Do you need a degree to get the balance right?
It’s hard to know where to turn when it comes to embarking on, or trying to
further, your career in the UX industry.
Good education is a must throughout your professional life—however there is
no real consensus on UX right now due to the field still being in its
infancy.
A great way to start is by getting a thorough understanding of all the core
concepts within the umbrella of UX… and our first two articles are
going to
do just that by delving into Interaction Design and Conversion Centred
Design. We’ll then round up with an article that discusses the true
topic
of the week: whether you do in fact need a degree to get started with, or
enhance, your design career.
Without further ado, let’s jump in!
What is Interaction Design?
Author/Copyright holder: Teo Yu Siang and Interaction Design
Foundation. Copyright terms and licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
As per the name of our organization, Interaction Design is one of the core
topics we focus on here at the Interaction Design Foundation. It would
therefore only make sense to share some literature that really delves into
this area of UX, the five dimensions it consists of, as well as some
information about what interaction designers do in their
day-to-day role. Take a look at our first article of the week to
investigate the topic further and start creating products that enable
your users to achieve their objectives in the best possible way.
The Seven Simple Principles of Conversion Centred Design (CCD) and How
to Use Them
Author/Copyright holder: Pixabay. Copyright terms and licence:
CC0
Public Domain
Much of our time as designers is spent trying to solve
user-orientated problems. However it sometimes becomes the case that
you need
to find solutions for
business-orientated problems instead. And
this is where Conversion Centred Design (CCD) can step in to lend a
helping
hand. Like a lot of your design work, it will be an art
and a
science to get CCD right… and it’s also
a great way to show the ROI of what you can do as a designer.
Learn about the seven principles that make up the core of CCD and find out how
you can make each page of your website play a part in turning visitors
into
customers.
Do I Need a Degree to Work In User
Experience?
Author/Copyright holder: Flazingo Photos. Copyright terms and
licence:
CC BY-SA 2.0
When considering a career in UX design, this thought may well have gone
through your mind at some point. While the question may seem simple on
first look, the
answer can often be a lot more complicated depending on various
factors—such as the approach you have to your life and career. What we
can be sure about is that
it’s worthwhile spending a bit of time exploring the benefits of a
related degree, while also investigating the alternative routes
that exist within the UX education space. And that’s exactly what our final
article of the week will do… so let’s jump right in!
Between delving into key concepts and discussing the different forms of UX
education, we hope this week’s literature has provided you with a range
of
information and insight for you to digest.
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free-to-access, you can use and link to this page as you wish!
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