User Interface and User Experience Design

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Definition of User Interface and User Experience Design
User interface design the name itself denotes that it is used for communicating with
the software. The UI design is helpful to the users for accessing different web pages. The user
interface is a front-end application vision to which the users interact to use the software. The
user can easily manipulate and control the software and the hardware with the help of the user
interface design. For example, we can see the user interface in the computer, mobile phones,
cars, music players and in every digital technology (Darejeh and Singh 2013). The user
interface design provides a fundamental platform for human-computer communication. It is
also a part of the software. The software is generalized when the user interface of the
software is attractive, simple to use, responsive in a short time and clear to understand. The
user interface is divided into two classes. The command line interface and the graphical user
interface. The user interface is the point where the users can access and interacts with the
system (Benyon 2014). The user interface design is a place which involves different designs
where the users can experience and understand the software. The main focus point of the UI
design is the surface and the design of the overall front end of the application. However, to
make the UI more attractive and user friendly, the design must have simple label icons,
different components such as buttons. The best user interface design offers direct
accessibility and comfortable control related to the application for the users.
The more easy and fun the experiences are, it is highly likely that the design is more
sophisticated and powerful. To create an application, it takes a whole team of people who
goes through a creative process called user experience design (Gothelf 2013). User
experience design is all about who, when, where and why uses the different products. Once it
is clear that what is the want and the need of the user, the designing of the interface becomes
much easier. The user experience design is a method which helps in creating the products in a

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manner that it is meaningful to the users. The user design includes the various journey of the
users. The UX design includes visual design, interaction design, programming and
psychology. The designing is done for humans who are the users. It requires fulfilling the
different demands of the users and accommodating the physical barriers (Hassenzahl 2013).
The user experience design incorporates all the different features of the end users interact
with the service, products and the company. The user experience design can be stated as the
overall knowledge of the users while communicating with the system. UX designers analyse
and evaluate all the different aspects so that the user can utilize the design, and the task can
be performed efficiently. However, the UX design addresses the feelings of the users while
using the system and also deals with the efficiency of the user interface.
Difference between User Interface and User Experience Design
UX and UI are not the same things, and they are two different things. UX design
stands for user experience design. In simple terms, UX design is a human first web designing
product. It deals with the experience and interaction with the product or the service. UX
deals with all the physical products to digital experiences. UI design stands for user interface
design. UI is the interface with which the user interacts. It deals with the visual experience of
the users (McKay 2013). When it comes to functionality, the user interface deals with the
look, and the UX deals with how the things work. The UI can be stated as a deliverable, and
the UX can be stated as a process. The design of the UI includes visual design and the ways
the product or the service can be made interactive. The UX design comprises of the different
prototyping, user testing and interaction design. With the help of the UX, the interface is
made useful, and with the UI, the interface is made beautiful and more attractive. The UI
creates an emotional connection, and the UX helps in fulfilling the user’s goals. The UI only
deals with the interface, and the UX design deals with the entire product, its interfaces and