Resources
Association
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The UPA supports those who promote and advance the development of usable products, reaching out to people who act as advocates for usability and the user experience. |
General
| Usability.gov | A primary government source for information on usability and user centred design |
| Usability Net | Provides usability and user centred design resources |
| Usability First™ | Provides information and resources for key issues related to usability |
Research
| Software Usability Research Laboratory | A – Z Research Index from the Software Usability Research Laboratory (SURL) |
| Boxes and Arrows | A peer written journal about user experience design issues including information architecture, information design, interaction design, interface design |
| UI Patterns | User Interface Design Pattern Library |
Blogs and Newsletters
| Jakob Nielsen's Use–It Alertbox |
Bi–weekly column by Dr. Jakob Nielsen, principal, Nielsen Norman Group |
| UX Matters | A Web magazine that delivers compelling content about developing effective user experience (UX) strategies |
| User Interface Engineering | A Blog from User Interface Engineering |
| UX Booth | It is a blog by and for User Experience Community |
| GUUUI | Find weekly postings and quarterly articles about interaction design, information architecture, usability, visual design and the like |
Usability Organisations
| The Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) | Supports usability specialists, people from all aspects of human–centred design to create better user experience and promote the design and development of usable products |
| Usability Professionals' Association, China | Promote usability concepts and techniques in China |
| Usability & User Experience | A forum to share information and experiences on issues related to the usability and user centred design. It is the home of the Usability and User Experience Community of the Society for Technical Communication |
Usability Relate Books
| Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed | This is an excellent and easy to read book that we highly recommend. It includes a lot of visuals which make it an easy read but also includes a great overview of homepage design principles. |
| Designing Web Usability | The web person's bible. This is the most common book we see around many workplaces. It sets out web design usability concepts that are easy to understand and evidence based. |
| Information Architecture for the World Wide Web (2nd edition) |
A great book about Information Architecture and navigation – a must for all Internet teams. |
| Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks | Luke Wroblewski is considered one of the gurus of form and web app design and this book is easy to read reference guide on best practices and guidelines for getting these tricky beasts right. |