WP-Tonic | WordPress | SaaS | Bootstrap SaaS | Startups 168 What is User Experience Design?
We look at the role of user experience design in web design. How does UX differ from other disciplines in web design and development?
Our panel this week:
Krissie VandeNoord: http://krissievandenoord.com/
Sallie Goetsch: https://www.wpfangirl.com/
Jackie D'Elia: https://jackiedelia.com/
Kim Shivler: https://whiteglovewebtraining.com/
John Locke: https://www.lockedownseo.com/
Jonathan Denwood: https://www.wp-tonic.com/
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Table of Contents for Episode 168
0:00 Podcast intros.
3:16 WordPress News Story #1: #StopMullware — On the Security of 27% of the Websites on the Internet
Matt Mullenweg Responds to Security Rant: Digital Signatures for WordPress Updates Are Important but Not a Priority
14:32 WordPress News Story #2: WordPress REST API Vulnerability Exploits Continue
https://wptavern.com/wordpress-rest-api-vulnerability-exploits-continue
RCE Attempts Against the Latest WordPress REST API Vulnerability
A Feeding Frenzy to Deface WordPress Sites
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/02/rest-api-exploit-feeding-frenzy-deface-wordpress-sites/
25:38 WordPress News Story #3: How Many WordPress Plugins is Too Many? The Answer Might Surprise You
https://wplift.com/how-many-wordpress-plugins
Main Topic: What is UX Design?
32:22 What is UX? How does it differ from other web design disciplines?
36:01 What are the impacts of bad user experience or not considering UX?
39:40 What impact does UX have on something like an online course?
44:59 Why are UX and UI confused so often? What are the real differences between user experience design and user interface design?
46:25 Where does UX design fit into the larger design plan? When does user research get presented to visual designers and back-end engineers?
49:35 Balancing usability and functionality.
56:38 Some recommendations for UX resources to learn from.
1:07:55 Podcast outros.
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Links mentioned during the show:
Rethink.fm Episode #8: Designing User Experiences
http://rethink.fm/podcast/episode-8-designing-user-experiences/
Lucky Orange
Tragic Design
Foundations of UX: Content Strategy
https://www.lynda.com/Content-Strategy-tutorials/Foundations-UX-Content-Strategy/473877-2.html
Foundations of UX: Logic and Content
https://www.lynda.com/Web-Interaction-Design-tutorials/Foundations-UX-Logic-Content/141156-2.html
Human Factors Intl
User Testing
Feedbackerr
DarkPatterns.org
Design of Everday things
https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Donald-Norman/dp/1452654123
Just Enough Research
https://abookapart.com/products/just-enough-research
Designing for Emotion
https://abookapart.com/products/designing-for-emotion
Don't Make Me Think
https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/0321965515/
Crazy Egg
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