Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾

Christian||No-code developer||No-code advocate 📢||UI/UX designer||Technical writer

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

Ux learning 101 😮‍💨

In my previous post, I mentioned how I did quick searches while working on the TEFEM user research challenge.

Here’s one of them

(Source at the end)

UX Design Principles 🧵
The seven essential
1/9

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

We held our closing ceremony on Tuesday; after 3 weeks of virtual sessions with mentors.

But that's not the end. She Code Africa will be opening registration for cycle 2 soon. I'll keep you informed.

Tell a woman to tell a woman. 😁

#shecodeafrica #uxdesign #tech

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

I got my badge for participating. 🤭

Thanks to She Code Africa, I got the confidence I needed to share my work and I also gained new insights.

Most of the questions I had regarding UX design and scaling were answered.

Now it's officially over.

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

• Having or setting a clear goal is one thing, putting it into action is key.

• Your work doesn’t have to be perfect before you can start sharing.

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

She Code Africa Mentorship wrap-up. 🙂
(The final week)

Key things I learnt as a mentee:
• Start small.

• Volunteer as often as you can to gain experience; work with others who are at the same level as you to share and grow together.

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

▪︎ Reading a book on design; 'Show your work' by Austin Kleon, and,
▪︎ Collaborating on a project as a group.

Anyway, in the image above, you can see a healthcare design I replicated. 🤗

#uidesign #tech

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

@SheCodeAfrica Mentorship Program Wk 2 🙂

For the first session this week:
¤ Had a recap of the previous session and an introduction of the third mentee.

¤ Our discussion was based on:
▪︎ Websites to get design inspiration from,
▪︎ Optimising our LinkedIn profile and CVs,

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

how to go above beginner/intermediate level in design.

It also touched on openness to learning other skills such as low-code development as we level up on our design skills.

The screen above is a task we were given—replicate.
The goal: To become confident in sharing our work

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

She Code Africa Mentorship Program Wk 1 🙂

I attended the first virtual session with my mentor @OziomaSarah alongside 2 mentees.

The discussion based on our various challenges, and 🧵

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

We had our onboarding session yesterday, and there are four areas of learning. I'm in the UI/UX design track. 🤗

This is a great opportunity to finally close the gap in my mind. 🥹

#uiuxdesign #tech

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

I got accepted into the @SheCodeAfrica Mentorship Programme. 🥳

This is not a regular bootcamp or training programme; the mentorship runs for 3 weeks with 2 virtual sessions per week.

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

This allows for quick completion of purchases, bookings, and other such functions while preventing task inflation.

I hope you learned something new. 🤗

To learn more about this 👇
Source:
https://t.co/17E7AqoZC8

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

UX Learning 040 😀
UX Law: Parkinson’s Law
(Pareto Principle in previous posts)

'Any task will inflate until all of the available time is spent.' 🧵

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

How to Implement in UX
• Limit the time it takes to complete a task to what users expect it’ll take.

• Use features such as autofill to save the user time when providing critical information within forms.

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

This can be really useful on projects with tight timescales or small budgets.

I hope you learned something new. 🤗

To learn more on this 👇
Source:
https://t.co/wQcYHsagI5

https://t.co/g4IAloOANv

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

UX Learning 039
UX Law: The Pareto Principle
(Paradox of the Active User in previous posts)

The Pareto principle states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. 🧵

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

What this means in/for UX
Focus the majority of effort on the areas that will bring the largest benefits to most users.

It enables you to focus your research on the things that matter most and ensure that you protect these things when you come to revising the user experience.

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

📍Make guidance accessible throughout the product experience and design it to fit within the context of use so that it can help these active new users no matter what path they choose to take (e.g. tooltips with helpful information).

Source:
https://t.co/2wT4T4sAYu
#uxdesign

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

UX Learning 038
UX Law: Paradox of the Active User
(Occam's Razor in previous posts)

Users never read manuals but start using the software immediately.

Users just want to get things done without reading the documentation up front. 🧵

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

E.g. Skipping instructions page or 'Terms and Conditions' page in a design without reading through first.

What this is.

📍If time is spent to first learn how the product or software works, errors will be reduced greatly.

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

I hope you learned something new. 🤗

To learn more on this 👇
Source:
https://t.co/EBL2UmNhTM
https://t.co/fCyO3TjxSy
#uxdesign

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

UX Learning 037
UX Law: Occam's Razor
(Miller law in previous posts)

It states that among competing hypotheses that predict equally well, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected.

In basic terms: “the simplest solution is almost always the best.”
🧵

[Joy Albert 🧑🏾‍💻✍🏾 @chi_dehra]

In UX design 👇
• Occam's razor focus is to reduce complexity in a design and make it as simple as possible while still maintaining the complete function of the design.

• Eliminate unnecessary elements without affecting the overall function of the design.