Understanding People
List of resources and reference guides on user psychology
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1 min readApr 20, 2014
Technology and market conditions change so quickly. What worked last year or even last month, may not be applicable today. But one thing remains constant: People. An understanding of how people think — their motivations, biases, way of thinking — can yield “super powers” to designers, marketers, and product builders.
Here is a list of resources, blogs, and books to better understanding the human mind:
Resources
- Cognitive Lode — Playbook of cognitive biases and psych research
- Mental Notes — Bring a little psychology to Web design
- Design Triggers — Pull the trigger on product design decisions
- Wikipedia List of Cognitive Biases — Dozens of cognitive biases explained
- GoodUI — Collection of clever UX patterns and ideas
- User Onboarding — Onboarding teardowns of popular sites and services
- Dark Patterns — Deceptive patterns used to manipulate users
Books
- Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
- The Art of Game Design
- Seductive Interaction Design
- The Power of Habit
Blogs
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