Product Designer: 5 levels in line with user experience products

Article Description: re-read the elements of the user experience.

The last time I swallowed it, I probably knew there were 5 layers, reread it a year later, and I felt like a little rookie. The books on the Hundred page are much less than inside and outside, and are soon finished.

See the introduction of the user experience description and examples, feel the so-called user experience, is to enable users in the use of a product (function), in all circumstances, fast and accurate to achieve the desired goal. The key to why users want to use a product is to improve efficiency and reduce the chance of making mistakes.

And for product designers, how to make a product to meet the user experience of the product, is the book taught us 5 levels of division, from the abstract to the specific sequence of strategic, scope, structure, frame layer, performance layer, see attached picture:

1. Strategic level

This is a target level, determines the purpose of the product and user groups, a product of results, both in line with customer expectations, but also in line with the company's goals, a key word is clear-target clear, and will be implemented with the entire product development process.

2. Range Layer

Functional level, according to the product strategy, the delineation of the product should have and should not have the function, and given specific specifications, here stressed the importance of the document, recently our group also emphasized the importance of documents, one is to avoid forgetting, the second is to avoid duplication, three is the need for collaboration. Define content requirements at this level and determine product functional specifications.

3. Structural Layer

Inter-page level, the main information architecture and interaction, extended error handling and naming norms. At this point you need to pay attention to the page flow, and work out the page structure diagram.

4. Frame Layer

Page level, basically the prototype phase, including interface design, navigation design, information design, designed to reduce user learning costs, and appropriate application of various Internet elements.

5. Performance Layer

Block-level, the most detailed page of the stage, that is, visual design, to ensure the smooth use of users, the user interface is clear, this trenchant, guide users to operate and maintain page consistency.

In conclusion, the five-tier division is a process to ensure the standardization of product design, to avoid omission and astray, to avoid personal tendencies, and the use of processes to reduce the various links may encounter unnecessary interference.