1. Tools for UX Design
Hong Qu
Twitter: @hqu
October 15, 2010

2. Books
Don't Make Me Think
The Elements of User Experience
Observing the User Experience
Sketching User Experiences
Usability Engineering
The Design of Everyday Things
Emotional Design
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum

3. Resources
Blogs
●http://www.uxmatters.com/
●http://www.boxesandarrows.com
●http://www.useit.com/alertbox/
●http://www.uie.com/articles/
●http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/
●http://whitneyhess.com/blog/
Quora
●http://www.quora.com/User-Experience/best_questions
Design Pattern Library
●http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/everything.html
UX methods
●http://www.usabilitybok.org/methods
●http://servicedesigntools.org
●http://www.amazon.com/IDEO-Method-Cards-Inspire-Design/dp/0954413210
●http://www.upassoc.org/usability_resources/about_usability/what_is_ucd.html

4. Tools I use
● Omnigraffle wireframe and flow diagram
● graffletopia.com
● Dropbox
● Skitch screenshot
● Silverback screen recording
● http://silverbackapp.com/
● Hypercam Screen recording
● Tobii eyetracking machine
● Audio recorder
● Quicktime Pro

5. Ten principles that contribute to a
Googley user experience
http://www.google.com/corporate/ux.html
Focus on people their lives, their work, their dreams.
Every millisecond counts.
Simplicity is powerful.
Engage beginners and attract experts.
Dare to innovate.

6. Ten principles that contribute to a
Googley user experience
http://www.google.com/corporate/ux.html
Design for the world.
Plan for today's and tomorrow's business.
Delight the eye without distracting the mind.
Be worthy of people's trust.
Add a human touch.

7. Tour Google usability lab
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esUfsi7bPu4

8. So you wanna be a user experience designer
Part 1
● http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/06/30/so-you-wanna-be-a-user-experience-designer-step-1-resources/
Part 2
● http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/11/23/so-you-wanna-be-a-user-experience-designer-step-2-guiding-principles/