Before it became known as user experience design (or, more colloquially, UX), the field dedicated to improving usability was known as \u201chuman interface research.\u201d But the PC revolution of the 1980s, and the ensuing explosion of the internet in the next two decades, changed the ways in which the tech industry emphasized usability interaction design. It was Donald Norman, a 1993 Apple Fellow and UX pioneer, who pushed for the industry to adopt the term UX, as a way of signifying the more holistic nature of this changing approach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI invented the term because I thought Human Interface and usability were too narrow,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI wanted to cover all aspects of the person\u2019s experience with a system, including industrial design, graphics, the interface, the physical interaction, and the manual.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, the global design industry is valued at $165 billion, with impressive growth projected over the next decade. But in today\u2019s landscape, what does a UX designer actually do? Read on to find out how UX designers shape our experiences with the digital products we use every day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n