User Experience Resources

I just wanted to throw out some great resources for anyone interested in User Experience.  The concepts here are valuable to just about any software developer.  Of course this list will get stale over time.

Regular articles

• http://usabilitygeek.com/
• http://alistapart.com/
• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/category/design/
• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/category/uxdesign/
• http://www.uie.com/
• http://www.inspireux.com/articles/
• http://boxesandarrows.com/
• http://uxmag.com/

Foundational articles

• http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/04/how-to-manufacture-desire/
• http://www.usertesting.com/blog/2013/12/10/14-must-read-articles-for-the-ux-newbie/
• http://blog.usabilla.com/best-ux-articles-september-2014/

Inspiration and ideas

• http://ui-patterns.com/
• http://box.mepholio.com/
• http://patterntap.com/
• http://uiscraps.tumblr.com/

Printed Resources

• http://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Donald-Norman/dp/0465067107/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368494218&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Design+of+Everyday+Things
• http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Me-Think-Usability/dp/0321344758/ref=pd_sim_b_3
• http://www.amazon.com/Mobile-Usability-Jakob-Nielsen/dp/0321884485/
• http://www.amazon.com/Smashing-Design-Foundations-Designing-Experiences/dp/0470666854
• http://www.amazon.com/Things-Designer-People-Voices-Matter/dp/0321767535/
• http://www.amazon.com/UX-Book-Guidelines-Ensuring-Experience/dp/0123852412/
• http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Usable-Mobile-Interaction-Design/dp/0321703545/

Statistics

• http://webdesignpractices.com/

Resource for resources

• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/15/40-helpful-resources-on-user-interface-design-patterns/