User Research & Analysis
Problem: Who’s the right audience for my product?
Solution: User persona & user journey
How is my product different from others on the market?
Solution: Competitors’ analysis
What are the frustrations of my audience?
Solution: UX research
What are the killer features?
Solution: Product structure & strategy
Information Architecture
Problem: How do different software pieces fit together?
Solution: Mind map
How many screens/pages are we going to have?
Solution: Site map
What’s the user journey?
Solution: Navigation map
What’s the screen order?
Solution: Labeling
Wireframing & Prototyping
Problem: Can I see different interface options?
Solution: Sketches to visualize UI ideas
What’s the content and the UX elements?
Solution: Wireframes
How will the user navigate through?
Solution: Low-level prototype
How does user interaction work?
Solution: Clickable prototype
UI Design
Problem: What's the color palette?
Solution: Moodboard
What's the icon style?
Solution: UI style guide
What's the final look?
Solution: A complete design of a product with a unique visual style
Testing and Validation
Problem: Are we on the right track or is smth missing?
Solution: Implementation of fixes & finishing touches
What unforeseen user difficulties have we spotted?
Solution: Getting user feedback
What will make the user experience with the app even better?
Solution: Usability testing evaluation
