UX 101: Read “Don’t Make Me Think”

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If you were taking a UX 101 class, the first book you should read is Steve Krug’s Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, which is a classic guide to usability testing that has sold over 300,000 copies. In this book, Krug introduces key usability principles and illustrates their application to real world websites. The book contains character sketches and dry-humor as Krug offers common sense analysis’s to explain the actions of users and developers. List of key takeaway points for UX newbies: • Make it easy for the user to find their way home on [...]

Behind the Kimono:A Peak at the Design Process by Russ Unger [Video]

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Check out this video from Russ Unger from the Big Design Dallas 2010 Conference. You may want to subscribe to the Big Design Podcasts on iTunes or check out Big Design TV episodes.

Plan Your UX Projects Smarter with Master Plans

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You can learn from other disciplines.  For example, QA professionals build master test plans before starting their work.  Master planning helps you to  build end-to-end checkpoints, create hand offs with deliverables, start a timeline, plan for scope creep, and build contingency planning.  Master planning is just good business.

Big Design Dallas 2010: Understanding the Why Behind Web Analytics

Check out Amy Buckner’s presentation from Big Design Dallas 2010. Why Behind Web Analytics View more presentations from Amy Buckner.