Book · Approx. 150 pages

Laws of UX: Using Psychology to Design Better Products and Services

Jon Yablonski · Laws of UX Paid Beginner

The book behind the site, and worth it if you want the reasoning, not just the rules. Yablonski walks through familiar apps and shows exactly how Hick's, Fitts's, Jakob's, and a handful of others shaped them. Short enough to finish in a weekend and give you a real mental model instead of a list to memorize.

  • Real app teardowns show each law in the wild
  • Covers the ethics of using psychology, not just the tactics
  • A weekend read that upgrades how you look at any interface
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It answers 2 questions

  1. What are the psychology 'laws' behind good UX?
  2. Should I just copy the UI patterns of apps my users already use, or does that make my product forgettable?

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