Welcome to UX Design Guides
Great user experiences (UX) aren't created by magic, but by a repeatable process of inquiry and critical thinking, and through deliberate investment.
Explore our guides
Written by UX professionals on the Experience Design (XD) team, these guides share the methods and patterns we use every day. Use them to plan your process, make informed design decisions, and build products and services that work better for everyone.
UX Process Guides
Plan and run user-centered design (UCD) activities, from discovery and research through prototyping, testing, and continuous improvement.
Interface Design Guides
Use proven UX/UI patterns to create interfaces that are intuitive, accessible, and consistent across digital experiences.
Information Design Guides
Structure, label, and organize content so people can find what they need, understand it quickly, and take action with confidence.
Not sure where to begin?
Start with the problem you’re trying to solve. If you’re planning work or deciding what to do next, begin with the process guides. If you’re designing screens, start with interface design. If people can’t find or understand your content, start with information design. Still unsure? Reach out to the XD team and we’ll help you find the right approach.
About the XD team
UWIT’s Experience Design (XD) team is a group of UX professionals with decades of experience applying user-centered design to products used by students, faculty, and staff across UW’s three campuses. We wrote these guides to share what we’ve learned, so that more teams can put user-centered design into practice.