The amazing T-shaped UX designer
Diving into the depth and complex skill levels of UX design
In the last 20 years, UX design has transformed itself exponentially as the front-end digital creative discipline. As digital complexities are manifesting with every new tech season, think new devices, navigation systems, advanced skin wearables, health monitoring devices, ear pods, home pods, smart appliances, and so many more, the role of a UX designer is also expanding into more intricate and compounded areas of expertise.
No easy feat for a UX designer. While some UX skills remain constant over time, such as user interview techniques or data gathering tools, others develop to fit new device specs. It is not always clear how to grasp the roles and requirements of the UX designer.
To better define the roles and skills, and in the true analytical spirit of UX, the UX community has created a unique matrix, the T, to define the T-shaped UX designer.
The T symbolizes the two areas of strengths of the UX designer
The horizontal bar
The top horizontal bar of the T signifies the broad areas of responsibilities of the UX designer. User research, interaction design and prototyping, writing, and even coding, all these…
