guidea website user through each stage via interactive elements, which are consistent and accessible across all platforms. Primary Navigation menu accross all pages
- 7. UI is themore technical side of design and may be responsible for creating a defined style guide and ensuring a cohesive design language is applied across the product or service.
- 8. An example ofUI design could involve using analytics via heat mapping technology to decide whether a slider function or control spinning knob makes more intuitive sense when adjusting a graph on a web page or when deciding where to put call-to-action buttons on an email newsletter.
- 9. Identifying the differencebetween UX and UI designers can often be blurred and it’s quite common to see companies opt to find a designer who encompasses both those skills.
- 10. Do you needa skilled UI or UX web designer to create the best website experience for your business? iFactory’s team of UI and UX experts are highly skilled in understanding what your users need and building it into a meaningful, intuitive website. Get in contact with the team today.
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