Are you just getting started in your UX design education? Or are you a seasoned veteran looking for a refresher and some inspiration? Regardless of your experience level, it’s important to remain a lifelong learner within the constantly evolving UX design industry.
In this article, we share some of our favorite UX design blogs that can help educate and inspire you.
30 of the Best UX Design Blogs to Follow This Year
While you can find textbooks and magazines on the subject, blogs are an accessible and free way to learn more about UX design. We’ve curated this list of the top 30 UX design blogs you can reference throughout your UX design education journey and career.
1. Abduzeedo
Abuzeedo was founded over 15 years ago as a personal blog by Fabio Sasso, but has become a hub of inspiring articles about design, photography, and UX.
Peruse the blog to learn new techniques, read an analysis of UX/UI case studies, or see what other UX designers are working on in the industry.
2. A List Apart
A List Apart is an online periodical with articles that explore the design, development, and meaning of web content. They have a special focus on web standards and best practices.
3. Awwwards
Awwwards is a blog and website that looks to award the greatest and brightest UX designers out there. By doing so, it also curates a collection of top-of-the-line websites you can look to for inspiration.
4. Brush Up by Creative Market
Brush Up by Creative Market is a blog that curates an in-depth list of design trends, free assets, tutorials, and new fonts and templates you can try. Because of this blog’s format, you can quickly browse through new ideas in the industry and get inspired to make your ideas into a reality.
I’m a huge fan of Creative Market because it always has a wide array of ideas for all things design. From fonts, vectors, backgrounds, templates, and mockups, there’s always something interesting. If we’re working on a design and we get stuck, this is the number one place we go to when we need to get inspired. - Petra Odak, Chief Marketing Officer at Better Proposals
5. Chameleon
Chameleon is a software that enables SaaS businesses to offer customized in-app messages and in-product widgets to their users, through product tours, onboarding flows, continuous feedback with Microsurveys, and more. In other words: they offer a powerful tool to help make products more inviting to users, as well as give you the opportunity to collect valuable information from users from inside the product itself. From articles that range from behavioral analytics to onboarding UX/UI patterns, their blog offers a new perspective for your UX design work.
6. Codrops
Codrops is a web design and development blog that publishes articles and tutorials about the latest web trends, techniques, and new possibilities. If you’re interested in front-end development and how its nuances affect UX design, this will definitely be a blog to watch.
7. Creative Boom
Creative Boom curates exciting content about what’s going on in the creative world. The site is frequently updated, and doesn’t focus on just one aspect of art or design. You can find articles related to digital design, photography, fashion, graphic design, and more, all focused on the latest trends, news, and inspiration.
8. Designlab
The Designlab blog is full of tips, videos, tutorials, and unique viewpoints that every new UX designer should consider. Not to mention, we give you all kinds of free stuff, like webinars with industry pros; free 7-day email courses to learn software like Figma and Sketch; and thought leadership on where the industry is going and how best to break in now.
I don’t know what the team at Designlab is smoking, but holy crap they have some awesome free content. - Adrian Ross
9. Design Shack
If you want to find inspiring examples of UX design alongside helpful resources and blogs to improve your design skills, Design Shack is the place for you.
Design Shack engages and draws a broad audience including designers, businesses agencies (including mine), organizations, and individuals who are enthusiastic about cutting edge web design technologies and design news. - Steward Dunlop from PPC Genius
10. Dribbble
If you’re looking for a design site with great visuals, the Dribbble community provides designers with inspiration, connection, and allows people to showcase their work. In addition, they also share interviews with design recruiters and other insights for those looking for work.
11. Envato Tuts+
Envato Tuts+ is an excellent resource for WordPress users who want to find new plugins and themes. It also publishes a blog that is full of tutorial content that can help guide newcomers to the UX design world.
12. It’s Nice That
It’s Nice That curates weekly content that focuses on creativity of all kinds. They publish articles about the latest trends in design, fine art, photography, and more, meaning there’s always a boost of new inspiration to check out on the site. They’re also very honed in on industry trends from companies big and small, making them a great way to stay up to date on what’s going on in the creative world.
13. Jared Spool’s UIE Center Centre
Jared Spool is a well-known name in the world of usability and software design. On the UI Center Centre website, he shares a wealth of insight and information about the real impact of UX design on software and business goals.
14. The Justinmind Blog
Justinmind is a free prototyping tool for UX and UI designers that’s both easy to use and incredibly powerful. Likewise, the content that they produce on their blog maintains an impressive balance of being incredibly digestible and actionable for new and experienced UX designers.
15. Layout by Flywheel
Flywheel is a website hosting company that’s beloved by web designers and developers for its speed and security. Its blog, Layout, has a dedicated section for design-related topics that are extremely actionable. Flywheel’s blog provides how-tos for all kinds of UX design features.