Everything About Design You Should Know

The first thing to understand about  UX  is that it is not simply an exercise in creating a prototype. Many people approach UX entirely focused on prototype creation, but creating a prototype is only a narrow subset of what the discipline of UX has to offer. In this article, I’ll be covering the three cornerstones of becoming and being a UX professional: learning UX, practicing  UX design , and cultivating your own UX connection. Part I. Tips on Learning UX 1. A list of classic books and resources for beginners:  Read my list of UX resources for beginners 2. The latest books for designers:  Great books for designers to read in 2018 Free UX & UI Books That Worth Your Reading 3. Listen to useful podcasts:  my blog post about my favorite UX podcasts 4. A list of  UX Design Blogs And Resources You Should Follow , some collections such as  UX — UI Readings  on Medium, and  Inspiration and helpful links for User Experience...

The workings of architects and UX designers are very similar. In contrast to the established occupational group of architects, the industry of  UX design  is a relatively new profession. In order to improve your own abilities and avoid common mistakes, it is worthwhile for designers to take a look at the commonality between architects and UX design and how you can become a  UX architect . Architects must comply with the architectural principles and legal regulations. In order to obtain a planning permission, the elaboration of detailed plans is compulsory. So, the characteristics of the terrain have to be taken into account and proposals for future construction measures have to be submitted. Basically, the procedure is similar to the requirements of a good UX architect. 1. Early phase: Know your target group In contrast to designers, architects can not set up their plans without thorough research - they are even legally obliged to do so. For UX architect, howev...

Looking for the Best Prototyping Tool for Windows? Still looking for the best prototyping tool that can turn your ideas into visual prototypes to the fullest as an experienced product interaction UI/UX designer on your Windows 7/8/10 computer? Or still searching for a top Windows prototyping program for practicing and improving yourself as a beginner? No worry! In order to solve such problems,  5 best prototyping tools for Windows  users will be introduced here and hope you can find the one that suits you the best here: 1. Axure RP Compatibility: Windows and Mac Price: Free Trial - 30 days Pro - $29/month, Team -$49/moth, Enterprise -$99/month Axure RP is a professional and all-in-one windows prototyping tool often recommended and used by most experienced UX designers thanks to its powerful functions, like exporting visualized conditional flow, adding vivid animations and data-driven interactions, and completing a team project, etc. And it can help edit a projec...

Though  UX/UI design has no widely-accepted definition , we can still say with certainty that it’s about the user and creating the pleasure when using a project. Such a big subject can be intimidating on first glance, and the sheer amount of UX/UI books also make most of us feel overwhelmed. For those looking for expert techniques so as to get an edge in UX design, we have rounded up a complete list of 12 free UX and UI books that anyone can enjoy and benefit from. Take a look and may you find the favorite one to sharpen your skills! 1.  The Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction Free and high quality textbooks recommended by Don Norman, “I highly recommend the Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, the breadth and the depth of the invited contributions are quite impressive, all with highly qualified authorities as authors.” They are well written by more than 100 design experts, bestselling authors as well as Ivy League professors. Those textbooks, featur...