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UX Specialist – Links para “entrar na profissão”

Vamos a mais um post, porém esse um tanto quanto particular, com repercussão dos artigos What the hell is UX, e IxD – Design de Interação, abordagem direta uma galera tem me perguntado sobre a carreira de UX Specialist, o que é, o que deixa de ser, onde encontra-se material, etc.

Vou resumir, ou tentar.

UX Specialist é o indivíduo especializado em User Experience, a essa altura você deve dizer “você está de brincadeira comigo…”, mas não poderia deixar de enfatizar isso, já que, quando falo especialista, é especialista mesmo, é alguém que entende o assunto, não é apenas um termo.
Portanto, sem entrar no mérito da profissão, já que não existe faculdade para formar especialistas em UX, e muito menos cursos sobre o assunto. Os profissionais vem de diversas áreas do design, mas quando falamos em usuário temos que pensar em algo muito peculiar, INTERFACES, a maioria esmagadora vem do segmento de design de interfaces e do estudo em IxD.

Se em um futuro próximo eu ver de acordo com a perguntas dos leitores que há ainda falta de entendimento em relação a esse tema eu posso postar o que é essa carreira em alguns dos seus detalhes, por hora vou municiar vocês com material, muito material, links e mais links para você encontrar o que quiser a respeito de User Experience, mas já aviso, em português não tem coisa boa, não significativa, mas com esforço você encontra, portanto terá que ser em inglês, e se, teu inglês não está lá aquelas coisas faz um esforcinho e pede ajuda ao titio Google, garanto que vai valer a pena.

De quebra, vou dar um Help com um vídeo de introdução muito interessante… do Don Norman, (@becknovaes gosta muito dos conceitos desse especialista), acho o velhinho simpático e com uma bagagem invejável, o vídeo tem legenda em português, vale a pena.

Don Norman: 3 maneiras pelas quais o design te faz feliz

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Você vai perceber nos links abaixo que haverá temas relacionados a IxD, IA, etc, entender todos esses assuntos fazem parte do papel de UX Specialist.

Isso não significa que eu concordo com todos os pontos de vistas de todo esse conteúdo, isso é material de investigação, de estudo. Eu tenho minhas próprias convicções sobre essa matéria User Experience, devido a meus anos de trabalho na área, pelas milhares de tentativas de erros e acertos.

Espero que com esse material você encontre o que precisa para largar de vez esse tema ou amar.

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UX BOOKS

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UX Primer

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Design Thinking

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Strategy

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Process

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Principles

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Activities

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Documentation

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Extra Credit

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UX BLOGS

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  • Konigi by Michael AngelesTips, tools and techniques for being a better user experience designer
  • Disambiguity by Leisa ReicheltThe ins and outs of designing a product with an existing, and passionate, community
  • EverydayUX by Alex RainertA fresh look at the world around us through UX-tinted glasses
  • Graphpaper by Christopher FaheyCritical analysis of some of the toughest issues facing UX designers today
  • inspireUX by Catriona CornettCubical-wall worthy quotations from a variety of practitioners on how and why to create positive user experiences
  • Bokardo – Social Design by Joshua PorterFor everything you need to consider when designing socially-focused stuff
  • Logic + Emotion by David ArmanoReusable visualizations and valuable synthesis at the intersection of user experience design, marketing and business
  • Putting People First by ExperientiaA great resource for all things UX from around the globe
  • Brain Sparks by User Interface Engineering (UIE)Inside the brilliant minds of user research pioneer Jared Spool and his team
  • Design for Service by Jeff HowardInsights into all the ways companies need to be communicating with their customers, outside of their websites
  • UX Booth by Redd Horrocks, Matthew Kammerer, David Leggett, and Andrew Maier

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UX PUBLICATIONS

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  • Boxes and ArrowsJournal dedicated to discussing, improving and promoting the work of the information architecture community
  • interactionsMagazine including timely articles, stories, and content related to the interactions between experiences, people, and technology, published by the Association for Computing Machinery
  • UXmattersInsights and inspiration for the user experience community written by many distinguished practitioners
  • Core77Industrial Design content and community site – articles, discussions, interviews and resources

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LOCAL EVENTS

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ORGANIZATIONS

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MAILING LISTS

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WEBINARS

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  • UIE’s Virtual SeminarsA monthly series of online seminars giving you the chance to hear the latest perspectives in the world of design from the field’s premier experts.
    $129 each. 90 minutes.
  • Rosenfeld Media’s Future Practice WebinarsThe cutting edge of contemporary user experience research and design methods and practices.
    $99 each. 60 minutes.
  • Adaptive Path’s Virtual Seminars$129 each. 75 minutes.
  • Smart Experience online material

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WORKSHOPS

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  • UIE RoadshowIn this full-day, in-depth seminar you’ll discover the key experience-design factors, analyze your team’s strengths and weaknesses, create an experience vision, and learn the role of delight.
  • AdaptivePath’s UX IntensiveThis four-day workshop series is for experienced professionals wanting to take their practice to the next level.
  • Cooper U A practical collection of courses that help product team members improve their effectiveness from early planning all the way through implementation.

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CONFERENCES

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Inspirational

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  • Good Experience Live (GEL)A conference and community exploring good experience in all its forms — in business, art, society, technology, and life.
  • IDEA ConferenceThe world’s foremost thinkers and practitioners sharing the big ideas that inspire, along with practical solutions for the ways people’s lives and systems are converging to affect society.
  • Adaptive Path’s Managing Experience (Mx)Thought leaders from major corporations show you how smart and visionary management will help you successfully compete in a difficult economy.

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Practical

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  • UIE’s User Interface Conference Examining the biggest issues in the world of web design, information architecture, and usability.
  • NN/g’s Usability Week A three-day usability camp, a three-day intensive session on interaction design, and several specialized, day-long tutorials on core usability topics. Come for as few or as many days as you want.
  • UPA Tutorials, workshops, Experienced Practitioners program, then two and a half days packed with presentations, Idea Markets, and opportunities to network with other user experience professionals.

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Mixed

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  • IxDA Interaction Conference Three days of inspirational and tactical sessions geared at anyone who practices Interaction Design, as well as a day of pre-conference workshops.
  • IA Summit The premier gathering place for information architects and other user experience professionals. Two days of pre-conference sessions, two keynotes and over 50 presentations.
  • Adaptive Path’s UX Week A mix of inspiring talks from recognized thought leaders and hands-on workshops delivering takeaway skills, this event delivers for user experience professionals at all levels — directors, managers, and practitioners.
  • UIE’s Web App Summit The four-day Summit includes two days of intensive full-day workshops and two more days of featured presentations from world-renown experts, to give you fresh perspectives and new insights on today’s web app design challenges.
  • UX Australia 3-day user experience design conference, with inspiring and practical presentations, covering a range of topics about how to design great experiences for people.
  • UX London A unique three-day event combining inspirational talks with in-depth workshops presented by some of the industry’s biggest names.

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Academic

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  • ACM’s CHI The premier international conference for the field of human-computer interaction.

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SCHOOLING

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Human Computer Interaction

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Interaction Design

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Misc

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