UI/UX Design Essentials

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and definitions from the lecture on UX research and design principles.

User Experience Research (UX Research)

A systematic study of target users aimed at understanding their behaviors, needs, and motivations.

Generative User Research

Research conducted during early stages to discover user motivations and pain points.

Evaluative User Research

Research conducted during later stages to assess an existing product or design for improvements.

Qualitative Research

Focuses on non-numerical data to provide insights into user behaviors, motivations, and experiences.

Quantitative Research

Focuses on numerical data, analyzing behavior measured through statistics and metrics.

User Persona

Fictional archetypes representing a subset of target users based on UX research to guide product design.

User Journey

The step-by-step path a user takes to complete a task or goal using a product, including all interactions.

User Pain Points

Specific problems users face that lead to frustration and inefficiency when interacting with a product.

Card Sorting

A user research method where participants organize topics to reveal their mental models of relationships.

Mixed Methods Research

Combining different user research methods to achieve a comprehensive understanding of user behavior.