A small, but formidable, list of UX-related resources for people interested in learning more about various UX concepts.
- Designing for the Scent of Information by Jared Spool et al. (ebook, information architecture)
- How to Make Sense of Any Mess by Abby Covert. (online book, information architecture)
- Intercom on Jobs-to-be-Done. (gated ebook, product design)
- Content Delivery by Liam King. (gated ebook, content strategy)
- Interaction Design Foundation books (online book, human-computer interaction, user experience design, interaction design)
- UX Feedback Collection Guidebook
- UserTesting.com ebooks (ebooks, user research, usability testing)
- InVision ebooks (ebooks, product design, interaction design)
- UX Night School Workbook
- Usability.gov Templates
- Content Templates from GatherContent
- UI Audit (Free Chapter & Product Strategy Worksheets) (Note: This is gated; scroll to the bottom of the page and submit an email address to receive the free content.)
- User Interview Launch Kit (Prep Guide & Tempates) from UserInterviews.com
- 52 UX Cards to Discover Cognitive Bias
- UX Writing Email Course
- Principles of UX Design Course
- Content 101: Information Architecture (article by GatherContent)
- The Ethical Researcher's Checklist by Alba N. Villamil
- #WOCinTech Chat Stock Photos (Free)
- Black Illustrations Image Pack (Free or Paid)
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) by W3C
- The Open Design Kit
- 18F's Content Guide
- MailChimp Content Style Guide
- Content Strategy Guide by University of Minnesota
- Just Enough Research: 2nd Edition by Erika Hall. (paperback, user research)
- Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World and What We Can Do to Fix It by Mike Monteiro. (paperback, ebook, zine, design, ethics)
- The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman. (paperback, ebook, product design, interaction design)
- Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug. (paperback, ebook, usability testing)
- Handbook of Usability Testing by Jeffrey Rubin. (paperback, ebook, usability testing)
- Information Architecture: For the World Wide Web and Beyond by Louis Rosenfeld et al. (paperback, ebook, information architecture)
- A Practical Guide to Information Architecture by Donna Spencer. (ebook, information architecture)
- Content Strategy Toolkit by Meghan Casey. (paperback, ebook, content strategy)
- Observing the User Experience by Elizabeth Goodman, PhD. (paperback, ebook, user research)
- The UI Audit by Jane Portman. (ebook, website audit, UI design, user experience)
- How to Design a Chatbot Script by Hillary Black. (ebook, UX writing, chatbots, content design)
- UX in games ideation worksheets by Catt Small
- Strategic Digital Product Design by Catt Small on Skillshare
- Interaction Design Foundation UX Courses (Note: We can both get 3 months free off of an IDF membership when you sign up using my referral link!)
- Berghs School of Communication UX Writing Course
- LucidChart for sitemaps and mind mapping
- Optimal Workshop for unmoderated IA testing
- Airtable for survey forms, content audits, editorial calendars, and yes—more sitemaps
- Validately for moderated and unmoderated testing
- Balsamiq for lo-fi wireframes
- Figma for wireframing and collaboration
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