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The role is about user-advocating and is all about understanding the pains and gains of using your product. The difference is that a UX Architect is mainly concerned about information architecture (IA) — how to arrange information in order to be accessible and understandable. This role is especially important and a very essential complement to a team, particularly if the application is extensive, multilayered, and complex.
Aka: Information Architect (IA), UX Engineer
The IxD collects insights from the UX Researcher/UX Designer and crafts the blueprint/mockup/prototype out of them in order to subsequently test ideas on users together with the UX Designer/Researcher. The IxD works with wireframe tools such as Axure, Balsamiq, or a whiteboard, and knows UX Design patterns by heart.
As a UX Program Manager, you’ll often find yourself multitasking between projects, working between shipping the perfect user experience, and reaching the committed goals. Next to being a user advocate and a stakeholder, you are also an advocate of the design team.
Another specialist position, the Motion Designer makes your web or mobile application come alive. This involves anything from micro-animations, positive feedback tools, to more precise functions, such as a loading animation that prepares the user for the next page, or the animation between two screens.
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