Books UX Designers Should Read in 2022

Frankie Kastenbaum
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9 min readJan 31, 2022

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My growing curated list of books I recommend for those just breaking into the industry or those who are a few years in.

It is a new year, so it means it is time for a new list of book recommendations! Didn’t get a chance to check out last year's yet? No worries they are still relevant and aren’t going anywhere!

As with my last list for 2021, I will continue to update this list every few months, but if life gets in the way, please don’t hold it against me!

My goal for this list is to provide resources that will span all areas that I think are important to UX. Therefore some books will focus more on research skills, while others on design or even branding.

Are you ready to jump right in?

1. Just Enough Research by Erika Hall

Synopsis: “Erika Hall distills her experience into a guidebook of trusted research methods you can implement right away, no matter what size team you’re on or budget you’re working with. Learn how to discover your competitive advantages, spot your own blind spots and biases, understand and harness your findings, and why you should never…

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Frankie Kastenbaum
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