- Design Thinking 101 by Nielsen Norman Group (3min video)
- The Design Thinking Process - An Introduction (2021) by CareerFoundry (15min video)
- UX Design Process: Everything You Need to Know by Adobe (text)
- What is Design Thinking? by The Interaction Design Foundation (text)
- Offline UX Design Guidelines (text) - for users without stable internet
- The Importance of User Research and How to Do It by Career Foundry (text)
- Google Accessibility is a YouTube playlist that includes general information about various assistive technologies and how-to videos for using accessibility features in Chrome and on Chromebooks. If you’re using a Chromebook, there’s some additional guidance in the Chromebook Help. If you’re an Android user, you can learn how to use accessibility features in the Android Accessibility Help.
- Microsoft’s guide for accessibility features on Windows includes descriptions of all available features, along with links to how-to content for using accessibility features on a Windows device.
- Get started with accessibility features on Mac and the Accessibility Support page for iPhone.
If you’re ready to learn more about accessibility, check out this three-part series from Google UX researchers about building globally accessible products.
- Designing for Global Accessibility, Part I: Awareness is everything outlines how you can increase your awareness of accessibility issues and check your assumptions about users.
- Designing for Global Accessibility, Part II: Context matters explores why it’s critical to consider logistics during the design process, in order to expand your app’s usability and usefulness.
- Designing for Global Accessibility, Part III: Be inclusive by default discusses how UX designers can make tactical decisions to create inclusive apps.
- Google Design Sprint Kit is an open-source resource for anyone who is learning about or running design sprints. The website includes case studies about design sprints that have solved all kinds of challenges, templates for decks and activities, and more.
- What’s a Design Sprint and why is it important?
- Read the book Sprint by the creator of design sprints, and former Googler, Jake Knapp. Pay special attention to the chapters “Start at the End” to get an overview of how to establish long-term goals for a sprint, and “Liftoff” to motivate you to get started with your first sprint. Happy reading!