The Difference Between UX and UI Design We’ve all overheard conversations, walking down hip streets of the world’s tech capitals, discussions about the great ‘UX’ of a product, or the poor ‘UI’ of a website. Is it a secret language you will never be privy to? Are these people just using slang to look cool? The Acronyms Unveiled The people you have eavesdropped on are actually discussing two professions that despite having been around for decades, and in theory for centuries, have been defined by the tech industry as UX and UI Design. UX Design refers to the term User Experience Design , while UI Design stands for User Interface Design . Both elements are crucial to a product and work closely together. But despite their professional relationship, the roles themselves are quite different, referring to very different parts of the process and the design discipline . Where UX Design is a more analytical and technical field, UI Design is closer to what we refer to as graphic