Published on | Prototyping: From UX to Front End — Medium Havana Nguyen

This list contains the major articles that have personally molded my approach to UX.

Complete List of UX Deliverables

UX is not just about wireframes; here is a list of deliverables that can be helpful to put together to solve UX problems and will help with the final design

Cognitive Bias Cheat Sheet

People rely on heuristics, i.e. mental shortcuts, to try to make sense out of information. Here are some common cognitive biases we all have that we should consider when designing a layout or control and how we display or hide information

Solve Problems and Make Decisions with this Simple Exercise

This is a great exercise to do with the team to solve UX, business, and internal issues and address concerns collaboratively

How to Cut Foggy Thinking in Design

Every UX person, developer, and designer should strive for clarity when articulating design decisions and feedback. This article gives great advice on achieving that clarity.

The Microinteractions Design Approach

This is a quick summary of Dan Saffer’s Microinteractions book. I highly recommend this book, it is the most informative UX I’ve read! Short, but every page is full of great information. It dissects microinteractions into a framework you can apply in your design thinking and he also talks about the “levels of discoverability.”

Alternatives to Dropdowns for Better Forms

Dropdowns are not always the most user-friendly pattern and this is a comphrensive list of alternatives. It is based on a video I watched that convinced me that dropdowns should be the last resort in a UI (pardon the language): (“You Know What? F*** Dropdowns” keynote)

The Most Overlooked Aspect of UX Design Could Be the Most Important

Empty States are full of potential to familiarize the user with the interface and to drive more user activity.

There Are No UX Best Practices

As a disclaimer, I do think “best practices” exist but ultimately, it’s the business goal and user behavior that matters. This article is worth reading to challenge the concept of “best practices” and is a good reminder that UX is all about the user, no matter what.

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