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This might be the most important article I wrote to date. I strongly believe that "The Elements of User Experience" is a model that every UX designer needs to learn and internalize. It literally became career defying model for me. It guided my thinking and design process for dozens of projects of various complexity. Take a look and let me know what you think! https://madux.ca/elements-of-user-experience/

It's been around this time 2 years ago when I was honored by Harvard Business Review (HBR) that published my humble comment on Design Thinking. DT received a lot of unfair criticism from designers. I still stand firm in that belief that Design Thinking is a great framework for anyone looking for creative solutions to everyday problems. What is your experience with DT?

Need color inspiration? Check out Design Seeds!

Have you ever wondered what makes social media websites so addictive? What if I told you they were designed to be that way? What if I also told you that you can use the same strategy to design habit forming products? Not to give people more addictive tech, but to make a change for better? Yes! But how?! This is exactly what Nir Eyal is talking about in this video presentation - a must see for any aspiring and practicing designer and tech entrepreneur! https://www.nirandfar.com/new-video-hooked-the-psychology-/

Are you looking for a mentor? Watch this video before asking anyone to be your mentor! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TChiE1FDXdY

A new post answering a common question about whether UX designers need to learn to code... What would you say?

It's been around this time 2 years ago when I was honored by Harvard Business Review (HBR) that published my humble comment on Design Thinking. DT received a lot of unfair criticism from designers. I still stand firm in that belief that Design Thinking is a great framework for anyone looking for creative solutions to everyday problems. What is your experience with DT?

As UX designers we need to learn all the proper UX jargon, but we should make sure we don't use it indiscriminately especially when we are talking to non-designers.

Check out this nice set of guidelines for form design from Geri Reid (with references) https://gerireid.com/forms.html

Look what showed up on my doorstep today! I am a UX designer by trade but I've been drawn to logo/identity design ever since I learned to draw, and most recently I've been inspired by @draplin his style, his work ethic and his design process. What are you inspired by these days?

If you ever thought that there is no way to reimagine something that's been around for a long time like email watch Basecamp's Jason Fried showcasing their new product hey.com. UX design at it's finest!

UserOnboard is a great educational resource that teaches to design exceptional onboarding experiences

BJ Fogg had huge influence on my understanding of psychology in design. Here is a great video of him discussing his Tiny Habits model with examples of habit forming products: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04Q3pJaItrw

All MAD UX newsletters are now published on UX Portfolio website. They are also available as a pay-what-you-want PDF. https://uxportfolio.cc/mini-course/

I've been working on a collection of UX Terms for a while. Latest addition to the glossary is an article on Miller's Law. Check it out! https://madux.ca/ux-terms/millers-law/

Starting to read a new book. Have you read It Doesn't Gave to be Crazy at Work? What do you think of it? . . #bookstagram #designbooks #bookstagrammer #companyculture #booksfordesigners #designers #booksofinstagram #reading #readingnow #itdoesnthavetobecrazyatwork

I love all books by @austinkleon and this one is no exception. I am only halfway through but got lots of much needed bits of wisdom. My favorite so far is 4:Make Gifts . . . #inspiration #bookstagram #booksfordesigners #design #art #creative #designers

New book from 37Signals Ryan Singer is available for free online!

https://blog.stephsmith.io/how-to-be-great/

https://madux.ca/200-ux-design-resources/

https://www.thefutur.com/10-things-you-should-do-now-to-ge/

It is surprisingly difficult to find up-to-date videos on UX design. I hand picked a number of channels that do a decent job at presenting information on and around UX design. . Special mention goes to @ajsmartdesign ! You rock! . Full list with links in the bio.... . . . #ux #uxdesign #productdesign #productdesigner #learning #design #uxui #userexperience #uxresearch #uxyoutube #youtube #youtuber #youtubers #uidesign See more

https://madux.ca/how-to-become-a-ux-designer-by-learning-u/

Somewhat of a rant, but with some bits of wisdom (I hope) https://madux.ca/this-is-not-ux/

Great collection of articles for all creatives . . . #designer #inspiration #bookaholic #bookstagram #books #creativity #design #uxdesign #uxui #uxdesigner

Not sure how I missed this book when it just came out. Just got my copy in 2019. . Kind of ironic because I am teaching people how to build UX portfolios :) . .... . . #ux #uxportfolio #bookstagram #books #bookstagram #design #designer #softskills #designskills #uxdesign #uxdesignmastery #burnyourportfolio #ui #uxui #mustreadbooks #mustread See more

Are you just getting started in UX design? Read this first! https://madux.ca/getting-started-in-ux-design/

Time to put #usability and #accessibility back into conversations about #uxdesign https://www.fastcompany.com//i-wrote-the-book-on-user-frie an excellent article by Don Norman