Resources for UX Designers

Mentorship on ADPList Book a free mentorship session with me. Career Advice Advice for your UX job search, portfolio, LinkedIn, and resume.

Authors Together A directory of books from former A Book Apart authors. Monster List of UX Books Large searchable UX reading database. The Design of Everyday Things Don Norman Essential UX reading. Don't Make Me Think Steve Krug Usability fundamentals. UX Team of One Leah Buley A survival guide for solo practitioners. UX for Beginners Joel Marsh A funny and accessible beginner read. Project Guide to UX Design Russ Unger & Carolyn Chandler Exactly what the title promises. The Non-Designer's Design Book Robin Williams Visual design fundamentals. Elements of User Experience Jesse James Garrett UX fundamentals. Web Form Design Luke Wroblewski Form design fundamentals. 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People Susan Weinschenk Practical psychology for designers. 100 More Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People Susan Weinschenk A follow-up for deeper study.

Springboard UX Path 62+ hours of free beginner-friendly UX learning. LinkedIn Learning A shorter paid learning path for UX fundamentals. Interaction Design Foundation Deep evidence-based courses; roughly 20-30 hours each. Udacity UX Nanodegree A structured multi-month UX program.

Designer Hangout Slack community. Design Buddies Discord community. Friends of Figma Discord community. Design Squad Discord community. Design Systems Slack group for design systems practitioners. Into Design Systems Design systems community and learning hub. Redwoods - Design Systems Paid Discord group.

Designed.org Free mentorship and educational support for emerging designers. UX Coffee Hours Free virtual coffee chats with experienced UX professionals. Uxcel Courses and skill assessments. Career Strategy Lab UX career accelerator and coaching.

Lunchclub AI-powered networking. CreativeMornings Global breakfast lectures and creative community.

Figma Design and prototyping. Claude AI assistant for design, writing, and code. CleanShot X Screenshots and screen recording. Sip Color picker. OmniGraffle Diagramming and wireframing. Sim Daltonism Colorblindness simulation.

We Make Change General volunteer opportunities. Tech For Campaigns Political and civic tech work. Out in Tech Digital Corps LGBTQ+ community-focused projects. UX Rescue Volunteer UX work and experience. Tech Fleet General portfolio-building team experience. Forage Guided work simulations and experience. Catchafire Support nonprofits with your skills. Digital Aid Seattle-based volunteering. DemocracyLab Tech-for-good projects. OpenIDEO Social change challenges and collaboration. US Digital Response Support critical public needs.

UI Coach Generate UI design challenges. Daily UI 100 design challenges to sharpen your craft. Tech to the Rescue Connect nonprofits with tech support. Fake Clients Randomly generated client briefs.

Sidebar Five design links every weekday. Onboarding Teardowns How popular apps onboard users. Design Title Generator Satire and inspiration.

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