The development Momentum of the UX industry turns into a
gusher in recent years, more and more young people want to get into the
industry. However, they don't know much about user experience
design. How to be a good user experience
designer?
Gorky once said that books are the ladder of human progress.
If you want to be a qualified designer, why not make use of the books to
progress your design? Of course, there are thousands of user experience books,
which one should you choose? According to different design problems, I
carefully selected seven user experience books in 2017 for you.
1. Mobile Interface Design
Mobile Interaction Design by Matt Jones & Gary Marsden
This book was written before the occurrence of iPhone.
Although the theory of mobile interface design is a little bit old, it’s worth
reading. Case study and research problem make it become the ideal choice for
student and beginner. It provides perfect technology for designers to create an
effective mobile application, and existing mobile interaction design help
designers to avoid the trap.
2. Design Process
A Project Guide to UX Design by Russ Unger, Carolyn Chandler
This book is similar to a user experience textbooks. It
introduces in more details about user
experience design process from the initial user research to the final
project. From the UX designer’s perspective, this is just a
theoretical overview of user experience design. From the details, it includes
project management, the client interaction, design, exploitation and test. It
deserves to be read if you want a good user experience book.
3. Design Methods
101 Design Methods by Vijay Kumar
According to process, the design methods are divided into
five parts in this book. Determine the project, understand the situation, know
users, analyze and propose a framework, final product. Every design method has
a case in this book. If you want to master a set of design method, this book
can help you.
4. Design Principle
About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design by Alan
Cooper
This book is an interaction design guidelines of digital
products and system. It introduces the process, principle and methods of
interaction design comprehensively. The interaction design process and methods
of this book contribute to understanding the interaction, which is between user
and products. And then design more competitive products. This book is different
form other user experience books, it divided into three parts, and this part
mainly introduces design principle.
5. Design Philosophy
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
This book describes many cases in our daily life and help us
find the key to solve the problem. Product design ignores the user’s real
requirement in certain situations, even violate the principle of cognitive
science. This book emphasizes user-centered design philosophy, reminding
designers don’t ignore some necessary factors when you pay attention to
the design of beauty. As for products, safe to use is the key to competing.
6. User Experience Elements
The Elements of User Experience by Jesse James Garrett
From the moment User experience elements issued, it became
an important reference for UX designers and interaction designers, and defines
the core principle of user-centered. If you want to learn more about user
experience elements, this book will be a good choice.
7. Measuring the User
Experience
Measuring the User Experience by Tom Tullis and Bill Albert
Index will make you in trouble if you are not a
statistician. The Index is very important for understanding the usability of
your website or product. This book introduces the best ways of collecting,
analysis and present data, so that you can measure and improve the user
experience design. Here are many examples and detailed points in the book, and
it’s
easy to digest. It’s a good reference for autodidacts.
Here is an old Chinese saying, read hundreds of times, and
you will find the meaning. Actually, if you read a book several times, you will
know the meaning of the nature. Weather you are new UX designer or advanced UX designer, as long as you read the
best user experience books carefully. I believe that you must be an excellent
designer in 2017.
Author
Cherry
Email: zhaoxiaoyu315@gmail.com
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