Resources

Reading, listening and tools worth the time, chosen alongside the courses. Everything here lives somewhere else — these are the ways in.

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Articles and posts worth the twenty minutes.

What is product design?

figma.com · Foundations

Product Designer vs. UX Designer: The Difference Explained

coursera.org · Foundations

Product design vs. UX design vs. UI design

medium.com · Foundations

Product Success: 13 Metrics That Measure What Matters

productschool.com · Foundations

Setting Product Goals: A Strategic Guide for Product Teams

productboard.com · Foundations

What Is a Product Goal? Definition, Examples & Best Practices

productschool.com · Foundations

What is a Product Vision?

airfocus.com · Foundations

Product Vision

productplan.com · Foundations

Value proposition: the key to winning customers and driving business growth

strategyzer.com · Foundations

How to Create a Compelling Value Proposition, With Examples

investopedia.com · Foundations

What is product-market fit? Examples and strategies to find it

zendesk.es · Foundations

Success metrics examples: How to choose KPIs by team

asana.com · Foundations

Principles of Product Design

principles.design · Foundations

5 Design Principles From The World's Most Product-Centric Companies

productplan.com · Foundations

User Centered Design (UCD)

ixdf.org · Foundations

What it's like to interview as a product designer

medium.com · Discover

How to use product development surveys for customer satisfaction

surveymonkey.com · Discover

How to Run Surveys at Every Stage of the Design Cycle

nngroup.com · Discover

Designing a Survey

youtube.com · Discover

Contextual Inquiry: Inspire Design by Observing and Interviewing Users in Their Context

nngroup.com · Discover

Contextual inquiry: A comprehensive guide

usertesting.com · Discover

Using heatmaps to improve your website's UX: 5 ways to get started

contentsquare.com · Discover

User Recording: What it Is and How it Can Improve User Experience

userexperior.com · Discover

Journey Mapping 101

nngroup.com · Discover

Customer journey map explained: Everything you need to know

miro.com · Discover

Task Analysis: Support Users in Achieving Their Goals

nngroup.com · Discover

Synthesizing UX Research: Making What's "Mysterious" Clear

dscout.com · Discover

How to synthesise information

sheffield.ac.uk · Discover

What is a research repository, and why do you need one?

dovetail.com · Discover

What are UX personas and what are they used for?

uxdesigninstitute.com · Define

Empathy Mapping: The First Step in Design Thinking

nngroup.com · Define

Jobs-To-Be-Done Framework

productplan.com · Define

Design Problem Statements: What They Are and How to Frame Them

toptal.com · Define

Using "How Might We" Questions to Ideate on the Right Problems

nngroup.com · Define

Product Sense: What is it, Why it's Needed, and How to Keep it Fresh

medium.com · Define

Product Sense

productplan.com · Define

Balancing business needs and user needs in a product

uxdesigninstitute.com · Define

Navigating the User Needs vs. Business Needs Dilemma

medium.com · Define

Opportunity Solution Trees:

producttalk.org · Define

Opportunity Solution Tree

productplan.com · Define

Six product prioritization frameworks and how to pick the right one

atlassian.com · Define

Kano Model

productplan.com · Define

RICE Scoring Model

productplan.com · Define

The MoSCoW prioritisation model, explained

bitesizelearning.co.uk · Define

What is Business Alignment?

dealhub.io · Strategy & Planning

What Is Business Acumen? And How to Develop It

coursera.org · Strategy & Planning

Product strategy: Definition, best practices & how to build one

atlassian.com · Strategy & Planning

What are OKRs? A guide to objectives and key results

asana.com · Strategy & Planning

7 Steps for Effective Stakeholder Alignment

simplystakeholders.com · Strategy & Planning

Lean UX & Agile: Study Guide

nngroup.com · Strategy & Planning

How to create and run a design workshop

thelittledesigncorner.com · Strategy & Planning

A guide to understanding the 5 phases of design sprints

atlassian.com · Strategy & Planning

An introduction to assumptions mapping

mural.co · Strategy & Planning

Design Risks: How to Assess, Mitigate, and Manage Them

nngroup.com · Strategy & Planning

What Is Risk Identification? Definition and Tools

indeed.com · Strategy & Planning

What is information architecture?

figma.com · Design the Experience

What is a Sitemap in UX Design?

ixdf.org · Design the Experience

Navigation design: Almost everything you need to know

justinmind.com · Design the Experience

What is a user flow? Why it's important in UX design

figma.com · Design the Experience

Content organization at its finest

kontent.ai · Design the Experience

Task Flow and User Flow Explained

builtin.com · Design the Experience

A Systematic Approach to New Product Ideation

edea.design · Design the Experience

Stage 3 in the Design Thinking Process: Ideate

ixdf.org · Design the Experience

The 6 Key Components of an Effective Product Brainstorming Session

disher.com · Design the Experience

How I Run Brainstorming Sessions (UX Framework)

youtube.com · Design the Experience

Gray Matter: What Is a Mind Map in the Design Process?

toptal.com · Design the Experience

Start the development process right with product design sketching

autodesk.com · Design the Experience

What is wireframing?

figma.com · Design the Experience

What is prototyping

figma.com · Design the Experience

Test Design: A Guide for Manual and Automated Testing

testrail.com · Validate

Usability (User) Testing 101

nngroup.com · Validate

Accessibility Testing: What Is It, And Why Does It Matter?

uxarmy.com · Validate

Benchmarking UX: Tracking Metrics

nngroup.com · Validate

UX Expert Reviews

nngroup.com · Validate

Expert review

uxtweak.com · Validate

Mastering design critique with a product team: why it matters and how to do it well

medium.com · Validate

Design Critiques: Encourage a Positive Culture to Improve Products

nngroup.com · Validate

What is UI design?

figma.com · Build the Interface

How To Actually Implement Your UI Color Palette

medium.com · Build the Interface

100 color combinations to influence your next design

figma.com · Build the Interface

Color Theory

designcode.io · Build the Interface

Guide: How to Define & Use Typography in UX/UI Design

designlab.com · Build the Interface

Principles of Typography in UI Design

uxplanet.org · Build the Interface

Understanding layout

m2.material.io · Build the Interface

The basics of iconography in UI design: A comprehensive guide

medium.com · Build the Interface

Design Principles for Perfect Icons: A Complete UI/UX Guide

upslidedesignstudio.com · Build the Interface

What is visual hierarchy

figma.com · Build the Interface

Principles of visual hierarchy in UI Design

uxplanet.org · Build the Interface

What is UI design? A complete guide for 2025

uxdesigninstitute.com · Build the Interface

What Are UI Components? Types, Benefits, Limitations & More

magicui.design · Build the Interface

User Interface (UI) Design Patterns

ixdf.org · Build the Interface

Design-Pattern Guidelines: Study Guide

nngroup.com · Build the Interface

Design tokens explained (and how to build a design token system)

contentful.com · Build the Interface

Design tokens: How to sync design and code in Figma

figma.com · Build the Interface

UI states are important!!

medium.com · Build the Interface

Understanding button states in UI design

figma.com · Build the Interface

States

m2.material.io · Build the Interface

20 Motion Design Principles with Examples for UI/UX Designers

mockplus.com · Build the Interface

Motion UI & Interactive Design: Creating Engaging Animations and User Interfaces

dev.to · Build the Interface

12 Micro-Interaction Examples That Reshape User Behavior in 2026

userpilot.com · Build the Interface

Microinteractions in User Experience

nngroup.com · Build the Interface

Understanding motion

m2.material.io · Build the Interface

When Motion Got Principled

design.google · Build the Interface

Content Design and UI Mapping

wolframnagel.medium.com · Build the Interface

What is content design?

uxcontent.com · Build the Interface

UX Writing: Study Guide

nngroup.com · Build the Interface

Creating your product's tone and voice

uxdesign.cc · Build the Interface

Understanding Voice & Tone in UX Design:

medium.com · Build the Interface

What Is Microcopy?

coursera.org · Build the Interface

Basics of Microcopy

uxwritinghub.com · Build the Interface

Inclusive Design

nngroup.com · Build the Interface

What is inclusive design?

inclusivedesigntoolkit.com · Build the Interface

Ethical Design: Building Responsible Products, Services, and Systems for a Better World

coursera.org · Build the Interface

Ethical design: principles, benefits and examples

future-processing.com · Build the Interface

Good from Afar, But Far from Good: AI Prototyping in Real Design Contexts

nngroup.com · Build the Interface

What are design constraints? — The power of limitations in design

blog.logrocket.com · Working with Engineering

Architecture as a Product: Why Your Tech Stack is Your Biggest UX Constraint

appibara.medium.com · Working with Engineering

Design Constraints: 7 Types Every UX Team Faces and How to Overcome Them

uxpin.com · Working with Engineering

Everything I know about good API design

seangoedecke.com · Working with Engineering

Understanding Data Design: The Key to Effective User Experiences

pixso.net · Working with Engineering

What Are Constraints in Engineering - Overcoming Design Barriers

neuralconcept.com · Working with Engineering

15 Engineering Design Constraints that Product Design Companies & Engineering Firms Can't Avoid

cadcrowd.com · Working with Engineering

What is a Feasibility Study (during new product development)?

qualityinspection.org · Working with Engineering

Design Handoff to Developers: How to Stay True to Your Original Vision

qt.io · Working with Engineering

Design Handoffs

ixdf.org · Working with Engineering

What Is a Product Specification? A Complete Guide

productboard.com · Working with Engineering

Creating Design Specs for Development

nngroup.com · Working with Engineering

Dealing with Edge Cases in Product Design

medium.com · Working with Engineering

Designing for edge cases

uxtoast.com · Working with Engineering

Product launch checklist: How to ensure a successful launch

atlassian.com · Working with Engineering

Goals, Readiness and Constraints: The Three Dimensions of a Product Launch

pragmaticinstitute.com · Working with Engineering

DesignOps – How to Improve Your Design Workflow and Operations

uxpin.com · Ship & Scale

What is DesignOps? How It Scales Design Teams and Speeds Delivery

neuronux.com · Ship & Scale

An Introduction to Multi-Platform Design Systems

dbanks.design · Ship & Scale

Designing for Cross-Platform Consistency: Best Practices and Challenges

designsystemscollective.com · Ship & Scale

What every product manager needs to know about product analytics

atlassian.com · Measure & Iterate

Amplitude Guide to Product Analytics

amplitude.com · Measure & Iterate

How to Choose the Right UX Metrics for Your Product

heartframework.com · Measure & Iterate

Google's Heart framework: Choosing the right metrics for your product

uxdesign.cc · Measure & Iterate

A/B Testing — What it is, examples, and best practices.

business.adobe.com · Measure & Iterate

The complete guide to A/B testing in 2026

kameleoon.com · Measure & Iterate

What Are Feature Flags?

launchdarkly.com · Measure & Iterate

Continuous Improvement

productplan.com · Measure & Iterate

References

Worth knowing where to find, rather than worth reading through.

Visit the Dedicated UX Design Roamdapux

roadmap.sh · Foundations

Intro to UX (User Experience) | Google UX Design Certificate

youtube.com · Foundations

The Largest Library of Open-Source UI

uiverse.io · Build the Interface

Dev Mode

figma.com · Working with Engineering

Zeplin

zeplin.io · Working with Engineering

Visit the Dedicated Data Analyst Roadmap

roadmap.sh · Measure & Iterate