What is a User Experience Designer?

We partnered with the Embrace UX Conference, in Hamilton, to find out how UX designers are doing things today, in order to foresee trends and plan for the future in User Experience Design.

The key takeaway… it is as difficult to complete the sentence “A User Experience professional is…” as it is to find and catch a UX Unicorn.

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What they’re called.

6.8%

UI/UX Developer

8.5%

Interaction Designer

23.7%

UX Designer

6.1%

Other

11.9%

Web Designer

  • 23.7% UX Designer
  • 11.9% Web Designer
  • 8.5% Interaction Designer
  • 6.8% UX/UI Developer
  • 6.1% Other
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Where they live.

15.3%

Ontario Outside GTA

78%

Greater Toronto Area

1.7%

Canada, Outside Ontario

5.1%

Other

  • 78% Greater Toronto Area
  • 15.3% Ontario, Outside GTA
  • 5.1% Other
  • 1.7% Canada, Outside Ontario
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Their process.

28.8%

Wireframe > interactive prototype >
visual > code

37.3%

Paper sketch > wireframe >
visual > code

10.2%

Other

23.7%

Wireframe > visual > code

  • 37.3% Paper sketch > wireframe > visual > code
  • 28.8% Wireframe > interactive prototype > visual > code
  • 23.7% Wireframe > visual > code
  • 10.2% Other
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When they work.

20.3%

When everyone is in bed

37.3%

Morning person

42.4%

Between 11am and 6pm

  • 20.3% When everyone is in bed
  • 37.3% Morning Person
  • 42.4% Between 11am and 6pm
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How they create user personas.

29.6%

Stakeholder interviews

28.7%

Analytics research

8.7%

Website surveys

27%

User interviews & monitoring

6.1%

Other

  • 29.6% Stakeholder interviews
  • 28.7% Analytics research
  • 8.7% Website surveys
  • 27% User interviews & monitoring
  • 6.1% Other
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How they user test.

29.9%

Moderated in-person testing

11.3%

Online tools

15.5%

Don't do it

19.6%

Surveys

21.6%

A/B testing

2.1%

Other

  • 29.9% Moderated in-person testing
  • 11.3% Online tools
  • 15.5% Dont do it
  • 19.6% Surveys
  • 21.6% A/B testing
  • 2.1% Other
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Their preferred wireframing tool.

20.3%

Sketch App

37.3%

Adobe programs

8.5%

Axure

1.7%

OmniGraffle

6.8%

Balsamiq

5.1%

UX Pin

20.3%

Other

  • 20.3% Sketch App
  • 37.3% Adobe programs
  • 8.5% Axure
  • 1.7% OmniGraffle
  • 6.8% Balsamiq
  • 5.1% UX Pin
  • 20.3% Other
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From your friends at Jan Kelley