New to UX? Start here ?? (Part 3)

Hello again ???we are now 3/4 of the way through the “New to UX” series! Today I have a whole bunch of other resources for you, a little fun weekend reading/viewing/listening if you’d like! Here’s an overview of what each part covers:

1. Foundations:?the basics of UX design, organized by the 7 hard and soft skills that I think are the infrastructure for building a strong career in this field.
2. Tech Stack:?the different kinds of softwares that you will be using regularly to practice your skills and work in this field, organized by functionality.
3. Other Resources:?a collection of resources like YouTube channels, job boards, mentorship platforms, and UX pattern libraries that will help you throughout your career.
4. Deep Dives:?Information on more specialized topics in UX that I’m particularly interested in (maybe you are too!)

Feel free to go through these sections and their contents in order, or jump right to the section that most interests you. You may notice some duplicate resources between sections, this is so that you don’t miss anything relevant in case you are jumping around.

Also!?I'd love to hear from you in the comments:?Tell me, how do you stay up-to-date on the latest UX news?

???Happy learning!

Libraries

Icon Libraries

• Material Icons →
• The Noun Project →
• Streamline →
• Icons8 →

UX Pattern Libraries

• Laws of UX →
• Really Good UX →
• Mobbin →
• Pttrns →

Practice UX & UI

• UXCel →
• Sharpen Design Prompt Generator →
• DailyUI Design Challenges →

Content Creators

YouTube Channels

UX Designers

• Femke.Design →
• Chunbuns →
• Hello, I’m Alexa →
• Han Bang →
• Sharon Onyinye →
• Rachel How →
• Mimi Michi →
• Aliena Cai →
• Maddy Beard →
• Hello Jadene →
• Name is Hana →
• Julia Fernandez/A Design Woman →
• Mizko →
• vaexperience →

UX Researchers

• Tifffster →
• Aonatalks →

UX Organizations

• Career Foundry →
• AJ & Smart →
• Figma →
• NN Group →

Podcasts

• Technically Speaking with Harrison Wheeler →
• UI Breakfast →
• Honest UX Talks →
• By Design →
• Design To Be Podcast →
• Design Better Podcast →
• Design Life →
• TechMeme Ride Home →
• Techish →
• The WIRED Podcast →
• Learners Podcast (UXR) →
• Women in Tech Republic →
• Women in Tech Podcast →

Medium Publications

• UX Collective →
• Designlab →
• UX Planet →
• UXPin →
• Muzli →
• Shopify UX →
• Figma Design →
• Microsoft Design →

Communities & Job Boards

Communities

• DesignX →
• Design Buddies →
• Learners (UXR) →
• Humanitarian Designers →
• Growth Designers →
• Hexagon UX (for women and non-binary folks) →
• Queer Design Club →
• QTBIPOC Design →
• Blacks Who Design →
• Where Are The Black Designers →
• Latinx Who Design →

Mentorship

• ADPList →
• Designed →
• UX Coffee Hours →
• LinkedIn →

?? While it can be intimidating to reach out to someone you’ve never met through LinkedIn, it’s a great way to meet designers with common interests to you! Tip: Include a message with your connection request letting them know why you wanted to connect with them, for example:

• Was it something they posted online that got you thinking?
• Do you have similar interests to you?
• Did they attend a school or work at a company that you’re interested in learning more about?

Job Boards

• Design Gigs for Good →
• Benefit.design →
• Where Are The Black Designers →
• Untapped →
• Junior UI UX Design Job Board →
• UI UX Jobs Board →
• LinkedIn Jobs →

Other Resources

UX Terminology & Methods

• UX Stash →
• A comprehensive list of UX design methods & deliverables →

Portfolio Inspiration

• Cofolios →
• Bestfolios →

Misc.

• Design Resources →
• Presentation Design →
• Figma Community →
• Miro Community Templates →
• Unsplash →

Check out?part 1: foundations,?part 2: tech stack, and?part 4: deep dives!

All views expressed are my own and do not represent the views of my past or present employers.