Hello fellow Lobsters.
I usually work in embedded systems and I have determined that I would like to add knowledge about user interface design / experience, or even broader human computer interaction, as I have often times struggled to make the user interface more clear, concise and consistent.
So is there any books, sites or online courses you could recommend?
I thought the Elements of User Experience was a good high level framework for thinking about UX (http://www.jjg.net/elements/pdf/elements.pdf as an overview, but it’s also a really short read) and more concretely, Google’s Material Design as a collection of components with good UX. Just stumbled a Coursera case study on it that looks interesting: https://www.coursera.org/lecture/prototyping-design/case-example-googles-material-design-iwUYF (but I haven’t gone through it myself)
This is one of my go-to sites: https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/book/the-encyclopedia-of-human-computer-interaction-2nd-ed and they also have courses.
Obviously, UI/UX/HCI is a huge area, so if there’s a particular focus (what kind of UI? for what purpose? etc.) that you have, I can make more specific suggestions.
For now I’m just trying to get a general idea and to get to know what to ask about. Thank you for the link.