Books You Should Read Before Your First Work Anniversary as a UX Researcher/Designer
One of the biggest transitions I experienced as a UX researcher and designer was graduating from academia to join the industry. In this post, I'll be sharing some of the books I read (or wish I had read :-)) and found valuable during my first year at work. These have helped me tune my practical UX technical skills, project and time management skills, as well as my soft skills working with colleagues and stakeholders. 1. The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide by Leah Buley. If I could only read one UX book, this would be the one. This book offers a wonderful collection of low-cost and yet effective methods in both user research and design to help the single-person UX team which is often the case even within an organization where UX is well established. My biggest take-away from this book wasn't any specific methods or tips. Rather, it was the mentality of asking "What would I do if I only had the resources to do one thing". 2. T