My library on UX, responsive design, and design methods

UX Design: Theory and Practice – Marina Wiesel and Jérémie Cohen

In this book, the two authors share their tips for answering the questions that every UX designer faces daily. The book is structured into 34 cards divided into 6 themes. Each card presents an affirmation (e.g., « I am seen as the expert in mockups ») with an explanation, a solution, and a summary of actions to implement. The authors share their experiences, which is very interesting and adds significant value. It’s a practical book!

UX Design Methods – Carine Lallemand

A true bible of UX design, it compiles the 30 fundamental methods for designing and analyzing a product. Each method is explained theoretically with advice on when, how, and why to use it. It is illustrated with concrete examples and exercises for practical application. This is not so much a book to read like a novel, but rather a tool to keep handy.

33 Best Practices in UX Design – Liv Danthon Lefebvre

Ideal for quickly understanding the fundamentals of digital psychology. Through this book, you will discover 33 best practices in UX design, divided into three main parts: proposing an attractive design, creating an impact, and gaining adherence.

UX Design and Interface Ergonomics – Jean-François Nogier and Jules Leclerc

This is one of the first books I read. Ideal for beginners in UX design for digital products. It presents the key elements of designing a website: hierarchizing information, building navigation, creating interaction, and communicating with the user.

User Experience Design – Sylvie Daumal

Another book presenting UX principles and methods. It discusses the different methods to implement in designing user interfaces, supported by practical examples and references for further exploration of the topics covered.

Switch to Design Thinking – Mélissa Aldana, Vincent Dromer, and Yoann Leméri

This book is a goldmine for preparing design thinking workshops! It’s not really a book to read like the others on this list. It’s more of a toolkit to use whenever you need to create a co-design workshop.

Sprint – Jake Knapp

This work method, developed by three Google executives, allows you to solve a problem innovatively using collective intelligence. Through this book, the authors explain the five main phases of the sprint, which they implement over a week of work. Each phase is described and illustrated with concrete examples. The authors also provide tips for successfully conducting each phase.

UX Writing – Gladys Diandoki

This book is divided into three main parts:

• The basics of UX writing
• The process
• Advanced practice

The author emphasizes the importance of content in a website or application and its impact on a successful user experience. She places content writing at the heart of the design process, highlighting the different roles collaborating to create a simple, fluid, intuitive, and successful user experience. She focuses on writing error messages and inclusive writing. It’s fascinating!

UX Writing – Kinneret Yifrah

I discovered UX writing (user-centered writing) about a year ago and was immediately drawn to this discipline. Simply put, UX writing is user-centered writing. It concerns everything from CTAs to the content of website pages. I loved this book, which accompanies me daily on my client projects. It’s a true guide that mixes theory and practical cases, focusing on micro-content (CTAs, newsletter sign-ups, etc.).

The Art of Storytelling – Guillaume Lamarre

As the name suggests, this book teaches you how to incorporate storytelling into your content, i.e., telling a story. What I love about this book are all the cinematic references. Like the previous one, I also loved this book!

Emotional Design – Aaron Walter

Emotional design brings humanity to your design, thereby improving the user experience. Through this book, you will discover various methods to humanize your designs. Each technique is illustrated with concrete examples, which can inspire you and help you incorporate emotion into your designs.

Mobile User Experience – Amélie Boucher

Through this book, Amélie Boucher shares best practices for creating the best possible mobile user experience. With examples and counterexamples, you can identify common mistakes and find inspiration to solve your mobile challenges. At the end of each chapter, there is a « key takeaways » section. For me, this is the biggest plus of this book!

Responsive Web Design – Ethan Marcotte

You’ve heard of responsive design, but you’re not sure how to approach it? This book is for you! It will give you a solid foundation for designing a responsive website to better meet your users’ needs. The author covers concepts like grids and flexible images, essential elements for optimizing the user experience on your website.

Responsive Design Patterns – Ethan Marcotte

Now that you’ve mastered responsive design, you can go further by exploring design patterns. This book presents various patterns to help you design your website, particularly its responsive design.

Mobile First – Luke Wroblewski

The mobile-first design strategy places mobile design at the center of the process. This very interesting book will help you understand the challenges of mobile design while considering the constraints of this device.