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Interaction Design Vs. UX, UI & Visual Design: What's The Difference?

The design of an app or website has become just as important as the functionality, which is great news for both users and designers!

Understanding the various facets of design and all the acronyms that come with it can be daunting. IxD? IA? UX? What does it all mean?! And, most importantly, which one should I be focusing on?

UX Design: An Umbrella Term
The first step to understanding the differences between these fields is realizing that they all live under one umbrella term: User Experience Design (UX).

Basically, anything that is part of how the user experiences the software – from the buttons they press to the text they input – is naturally part of the user experience. It’s that simple!
Now that you understand the term UX, we can begin to drill down to the specific fields within this umbrella term and define them. This is where things get a bit more complicated.

Read the article, here.

And take a look at a typical day in the life of a UX Designer: