My curated collection of design resources.
Latest update: February 2019
General UX & Design
Books
- The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
- Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug
- Designing for Emotion by Aarron Walter
- The User’s Journey: Storymapping Products That People Love by Donna Lichaw
- Interdisciplinary Interaction Design: A Visual Guide to Basic Theories, Models and Ideas for Thinking and Designing for Interactive Web Design and Digital Device Experiences by James Pannafino
- Design is a Job by Mike Monteiro
Publications & Articles
Miscellaneous
- Design Disruptors by InVision [Documentary]
- Interaction Design Specialization via University of California, San Diego [Coursera Class]
- User Defenders [Podcast]
UX Writing & Content Strategy
Books
- Content Everywhere by Sara Wachter-Boettcher
- Writing for Designers by Scott Kubie
- Conversational Design by Erika Hall
- Content Strategy for Mobile by Karen McGrane
- Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip and Dan Heath
Publications & Articles
- Five principles for great interface copywriting by John Zeratsky
- How to integrate copywriting in your startup’s design process by John Zeratsky
- What is UX Writing? by Kristina Bjoran from UX Booth
- Beginner’s Guide to Content Strategy by Oz Chen from UX Beginner
- Should You Write as a Designer? by Tobias van Schneider
- Why Writing Is Useful for Designers by Robert Katai from Marvel Blog
- A mega list of UX writing resources by Katherine Bradshaw-Jones
- How we work with microcopy by Karina Raunholm
- A UX Writer’s Journey Into the Deep … Parts of the Brain, and 3 Insights From It by Samuel Stenberg
- 16 Rules of Effective UX Writing by Nick Babich
- How to build a better product with UX writing by Anastasiia Marushevska
User Research, Empathy, Insights Synthesis
Books
- Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights by Steve Portigal
- Validating Product Ideas: Through Lean User Research by Tomer Sharon
- Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems by Steve Krug
- Mapping Experiences: A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams by Jim Kalbach
- Practical Empathy by Indi Young
Publications & Articles
- Complete Beginner’s Guide to UX Research from UX Booth
- Michael Margolis’ (UX Research Partner at GV) Medium
- Usability.gov
- Running a Usability Test from Usability.gov
- UserTesting.com
- When UX Research Begins, Become the Voice of Reason from UX Magazine
- Introduction to Heuristic Evaluation from UX Booth
Miscellaneous
- From ‘Sprint’: The Five-Act Interview by Jake Knapp/GV [Video]
- Research & Design: Collaboration that Delivers Person-Centered Solutions from Mad*Pow [Webinar]
- Perfectly executing the wrong plan by Tomer Sharon [Video]
Portfolio, Job Searching, Networking
Publications & Articles
- UX Cover Letters – a Step by Step Guide from UX Beginner
- Word-for-word script for a great email introduction from I Will Teach You To Be Rich
- 10 Questions You’ll Be Asked in a UX Interview by Ian Schoen
- How to write a case study that wins you clients from InVision Blog
- How To Create A Great Case Study For A Creative Project from Artbees Themes Blog
- Stop asking design candidates to redesign your product by Daniel Burka
- The 7 Questions You’ll Be Asked at a UX Design Interview by Nick Babich
- The UX Portfolio: Your Golden Ticket to Job Interviews from UXPA Magazine
- LinkedIn Profile Guide For UX Beginners by Oz Chen/UX Beginner
- Portfolio tips from top studios: do’s and definite don’ts from It’s Nice That
- The Essential Guide to a Stellar Design Portfolio by Nick Babich/Springboard
- How to create a UX writing portfolio by Andrea Drugay
Design Tools
Books
- The Sketch Handbook by Christian Krammer/Smashing Magazine
Publications & Articles
- So, you think you can Sketch? from InVision Blog
- Sketch Shortcuts
- 11 Tips for Prototyping with Sketch from InVision Blog
- Learn Sketch
- Designer’s Toolkit: Prototyping Tools from Cooper
- “I didn’t know Sketch could do that!” from UX Power Tools
- Daily UI Design Challenge
- Switch to Sketch
- Free Typography Resources from InVision Blog
- 12 Tools For UX Design Newbies from Usability Geek
Product Development, Business, Strategy
Books
- Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp
- Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience by Jeff Gothelf
- Build Better Products by Laura Klein
- Meeting Design by Kevin M. Hoffman
Publications & Articles
- A Framework for Designing Better User Onboarding Experience from InVision Blog
- Understanding the Business from Boxes and Arrows
- The $300 Million Button from UIE
- How to create a successful, high-conversion landing page from Free Code Camp
- Why Your Innovation Team Needs a Lawyer from Harvard Business Review
- The Cost of Frustration by Jared Spool
- 7 Reasons Clients Don’t Trust Your UX by Violetta Nekrasova
- Questions I ask every startup founder that wants “UX feedback” by Tomer Sharon
- Understanding your client: 7 difficult questions to ask up front from InVision Blog
Psychology & Human Behavior
Books
- Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal
Publications & Articles
- The Psychology Principles Every UI/UX Designer Needs to Know by Thanasis Rigopoulos/UX Planet
- Affordance in user interface design by Avadh Dwivedi
Miscellaneous
- Podcast 6: Using Psychology to Craft User Experiences with Celia Hodent from The Psychology of Video Games [Podcast]
- Your ‘Psychologist Voice’: Leveraging Voice Mindfulness for UX Research from Mad*Pow [Webinar]
- Psychological Principles of Persuasive Design by Victor Yocco [Podcast]
