How to Design User Experiences

Target audience

People who want to get into designing user experiences in a tech context. For beginners and intermediates.

Workshop topic

In this workshop we will explore the fundamentals of User Experience (UX) design and its critical role in the development of innovative products. Hardware and software touchpoints will be examined. This session aims to broaden your understanding of how thoughtful design helps ensure that products are not only functional but also accessible and enjoyable to use. Peter will present a project from the medical field and explain how the design team worked hard to ensure that nurses and surgeons could perform their tasks with ease and accuracy. Through hands-on exercises you will learn what makes a good user experience and Peter will show how early-stage startups can put their users at the center of their activities from the very beginning.

Key elements of the workshop

Gain a comprehensive understanding of how UX encompasses all aspects of an end user's interaction with a company, its services, and its products and why it's critical to a product’s success

Learn about the UX design process, from research and ideation to prototyping and testing

Understand the importance of UX for early-stage projects and startups

About the speaker

Peter Hess is the CEO of HKT Design, a design agency specializing in product and user experience design, making a significant impact in the medical device and life sciences industries. Peter is Industrial Designer by trade and has 25 years of experience in medical design. He is involved in the development of hardware and software products. As a human-centered designer he ensures that the user’s needs are incorporated early in the development process

Host or Publisher ETH Student Project House