In July, the Geeks attended Misconceptions on “How to UX” (And How to Fix Them), a Fort Collins Internet Pros Meetup (FCIP).
And we came away with THE best list of user experience (UX) resources … which we totally had to share with you. 😘
Read 📚
- Just Enough Research, Erika Hall
- The Humane Interface, Jef Raskin
- Mismatch, How Inclusion Shapes Design, Kat Holmes
- Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights, Steve Portigal
- Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batteries: User Research War Stories, Steve Portigal (get a sneak peek of chapter 11)
- Articles by the Nielsen Norman Group, specifically this one about the productivity of UX professionals
- Ruined by Design: A Design Ethics and Activism Book, Mike Monteiro
- The Inmates Are Running the Asylum, Alan Cooper
Listen 🎧
- The Mom Test: How to Talk to Customers & Learn If Your Business Is a Good Idea When Everyone Is Lying to You, Rob Fitzpatrick (audiobook)
Watch 👀
- If you want to put this great UX listicle into context, you can watch the recorded FCIP Meetup!
{Run time: 1 hour 9 min)
Extra Credit
- MeasuringU blogs – If you’re looking for “sound research,” the blog of MeasuringU, a consultancy focusing on measuring UX and CX, is a great online resource.
- Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines from 1992 (!)
- This book covers lots of general interaction design topics in a depth that you’ll rarely find in similar company-issued style guides these days.
- The Vintage Apple website has a PDF of the entire document.
Got other UX resources you’d recommend?