My name is Adan Garcia and I am your instructor for the upcoming semester. Web Design and web development are related fields but not exactly the same thing. We will explore the difference between making something visually appealing versus making something visually sound. Whereas web design is invested in making the look and feel of a visual interface as pleasant as possible, web development is invested in making the architecture and functionality of a website simple and intuitive. Both the aesthetic and the navigational features of a website are what makes an user-experience EITHER delightful or painful: Easy vs difficult, seamless vs inconsistent. UX-UI is an acronym for “User Experience” and “User Interface” design.
UX/UI is a design field that concentrates to implement and improve visual interfaces and visual experiences for what we call “End-Users”. ends-users are everyone that participates and engages with a visual experience via an interface. But visual interfaces are not limited websites alone. You can find visual interfaces everywhere because computers and digital features are ubiquitous. Some examples of visual interfaces are hand-held device apps, ATM’s, automobile navigation screens, flat screen televisions, etc… In our journey as UX/UI designers our ultimate goal is to increase “End-User” delight while utilizing our visual systems, and at the same time recognizing and addressing “Pain-Points” (blindspots that we failed to see when creating a visual system)that produce friction, redundancy, or boredom, amongst other things. I look forward to working together this semester in both creating and understanding how to make beautiful and highly functional visual interfaces with you.
