What’s the Exact Difference between UX and UI in Singapore?

Many fresh design learners want to know the exact difference between UX(User eXperience) and UI(User Interface). So it is time to make two terms clear.

Some people say UI is the visual effect, user terminal device, and focus on interface, whose aim is to convey product experience. While UX/UE is the product experience, user impression on the company, brand, service and product, focus on interaction, whose aim is to make product more user friendly.

A more professional illustration is searched for explanation. The main division of UX labor has research, information, interaction, while UI is about visual, interaction and front-end. Whether UI or UX, interaction is the core of the whole information architecture, interaction is a very abstract concept.

Generally speaking, UI is part that user use, while UX is the experience when people use. UX is the comprehensive experience on product service, it includes UI. UX covers the contents from industrial design and content architecture. UI is a specific combination, including visual design and interaction design. Like what you can see from the image, UI is like the bicycle handlebar, seat and pedal, where user has interaction with bicycle, where user use. By contrast, UX is the experience during riding, the small red heart is the enjoyment, which is the best experience seek for.

If you still have questions, I will take Ketchup meme as a vivid example, UI pays more attention on the product itself, UX pays more attention on user experience and using scenery. Product Usability is not UX. We use Usability Testing to make adjustment and optimization on our product.

UI is the tool to get content, while user use ui to have content, the experience in this process is the so called UX.

Further reading

If you’d like to learn more about the difference of UI/UX, check out these resources:

Know the Difference between UX and UI

What Are The Differences Between UX Design and UI Design