What the hell is UX, e IxD – Design de Interação, abordagem direta uma galera tem me perguntado sobre a carreira de UX Specialist, o que é, o que deixa de ser, onde encontra-se material, etc.
Vou resumir, ou tentar.
UX Specialist é o indivíduo especializado em User Experience, a essa altura você deve dizer “você está de brincadeira comigo…”, mas não poderia deixar de enfatizar isso, já que, quando falo especialista, é especialista mesmo, é alguém que entende o assunto, não é apenas um termo.
Portanto, sem entrar no mérito da profissão, já que não existe faculdade para formar especialistas em UX, e muito menos cursos sobre o assunto. Os profissionais vem de diversas áreas do design, mas quando falamos em usuário temos que pensar em algo muito peculiar, INTERFACES, a maioria esmagadora vem do segmento de design de interfaces e do estudo em IxD.
Se em um futuro próximo eu ver de acordo com a perguntas dos leitores que há ainda falta de entendimento em relação a esse tema eu posso postar o que é essa carreira em alguns dos seus detalhes, por hora vou municiar vocês com material, muito material, links e mais links para você encontrar o que quiser a respeito de User Experience, mas já aviso, em português não tem coisa boa, não significativa, mas com esforço você encontra, portanto terá que ser em inglês, e se, teu inglês não está lá aquelas coisas faz um esforcinho e pede ajuda ao titio Google, garanto que vai valer a pena.
De quebra, vou dar um Help com um vídeo de introdução muito interessante… do Don Norman, (@becknovaes gosta muito dos conceitos desse especialista), acho o velhinho simpático e com uma bagagem invejável, o vídeo tem legenda em português, vale a pena.
Don Norman: 3 maneiras pelas quais o design te faz feliz
.
Você vai perceber nos links abaixo que haverá temas relacionados a IxD, IA, etc, entender todos esses assuntos fazem parte do papel de UX Specialist.
Isso não significa que eu concordo com todos os pontos de vistas de todo esse conteúdo, isso é material de investigação, de estudo. Eu tenho minhas próprias convicções sobre essa matéria User Experience, devido a meus anos de trabalho na área, pelas milhares de tentativas de erros e acertos.
Espero que com esse material você encontre o que precisa para largar de vez esse tema ou amar.
.
UX BOOKS
.
UX Primer
.
- The Design of Everyday Things
by Don Norman
- Don’t Make Me Think
by Steve Krug
- Não me faça pensar, Steve Krug o mesmo de cima só que em português
.
Design Thinking
.
- Sketching User Experiences
by Bill Buxton
- Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
by Don Norman
- The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
by Alan Cooper
.
Strategy
.
- Subject To Change
by Peter Merholz, Todd Wilkens, Brandon Schauer, and David Verba
.
Process
.
- The Elements of User Experience
by Jesse James Garrett
- About Face 3
by Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, and David Cronin
- A Project Guide to UX Design by Russ Unger and Carolyn Chandler
.
Principles
.
- Designing for the Social Web
by Joshua Porter
- Designing Interfaces
by Jenifer Tidwell
- Designing Visual Interfaces
by Kevin Mullet
- Information Architecture for the World Wide Web (the Polar Bear book)
by Louis Rosenfeld and Peter Morville
- Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web by Christina Wodtke and Austin Govella
- Designing Web Navigation by James Kalbach
- Web Form Design by Luke Wroblewski
.
Activities
.
- Usability Engineering
by Jakob Nielsen
- Handbook of Usability Testing by Jeffrey Rubin and Dana Chisnell
- Observing the User Experience by Mike Kuniavsky
.
Documentation
.
- Communicating Design
by Dan Brown
.
Extra Credit
.
by S. M. Casey.
UX BLOGS
.
- Konigi by Michael AngelesTips, tools and techniques for being a better user experience designer
- Disambiguity by Leisa ReicheltThe ins and outs of designing a product with an existing, and passionate, community
- EverydayUX by Alex RainertA fresh look at the world around us through UX-tinted glasses
- Graphpaper by Christopher FaheyCritical analysis of some of the toughest issues facing UX designers today
- inspireUX by Catriona CornettCubical-wall worthy quotations from a variety of practitioners on how and why to create positive user experiences
- Bokardo – Social Design by Joshua PorterFor everything you need to consider when designing socially-focused stuff
- Logic + Emotion by David ArmanoReusable visualizations and valuable synthesis at the intersection of user experience design, marketing and business
- Putting People First by ExperientiaA great resource for all things UX from around the globe
- Brain Sparks by User Interface Engineering (UIE)Inside the brilliant minds of user research pioneer Jared Spool and his team
- Design for Service by Jeff HowardInsights into all the ways companies need to be communicating with their customers, outside of their websites
- UX Booth by Redd Horrocks, Matthew Kammerer, David Leggett, and Andrew Maier
.
UX PUBLICATIONS
.
- Boxes and ArrowsJournal dedicated to discussing, improving and promoting the work of the information architecture community
- interactionsMagazine including timely articles, stories, and content related to the interactions between experiences, people, and technology, published by the Association for Computing Machinery
- UXmattersInsights and inspiration for the user experience community written by many distinguished practitioners
- Core77Industrial Design content and community site – articles, discussions, interviews and resources
.
LOCAL EVENTS
.
- UX Book Club
- IxDA chapters
- UPA chapters
- IAI Local Groups
- SIGCHI chapters
- User Experience Meetups
- Information Architecture Meetups
- Lots more events listed at UXnet.org
.
ORGANIZATIONS
.
- Information Architecture Institute (IAI)
- Interaction Design Association (IxDA)
- Usability Professionals Association (UPA)
- User Experience Network (UXnet)
- Special Interest Group – Computer Human Interaction (ACM/SIGCHI)
.
MAILING LISTS
.
.
WEBINARS
.
- UIE’s Virtual SeminarsA monthly series of online seminars giving you the chance to hear the latest perspectives in the world of design from the field’s premier experts.
$129 each. 90 minutes. - Rosenfeld Media’s Future Practice WebinarsThe cutting edge of contemporary user experience research and design methods and practices.
$99 each. 60 minutes. - Adaptive Path’s Virtual Seminars$129 each. 75 minutes.
- Smart Experience online material
.
WORKSHOPS
.
- UIE RoadshowIn this full-day, in-depth seminar you’ll discover the key experience-design factors, analyze your team’s strengths and weaknesses, create an experience vision, and learn the role of delight.
- AdaptivePath’s UX IntensiveThis four-day workshop series is for experienced professionals wanting to take their practice to the next level.
- Cooper U A practical collection of courses that help product team members improve their effectiveness from early planning all the way through implementation.
.
CONFERENCES
.
Inspirational
.
- Good Experience Live (GEL)A conference and community exploring good experience in all its forms — in business, art, society, technology, and life.
- IDEA ConferenceThe world’s foremost thinkers and practitioners sharing the big ideas that inspire, along with practical solutions for the ways people’s lives and systems are converging to affect society.
- Adaptive Path’s Managing Experience (Mx)Thought leaders from major corporations show you how smart and visionary management will help you successfully compete in a difficult economy.
.
Practical
.
- UIE’s User Interface Conference Examining the biggest issues in the world of web design, information architecture, and usability.
- NN/g’s Usability Week A three-day usability camp, a three-day intensive session on interaction design, and several specialized, day-long tutorials on core usability topics. Come for as few or as many days as you want.
- UPA Tutorials, workshops, Experienced Practitioners program, then two and a half days packed with presentations, Idea Markets, and opportunities to network with other user experience professionals.
.
Mixed
.
- IxDA Interaction Conference Three days of inspirational and tactical sessions geared at anyone who practices Interaction Design, as well as a day of pre-conference workshops.
- IA Summit The premier gathering place for information architects and other user experience professionals. Two days of pre-conference sessions, two keynotes and over 50 presentations.
- Adaptive Path’s UX Week A mix of inspiring talks from recognized thought leaders and hands-on workshops delivering takeaway skills, this event delivers for user experience professionals at all levels — directors, managers, and practitioners.
- UIE’s Web App Summit The four-day Summit includes two days of intensive full-day workshops and two more days of featured presentations from world-renown experts, to give you fresh perspectives and new insights on today’s web app design challenges.
- UX Australia 3-day user experience design conference, with inspiring and practical presentations, covering a range of topics about how to design great experiences for people.
- UX London A unique three-day event combining inspirational talks with in-depth workshops presented by some of the industry’s biggest names.
.
Academic
.
- ACM’s CHI The premier international conference for the field of human-computer interaction.
.
SCHOOLING
.
Human Computer Interaction
.
- Human Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
(where I received a bachelor’s and master’s degree) - Master of Science in Information – HCI Specialization at University of Michigan
- Full list of HCI degree programs
.
Interaction Design
.
- Master of Design in Interaction Design at Carnegie Mellon University
- Master of Fine Arts in Interaction Design at School of Visual Arts
(starting fall 2009) - Undergraduate minor in Interaction Design at Savannah College of Art and Design
- http://www.designdeinteracao.com.br/ Puc de Minas
- Pós na FIT de Design de Interação Curso recente criado na Faculdade Impacta de Tecnologia – SP capital
.
Misc
.
- Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts
- Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology
_________________________________________
Eduardo Horvath é UX Specialist e Designer na DClick.
Formado pela Faculdade Impacta de Tecnologia no curso Design de Mídia Digital ele atua na área de Design a mais de 15 anos.
@eduardohorvath
