Read these (all or some or add others)

Create an outline in the wiki to base our plan on

Add notes beneath here if you want to about what you like about each

Google search: simple ux thoughts about building a new website

• UX design process: a simple but complete guide
• 10 UX Tips For Your Next Website Redesign
• 7 UX PRINCIPLES FOR CREATING A GREAT WEBSITE
• 5 Best UX Websites To Learn From
• https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/marketing-strategies/app-and-mobile/strong-audience-design/
• 10 Tips to Improve Your Website’s User Experience

UX Design: What You Should Know

User Experience (UX)

The foundation: determining how each room connects and relates to the next, choosing functional door locations, determining the most practical location for the stairs, and so on.

• the user's experience with a product or service
• the user’s journey through the product
• bridges the gap between how something looks and how it works
• necessitates a thorough understanding of the user's needs, desires, behaviors, as well as the setting in which they will use a product.
• UX designers must empathize with and understand the needs of their users.

User Interface (UI)

Once the foundation is in place, you can start thinking about interior design: appealingly hanging pictures, selecting furniture styles that complement the color of the wallpaper, and organizing kitchen utensils so they're easy to reach without making the room look cluttered.

• the aesthetic elements people interact with a product
• typography, colors, and menu

How to UX your website in 6 steps

• Limit the content. Refine the words.
• For most sections 70% Visual & 30% Content Rule holds good.
• Use precise words and sentences. Quality is important over quantity
• Use a happy or natural tone of speech or come-up with your own brand voice.
• In text-heavy sections (like testimonials/pricing details/forms etc.,), give even more importance to White Spaces & Text Hierarchy. It will give a clean & clutter-free look.

White Space — White space or negative space is any type of blank space on the page. White spaces don’t necessarily mean to be white; the blank space may be filled with any colour as long as it is free of any elements like text or images.

Text Hierarchy — is a system for organizing type that establishes an order of importance within the data, allowing the reader to easily find what they are looking for and navigate the content.

Brand Voice — is the purposeful, consistent expression of a brand through words and prose styles, that engage and motivate. The personality of your brand is often determined by the words you use and the sentences you write.

Connect with Steve Campos from The Bike Oven and start talking about doing the site.

• Steve is going to be the Project Owner.
• Steve is gathering a group of stake holders.
• Jen is gathering the developers
• We will meet in the near future to start discussing the details.
• We will start figuring out what technologies to use.
• Do a site audit.
• Research other sites.

• Photo / Drawing
• Name
• Goals
• Interests
• Location
• Needs/Motivations
• Frustrations
• Quote

https://www.smartsheet.com/customer-profile-persona-templates

• https://maze.co/guides/user-personas/user-persona-template/

The user persona templates that are successful are the ones that anchor the persona to something within the company. It doesn’t just include a random stock image and stock name. They set the foundation for more interest from your internal users.

You don’t need to include demographic information in your personas—unless absolutely necessary. You want to prioritize feelings, thoughts and personality traits over demographics. Focus on what your users feel and think over their age and gender.

Demographics often create the opportunity for bias, which should be avoided at all costs. User personas shouldn’t lead to assumptions—they’re built on research and educated guesses.

You’re looking to create personas that highlight what your users want and need. The sections you include dictate how well this goes.

You’re looking to create personas that the entire organization can understand.

• https://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-tools/methods/personas.html#:~:text=You%20should%20have%20roughly%203,a%20lot%20of%20personal%20information.
• https://www.invisionapp.com/inside-design/user-persona-template/
• https://www.justinmind.com/blog/user-persona-templates/

later...
https://speckyboy.com/5-simple-ux-exercises-will-change-decision-makers-think/

Do a site audit of https://bikerowave.org/

Add it to the WIki: https://github.com/jendiamond/thebikeoven/wiki

• How to conduct a website audit: a beginner's guide
• https://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2022/01/24/website-audit-checklist