đ Books to read
As the name of the book shows, itâs a book for UX starters or people never heard of UX before. You'll learn how to integrate web design, user research, business planning, and data analysis to focus your company's web presence on your customers' needs, gaining the skills you need to be effective in the field of user experience design.
Usability Testing Essentials: Ready, Set ...Test!: Ready, Set...Test!
Usability Testing Essentials presents a practical, step-by-step approach to learning the entire process of planning and conducting a usability test. It explains how to analyze and apply the results and when confronted with budgetary and time restrictions. This is the ideal book for anyone involved in usability or user-centered designâfrom students to seasoned professionals.
đ Featured articles
Creating enjoyable and habit-forming UX/UI design: The Board Game Method, read: Designing for User Retention That Works.
We always talk about journey maps, but how to use them as a tool to better understand our target users? Read: Journey Mapping is Key to Gaining Empathy
During the discovery stage of the research, we always use secondary research to find out what we want, but the research methods are way more than that. Read: How to Start Doing More Discovery Research in 3 Steps
đ» Videos to watch
Conversational Apps and Why They Matter
I strongly recommend the video platform learners to you. Itâs a design workerâs educational short video platform. You can watch it in the morning every day just like talking to a friend designer.
đ§ Podcast to listen
Itâs an IDEO U podcase. IDEO is a world-famous design consultant agency. Listen to this and cultivate yourself how to be more creative.
đđ»ââïž Events to attend
Career Switch to UX Design 9th October
UX design for the future automotive cockpit 13th October
AccessibilityPlus 2021 Virtual Conference 12nd October
âĄïž Portfolio of the week
Calvin Zheng is a former Microsoft design intern. The most important skill for a ux designer is not designing, but storytelling. How can you articulate your hardworking into an engaging story to shareholders? Read Calvinâs case study!