Interesting and valuable resources for user experience

I put together interesting and valuable resources that might be helpful to you. This site is for everyone who wants to learn news and interesting facts about the UX world.

It doesn’t matter what your role on the team is because these resources can take your product to the next level.

 

NN Group (Nielsen Norman Group)

The Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g) website showcases a leading user experience consulting firm founded in 1998 by Jakob Nielsen and Don Norman.

 

UX Collective

UX Collective is an online platform featuring a diverse range of articles and insights on user experience design, product development, and creative processes, written by industry professionals and thought leaders in the field.

 

UX Planet

UX Planet is an online platform that serves as a comprehensive resource for user experience professionals, featuring articles, insights, and guides on various UX topics including design, research, career development, and emerging trends in the field.

 

UX Myths

UX myths are common misconceptions about user experience design that can hinder the creation of effective digital products, often leading designers to make incorrect assumptions about user behavior, interface design, and the overall UX process.

 

UX Matters

UXmatters is a web magazine founded in 2005 that provides insights, practical advice, and thought leadership on various aspects of user experience design, serving both experienced professionals and newcomers in the field.

 

UX Magazine

UX Magazine is an online publication featuring high-quality articles on experience design for both experts and newcomers, offering content across various categories including UX jobs and events.

 

Laws of UX

Laws of UX are a set of scientifically-backed principles derived from psychology, human behavior, and cognitive science that guide designers in creating more intuitive, user-friendly, and effective digital products and interfaces.

 

Usability.gov

Usability.gov is a comprehensive resource for government web designers, offering guidelines and best practices to create more usable, useful, and accessible websites.

 

UX Project Checklist

The UX Project Checklist is an interactive tool that provides a comprehensive overview of all the essential steps involved in a UX designer’s workflow, helping to ensure no crucial aspects are overlooked during the design process.

 

R Before D

R Before D is a UX design principle that emphasizes conducting thorough Research Before Design, ensuring that user needs, behaviors, and preferences inform the design process, leading to more effective and user-centered solutions.

 

Smash Magazine

Smashing Magazine is a comprehensive online resource for web designers and developers, offering high-quality articles, books, workshops, and tools covering various aspects of front-end development, UX design, and web technologies, with a focus on practical, actionable insights from industry experts.

 

UI Patterns

UI patterns are reusable solutions to common design problems in user interfaces, providing designers with proven approaches to create consistent, intuitive, and user-friendly digital experiences across various platforms and applications.

 

TOOLS

WebAIM - Contrast Checker

WebAIM’s Contrast Checker is a user-friendly online tool that allows designers and developers to evaluate color combinations for text and backgrounds, ensuring they meet WCAG accessibility standards for contrast ratios, with features to adjust colors and provide immediate feedback on compliance.

 

The component gallery

The Component Gallery is a comprehensive online repository showcasing interface components from various design systems, offering designers and developers a valuable resource for inspiration and reference when creating component-based user interfaces.

 

Checklist Design

A website design checklist is a comprehensive tool that guides designers and developers through the process of creating, optimizing, and launching a website, ensuring all crucial aspects—from user experience and functionality to content and compliance—are addressed systematically.

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