Skills
Through my education and work, I have developed a skill set for developing intuitive interfaces.
These skills range from doing background research all the way to designing and testing a final interface to collaborating with coworkers of various backgrounds.
The skills I know and have used are:
Research Methods
- Background Research/Literature Research
- Competitive Analysis
- Heuristic Analysis
- Contextual Inquiries
- Card Sorting
- Cognitive Walkthrough
- Surveys
- Questionnaires
- Focus Groups
- Statistical Analysis
- User Testing
Design Methods
- Personas
- Scenarios
- Data Needs Model
- Workflow Model
- Cultural Model
- Artifact Model
- Task Analysis
- Taskflows
- Affinity Diagram
- Contextual Design
- Content Outline
- Sitemaps
- Wireframes
- Prototypes - Paper, Flash, VB.net
- Visual Framework
- Iterative Design
Design Tools
- Microsoft Visio
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
Collaboration
- Discuss with clients their goals for the interface
- Brainstorm with coworkers of various disciplines
- Present research and interface designs to coworkers of various disciplines and clients
- Work with coworkers to refine interface designs
- Solve problems and design interfaces with other interaction designers
