Product Design, UX/UI and UXR (70 books)

Good books on product design, user experience and interface design, and user experience research. Plus, anything related to tasks part of these fields, from respondent recruitment, making surveys and presentations to user psychology and finding design inspiration.

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1	Bottlenecks: Aligning UX Design with User Psychology by David C. Evans 4.15 avg rating — 173 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you by Rob Fitzpatrick (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 13,434 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights by Steve Portigal (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 1,438 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Validating Product Ideas: Through Lean User Research by Tomer Sharon (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 290 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide by Leah Buley 4.20 avg rating — 1,612 ratings score: 155, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Think Like a UX Researcher: How to Observe Users, Influence Design, and Shape Business Strategy by David Travis 4.58 avg rating — 313 ratings score: 150, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman 4.15 avg rating — 47,248 ratings score: 139, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design by Bill Buxton 3.90 avg rating — 2,519 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method by Don A. Dillman 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	How to Research Trends: Move Beyond Trendwatching to Kickstart Innovation by Els Dragt (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It by Chris Voss (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 207,435 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas by Warren Berger (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 6,440 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath 3.98 avg rating — 98,911 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	How to Make Sense of Any Mess by Abby Covert 3.85 avg rating — 1,593 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	How Design Makes the World by Scott Berkun (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 511 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Designing for People: An introduction to human factors engineering by John D. Lee 3.57 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play by Cliff Kuang (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 2,955 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Lean UX: Designing Great Products with Agile Teams by Jeff Gothelf 3.99 avg rating — 6,690 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Everyday Information Architecture by Lisa Maria Martin 4.21 avg rating — 274 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Just Enough Research by Erika Hall (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 2,120 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It by Mike Monteiro 4.11 avg rating — 2,113 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Strategic Writing for UX: Drive Engagement, Conversion, and Retention with Every Word by Torrey Podmajersky 4.22 avg rating — 566 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Jobs To Be Done Playbook: Align Your Markets, Organization, and Strategy Around Customer Needs by Jim Kalbach 4.07 avg rating — 409 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Benchmarking the User Experience by Jeff Sauro 3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Quantifying the User Experience: Practical Statistics for User Research by Jeff Sauro 4.26 avg rating — 201 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	A Practical Guide to Measuring Usability: 72 Answers to the Most Common Questions about Quantifying the Usability of Websites and Software by Jeff Sauro 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batteries: User Research War Stories by Steve Portigal (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 97 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias and Build Better Relationships by Gleb Tsipursky (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 280 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Intercom on Jobs to be Done by Des Traynor (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 358 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 49,724 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 4.17 avg rating — 580,758 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Presentation Zen Design by Garr Reynolds 4.19 avg rating — 1,821 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery by Garr Reynolds 4.05 avg rating — 14,711 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Unlocking the Customer Value Chain: How Decoupling Drives Consumer Disruption by Thales S. Teixeira 4.44 avg rating — 433 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences by Bruce L. Berg 3.62 avg rating — 160 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Tricks of the Trade: How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It by Howard S. Becker 4.06 avg rating — 399 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success by Shane Snow 3.88 avg rating — 6,562 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The UX Book: Process and Guidelines for Ensuring a Quality User Experience by Rex Hartson 3.85 avg rating — 199 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 23,332 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Designing for People by Henry Dreyfuss 4.12 avg rating — 230 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People by Susan M. Weinschenk (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 6,234 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want by Alexander Osterwalder (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 7,140 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed by Jakob Nielsen 3.71 avg rating — 365 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Usability Inspection Methods by Jakob Nielsen 3.70 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Designing with Data: Improving the User Experience with A/B Testing by Rochelle King 3.75 avg rating — 110 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 30,594 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems by Steve Krug (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 4,364 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 28,741 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics by Richard H. Thaler 4.16 avg rating — 23,467 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	UX Methods: A Quick Guide to User Experience Research Methods by James Pannafino 3.90 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Designing a UX Portfolio: A Practical Guide for Designers, Researchers, Content Strategists, and Developers by Ian Fenn (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Researching UX: Analytics: Understanding Is the Heart of Great UX by Luke Hay 3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	When Coffee and Kale Compete: Become great at making products people will buy by Alan Klement 4.02 avg rating — 689 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge 3.93 avg rating — 35,938 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Secret of the Highly Creative Thinker: How To Make Connections Others Don't by Dorte Nielsen 3.91 avg rating — 215 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff They Don't Teach You in Design School, But Should by Michael Janda 4.14 avg rating — 673 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design by Debbie Millman 3.98 avg rating — 258 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin P. Williams 4.10 avg rating — 4,903 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda 3.89 avg rating — 6,998 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists, Illustrators and Designers by Danny Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 25,980 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Educational Game Design Fundamentals: A Journey to Creating Intrinsically Motivating Learning Experiences by George Kalmpourtzis (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Search Patterns: Design for Discovery by Peter Morville (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 291 ratings score: 39, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Content Strategy for the Web by Kristina Halvorson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,950 ratings score: 38, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning by Dan M. Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 1,216 ratings score: 37, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Microinteractions: Designing with Details by Dan Saffer 4.01 avg rating — 1,014 ratings score: 36, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity by Alan Cooper 3.94 avg rating — 2,948 ratings score: 35, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics (Interactive Technologies) by Thomas Tullis 4.08 avg rating — 565 ratings score: 34, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences by Nancy Duarte (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 5,579 ratings score: 33, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content That Works by Janice G. Redish 4.08 avg rating — 1,310 ratings score: 32, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Seductive Interaction Design: Creating Playful, Fun, and Effective User Experiences by Stephen P. Anderson 4.08 avg rating — 1,373 ratings score: 31, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars