ARTICLE SUMMARY: A combustion engine needs air, gas, compression, and a spark to work. If you are missing one of those things you end up sitting on your bike in the driveway wondering what went wrong. Ux design is like that
There are many designers that define “good UX” as having smooth interactions, intuitive interfaces, and clean visual design. Great designers know that there is more to UX than that.
In Jon Daiellop’s article “Why “good UX” isn’t enough,” he uses the combustion engine as an analogy to illustrate what’s required to push “good UX” beyond the basics to a higher standard. He talks about:
- The Product Value Reality
- When Products Fail Despite “Good UX”
- Building a Value-Based Practice
To elevate your design to the next level, you need to make sure your product actually solves a real problem: will users operate it without pulling their hair out, and will they be able to find it easily? A big factor is establishing trust with your users—without it, success is an uphill battle. There is a lot to consider, and this article covers it all.
Jon closes his article by telling us, “As product and UX design practitioners, we must understand how our role fits into holistic thinking across teams and organizations. This requires moving beyond interface tweaks to collaborate with product managers, content strategists, information architects, marketing, and legal to ensure what we create is not only usable but useful, discoverable, and credible.”
This article is a great read for all designers. Let us know what you think in the comments.
