The TAO of UX by uxdesign.cc is a helpful guide for UX Designers looking to craft meaningful and engaging user experiences. The book covers a wide range of topics, from presenting data in a clear and meaningful way to identifying opportunities for improvement to developing an effective workflow.
Key Learnings:
• Develop intuitive design solutions
• Effectively measure user experience system-wide
• Iterate effectively according to user feedback
• Find the balance between user intent and interface design
• Create intuitive workflows for complex tasks
Why Read This Book: The TAO of UX provides a comprehensive and practical guide to developing intuitive user experiences, featuring clear, concise examples and in-depth explanations. As a UX Designer, this book will help you harness the principles of User-Centered Design and create user experiences that resonate.
Other Recommended Books: If you’re looking for in-depth advice on designing beautiful digital products, The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman is an excellent resource. Aspiring UX Designers may also enjoy Designing for Emotion by Aarron Walter.
✏️ Highlights
Ancient Chinese philosophy and modern UX design — being in a “flow” state of mind as an individual and as a user.
UX design is all about making the user’s flow flawless without friction or frustrations.
create a user’s journey with this “flow” in mind. Meaning creating the easiest, most intuitive and most inclusive experience possible.
The rituals of these communities and societies bring together individuals into a feeling of holiness, being a part of something large, harmonious, and greater than the self. As the Confucian philosopher Xunzi said: “By ritual, the sun and moon radiantly shine; By ritual, the four seasons in progression arise”.
Partaking in rituals is the first task, but the consistency of it, the melodic pattern of repetition over and over again, dissolves the individual into the community, and creates an effortless way of being.
They looked at the mind-body connection as though it were a behavior modification; meditation and purely physical breathing techniques enabling the strong connection.
Today we can see a bold trend of mindfulness, meditation and yoga — as a search for concentration, harmony and community. People are looking to feel a sense of flow; perhaps there’s a need to adopt new rituals and wellness habits.
Trying Not to Try describes the Chinese philosophers and their extensive writings on the Tao and “wu-​wei”. According to Slingerland, the Taoists believed this is the source of all success in life,
Try, but Not Too Hard: take it easy Forget
strategies for attaining wu-​wei: Try Hard Not to Try: shaping and polishing your behavior Stop Trying: embracing the uncut block, acceptance Try, but Not Too Hard: take it easy Forget About It: going with the
strategies for attaining wu-​wei: Try Hard Not to Try: shaping and polishing your behavior Stop Trying: embracing the uncut block, acceptance Try, but Not Too Hard: take it easy Forget About It: going with the flow
What is flow? Following the Wu-​wei theory, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi defines flow in his book of the same name Flow, as: “A state of concentration or complete absorption with the activity at hand and the situation. People are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter.
In order to achieve this concentration we can try minimizing distractions, think about keeping some areas clean (white space), separate different sections with different purposes, or use hide and show states like a hamburger menu.
Ancient Chinese philosophy and modern UX design — being in a “flow” state of mind as an individual and as a user.
UX design is all about making the user’s flow flawless without friction or frustrations.
create a user’s journey with this “flow” in mind. Meaning creating the easiest, most intuitive and most inclusive experience possible.
The rituals of these communities and societies bring together individuals into a feeling of holiness, being a part of something large, harmonious, and greater than the self. As the Confucian philosopher Xunzi said: “By ritual, the sun and moon radiantly shine; By ritual, the four seasons in progression arise”.
Partaking in rituals is the first task, but the consistency of it, the melodic pattern of repetition over and over again, dissolves the individual into the community, and creates an effortless way of being.
They looked at the mind-body connection as though it were a behavior modification; meditation and purely physical breathing techniques enabling the strong connection.
Today we can see a bold trend of mindfulness, meditation and yoga — as a search for concentration, harmony and community. People are looking to feel a sense of flow; perhaps there’s a need to adopt new rituals and wellness habits.
Trying Not to Try describes the Chinese philosophers and their extensive writings on the Tao and “wu-​wei”. According to Slingerland, the Taoists believed this is the source of all success in life,
Try, but Not Too Hard: take it easy Forget
strategies for attaining wu-​wei: Try Hard Not to Try: shaping and polishing your behavior Stop Trying: embracing the uncut block, acceptance Try, but Not Too Hard: take it easy Forget About It: going with the
strategies for attaining wu-​wei: Try Hard Not to Try: shaping and polishing your behavior Stop Trying: embracing the uncut block, acceptance Try, but Not Too Hard: take it easy Forget About It: going with the flow
What is flow? Following the Wu-​wei theory, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi defines flow in his book of the same name Flow, as: “A state of concentration or complete absorption with the activity at hand and the situation. People are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter.
In order to achieve this concentration we can try minimizing distractions, think about keeping some areas clean (white space), separate different sections with different purposes, or use hide and show states like a hamburger menu.
