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UX Design First Steps

Research, sketch, test, improve

A clear, practical guide with worked examples in every chapter.

  • 252pages
  • 10chapters
  • 36figures and tables
  • 1stedition

This book is for you if you are

  • Design and media students
  • Marketers and founders
  • Anyone making slides, posts or pages

Why this book

UX Design First Steps is a practical guide to research, sketch, test, improve. It starts from the basics, builds up step by step, and keeps every chapter tied to real situations.

Design and communication skills with examples, before-and-after pages and exercises you can try right away.

What you'll learn

  • Choose type and colour with confidence
  • Design for real users
  • Present ideas that persuade
  • Build a small portfolio

Not the right book for: Senior designers wanting advanced theory.

Questions about this book

Can I get it in another format?

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What if the file does not work?

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Contents

  1. 1Seeing like a designerp. 1
  2. 2Hierarchyp. 24
  3. 3Typep. 47
  4. 4Colourp. 71
  5. 5Layoutp. 94
  6. 6Imagesp. 117
  7. 7Usersp. 140
  8. 8Before and afterp. 163
  9. 9Exercisesp. 186
  10. 10Checklistp. 210

Details

Publisher
Lantern Academic (sample)
Edition
1st edition, 2025
Pages
252
Language
English
Formats
PDF (any other format on request)
File size
4.8 MB
Licence
Personal use, keep forever

Tom Akers

Tom Akers teaches design & communication and writes practical guides for students and professionals. (Sample author for the design preview.)

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