A Beginner’s Guide to UX Design

The term “UX” is thrown around a lot amongst today’s web professionals, but do you truly understand what UX design is? In this series Joanna Ngai will make sure you do. Each article is concise, informative, and beautifully presented with custom illustrations.

Posts in this series

What is UX Design?
You’ve probably seen the letters “UX” at some point, you may even know that UX stands for “User Experience”–but what does it really mean?
Joanna Ngai
27 Mar 2017
Web Design
Choosing UX Design Tools
A guide to which factors UX designers consider when choosing their toolkits to create and prototype products.
Joanna Ngai
30 Mar 2017
Web Design
The Five Core Components of UX
In order to fully understand what user experience design is, here’s a high level look at the five core components of UX.
Joanna Ngai
5 Apr 2017
Web Design
The Importance of UX Research
UX research is important at every stage of the design process, gathering and prioritizing user needs to improve overall experience of a product.
Joanna Ngai
10 Apr 2017
Web Design
UX Design Process: Understanding Design Fundamentals
In this article you’ll learn about design fundamentals. We’ll talk about what a designer might want to express, and the visual decisions made to communicate...
Joanna Ngai
17 Apr 2017
Web Design
A Quick Definition of “Usability Testing”
Watching and listening to users is incredibly valuable as a part of the design process and for measuring and validating products through various iterations.
Joanna Ngai
8 May 2017
Web Design