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We\u2019ve been introducing our team to all of you TalentLMS friends, and it\u2019s time to invite another person to the party.<\/p>\n

So, for the next post of our Talent behind TalentLMS series, please welcome our user experience guru and all-around fun-loving gal, Sofia. A round of applause and here we go.<\/p>\n

Tell us a little bit about your background, and how you got involved with UI\/UX design.<\/h5>\n

Hey there! I\u2019m Sofia and I\u2019ve been working as a designer for almost two decades now. I studied multimedia computing and today I still use the term \u201cmultimedia designer\u201d to annoy my colleagues and friends.<\/p>\n

When I took my first steps in the world of visual communication, the Internet and designing for it was a very new thing. So I was very lucky to see it grow and evolve in many ways and, consequently, I evolved with it. I guess you could say that I didn\u2019t get involved with either UI or UX. They got involved with me!<\/p>\n

How and when did you start working for Epignosis?<\/h5>\n

I had been working in eCommerce projects for many consecutive years, so I figured it was time for something different. eLearning<\/strong><\/a> is a great field to apply the things I\u2019ve learned through the years and there are also many new things to explore. So, Epignosis<\/strong><\/a> seems to be the perfect ground for that.<\/p>\n

How do you define UX\/design?<\/h5>\n

I suppose, the concept was always around us, but finally it\u2019s been given a name, and the attention it deserves. You know when you play a game and you suddenly go \u201cWOW, look at what just happened!\u201d. Wonderful moment, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

Well, you encounter cool moments in everything around you. The secret is they don\u2019t just happen. There are people whose job is to meticulously think, do research, analyze, plan, coordinate, test and finally implement quality interactions. Sounds like the Truman Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the difference between UI and UX design?<\/h5>\n

UX Design refers to the term User Experience Design, while UI Design means User Interface Design. UX design<\/a> is a cognitive science that aims to connect business requirements with user needs<\/strong> in the most satisfying way possible. It\u2019s about people, behavior and feelings.<\/p>\n

UI design is a strictly digital practice that is responsible for guiding the user to getting to know your product<\/strong>, comfortably and effortlessly through a visual environment. To create such an environment you need to be well rounded in interaction design, visual communication principles, aesthetic balance – the list is really long really, so I\u2019ll stop here.<\/p>\n

Both UI and UX require technical and analytical skills and endless hours of continuous education and they both have one goal in common: to make any product, digital or not, enjoyable to the point where you can\u2019t live without it.<\/p>\n

Could you name some apps or websites that you love?<\/h5>\n

I love Duolingo<\/strong><\/a>. I\u2019m hooked for real. I\u2019m learning Norwegian at the moment and I\u2019m having lots of fun. I already know 489 words – thank you very much! I also use Twitter, I like reading posts at medium.com<\/a><\/strong> and I\u2019m a happy Google+ user, quite possibly the only one.<\/p>\n

If you hadn\u2019t followed your current path, what other career would you have pursued?<\/h5>\n

I\u2019d be one of those rangers that protect animals from hunters. The innumerable hours I\u2019ve invested on Starcraft and Counter-Strike education, would finally come in handy. Either that, or I\u2019d be a pit-stop mechanic. Mind you, that both of those excellent career paths require research, strategy and flawless execution.<\/p>\n

What do consider to be your best buy ever?<\/h5>\n

Oh, I\u2019m proud of my road bicycle! It\u2019s the perfect cure for the blues, you get to know your city better, you meet new friends, you get to be silly if you like, and most of all, riding a bike in Athens constantly reminds you that “Goonies never say die\u201d.<\/p>\n

How do you start your day at the office?<\/h5>\n

I try to avoid all human interaction, until I get at least one sip of coffee in me. Then I read some news, check out new website launches, prepare my to-do list for the day and head on to Balsamiq and Photoshop.<\/p>\n

Last, but not least, how do you like working at Epignosis? Where do you see yourself, and the platform, in 5 years?<\/h5>\n

Epignosis somehow manages to be laid back and focused at the same time. Not an easy thing to achieve! I love working with software developers and I find it very challenging to tweak the little (or not so little) things that make a difference in a product.<\/p>\n

In 5 years from now, the platform<\/a> will be even easier to use and hopefully a little more fun.<\/strong> Watch out for easter eggs, people!<\/p>\n

As for myself, I\u2019ll still be learning, I suppose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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