Phillip KoenigMay 10, 2023
Scott Jenson

As an alternative to the completely useless "UX/UI", I propose:

Pixels vs Process
Both are important & nuanced! Pixels are the specifics of what you see: layout, fonts, color scheme and icons. Process is more how the user flows through the product: user needs, navigation model, how many new concepts does your app invent, or how errors are handled or recovered.

Pixels are a snapshot, Process is a flow through time.

(but, tbh, I realize this has no chance, I'm just ranting a bit)
#UX #Design

May 10, 2023 at 12:22amWeb
Show threadCian O'ConnorMay 10, 2023
@scottjenson
As a process person I like it.
Show threadyellowstreetlightMay 10, 2023
@scottjenson initial function versus the first derivative. Calculus
Show threadyellowstreetlightMay 10, 2023
@scottjenson leadership is the second derivative
Show threadScott JensonMay 10, 2023
@yellowstreetlight I like where you're going with this
Show threadGen X-WingMay 10, 2023

@scottjenson I feel it’s missing something. A third part.

We have the abstract “how to accomplish a goal”, then the “graph of how all the parts connect” (not all systems are a single “app”), and finally the “fit and finish” (pixels, fonts, colors, etc).

Pixels vs Map vs Process?

Show threadScott JensonMay 10, 2023

@breadbin there clearly is at least early, middle and late stage process work:

Early: user research, affinity mapping, needs analysis

Middle: understanding the technology, navigation model, content design, user concepts

Late: wireframes, feature flow, accessibility, delight

(There are more in each category!)

I was just trying to keep it simple with two

Show threadGen X-WingMay 10, 2023

@scottjenson Tangible vs Intangible?

Lots of ways of slicing it up. Harder to make the slices “count” so to speak.

Show threadJens 🖤May 10, 2023
@scottjenson I like it! 'Pixels' doesn't really cover that other senses might be in play though..
Show threadScott JensonMay 10, 2023
@jens Clearly there are haptics (my recent work on Android) and audio so you're technically correct. However, most people don't ascribe haptics or audio to UX/UI either.
Show threadJon NemargutMay 10, 2023
@scottjenson It’s hard to talk about the nuance of user centered design principles and it’s real easy to just say “you’re the person that draws things”
Show threadScott JensonMay 10, 2023
@jon Anyone who says that doesn't really understand what it takes to draw things properly
Show threadJon NemargutMay 10, 2023
@scottjenson Yeah. UX definitely has a branding problem all around, though. It’s more of a business job shrouded by people thinking it’s an art job.
Show threadScott JensonMay 10, 2023
@jon The whole point of my post is that this whole UX/UI silliness was perpetrated by the UX community itself and has done us no favors. For the most part it has completely muddled what "design" means IMHO
Show threadZahmbieNDMay 10, 2023
@scottjenson Interesting approach. Using that terminology, I'm usually more of a Process person than Pixels person. I have a relatively easy time identifying what is needed for the flow through an app (e.g. they need a text box for X, a drop down for Y, and a button that does Z action, then goes to this other screen), but I really struggle to lay out those elements on a screen where they look nice and make sense visually.