Learn UX
Have you ever wondered what UX is and how you can apply it to your projects? The User Experience and Design Services Team has put together a collection of resources to learn more about UX.
These lessons will help you:
- Understand what UX is and how it fits into the product and software lifecycle
- Learn the different parts of UX and how and when to use them
- Tools that can help you along the way
- Resources to expand your knowledge of user-centered design
Unit One - User Research
Want to make better products? Learn how to use UX research to better inform your projects and build user-centric designs that truly delight your users.
Watch the training
UX Foundations: Research from LinkedIn Learning
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Unit Two - Information Architecture
Find how your users think about the world, and transition those lessons to your product’s navigation, content classification, and layout.
Watch the training
UX Foundations: Information Architecture from LinkedIn Learning
Unit Three - Interaction Design
Step through the foundational processes and techniques required for interaction design.
Watch the training
UX Foundations: Interaction Design from LinkedIn Learning
Unit Four - Prototyping
Learn the basics of prototyping. Discover how to build prototypes that allow you to test and validate your UX designs.
Watch the training
UX Foundations: Prototyping from LinkedIn Learning
Common Tools:
Axure XP
Adobe XD
Unit Five - Usability Testing
Run your own basic usability testing to find out just what your users need from your website, application, or device.
Watch the training
UX Foundations: Usability Testing from LinkedIn Learning
Unit Six - Accessibility
Learn how to incorporate accessibility into your design process and make your next web project more accessible to all people, including those with disabilities.
Watch the training
UX Foundations: Accessibility from LinkedIn Learning
Learn more on the Yale Web Accessibility website
Unit Seven - Design Thinking
Watch the training
IBM Design Thinking free course
Read more:
- Design Thinking 101 from Neilson Norman Group
- Design thinking tools from IBM
- What is Design Thinking from Interaction Design Foundation
Recommended Books
- Don’t Make Me Think - Steve Krug
- The Design of Everyday Things - Don Norman
- 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know about People - Susan Weinschenk