UX for Beginners: A Crash Course in 100 Short Lessons

I was so pleasantly surprised by the content in this book. I had read a few reviews and wasn't really interested in the humor aspect, so I initially put it off. But as someone interested in getting a really good overview of UX Design I decided to cave a purchase the Kindle edition. I am really glad that I did so, as I was impressed by the book from the start. It breaks down the process and major fields of UX in extremely digestible chunks, from information architecture to designing with data, with extremely helpful hints, tips, and advice along the way. It doesn't try to overwhelm the user or just slam you with knowledge over and over but actually feels like it was laid out in a concise, digestible fashion that's great for those who are just getting started. I've read quite a few UX books, and this one is actually something that I would recommend for beginners as it doesn't attempt to overwhelm you with unnecessary jargon, while also giving a comprehensive overview to the field. My only complaint is that I do think some of the humor is overbearing, and sometimes I wish the author would cut the teenage-level humor and just move on to the point. Still, I give it 5 stars because I really do this is a valuable resource for UX beginners.

What I like about this book is that it focuses on understanding consumer psychology. It is not about how to design screens or interfaces like many other books are. The book will help you develop the skills through a thinking process instead of helping you learn tools through instruction and examples. Great UX delivery is a GIANT combination of listening to issues, keen observation of good (so you can incorporate into your own) and bad (so you can avoid/address in yours) design, being able to look at things from a user's perspective (both conscious and subconscious), an investigation into the fundamental causes of underlying problems, a deep understanding of consumer psychology, and a desire to put these together in an elegantly simple package that takes care of problems, expectations, and needs. Via the 5 main ingredients of UX, the book gets you started on the best foot and goes deeper into designing with user intuition, attention, behavior, interaction, consistency, and persuasion in mind.

I liked the book very much. It is well written and easy to understand. I would highly recommend it.

Probably the book I will read this year. Although it's practical and tells everything you need to know to understand what UX is all about it's also pretty damn fun to read. I stopped reading the fiction book I have started because I wanted to read this one as fast as I could - so much fun I had with all the topics and jokes and real life examples which still were entertaining. The joke about language selector in the footer of an infinitely scrollable page made me laugh out loud. Still there's a lesson in each and every one of those jokes. Highly recommend.

Literally such a fun and educational book. I learned a lot about the basics while laughing at his funny jokes, metaphors and sarcastic comments. It was relatable and easy to digest. Thanks to it I'm now taking an intensive course on UX Design and hoping to get a Masters too. I would definitely recommend it anyone who's curious about UX Design.

Marsh has a lot to say about what UX is and how to do it. The organization of the book into cohesive lessons is sound. There's much more value here than the "for beginners" tag in title might lead you to believe, and readers will find much to reference as they build their UX careers. However, the book suffers from excessive profanity and wittiness that seems entirely at odds with good writing style and the O'Reilly brand. I won't try to reproduce Marsh's running stream of sex and porn jokes here, as they would no doubt be edited out by Amazon - as they should have been by Marsh's O'Reilly editors. As the book would appear to be targeted at students, the profanity makes even less sense. There are several moments that are borderline offensive. As Marsh's topic is UX, it's baffling that a book with so much great content is brought down several notches by elements that could easily have been removed. In short, like a UX design that could be improved to better serve the user, Marsh's book would be much more readable without all the slang, F bombs and jokes about shopping for sex toys. All this bad language is not needed and does not serve the subject. I hope O'Reilly in future will reconsider whether it's appropriate in a tech world already saddled with many issues of inclusion and bad behavior to add to the mess by publishing books where authors exhort readers to "suck the big one". Not really what we need.

These days it's hard to find books that get right to the point and not force us to learn the authors life story, or hear all their personal antidotes. This UX for beginners book is fantastic. Yes simple explanations for complex topics, many times uses analogies to really drill the point home. Thanks author!

It is perfect to understand MANY concepts, I am not a designer but in my job I am in charge of front-end development, this book is quite good for someone who wants to hae a bit of an open mind about UX concepts, it will not teach you how to create a perfect user experience, but it will give you a lot of ideas on what you are missing, think of it as the checklist you need to TRY to cover when creating an application. Remember:There is no such thing as the PERFECT UX, UX is not a recipe, UX is a process of invention and reinvention, This book helped me realize that.

Haven't finished it yet, but it's an easy to understand translation of UX. It's also hilarious.

If you are a UX beginner, this book is definitely for you. Would recommend to any UX newbie. The concepts are extremely brief and very easy to understand. I hope the author makes a fortune :)

Nice advice for beginner ux designer

This is an exceptionally good book for anybybew to UX and somebody considering UX as a profession. Having said that this book is also equally good for already working UX professional since this book will act like a toolbox

Pratico, piacevole da leggere, completo. Fornisce una preparazione di base ottima e esaustiva in tempi rapidi. Consigliato per chi si affaccia a questa professione o ne vuole sapere qualcosa.