Videos & Films
#12: Gary Hustwit’s Documentaries
The creator of acclaimed design films like Helvetica and Rams is streaming a new free movie every week during the Covid-19 crisis.
#13: Abstract: The Art of Design
There are now two seasons of this acclaimed Netflix original series, which explores computer design and modern contemporary design with some of the world's most highly regarded designers.
#14: The Creative Brain
In this 2019 Netflix original film, neuroscientist David Eagleman taps into the creative process of various innovators while exploring brain-bending, risk-taking ways to spark creativity.
#15: Sarah Doody
Sarah Doody is a UX Design & Research Consultant, Founder, Writer, and Speaker. Her YouTube channel is full of valuable wisdom for new designers—from imposter syndrome to how to get a job in UX design.
#16: AJ&Smart
This design agency is constantly updating their YouTube channel with educational content on UX/UI design, design sprint methodologies, product design, and product strategy.
Looking for more art and design viewing? Check out 10 Design Documentaries You Should Watch.
Books
#17: Ruined By Design by Mike Monteiro
Monteiro showcases how designers destroyed the world—and what we can do to fix it. It’ll make you both furious and hopeful.
#18: How to Make Sense of Any Mess by Abby Covert
This book outlines a step-by-step process for making sense of messes made of information (and people), and is equipped with a hyperlink enabled indexed lexicon and worksheets to complete while reading.
#19: Don't Make Me Think Revisited by Steve Krug
This classic—originally published in 2000—argues why a good app or website should let users accomplish their intended tasks as easily and directly as possible.
#20: The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
This best-selling book by cognitive scientist and usability engineer Donald Norman talks about how design serves as communication between object and user, and how design can make experiences delightful.
#21: Lean UX by Jeff Gothelf
In this insightful book, Gothelf teaches sets out valuable “lean UX” design principles, tactics, and techniques—like how to rapidly experiment with design ideas, validate them with real users, and continually adjust your design based on what you learn.
#22: Sprint by Jake Knapp et al
Designer and author Jake Knapp teaches readers how to solve big problems and test new ideas in just five days through a method he invented while working at Google Ventures.
#23: Just Enough Research by Erika Hall
In this book, Mule Design co-founder Erika Hall distills her experience into a brief cookbook of research methods. Learn how to discover your competitive advantages, spot your own blind spots and biases, and understand and harness your findings.
#24: Conversational Design by Erika Hall
Get to know the human interface, and learn why conversation is the best model for creating more human-centered design.
#25: 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Voices That Matter) by Susan Weinschenk PhD
Dr. Susan Weinschenk shows how to apply the latest research in cognitive, perceptual, and social psychology to create more effective UX/UI designs.
Newsletters
#26: Typewolf
A short and sweet roundup of the latest type news and typeface releases delivered to your inbox every Tuesday.
#27: UX Design Weekly
A curated list of the best user experience design links every week.
#28: HeyDesigner
Design news for product people, UX designers, product managers and frontend developers.
#29: Web Designer News
A collection of the best news for digitaldesigners ranging from apps, business, design, typography, tech, UX design, web design, and more.
#30: The Designlab Digest
Here at Designlab we send out a monthly newsletter with posts from our blog, articles from friends around the web, free video training, and heaps more UX/UI design goodness. If you’re not already subscribed, you can sign up at the bottom of this page!
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