6. “You can't just ask customers
What they want and then try to
give that to them. By the time
you get it built, they'll want
something new.”
Steve Jobs
“Users are not designers.
Designers are not users.”
Jakob Nielsen
12. UX jobs.
InteractionDesigner:Wireframes, site structures, scenarios, annotations
ExperienceLead:User-centric design solutions; research; strategy
UIDesigner:Create usable interface designs
InformationArchitect:Focus on site flows, hierarchy
Strategist:Strategic vision; align business and user goals
ContentStrategist:Editorial and system content planning
UserResearcher:Conduct customer research; actionable insights
49. Groups.
IxDA-LAChapter:Local and global events.
UXPA-LAChapter:1,000+ members, events like World IA Day
LAUXMeetup:2,000+ members, Regular events (workshops, lectures, mixers)
SouthernCaliforniaWebDesignersandDevelopers:1000+ members
MobileUXSchool:Meetup group with regular local UX events
UXBreakfastClub:Breakfast meetup that focuses on all things UX
CreativeMornings:Not a group, but a great event series to stay inspired.
HugeLAMeetup:We bring in a range of speakers from the community.
50. Education.
GeneralAssembly-Classes like Intro to UX, 12 week courses on UX
UCLAExtension- User Experience Certificate Program
CalStateFullerton- User Experience Certificate Program
TheSkool-Variety of web design and experience classes/events
TheDSchool,InstituteforDesignatStanford:Virtual Crash Course, no degrees
HugeSchool-Paid apprenticeship program in NYC
52. Blogs.
Little Big Details - Your daily dose of UI inspiration
http://littlebigdetails.com/
IxDA Mailing List Discussion - Active discussion list with many experts weighing in
http://ixda.org/discuss.php
Boxes and Arrows - High quality articles and podcast interviews
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/
Smashing Magazine – Deep-dive into more advanced UX topics
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/
Experientia - This blog has good curated content from a wide variety of sources
http://www.experientia.com/blog/
Uxmatters - Articles on all things UX
http://uxmatters.com/
A List Apart - Articles on everything from the industry to design to coding
http://www.alistapart.com/
Signal vs. Noise - Thoughts from the guys at 37 Signals
http://37signals.com/svn/
Information Aesthetics - A blog focusing on interesting information design and visualization
http://infosthetics.com/
53. Twitter.
Craig Mod @Craigmod
John Siracusa @siracusa
Whitney Hess @whitneyhess
LukeWrobleski @LukeW
Jared Spool @jmspool
UXPA LA @UXPAofLA
LA UX Meetup @LAUXmeetup
IXDA @IXDA
55. Books about UX.
Sketching User Experiences
Bill Buxton
The Elements of User
Experience
Jesse James Garrett
Designing the Obvious
Robert Hoekman Jr.
56. The Design of
Everyday Things
Donald Norman
Don’t Make Me Think
Steve Krug
Books about UX.
57. Books about media,
technology and society.
Understanding
Media: The
Extensions of Man
Marshall McLuhan
The Age of Spiritual
Machines
Ray Kurzweil
Everything Bad is
Good For You
Steven Johnson
58. Books about how we
work and think.
Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely
The Inmates Are
Running The Asylum
Alan Cooper
Brain Bugs: How the
Brain’s Flaws Shape
our Lives
Dean Buonomano
59. Books about design.
Dieter Rams: As Little
As Possible
Sophie Lovell & Klaus Kemp
Vignelli From A to Z
Massimo Vignelli
Swiss Graphic Design: The
Origins and Growth of an
International Style, 1920-1965
By Richard Hollis
60. Books about process
and business.
Good to Great
Jim Collins
Crossing the Chasm
Geoffrey Moore
Rework
Jason Fried, and David
Heinemeier Hansson
Users Not Customers
Aaron Shapiro
61. Books that push creativity and
technology.
Snow Crash
Neil Stephenson
Neuromancer
William Gibson
64. Play games.
Faster Than Light
PC
Journey
Console – PS3
Portal 2
PC + Console
Ni No Kuni
Console - PS3
Fez
Console + PC
Dance Central
XBOX 360 Kinect
