Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior
by Indi Young
Recommended by David Kadavy and Jared Spool
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Design, Art, and Psychology.
There is no single methodology for creating the perfect productbut you can increase your odds. One of the best ways is to understand users' reasons for doing things. Mental Models gives you the tools to help you grasp, and design for, those reasons. Adaptive Path cofounder Indi Young has written a rollupyoursleeves book for designers, manager...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Design, Art, and Psychology.
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Jared Spool
“The first ones that come to mind are: @danachis?s Handbook of Usability Testing @indiyoung?s books on Mental Models and Empathy @kimgoodwin?s Design for the Digital Age @leahbuley?s UX Team of One @vlh?s book on Animation There are so many others, it would be hard to list all.”
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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