Author Archives: Jerron Smith

About Jerron Smith

Jerron Smith uses the working name “thepixelsmith” to denote a connection to the craftsmen of old. Though instead of metal or paint he works with a medium unique to the 20th century; the pixel. A multimedia guru and skilled designer he likes to describe himself as an animator, designer,editor, & educator; a renaissance man of the 21st century. He is a multi-faceted artist and video creator and has worked in a wide variety of different media. He has experience in both digital video/television production, and post-production as well as extensive knowledge of the Web and Print Design industries.

What are Personas?

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Personas

The persona method has developed from being a method for IT system development to being used in many other contexts, including development of products, marketing, planning of communication, and service design. Despite the fact that the method has existed since the late 1990s, there is still no clear definition of what the method encompasses. Common understanding is that the persona is a description of a fictitious person, but whether this description is based on assumptions or data is not clear, and opinions also differ on what the persona description should cover.

https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/book/the-encyclopedia-of-human-computer-interaction-2nd-ed/personas#toc_5_2?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=sm&utm_content=user_personas_in_stories_scenarios&utm_campaign=post

Presentations – Wed. Sept. 26

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Presentation 2 – Design and the User Experience

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cogR4voL74-bFVDfa6tNefBheQ3NBZWVhMXCh-v_lA4/edit?usp=sharing

Presentation 3 – Planning your Project

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fYvMVQDgGlTIVat8__dKUKhYgVo6QRocThTgPuO0B5I/edit?usp=sharing

Presentation 5 – Modeling and Mapping your Users

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iqtOXoIBqNG23O5lbkV74PEhW27QqyzdeUyBpRcPuGU/edit?usp=sharing

 

Free Invision App Account

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Invisionapp.com

Invision  is an online prototyping tool for apps and websites. They extend a free membership to students. You need the info below to get it.

Go to this website: http://www.invisionapp.com/education-signup

Use this code: 56-73-13-19

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User Experience Careers

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This is the report I mentioned in class conducted by Nielsen Norman Group that surveyed nearly 1000 UX professionals. It has some interesting information for those seeking entry into the profession.

User Experience Careers

This 189-page free report analyzes how UX pros educated and trained themselves for their careers. We surveyed 963 people working in the field to find out what they do at work, what is most useful to know, and which kinds of people thrive in UX research, interaction design, and information architecture.

https://media.nngroup.com/media/reports/free/User_Experience_Careers.pdf