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Summary

Guy Ligertwood, a Product Designer based in Sydney, shares his 20 most popular UX design articles along with 5 underrated pieces, offering insights and advice for UX designers, while also providing a glimpse into his personal life and interests.

Abstract

Guy Ligertwood, a seasoned Product Designer residing in Manly Beach, Sydney, has compiled a list of his 20 most viewed stories on UX design, which cover a range of topics from writing and research in UX to personal development and portfolio creation. These articles, hosted on platforms like UX Planet and Medium, have garnered tens of thousands of views each, with the top piece reaching 173k views. In addition to these popular works, Ligertwood highlights five of his articles that he feels are underrated, suggesting they contain valuable insights that have not received the attention they deserve. The author, who hails from Scotland and has been living in Australia since 2010, also shares his passion for surfing, investing, and his side project, Founderoo, which features stories of Australian entrepreneurs. He invites readers to join Medium through his referral link to support writers and gain full access to content.

Opinions

  • Guy Ligertwood believes in the value of continuous learning for UX designers, as evidenced by his article on the best online courses for UX designers.
  • He suggests that age is not a barrier to entering the UX field, with several of his articles focusing on starting out in UX design later in life.
  • Ligertwood emphasizes the importance of both technical knowledge and character traits for success in UX design.
  • He values the sharing of wisdom and experience within the design community, as seen in his articles that compile advice from other designers.
  • The author's personal interests, such as surfing and investing, are presented as important aspects of his life that complement his professional work.
  • Ligertwood's side project, Founderoo, indicates his interest in supporting and highlighting the entrepreneurial community in Australia.
  • By encouraging readers to join Medium through his referral link, he shows support for the platform's model of compensating writers based on reader engagement.

My 20 Most Popular Stories

Plus my 5 most underrated ones.

Me, kids Luna & Inty and my wife Sandrita. At home in Manly Beach, Sydney.

My 20 Most Popular Stories

These are my most popular stories in order of view numbers.

  1. UX Writing: How to do it like Google with this powerful checklist (173k views)
  2. New to UX Design? Feeling Overwhelmed? (142k views)
  3. 52 Research Terms you need to know as a UX Designer (142k views)
  4. 5 Design Books Every UX Designer Should Read (134k views)
  5. 24 Ways to Look Like an Awesome UX Designer (111k views)
  6. 13 Things You Should Give Up If You Want To Be a Successful UX Designer (96k views)
  7. UX Designers: Here are the 56 Best Websites To Learn Something New (94k views)
  8. 53 Tech Terms You Need to Know as a UX Designer (85k views)
  9. How to become a UX Designer at 40 with no digital or design experience (83k views)
  10. I talked to 3 people who got into UX in their 40s (73k views)
  11. 18 Things I Wish I’d Known When Starting Out in UX Design (55k views)
  12. 20 brilliant everyday hacks to simplify your life, cut the noise and live a more minimalist life (51k views)
  13. 12 Character Traits of Great UX Designers (46k views)
  14. 5 Important Questions You Need To Be Able To Answer In The UX Interview (44k views)
  15. 12 Signs You’re Dating A UX Designer (36k views)
  16. UX Designer Cheat Sheet (31k views)
  17. 14 Uncomfortable Habits That Will Make You a Better UX Designer (30k views)
  18. 14 Smart Habits That Will Make You a Better UX Designer (29k views)
  19. How Do You See The Future of UX Design? (29k views)
  20. What do You Want To See In My UX Design Portfolio? (28k views)

My 5 Most Underrated Stories

A few of my favourite articles that never really got much traction.

  1. What’s The Best Design Advice You’ve Ever Received?
  2. 5 important things I’ve learned to do as a designer
  3. 50 Important Truths I’ve Learned About UX Design
  4. Starting out in UX/Product Design? Do These 10 Things
  5. 35 Life Lessons For My 12 and 13 Year Old Daughters

Bit about me

I’m a Product Designer and write about working in the world of UX/Product Design. So far, I’ve focused pretty much all my writing on design. Going forward, I plan to write on a few other topics.

Watch this space.

I grew up in Scotland but have lived in Manly Beach, Sydney, Australia, since 2010. I’ve been married to Sandrita (from Argentina) since 2003, and we have two daughters, Inty (16) and Luna (15).

Outside of the world of design, I spend my time reading up on investing (my latest passion), surfing (my biggest passion) and I have another side project Founderoo, which tells the stories of Aussie founders.

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