The Difference between UX & UI

User experience UX and user interface UI are among the most commonly misused terms in our field. And there are many designers who don't know the difference between them and the importance of each.

 

Table of content:

• Meaning of UX/UI design
• Key difference between UX and UI
• How UX & UI work together
• The role of UX & UI designers

 

What is UX?

User experience (UX) is the characteristic and effects that the user feels through interacting with the application or website. It also focuses on how intuitive, easy and enjoyable it to use a product. It includes conducting various research to understand the user’s needs and applying them to facilities their experience.

 

What is UI?

User interface (UI) is the graphical interface that displays the application’s interface and includes a set of interactive elements such as buttons and icons, which facilitate the user’s interaction with the product or service.

It’s considered one of the most important aspects when using any product or service. It is also the interface through which your system will communicate with visitors.

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Key difference between UX and UI

UX design:

• Focus: it focuses on the complete user experience during their interaction with the product or service.

• Objective: improving the ease, efficiency and comfort that the user experiences while using the product.

• Field: it includes research, usage flow and user interactions with the product.

• Tasks: understanding user needs, designing the paths users take within the application or website, and the overall user experience.

 

UI design:

• Focus: it focuses on the visual design of the product, meaning the way it looks.

• Objective: improve the visual interaction between user and the product through colors, buttons, icons, fonts, and other visual elements.

• Field: it includes interface design, colors, buttons, icons and visual layout.

• Tasks: such as designing interactive elements that user see and interact with.

In the end, UX encompasses all the experiences that anyone has with product or service, while UI focuses on the means by which a person interacts with the product or service.

 

How UX & UI work together

UX & UI are two different things and the work of UX designer is very different from that UI designer but they go firmly hand by hand you can't have one without the other. When you creating digital product like website and apps.

The UI design affects the overall user experience, such as having a beautiful website interface that does not function efficiently.

Both UX and UI designers want to deliver value to the end user but they do it in different ways.

 

The role of UX/UI designer

The role of UX designer involves enhancing user interaction with the product or service to ensure smooth, effective and enjoyable experience. The designer focuses on understanding users’ needs and expectations and transforming them into designs that contribute to improving interaction with the interface.

Some tasks of UX designer:

• Research and understanding user needs.
• Data analysis and user behaviours.
• Conducting tests to ensure the effectiveness of the design.

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The role of UI designer involves designing the visual elements that the user interacts with in the app or website. The UI designer focuses on the aesthetic and interactive aspects of the product to ensure that the interface is attractive and easy to use.

Some tasks of UI designer:

• Ensure that design aligns with the brand's visual identity.
• Organizing content and elements on the screen in a way that makes it easy for the user to navigate and interact.
• Determining the colors and fonts that match with the product.