Focusing On What The User Needs
To create great user experiences – designers must focus on the user’s needs and that means developing an understanding of how to create the best task flow for that user. In my case, the main end-users I am addressing will be potential employers and other designers who will be checking out my work and may wish to get in contact with me.
As the processes we as designers wish to use to guide people through our sites and pages can vary dramatically, it is important to focus on a few key areas to reduce the cognitive load whilst still having an efficient, functional website. These key areas are; minimising the steps in the process without over-complicating the screens, successfully getting the information across to the user/audience and maintaining the functionality of the site.
One way of outlining this before diving into the deep end can be to create a data flow diagram of my own...