UX & UI design improves usability, accessibility and product interaction.
UX (user experience) and UI (user interface) design is integral to developing and creating a great user experience for software, apps, eLearning and website development. The user experience determines whether a company is successful in engaging users, necessary for any product or service in this digital age. Plus, it needs to be able to communicate with the backend software that keeps the business going, such as the FastSpring billing services often used in subscription based ecommerce code bases. The user experience is an important part of any business, so keeping an eye on how it is working is important to any business, if you are interested in finding out more about user experience monitoring, you want to check out https://www.thousandeyes.com/solutions/end-user-experience-monitoring or somewhere similar for more information. Since user experience and engagement is frequently monitored by companies wanting to improve their customers’ journey and service, there are some that find that using an automation system or bot could be a great way of improving their user experiences and could help them to analyze their engagement – see more on how to make a bot for more information.
Learn more about topics related to UX & UI Design including statistics, mobile testing, case studies, accessibility including color blindness, UX/UI tools, card sorting, storyboarding, prototyping, wireframing and others. Please contact Candyce if you have additional resources you find valuable about this subject.
User Experience (UX)
- 6 Myths About Data Driven Design
- Align UX with Business Goals
- Call to Action Examples
- Card Sorting Demo (video)
- Card Sorting Explained – Usability.gov
- Confused.com Case Study
- Customer Journey Maps & How to Use
- Customer Journey Map Examples
- Customer Journey Map Step by Step Guide
- Design Trend Predictions for 2018
- Ecommerce Conversion Rates for 2016
- Emotion and Design
- Empathy Mapping – What is it?
- Empathy Mapping for Personas: How to use
- Experience Design Poker Game
- F-Shaped Pattern for Reading Content
- Focus Groups Use & Misuse
- Game Design Engagement and the User Experience
- Hamburger Icon History
- Heart Framework by Google
- Heuristic Evaluation: Information Architecture Heuristics
- How Users Read on the Web
- Human Centered Design – ISO 9241-210 Standards
- IA UX Case Study – Shakespeare Theatre
- Information Seeking on the Web – Browse & Search Model
- Interaction Design Foundation UX Design Meetups
- Internet Access for Households & Individuals – UK 2017
- Iterative Design Done Right
- Photoshop Storyboarding Quicktip (video)
- Responsive Design
- Scroll Behavior Across the Web
- Spectrum of User Experience & Stress Points
- Strength of User Research Evidence
- Tell It To Me Straight – Plain Language in UX
- The Ideal Design Workflow (visually with UX/UI tools)
- The Mythical UX Designer – Five Common Misconceptions
- Touch Targets – Finger Friendly Design
- Touchscreen Switching, Centering & Gestures
- Understanding How Mobile Drives Conversions (pdf)
- User Experience & Experience Design
- UX Debt – How UX Debt Messes with Your Metrics
- UX Maturity Model by Jakob Nielsen
- Voice User Interfaces – How To Design
Accessibility
- Assistive Technology Experiment: High Contrast
- Chrometric Color Blindness Testing Tool
- Coblis Color Blindness Simulator
- Colorblind Web Page Filter
- Color Contrast Check
- Color Deficiency Statistics
- Color Oracle Color Blindness Simulator
- Color Vision Testing Simulator
- Contrast Rebellion – Contrast & Readability
- Design With Accessibility in Mind: The POUR Methodology
- Juicy Studio Color Blindness CSS Analyser
- WebAIM.org
Blogs, Books, Magazines & Associations
- Don’t Make Me Think Approach to Web Usability
- Interaction Design Foundation
- JustInMind UX UI Blog
- Top UX Design Blogs to Follow (updated for 2018)
- UX Blog
- UX Magazine
Personas
- A Closer Look at Personas – Part 1
- A Closer Look at Personas – Part 2
- Persona Free Template
- The Persona Core Poster – A Service Design Tool
Prototyping
- Hotgloo Wireframing & Prototyping Tool
- InVision – Design & Prototyping Tool
- JustInMind Prototyping Tool
- Marvel – Design, Prototyping & Collaboration
- POP Prototyping on Paper
- Skala UI and Icon Design Tool
- Sketch Prototyping Tool
- UXBOX Open Source Prototyping Tool (coming soon in beta)
- UXPin Interface Design & Prototyping Software
- Wappler Visual Web App Creator
- Wireframe CC Online Prototyping Tool
Statistics
- Global Internet & Online Content Market Report 2015
- Global Statistics & Market Data on Telecommunications
- UK Communications Market Report (Aug 2015)
- UK Market Trends 2015
Tools
- 5 Second Test
- A/B Testing Software for Marketers
- A/B Testing Tool Google Optimize
- Adobe Photoshop Sketch
- Automating AdWords for E-Commerce
- Balsamiq Wireframing Tool
- Crazy Egg – Site Heat Maps
- Hotjar Analytics & Feedback
- Information Architecture Testing Tool
- LucidChart Diagram & Wireframe Tool (like Visio)
- Lucky Orange Conversion Optimization Suite
- Naview Navigation Testing Tool
- Sketchpad Free Browser Based Sketching
- Split Testing Tool – Behave.org
- Split Testing Tool – Convert.com
- Trello Project Organization Tool
- TryMyUI.com
- User Research Software – OptimalWorkshop.com
- User Research Software Demos – OptimalWorkshop.com
- Xtensio.com Free Persona Creator
