Nine Essential Characteristics of Good UX Designers (Fred Beecher)
Fred Beecher writes a great post covering what personally use as guiding principles of good user experience design. Fred's characterises nine essential elements a designer should posses to make a good user experience designer:
- Moderate Familiarity with Business, Deep Familiarity with Your Business
- A Deep Understanding of Human Psychology & Research Methods
- Competence in the Basics of Graphic Design
- An Awareness of and Interest in Technology
- Verbal & Visual Communication Skills
- The Ability to Quickly Learn a Subject Matter Area
- Mediation, Facilitation, & Translation Skills
- Creativity & Vision
- Passion
