UX Conferences

Conferences make for a great place for a community to meet in person. Slack makes for a great place to interface with a community. A list of UX and UX Research Conferences include the following:

• Rosenfeld
• World IA Day
• FRONT
• UX Brighton
• CanUX
• UX Live
• UX Strat
• Strive: The UX Research Conference
• QRCA
• UX Hong Kong
• UX Thailand
• UX New Zealand
• #gamesUR US
• User Research London
• Information Architecture Conference
• X4: The Experience Management Summit
• Interaction Latin America
• UX Designers Camp
• GOOD (Reach Network)
• Radical Research Summit
• epicpeople.org
• interaction19
• ConveyUX
• CHI
• UXPA
• People Nerds
• UXinsight: “Looking Ahead”
• Design Research

And someone just started a list of conferences here that’s growing pretty quickly: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bLAm9eURiRLbytDrxwA9iDbnDgboY5bD8p5MrCInX6w

UX Sites To Follow

A number of popular UX and UX Research sites/blogs:

• https://blog.handrailux.com
• https://uxdesign.cc/
• https://www.awwwards.com/
• https://uxplanet.org/
• https://www.interaction-design.org/?ep=merix-studio
• https://www.uxbooth.com/
• https://userdefenders.com/
• https://uxmovement.com/
• http://uxmag.com/
• http://boxesandarrows.com/
• https://medium.com/@michallangmajer
• https://www.koruux.com/7-alternative-user-research-methods/
• https://www.uxmatters.com/
• https://www.usability.gov/tags/user-research/index.html
• http://www.measuringusability.com/
• https://www.invisionapp.com/blog
• https://uxstudioteam.com/ux-blog/
• http://www.designstaff.org/
• https://www.dtelepathy.com/blog/
• https://ux.stackexchange.com/
• http://think360studio.com/blog/
• http://customerthink.com/
• https://uxthought.uie.com/
• https://www.uxsisters.com
• https://www.mycustomer.com/experience
• http://usabilityworks.com/category/blog/
• http://coglode.com/
• https://www.uxpin.com/studio/blog/
• https://www.goodui.org/datastories/
• http://www.thedesigngrad.com/
• http://uxmyths.com/
• http://ethnographymatters.net/
• http://www.uxcheck.co/
• http://zurb.com/quips
• http://usabilitypost.com/
• https://www.uie.com/
• https://svpg.com/articles/
• https://www.usertesting.com/blog/
• https://www.nngroup.com/
• http://uxmyths.com/
• https://www.smashingmagazine.com/category/user-experience
• https://www.creativebloq.com/
• https://usabilitygeek.com/ux-audit-beginners-guide/
• http://www.lukew.com/ff/ or https://twitter.com/lukew?lang=pl
• https://medium.com/search?q=ux
• http://360connext.com/
• https://alistapart.com/

UX Podcasts

• User Defenders podcast
• UX Podcast
• What is Wrong with UX?
• Design Details
• The Big Web Show
• Shop Talk
• 99% Invisible
• Wireframe

UX User Groups

Holy Buckets, there are a lot of user groups! Don’t see yours, drop a comment and I’ll add it to the list!

• Amsterdam: https://www.meetup.com/ironhack-amsterdam/
• Antwerp: https://www.meetup.com/UX-Antwerp/
• Austin UXPA: https://www.meetup.com/Austin-User-Experience-Professionals-Association/
• Austin UX: http://austinux.org
• Atlanta: https://www.meetup.com/User-Experience-Helpers-Meetup/
• Atlanta (North): https://www.meetup.com/UX-Designing-for-Development
• Barcelona: https://www.meetup.com/Product-Craftsmanship-Barcelona
• Belo Horizonte, Brazil: https://www.meetup.com/ixdabh
• Berlin: https://www.meetup.com/Berlin-UX-Happy-Hour
• Bern: https://www.meetup.com/UX-Schweiz-Meetup-Bern/
• Boston: https://www.meetup.com/Greater-Lowell-Design-UX-Meetup/
• Breda, Netherlands: https://www.meetup.com/U-AND-X
• Budapest: https://www.meetup.com/UXbudapest
• Campinas, Brazil: https://www.meetup.com/Meetup-Design-Campinas/
• Chattanooga: https://www.meetup.com/Chattanooga-UX-Design-Meetup/
• Chennai, India: https://www.meetup.com/UXNOWIndia/
• Cologne: https://www.meetup.com/ProductTank-Cologne/
• Dehli: https://www.meetup.com/webkuldesign
• Denver: https://www.meetup.com/Denver-Tech-Design-Community/
• Dubai: https://www.meetup.com/Futuro-Flow-Creativity-and-Design-Talks/
• Edinburgh: https://www.meetup.com/Edinburgh-User-Experience-Meetup/
• Gothenburg, Sweden: https://www.meetup.com/got-ux/
• Helsinki: https://www.meetup.com/ux-hel
• Hong Kong: https://www.meetup.com/UXD-Meetup
• Houston: https://www.meetup.com/DT-I-Org
• Indianapolis: https://www.meetup.com/IXDAIndy/
• Jacksonville: https://www.meetup.com/UXFC-UX-First-Coast/
• Las Vegas: https://www.meetup.com/Las-Vegas-UX-UI
• Lille, France: https://www.meetup.com/uxtalk-france
• London; https://www.meetup.com/Digital/
• Long Island: https://www.meetup.com/Long-Island-User-Experience
• Madrid: https://www.meetup.com/idfmadrid/
• Manchester: https://www.meetup.com/The-UX-Crunch-Manchester/
• Marseille: https://www.meetup.com/FLUPA-Aix-en-Provence/
• Mc Lean, VA: https://www.meetup.com/nova-ux
• Melbourne: https://www.meetup.com/Design-Sprinters-Melbourne/
• Miami: https://www.meetup.com/designmiami/
• Minneapolis UX Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/TC-UX-Meetup/
• Montreal: https://www.meetup.com/UX-Feedback/
• Munich: https://www.meetup.com/IXDS-Pre-Work-Talks-Munich
• Nairobi: https://www.meetup.com/Nairobi-Design-Community
• New Jersey: https://www.meetup.com/User-Experience-Professionals-Association-UXPA-NJ-chapter
• New York City: https://www.meetup.com/Berlin-UX-Happy-Hour
• Norwich: https://www.meetup.com/ux_therapy
• Oklahoma City: https://www.meetup.com/OKC-Design-Tech
• Ontario: https://www.meetup.com/uxwaterloo-p2p/
• Orlando: https://www.meetup.com/Downtown-UX-Meetup/
• Paris: https://www.meetup.com/UX-Limpide
• Phoenix: https://www.meetup.com/ProductTank-Phoenix
• Portland: https://www.meetup.com/Portland-UX-Happy-Hour
• Pittsburgh: https://www.meetup.com/UXPittsburgh
• Riverside, CA: https://www.meetup.com/uxanything
• Salvadore, Brazil: https://www.meetup.com/ladiesthatuxssa/events/266719968/
• San Francisco: https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-UX-Writers-Meetup
• San Francisco (South Bay): https://www.meetup.com/UX-WIZARDS-OF-THE-SOUTH-BAY/
• Santa Barbara: https://www.meetup.com/SB-UX-Meetup/
• Seattle: https://www.meetup.com/seaDUXX
• Singapore: https://www.meetup.com/DesignResearchSG/
• Tampa Bay: https://www.meetup.com/Tampabay-UX-Group/
• Tel Aviv: https://www.meetup.com/SNAP-Web-UX-Graphic-Design-Meetup/
• Thessaloniki, Greece: https://www.meetup.com/Thessaloniki-UX-Meetup/
• Tokyo: https://www.meetup.com/IxDA-Tokyo/events/266428461/
• Tucson: https://www.meetup.com/ux-at-ua
• Vancouver: https://www.meetup.com/Vancouver-UX-workspace-Group/
• Vienna: https://www.meetup.com/uxvienna
• Washington DC: https://www.meetup.com/User-Experience-Professionals-Association-DC-Chapter
• Washington DC(2): https://www.meetup.com/Design-Research-DC
• Zurich: https://www.meetup.com/zurich-ux-research-guild/

Research Products

• Repositories
  • Handrail: http://www.handrailux.com
• Surveys:
  • Crowdsignal (formerly Polldaddy): https://crowdsignal.com
  • Feedback Lite: https://www.feedbacklite.com
  • Google Forms: https://www.google.com/forms/about/
  • Qualaroo: https://qualaroo.com
  • Qualtrics: https://www.qualtrics.com
  • SoGoSurvey: https://www.sogosurvey.com
  • Snap Surveys: https://www.snapsurveys.com
  • SurveyMonkey: https://www.surveymonkey.com
  • Typeform: https://www.typeform.com
  • UserVoice: https://www.uservoice.com
  • Zoho Survey: https://www.zoho.com/survey/
• Transcription:
  • Otter: https://otter.ai
• UX Design Research:
  • Hotjar: https://www.hotjar.com
  • Userlytics: https://www.userlytics.com
  • VWO: https://vwo.com/insights/
• Design:
  • Adobe XD: https://www.adobe.com/products/xd.html
  • Axure: https://www.axure.com
  • Balsamiq: https://balsamiq.com
  • Figma: https://www.figma.com
  • Fluid: https://www.fluidui.com
  • Gliphy (useful with the Jira plugin): https://www.gliffy.com
  • Invision: https://www.invisionapp.com
  • JustInMind: https://www.justinmind.com
  • Mock Flow: https://www.mockflow.com
  • Mockingbird: https://gomockingbird.com
  • Omnigraffle: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle/
  • Proto.io: https://proto.io
  • Sketch: https://www.sketch.com
  • UXpin: https://www.uxpin.com
  • Wireframe.cc: https://wireframe.cc
• Product Management and Planning:
  • Aha!: https://www.aha.io
  • Cisco Asana: https://asana.com
  • Lucidchart: https://www.lucidchart.com
  • Jira: https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
  • Monday: https://www.monday.com
  • Product Board: https://www.productboard.com
  • Product Plan (roadmapping): https://www.productplan.com
  • Trello: https://trello.com
  • Zeplin: https://zeplin.io
• Utilization Metrics:
  • Google Analytics: https://analytics.google.com
  • Pendo: https://www.pendo.io
• NOTE: This last list is a work in progress/incomplete. Please feel free to drop a comment and I’ll add any tools you want me to! 🙂