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12 Principles for better UX

Delighting your users does not come easily, make sure you follow these principles to produce an elegant and intuitive User Experience.

Mallory Kim
UX Collective

Whether you are new to the UX field and are here to learn, or you’ve been in this field a long time and just need a refresher, these UX principles will help you to stay on track to designing great experiences that will surprise and delight your users.

Every great UX designer often keeps all of these concepts in mind throughout the design process sometimes without even knowing it. After reading through these I hope you can make the connection between the principles you have been following and the ones that you need to start putting into practice.

To ensure your products and solutions stay user-focused, have pristine usability, and enhance your user’s every day lives, follow these UX Principles.

User-Centered

“You are designing for your users, not for yourself.”

If you follow me I’m sure you have heard me say this before. I live by this phrase. It’s very important not to get entangled in what you would want, what your product manager would want, or what your developers would want. I would go so far as to call this the most important principle…

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Thanks so much for writing this. I graduated from a UX bootcamp a few months ago, and I'm in the middle of my job search. Recently, my motivation has definitely been waning because it feels like such an uphill battle, but this article was really…

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Thank you, Lee. Very informative and specific advice! 😁

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However, the current biggest gap in your skillset is figuring out how to get things done within an actual company.

This is such a great point!! You've definitely opened my eyes to the flaws of putting such a huge emphasis on mentorship at your first job. Thank you!

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