I predict the question will continue to come up until these terms show
up in Websters. :)
Admittedly, I haven't even checked Websters (I mean, why look there,
when Wikipedia has it, right?), but my assumption here is that the
definition will evolve heavily over time and across organizations,
indefinitely.
Mike C.
Jeff Noyes wrote:
I would suggest looking through the archives. This question (or at least a
derivative) has been asked many times.
On 2/10/09 12:44 PM, "Batyah Rubin" <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Stewart,
Thank you for your answer. Many people were kind enough to reply and it
appears that there is no consensus.
I am giving a presentation at a conference in Jerusalem on February 26th and
I think I will adopt your title "User Experience Architect".for two reasons:
1. It will be helpful in *avoiding confusion* most people have when I
use the term "designer" in my title. They assume it means that I deal with
the graphics and aesthetics.
2. I intend to explain my job by using the *example of an Architect* of a
house. The Architect first finds out what the client needs, then, after
some
rounds of refining the plans together with the client, the Architect
provides the final plans to the builder. In my case, I am the architect who
determines the user needs, tests and refines the design, and finally
supplies the specifications to the developer.
Thanks to you and everyone else who took the time to answer.
Batyah
PS: Anyone interested in hearing about a |Technical Communicators Conference
in Jerusalem on February 28th?
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 3:00 PM, Stewart Dean <[email protected]> wrote:
2009/2/10 Batyah Rubin <[email protected]>
Hi,
Can anyone tell me the difference between these three titles:
- Interaction Designer
- User Experience Designer
- User Interface designer
The answer, in my view, comes down to one thing - the culture of the
company that you are working in.
I am a User Experience Architect (I do design but it's a title that's
easier to separate from visual design). User Experience is the umbrella
term for all things that relate to creating an interactive experience. I do
interactive design and user interface design as part of my job, as well as
user research, business analysis and a bunch of other stuff. Most of what I
do fits within the rough remit of user entered design.
Some companies are more visual design based and some are
more engineering based. In engineering based companies there are often User
Interface Designers and in more visual based companies you are more likely
to get Interaction Designers. Most of this comes form the processes the
company is following (or not) and the systems and products they are
designing for.
--
Stewart Dean
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