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b'We dive into the world of UX in this episode, analyzing some basic tactics you can use to ensure that your users have a great experience on your site or app!\\nUX Rules\\nSource:\\xa0https://theblog.adobe.com/15-rules-every-ux-designer-know/\\nUX is not (only) UI\\nUser Interface is a part of User Experience\\nAre glitches part of UX?\\n\\nKnow your audience\\nUser research is a natural first step in the design process\\nDesigning a site for a specific industry will very much influence your decisions.\\n\\nYou are not the user\\nTesting with real users is an essential part of the design process\\nMany examples where we thought something was simple but a small test group immediately got confused\\n\\nAdapt design for short attention spans\\nDon\\u2019t overwhelm users with too much information\\nShort blocks of text because people don\\u2019t read\\nKeep interactions quick, don\\u2019t make people fill out massive forms\\n\\nThe UX process isn\\u2019t set in stone\\nAdapt your design process for the product you design\\nDesigning a small one page site for a small business is drastically different than a ecommerce website\\n\\nPrototype before you build a real product\\nThe design phase for digital products should include a prototyping stage\\nWe always make at least a wireframe to show the interactions and pages to clients so they know at a high level what the experience will be\\nFor larger clients a full clickthrough mockup can be made before any development begins to iron out all misunderstandings and conflicts\\n\\nUse real content when designing\\nAvoid Lorem Ipsum and dummy placeholders\\nOur customers have been confused before asking what is this \\u201cgibberish\\u201d in reference to lorem ipsum\\nAlso confused as to why the pictures are different then what he had in mind when we use generic stock photos\\n\\nKeep things simple and consistent\\nThe hallmark of a great user interface is simplicity and consistency\\nFor example I find it confusing when a one page scroll website has a navigation that then opens up a different page. Don\\u2019t combine the two.\\n\\nRecognition over recall\\nShowing users elements they can recognize improves usability versus needing to recall items from scratch\\nPeople know what buttons look like and usually know to click them, same with links and form inputs. Don\\u2019t try to reinvent the wheel\\n\\nMake design usable and accessible\\nDesign for a diverse set of users that will interact with your products\\nKeep in mind that some users are color blind or even blind so make sure to follow the accessibility guidelines \\n\\nDon\\u2019t try to solve a problem yourself\\nDesign is team sport \\u2014 don\\u2019t work in isolation\\n\\nDon\\u2019t try to solve everything at once\\nDesign is an iterative process\\n\\nPreventing errors is better than fixing them\\nWhenever possible, design products to keep potential errors to a minimum\\n\\nOffer informative feedback\\nAn app or website should always keep users informed about what is going on\\nTransitions are a great way to show what is happening without holding the users hand\\n\\nAvoid dramatic redesigns\\nRemember Weber\\u2019s Law of Just Noticeable Differences\\nExample digg redesign killed the site\\n\\nWeb News - Microsoft\\nLatest windows update has a chance to delete your user files without a chance at recovery\\nRandomly corrupted hard drives\\nUnskippable updates\\nWindows store\\nTroubleshooting steps are ridiculous\\xa0\\nYou can find us on...\\nFacebook\\xa0|\\xa0Twitter\\xa0|\\xa0Instagram\\nRSS | Patreon | Spotify\\nMedium\\xa0|\\xa0YouTube\\xa0|\\xa0GitHub\\xa0\\nNew! -\\xa0Reddit'