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I'm a UX Designer, so these are my UX Designer tools.
I'm a UX Designer, so these are my UX Designer tools.
(Also, there may be good things in [[:Category: Behavior]] you want to read.)


(Also, there may be good things in [[:Category: Behavior]] you want to read.)
==User Experience Design==
* [[:Category: User Experience Design (UX)]] explains the definition and purpose of UX and the roles that fit into it
* [[:Category: Design Principles]] explains the basic heuristics that shape design from a cognitive and gestalt point of view
* [[:Category: Design Ethics]] explains how we can use the two above to not fuck up the world more than it already is and maybe even make it better
* [[:Category: Work Ethics]] explains how we can be good healthy employees, managers, and independent workers
* [https://blog.intercom.com/an-interview-with-andy-budd/ An Interview with Andy Budd] at Intercom, also known as the first place I saw the Minimum Viable Pizza.
* [https://www.aarronwalter.com/blog/lessons-learned-scaling-design-teams Lessons learned scaling design teams] by [[Aaron Walter]]


==Accessibility==
==Accessibility==
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==Animation==
==Animation==
* [http://destroytoday.com/writings/building-the-pencil-page/ Building the Pencil Page] by Jonnie Hallman explains what his thinking was and how he built Paper53's page on [https://fiftythree.com/pencil Pencil].  
* [https://uxdesign.cc/the-ultimate-guide-to-proper-use-of-animation-in-ux-10bd98614fa9 The ultimate guide to proper use of animation in UX] by [[Taras Skytskyi]] aggregates a number of [[:Category:Design Principles | Design Principles]] regarding animation into one place.
* [http://destroytoday.com/writings/building-the-pencil-page/ Building the Pencil Page] by [[Jonnie Hallman]] explains what his thinking was and how he built Paper53's page on [https://fiftythree.com/pencil Pencil].
 
==Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning==
* [https://vkrakovna.wordpress.com/2018/04/02/specification-gaming-examples-in-ai/ Specification gaming examples in AI] by [[Victoria Krakovna]] links to a master list of times artificial intelligence and/or machine learning went horribly wrong, generally in the field of games.
==Bad Design==
* [https://genders.wtf Genders, wtf?] explores bad design of gender requests in forms and beyond.
 
==Branding==
* [[Branding]]


== Color==
== Color==
''See [[Tools]] and [[Colorblindness]] for more information on color.''
''See [[Tools]] and [[Colorblindness]] for more information on color.''


=== Perceiving Color===
[[:Category:Color]]


* [http://factlets.info/Color Does Your Language Shape How You Think?] by Guy Deutscher in the New York Times magazine discusses, among other things, how languages that don't differentiate between green and blue result in people who have more trouble perceiving difference between them.
==Conferences==
*[http://www.joehallock.com/edu/COM498/associations.html Colour Assignment - Associations] by Joe Hallock outlines different ways that we associate color with emotions and ideas, primarily from the view of an American / Western audience.
* [https://confs.tech Confs.tech] is a full list of conferences in the tech industry.  
* [https://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/ The XKCD Color Survey Results] is a sometimes-hilarious look at a survey on colors that the author of the XKCD comic did. It's very revealing about how we perceive color and how much (or how little) patience we have for thinking about it.


=== Using Color ===
== Content Strategy ==
* [https://ianstormtaylor.com/design-tip-never-use-black/ Never use black] outlines why #00000 should be banned from your color list.
''See [[:Category: Writing]] for tools specific to writing fiction or nonfiction of the "this is a blog post / this is a book" variety.''
''See [[:Category: Copywriting]] for nonfiction/web/UX writing, especially around plain language, voice and tone, etc.''


== Content Strategy ==
[[:Category: Content Strategy]] contains an accumulation of content strategy related tools and lessons.
''See [[:Category: Writing]] for writing-specific tools.''
* [[Feedback Messaging]] -- I've written this info for like three different companies now, time to store it.
 
==Copywriting==
''See [[:Category: Writing]] for fiction-writing-specific tools.''
''See [[:Category: Content Strategy]] for content and publication strategies for the web''
 
[[:Category: Copywriting]] contains an accumulation of copywriting related tools and lessons.


== HTML,  CSS, and JavaScript ==
==Data Visualization==
* [[:Category: Cascading Style Sheets]]
* [[Compound Interest]] is full of educational [[:Category:Science]] and Chemistry infographics. View the [https://www.compoundchem.com Compound Interest website].
* [[Javascript]]
* [https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/150619-data-points-five-ways-to-lie-with-charts/ A Quick Guide to Spotting Graphics that Lie] on [[National Geographic]]
* [[Progressive Enhancement]]
* [https://xkcd.com/1138/ XKCD 1138: Heatmap] points out you can lie with maps too.
* [http://diagrammer.duarte.com Duarte's Diagrammer library] contains thousands of diagrams for Powerpoint (and inspiration for everything else).
* [http://www.uxbooth.com/articles/how-to-make-a-dashboard-that-doesnt-suck/ How to Make a Dashboard That Doesn't Suck] by [[Dylan Wilbanks]] explains the mindset behind most dashboards at most organizations and how you can make one that's useful.
* [https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/06/improving-ux-for-color-blind-users/#11-graphs The Graphs section of Accessibility: Improving The UX For Color-Blind Users] by [[Adam Silver]] on [[Smashing Magazine]]
* [http://viz.wtf/ WTF Visualizations] documents horrible infographics and charts.


== Design Containers and Components ==
== Design Containers and Components ==
* [[Links vs Buttons]]
===Page Frameworks and Layouts===
''See the Layouts section of [[:Category:Cascading_Style_Sheets | Cascading Style Sheets]]''
* [https://uxdesign.cc/how-white-space-killed-an-enterprise-app-and-why-data-density-matters-b3afad6a5f2a How white space killed an enterprise app (and why data density matters)] by [[Christie Lenneville]] and [[Patrick Deuley]]
* [https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2017/12/building-better-ui-designs-layout-grids/ Building better UI Design with Layout Grids] by [[Nick Babich]] on [[Smashing Magazin]]e covers the basics of grids, their history, and grid theory for page layouts.
* [https://aerolab.co/blog/flexbox-grids/ Flexbox and Grids, your layout's best friends] by [[Eva Ferreria]] at [[Aerolab]] describes using Flexbox and Grid in concert with each other for better page layouts.
===Content Containers===
* [[:Category: Containers]]
* [[Accordions]]
* [[Accordions]]
* [[Cards]]
* [[Carousels]]
* [[Dialogs]]
* [[Tabs]]
===Messaging and Notifications===
* [[:Category:Messaging and Notifications]]
===Navigation===
* [[:Category: Navigation]]
* [[Breadcrumbs]]
* [[Clean (Human-Readable) URLs]]
* [[Menus]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_meat_navigation Mystery Meat navigation] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[Pagination]]
===Forms===
* [https://adactio.com/journal/19842 Three attributes for better web forms] by [[Jeremy Keith]]
===Form fields===
* [[Buttons]]
* [[Buttons]]
* [[Carousels]]
* [[Checkboxes]]
* [[Select menus|Dropdowns aka Select Menus]]
* [[File Upload]]
* [[Radio Buttons]]
* [[Select menus | Select Menus aka Dropdowns]]
* [[Sliders]]
* [[Toggles]]
 
===Search===
* [[Search | Search pages and results]]
* [[Search | Search pages and results]]
* [[Sliders]]


==Data Visualization==
===Tables===
* [https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/150619-data-points-five-ways-to-lie-with-charts/ A Quick Guide to Spotting Graphics that Lie] by National Geographic
* [[Data Tables]]
* [https://xkcd.com/1138/ XKCD 1138: Heatmap] points out you can lie with maps too.
* [[Tables]]
 
== Design Systems ==
* [[List of Design Systems]]
* [https://bigmedium.com/ideas/boring-design-systems.html The most exciting design systems are boring] by [[Josh Clark]] discusses why blowing away the existing system and starting fresh may be against your best interests. "The job is not to invent, but to curate."
* [https://www.maban.co.uk/projects/front-end-style-guides/ Front-End Style Guides] by [[Anna Debenham]]
* [https://medium.com/eightshapes-llc/team-models-for-scaling-a-design-system-2cf9d03be6a0 Team Models for Scaling a Design System] by [[Nathan Curtis]] on [[Medium]]
* [https://articles.uie.com/the-salesforce-team-model-for-scaling-a-design-system/ The Salesforce Team Model for Scaling a Design System] by [[Jina Bolton]]
* [https://superfriendlydesign.systems/tools/icons/ Design Systems Icons] by [[SuperFriendly]] for presenting design systems.


== Design Principles ==
==Email Design==
* [[:Category: Design Principles]]
* [https://www.enovapoint.com/blog/background-image-support-in-email-clients/ Background Image Support in Email Clients] by [[enovapoint]]


== Examples ==
== Examples ==
* [[404 pages]]
* [[404 pages]]
* [[Design Failures]]
==Design Visioning activities ==
* [https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/05/09/product-vision/ Product Vision] by [[Joel Spolsky]] on his website
* [http://boxesandarrows.com/make-the-commercial-first/ Make the Commercial First] by [[Steve Turbek]] on [[Boxes and Arrows]]


== Freelancing/Consulting ==
== Freelancing/Consulting ==
* [http://ngenworks.com/business/the-pause-clause/ The Pause Clause] by [[NGenWorks]] discusses an entry in their contracts that essentially says if the client is more than 10 days late with a deliverable, the project goes on hold until the client responds.


* [http://ngenworks.com/business/the-pause-clause/ The Pause Clause] by NGenWorks discusses an entry in their contracts that essentially says if the client is more than 10 days late with a deliverable, the project goes on hold until the client responds.
==Gender issues in Design ==
*[https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/j5a753/design-bias-conference-chairs Dear Conference Organizers: You're Doing Chairs Wrong] by [[Rose Eveleth]] at [[Motherboard]] discusses how not-thinking about femme-presenting speakers and conference presenters can cause major frustrations around skirts and microphones.
* [http://www.metafilter.com/166770/The-Unbearable-Pinkness-of-Bleeding The Unbearable Pinkness of Bleeding] on [[Metafilter]]
 
== HTML,  CSS, and JavaScript ==
* [[:Category: Cascading Style Sheets]]
* [[:Category: HTML]]
* [[Javascript]]
* [[Progressive Enhancement]]
 
==Iconography and Imagery==
* [[Icons]]
* [[SVGs]]
* [[Raster Image Optimization]]
* [https://illustrationsuniverse.com/ Illustrations Universe] - website full of illustrations from products
 
==Recruiting==
* [[Job Interview Questions]]
 
==Sound Design ==
* [http://www.dansdata.com/gz148.htm A comforting lie] tells the story of the background hiss you hear on digital phones, even though they don't produce the hiss.


==Tools==
==Tools==
* [[Tools]]
* [[Tools]]
* [[Design Strategy]]
* [[Design Strategy]]
* [[Wordpress]] - Wordpress-specific tools for web work


==Typography==
==Typography==
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* [[:Category: Information-seeking]]
* [[:Category: Information-seeking]]
* [[Onboarding]]
* [[Onboarding]]
* [[Scanning a page]]


== User Research ==
== User Research ==
* [[:Category: User Research]]
* [[:Category: User Research]]
== Visual Hierarchy ==
* [https://accssible.com/2019/02/05/proper-ui-hierarchy/ Proper UI Hierarchy] on accssible discusses how flat interfaces damage visual hierarchy and provides some example CSS for correcting them
== Additional Resources ==
* [https://airtable.com/universe/expqM3OWZoJkjl7wy/monster-list-of-ux-books Monster List of UX Books] by [[Chris Oliver]] on his website

Latest revision as of 18:30, 19 August 2023

I'm a UX Designer, so these are my UX Designer tools. (Also, there may be good things in Category: Behavior you want to read.)

User Experience Design

Accessibility

Animation

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Bad Design

  • Genders, wtf? explores bad design of gender requests in forms and beyond.

Branding

Color

See Tools and Colorblindness for more information on color.

Category:Color

Conferences

  • Confs.tech is a full list of conferences in the tech industry.

Content Strategy

See Category: Writing for tools specific to writing fiction or nonfiction of the "this is a blog post / this is a book" variety. See Category: Copywriting for nonfiction/web/UX writing, especially around plain language, voice and tone, etc.

Category: Content Strategy contains an accumulation of content strategy related tools and lessons.

  • Feedback Messaging -- I've written this info for like three different companies now, time to store it.

Copywriting

See Category: Writing for fiction-writing-specific tools. See Category: Content Strategy for content and publication strategies for the web

Category: Copywriting contains an accumulation of copywriting related tools and lessons.

Data Visualization

Design Containers and Components

Page Frameworks and Layouts

See the Layouts section of Cascading Style Sheets

Content Containers

Messaging and Notifications

Navigation

Forms

Form fields

Search

Tables

Design Systems

Email Design

Examples

Design Visioning activities

Freelancing/Consulting

  • The Pause Clause by NGenWorks discusses an entry in their contracts that essentially says if the client is more than 10 days late with a deliverable, the project goes on hold until the client responds.

Gender issues in Design

HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Iconography and Imagery

Recruiting

Sound Design

  • A comforting lie tells the story of the background hiss you hear on digital phones, even though they don't produce the hiss.

Tools

Typography

User Behavior

User Research

Visual Hierarchy

  • Proper UI Hierarchy on accssible discusses how flat interfaces damage visual hierarchy and provides some example CSS for correcting them

Additional Resources

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