Week 1 - Defining usability (1 of 2) Defining usability (7 minute read)
Week 1 - The UX Pyramid (2 of 2) The UX Pyramid (13 minute read)
Week 2 - Interaction design: a guide for beginners (1 of 3) Interaction design: a guide for beginners (19 minute read)
Week 2 - Five HCI Laws for User Experience Design (2 of 3) Five HCI Laws for User Experience Design (4 minute read)
Week 2 - Touch Targets on Touchscreens (3 of 3) Touch Targets on Touchscreens (11 minute read)
Week 3 - How to Use Heuristic Evaluations to Improve Product Designs (1 of 2) How to Use Heuristic Evaluations to Improve Product Designs (8 minute read)
Week 3 - Severity Ratings for Usability Problems (2 of 2) Severity Ratings for Usability Problems (5 minute read)
Week 4 - Design Heuristics Lecture with Scott Klemmer, a Video Playlist (35 minutes in total) (1 of 1) Design Heuristics Lecture with Scott Klemmer, a Video Playlist (35 minutes in total)
Week 5 - The Right Tool For The Job: Picking The Best Prototyping Software For Your Project (1 of 2) The Right Tool For The Job: Picking The Best Prototyping Software For Your Project (12 minute read)
Week 5 - Chapter 2: Getting to Know Users and Their Tasks (2 of 2) Chapter 2: Getting to Know Users and Their Tasks (22 minute read)
Week 7 - A guide to top UX Research methods (1 of 2) A guide to top UX Research methods (8 minute read)
Week 7 - Job Stories Offer a Viable Alternative to User Stories (2 of 2) Job Stories Offer a Viable Alternative to User Stories (10 minute read)
Week 8 - Leveraging Mental Models in Product Design (1 of 3) Leveraging Mental Models in Product Design (11 minute read)
Week 8 - Don Norman’s Principles of Interaction Design (2 of 3) Don Norman’s Principles of Interaction Design (8 minute read)
Week 8 - Not Just Pretty: Building Emotion Into Your Websites (3 of 3) Not Just Pretty: Building Emotion Into Your Websites (15 minute read)
Week 10 - The Principles of Design and Their Importance (1 of 2) The Principles of Design and Their Importance (9 minute read)
Week 10 - Guide for designing better mobile apps typography (2 of 2) Guide for designing better mobile apps typography (6 minute read)
Week 11 - 10 Principles for Color Usage in UI Design (1 of 2) 10 Principles for Color Usage in UI Design (8 minutes)
Week 11 - Accessibility for Visual Design (2 of 2) Accessibility for Visual Design (9 minute read)
Week 13 - Usability Testing Guide (1 of 2) Usability Testing Guide (14 minute read)
Week 13 - Write Better Qualitative Usability Tasks: Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid (2 of 2) Write Better Qualitative Usability Tasks: Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid (10 minute read)
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