UX Designer Question:

☛ How do you define UX design?
☛ What is your design process? Describe what methods you follow?
☛ What is visual hierarchy?
☛ Can you speak to the difference between information architecture, interaction design, usability and user research?
☛ How do you get into the mindset of a user and anticipate their needs and actions?
☛ Describe to us a basic user experience process. Would that process be different depending on the type of project, for instance responsive website versus mobile app?
☛ How do you know that what you’re designing works for the user? Tell us a bit about personas and your approach to research and incorporating research in your work?
☛ What are the basic philosophies or principles that inform your designs
☛ How do you incorporate usability into the design and testing process?
☛ How do you balance business needs and technical restrictions with good design?
☛ Do you have a technical/data-influenced background?
☛ What tools and applications do you use?
☛ What is the most important thing on a page/wireframe? Why?
☛ Do you specialize in wireframing and functionality design, or graphic design? Which do you prefer?
☛ When an engineer says, “Hey, I don’t like this design”, what do you do?
☛ What are the advantages and disadvantages of following a web style guide?
☛ Can you explain the process behind each (or a specific) design piece in your portfolio? What research or testing did you do to validate your design decision?
☛ What are your favorite apps? Why?
☛ What is your approach to making websites and platforms accessible to all user groups, including users with visual, hearing, and motor disabilities?
☛ What would you say will be the next big trend in the UX Design industry?
☛ What design trend can you not stand? Why?