A Project Guide to UX Design: For user experience designers in the field or in the making (2nd Edition) (Voices That Matter) [Paperback]

Russ Unger (Author), Carolyn Chandler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 19, 2012 | ISBN-10: 0321815386 | ISBN-13: 978-0321815385 | Edition: 2

User experience design is the discipline of creating a useful and usable Web site or application that’s easily navigated and meets the needs of the site owner and its users. There’s a lot more to successful UX design than knowing the latest Web technologies or design trends: It takes diplomacy, management skills, and business savvy. That’s where the updated edition of this important book comes in. With new information on design principles, mobile and gestural interactions, content strategy, remote research tools and more, you’ll learn to:

• Recognize the various roles in UX design, identify stakeholders, and enlist their support
• Obtain consensus from your team on project objectives
• Understand approaches such as Waterfall, Agile, and Lean UX
• Define the scope of your project and avoid mission creep
• Conduct user research in person or remotely, and document your findings
• Understand and communicate user behavior with personas
• Design and prototype your application or site
• Plan for development, product rollout, and ongoing quality assurance
  

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About the Author

Russ Unger is a user experience design and research professional in the Chicago area.  He has worked with top-tier digital agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and startups. He has presented and led workshops at events like South by Southwest, Web 2.0, and UX Week, and is an occasional contributor to various online UX magazines. In addition, he is on the Advisory Board for the Department of Web Design and Development at Harrington College of Design.

Carolyn Chandler is the experience design director for Manifest Digital, an interactive consultancy based in Chicago. She has taught design courses for DePaul University, and developed an interaction design course for the WaSP InterACT curriculum. She speaks internationally, and has been leading UX teams for over 12 years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: New Riders; 2 edition (March 19, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321815386
• ISBN-13: 978-0321815385
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 0.8 x 8.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #24 in Books > Computers & Technology > Web Development & Design > Web Services
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good and Informative Read - Well worth buying June 4, 2012

By Gary D. Moses

Format:Paperback

Having attended the recent WebVisions Conference in Portland Oregon (May 14 -18) one of the authors of this book, Russ Unger was a conference presenter (luminary.) Referencing the book, along with the title of his presentation "It's a Good Time to Be You," he made a compelling presentation describing the role of User Experience Design and Designers in this new era of smart phones, ipads and enhanced desktops. Coming from a somewhat backward web world where people in my position are still considered 'webmasters,' I found his presentation right-on and insightful and immediately went on to acquire the book before leaving the conference.

After sitting on it for a week, I finally thought I'd take a look, mostly to review materials from the conference. 2 days later I had read every word, cover-to-cover and found it not only well written, (there were 3 typos (grammar) - sorry Russ) conversational style, highly legible - a typographically well designed read, but addressing what I had been attempting to put into context in the field of web development and design. Great examples from the trenches, a good review of the players in this arena along with a healthy amount of reference websites and resource materials. The metaphors of the 3 categories for further exploration were cleverly listed as 'Surfing,' 'Snorkeling,' and 'Deep Diving.' Good stuff.

If you're at all curious about what all this UX stuff is about, this is a good start. Also, I believe if you're looking for a good summary as well as some real world examples of UX in the field, Russ and Carolyn Chandler have put together a valuable working resource/reference.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book April 17, 2013

By Lawrence Brown

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Love this book. Very informative and an easy read. I dont have any background in User Experience and was still able to follow along and learn a ton.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good methodology and real life scenarios March 20, 2013

By Nir

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Great book, recommended read to learn about a project life cycle from a UX point of view. Only thing is that websites examples are quite old