Looking for guidance, advice and discussion with knowledgeable minds on UI/UX learning.

Hey all. Hope you’re all managing to stay safe.
In this time of enforced inertia and due to having become a financial victim of this COVIDity, I’m looking to expand my horizons and mind.
Looking for any advice on good online courses and any essential reading/watching/absorbing through osmosis to get a handle on UX/UI as a discipline. Not necessarily learning an actual app (XD for example), but more the theoretical principles and intellectual arguments.

On a superficial scanning of various posts, it feels like something one considers as part of the creative process in most cases anyway but I’m intrigued by the formalisation or UI/UX.

Let me know.

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  • Thanks Johnny.
    Appreciate you taking the time.

    Will definitely check the course link you sent.
  • Hi Matt,

    Sorry to hear you meet the bad situation in this tough time, hoep you'll be safe and healthy.
    I'll recommend you IDF https://www.interaction-design.org/
    It has very systematic UI/UX course.

    Johnny

  • Hey Rebecca and Estela

    Thanks so much for your responses.

    Sorry about the delay in responding, I’ve been enduring an 6 hour battle with out internet service at home.

    Anyway...

    Rebecca thanks for the recommendation. I’m definitely going to be checking out that book and I’ll have a look at the course link as well.

    Estela will keep an eye on your blog sounds like it will be a fascinating source.

    I’m pretty new too the idea of UX/UI as independent areas of focus, so not sure how much of a contribution I would make to a discussion. However love the idea of virtually kicking thoughts around if people have the time and inclination. Wouldn’t want anyone to waste precious time at the moment.
  • I'd really reccomend resources like Treehouse (similar to skillshare) and Smashing Magazine's books. I'm in a similar situation as you and just trying to learn as much as I can.

    Coming from a design perspective, I'd reccomend this book on design systems and how they link into branding: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/printed-books/design-systems/

    Hope that helps!

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