Yeah, point well taken. My fault. It’s a lot more difficult than I thought it would be to put it into simple terms. And I should have done a better job at it. I’m admittedly not great with words. But I could show you. Most people just go, oh you’re a web designer? Well, no, that’s just part of it. Oh, so then you’re a usability or market research guy? Nope. The degree of involvement in that varies with UX people. Many times that’s someone else’s job entirely. It’s how we apply that data to the actual design.

It boils down to how can we use data to improve the experience of a “thing” through design, whatever it may be, and find that perfect sweet spot between the company’s goals and the user’s satisfaction without giving too much to either side? How can we creatively design a dynamic and aesthetically pleasing experience based on how someone is going to use something, how the company wants it to be used and still make it attractive and stylish as well as comply with standards and best practices? How can we combine all of these disciplines outlined above into a model that can be applied to the experience of using almost anything?

That is essentially what UXD is.

Congrats.
You’re quite a star…

you’re tweets really are some of my absolute favorite.
Very useful and user friendly…