Activities for Beginners

Activities for Beginners

ADVENTURES IN EXPERIENCE DESIGN

This playful, activity-based book is for pure beginners who want to an easy introduction to the power of experience design. Great for those exploring design as a career, or for teams or book clubs who want learning-based activities to complete together in order to developer collaboration and creative thinking. See an example of an activity from the book.

Written with Anna van Slee. See more:

Companion Guide for teachers & groups

The content in Adventures in Experience Design was created to be easily incorporated in to high school and college curricula - as well as book clubs and professional teams! We've created a Guide for you that will help you:

  • Play games or run activities more than once, with variations

  • Adapt games to a professional environment

  • Use different tools, like smartphones or social media, to expand on topics

  • Find tips that will help you run games more smoothly, based on your group type or venue

If you have the book, download the Group Guide (PDF ) to start playing!

For User Experience Designers in the Field or in the Making

For User Experience Designers in the Field or in the Making

A PROJECT GUIDE TO UX DESIGN

Russ Unger and I are currently working on the third edition of this this book, which has been a valuable reference to professionals who want a friendly overview of the design process and how it applies to projects.

Common roles, tools, and techniques are described, as well as tips on applying them on a project with business stakeholders and developers.

The third edition will be coming out early in 2024. If you need something sooner, you can get the second edition here: