Ask HN: Good resources to learn about design, UI, UX?
I often see comments about how libre and open source applications are ugly or are poorly designed (from a human interaction perspective).
What would you (or the design team in your company) recommend reading to better address this? I'm looking for anything:
- books about general design concepts to keep in mind when building something (preferably computer software) - best practices in terms of UI/UX - good guidelines from existing projects
Thanks!
Comments
This was always my favourite and started me off on the path to good UX. Save the Pixel: http://benhunt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/STP2-1d.pdf
I’d highly recommend the Refactoring UI book: https://refactoringui.com/book/
I’ve gained a ton from the principles laid out in it, and it’s geared more towards the non-designer (think: engineer) which is perfect.
Thanks! I'll check this out.