Book Review of Universal Principles of UX
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The book Universal Principles of UX by Irene Pereyra is deemed a cross-disciplinary encyclopedia. It explains User Experience in 100 guidelines with clear explanations of each practice.
Irene Pereyra has years of experience in the field of UX and her own design studio, Anton & Irene. It is with this experience that Pereyra has put together examples of these guidelines in use. Not only are you reading from an expert in the field, but you also get examples based on real work, and an illustration to hone in on the principle being explained.
At Curating Edits, this book came at a perfect moment, as I have come across several people who have asked for recommendations for books on User Experience, and UX/UI Design and it felt repetitive to only have a few go-to books on the topic.
The Universal Principles of UX is not a technical how-to book. It will not teach you how to create the perfect User Experience. In the best way possible, you are seeing an actual example, which makes it easier to visualize topics that you come across while learning UX and starting your career in UX.
Principles
The categories in this book are: Consider, Empathize, Define, Research, Design, and Validate. The principles you will read about are “Design is not neutral”, “Make the choice easy”, and “Some complexity cannot be reduced”. My favorite which will help many in UX/UI are the principles: “Map the ecosystem”, “So you think you can scroll”, and “Don’t grade your own homework”.
Another great point about this book is that it refreshes what you read. It guides you back to earlier principles depending on the category you are reading from. That was helpful as it reinforces what Pereyra is communicating, again in addition to the visual and the real-life example.
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