Overview: UX study guides & guidelines

Today, one billion people are 60 years or older. That’s 12% of the entire world population, and the age group is growing faster than any other group. Yet online the needs of older adults are rarely often overlooked or omitted. What do we need to consider to make our designs more inclusive for older adults? (shared via LinkedIn by Vitaly Friedman)

Updated intranet guidelines feature enhanced content practices by teams, refined search design to meet elevated expectations, task-oriented navigation, and standardized design elements for visual consistency.

ite “Golden Rules,” that are applicable in most interactive systems. These principles, derived from experience and refined over three decades, require validation and tuning for specific design domains. No list such as this can be complete, but even the original list from 1985, has been well received as a useful guide to students and designers.

A bottom sheet is a user-interface pattern used commonly in mobile apps for providing contextual details or controls in the lower area of the screen. Definition: A bottom sheet is an overlay that is anchored to the bottom edge of a mobile device’s screen and that displays additional details or actions.

Design effective error messages by ensuring they are highly visible, provide constructive communication, and respect user effort.

Free study guides by Nielsen Norman group on almost every UX topic. Each study guide is a curated collection of free articles and videos, organised by theme and suggested reading order.

UX Guidelines For... Almost Everything! Design patterns and best practices, from dashboards, data tables and filters to onboarding, sorting and search UX -- by Vitaly Friedman, UX Designer • Smart Interface Design Patterns • Founder/Editor-in-chief of SmashingMag

Use this glossary to quickly clarify key terms and concepts related to research methods in UX.

User interviews help you learn who your users are, what their experiences are like, and what they need, value, and desire.

Unsure where to start? Use this collection of links to our articles and videos to learn more about accessible and inclusive design.

Study Guides Articles & Videos

Surveys asking users to give feedback during or after an interaction should not interrupt the users' task and should be sent to the appropriate channel. They need to be short, easy to complete, and give the user the opportunity to provide details about their experience.

Unsure where to start? Use this collection of links to our articles and videos to learn about quant research, quant usability testing, analytics, and analyzing data.

Unsure where to start? Use this collection of links to our articles and videos to learn about conducting user testing remotely.

Unsure where to start? Use this collection of links to our articles and videos to learn about personas and how to create and apply them.

Unsure where to start? Use this collection of links to our articles and videos to learn about planning, conducting, and analyzing qualitative user testing.

Unsure where to start? Use this collection of links to our articles and videos to learn about design thinking.

Unsure where to start? Use this collection of links to our articles and videos to learn more about the basics of user experience.

The Europa Web Guide is the official rulebook for the European Commission's web presence, covering editorial, legal, technical, visual and contractual aspects. All European Commission web sites must observe the rules and guidelines it contains. Web practitioners are invited to observe its contents and keep abreast of updates.