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Tech-Powered Wellness

How to Use Wearables and Apps to Stay Fit, Eat Smart, Sleep Better, and Manage Stress—Even on a Busy Schedule

by Owen Steelhart ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Noah Creed E ...

Unabridged

52 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Your phone is tracking your steps—but is it helping you live better?You’re already wearing the tech. Now it’s time to use it with intention. In a world full of smartwatches, apps, and wearables, we have more data than ever—but many of us still feel tired, scattered, and out of sync. What if your devices could actually help you feel healthier, not just ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Your phone is tracking your steps—but is it helping you live better?You’re already wearing the tech. Now it’s time to use it with intention. In a world full of smartwatches, apps, and wearables, we have more data than ever—but many of us still feel tired, scattered, and out of sync. What if your devices could actually help you feel healthier, not just
... Read more
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Designing for Behavior Change

Applying Psychology and Behavioral Economics 2nd Edition

by Stephen Wendel ...

Narrated by Danny Hughes ...

Unabridged

12 hours 46 min

Designers and managers hope their products become essential for users—integrated into their lives like Instagram, Lyft, and others have become. Such deep integration isn't accidental: it's a process of careful design and iterative learning, especially for technology companies. This guide shows you how to apply behavioral science—research that supports many products—to help your users achieve their ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Designers and managers hope their products become essential for users—integrated into their lives like Instagram, Lyft, and others have become. Such deep integration isn't accidental: it's a process of careful design and iterative learning, especially for technology companies. This guide shows you how to apply behavioral science—research that supports many products—to help your users achieve their
... Read more
Audiobook

User Interface (UI) Design

Innovative Designs for Seamless User Interactions. Principles and Practices in UI Design

by Jacob Richardson ...

Narrated by Jacob Richardson ...

Unabridged

3 hours 7 min

This comprehensive guide serves as an essential resource for designers, developers, and anyone interested in creating intuitive, visually appealing, and user-friendly interfaces.From foundational principles to cutting-edge techniques, this book explores every aspect of UI design. You'll discover how to craft interfaces that not only look great but also provide a seamless and engaging user ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This comprehensive guide serves as an essential resource for designers, developers, and anyone interested in creating intuitive, visually appealing, and user-friendly interfaces.From foundational principles to cutting-edge techniques, this book explores every aspect of UI design. You'll discover how to craft interfaces that not only look great but also provide a seamless and engaging user
... Read more
Audiobook

Kickstart Your UX Career

Get Ahead in UX and Product Design with Effective Stakeholder Communication

by Mike Newman ...

Narrated by Tom Moldoveanu ...

Unabridged

2 hours 20 min

A note from the authorIn 'Kickstart Your UX Career,' I’ve distilled the key lessons from my previous work, 'Sweet Spot UX,' to provide a concise and actionable guide for aspiring UX professionals. Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your skills, this book offers the essential tools and insights to help you navigate the world of UX design with confidence when dealing with ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A note from the authorIn 'Kickstart Your UX Career,' I’ve distilled the key lessons from my previous work, 'Sweet Spot UX,' to provide a concise and actionable guide for aspiring UX professionals. Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your skills, this book offers the essential tools and insights to help you navigate the world of UX design with confidence when dealing with
... Read more
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UX

A Comprehensive Beginner's Guide, Tips and Tricks, Simple and Effective methods and Advanced methods and Actionable solutions for Product Design Success

by Eric Schmidt ...

Narrated by Ben Herold ...

Unabridged

14 hours 21 min

This book on UX contains all the basic knowledge you need to create a UX design. You can use the knowledge in this book to prepare yourself to create the designs that boost the conversion rate of your client's websites. This is a handy guide to UX programming and design tools and techniques. You can keep it as a reference manual.It is a pragmatic handbook that can help you add some valuable user ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book on UX contains all the basic knowledge you need to create a UX design. You can use the knowledge in this book to prepare yourself to create the designs that boost the conversion rate of your client's websites. This is a handy guide to UX programming and design tools and techniques. You can keep it as a reference manual.It is a pragmatic handbook that can help you add some valuable user
... Read more
Audiobook

Information Architecture

For the Web and Beyond

by Louis Rosenfeld, Peter Morville, Jorge Arango ...

Narrated by Theodore O'Brien ...

Unabridged

11 hours

Newly adapted for audio.Information architecture (IA) is far more challenging-and necessary-than ever. With the glut of information available today, anything your organization wants to share should be easy to find, navigate, and understand. But the experience you provide has to be familiar and coherent across multiple interaction channels, from the Web to smartphones, smartwatches, and beyond.To ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Newly adapted for audio.Information architecture (IA) is far more challenging-and necessary-than ever. With the glut of information available today, anything your organization wants to share should be easy to find, navigate, and understand. But the experience you provide has to be familiar and coherent across multiple interaction channels, from the Web to smartphones, smartwatches, and beyond.To
... Read more
Audiobook

UX

Optimizing User Experience

by Andy Vickler ...

Narrated by Helpful Matthew ...

Series Audiobook 3 - UX
Unabridged

4 hours 13 min

Are you a web designer interested in learning more about user experience?Would you like to customize your website to suit your customers' needs and optimize their user experience?Are you looking to get more details on the various resources used in optimizing user experience?User experience, or UX, can be defined as any interaction with a service or a product. How the user feels, navigates, and ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you a web designer interested in learning more about user experience?Would you like to customize your website to suit your customers' needs and optimize their user experience?Are you looking to get more details on the various resources used in optimizing user experience?User experience, or UX, can be defined as any interaction with a service or a product. How the user feels, navigates, and
... Read more
Audiobook

UX Programming for Beginners

Your First Step towards Creating the Best UI/UX Designs

by Dylan Christian ...

Narrated by Betty Johnston ...

Series Audiobook 1 - UX Programming for Beginners
Unabridged

3 hours 52 min

Gain a comprehensive understanding of UX programming and how it can help you create the best UI Designs.Are you interested in making a career in UI Designing?This book will take you through the basics of UX programming and show you how to apply it to your own designs. You will learn how to make awesome UI designs and prototypes and how to actually think like a UX programmer.The essence of this ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Gain a comprehensive understanding of UX programming and how it can help you create the best UI Designs.Are you interested in making a career in UI Designing?This book will take you through the basics of UX programming and show you how to apply it to your own designs. You will learn how to make awesome UI designs and prototypes and how to actually think like a UX programmer.The essence of this
... Read more
Audiobook

Heart of the Machine

Our Future in a World of Artificial Emotional Intelligence

by Richard Yonck ...

Narrated by Robertson Dean ...

Unabridged

10 hours 19 min

Imagine a robotic stuffed animal that can read and respond to a child's emotional state or a commercial that can change based on a customer's facial expression. Heart of the Machine explores the next giant step in the relationship between humans and technology: the ability of computers to recognize, respond to, and even replicate emotions. Computers have long been integral to our lives, and their ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Imagine a robotic stuffed animal that can read and respond to a child's emotional state or a commercial that can change based on a customer's facial expression. Heart of the Machine explores the next giant step in the relationship between humans and technology: the ability of computers to recognize, respond to, and even replicate emotions. Computers have long been integral to our lives, and their
... Read more
Audiobook

Programación UX para Principiantes

Tu Primer Paso para Crear los Mejores Diseños de UI/UX

by Dylan Christian ...

Narrated by Salvador Marini ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Programación UX para Principiantes
Unabridged

3 hours 48 min

¿Estás interesado en hacer carrera en el diseño UI?Este libro te llevará a través de los fundamentos de la programación UX y te mostrará cómo aplicarlo a tus propios diseños. Aprenderás a hacer diseños y prototipos de UI impresionantes y a pensar realmente como un programador UX.La esencia de este libro es darte una guía práctica que puedas utilizar para crear los mejores diseños UI/UX. Hay varios ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

¿Estás interesado en hacer carrera en el diseño UI?Este libro te llevará a través de los fundamentos de la programación UX y te mostrará cómo aplicarlo a tus propios diseños. Aprenderás a hacer diseños y prototipos de UI impresionantes y a pensar realmente como un programador UX.La esencia de este libro es darte una guía práctica que puedas utilizar para crear los mejores diseños UI/UX. Hay varios
... Read more
Audiobook

UX “User Experience” for Lean Startups:::

“Accelerate Your Product's SUCCESS With Unique and Smart Design Ideas.”

by Donald Weiss ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Maxwell G ...

Unabridged

9 hours 32 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.UX "User Experience" for Lean Startups::: "Accelerate Your Product's SUCCESS With Unique and Smart Design Ideas."Have you ever wished you knew more about UX, but had no idea where to start from? In this book, we embark on a comprehensive journey through the exciting and ever-evolving landscape of user experience design in Lean Startup environments. We ... Read more

$13.97 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.UX "User Experience" for Lean Startups::: "Accelerate Your Product's SUCCESS With Unique and Smart Design Ideas."Have you ever wished you knew more about UX, but had no idea where to start from? In this book, we embark on a comprehensive journey through the exciting and ever-evolving landscape of user experience design in Lean Startup environments. We
... Read more
Audiobook

Design for Cognitive Bias

by David Dylan Thomas ...

Narrated by David Dylan Thomas ...

Unabridged

2 hours 37 min

We humans are messy, illogical creatures who like to imagine we’re in control—but we blithely let our biases lead us astray. In Design for Cognitive Bias, David Dylan Thomas lays bare the irrational forces that shape our everyday decisions and, inevitably, inform the experiences we craft. Once we grasp the logic powering these forces, we stand a fighting chance of confronting them, tempering them, ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

We humans are messy, illogical creatures who like to imagine we’re in control—but we blithely let our biases lead us astray. In Design for Cognitive Bias, David Dylan Thomas lays bare the irrational forces that shape our everyday decisions and, inevitably, inform the experiences we craft. Once we grasp the logic powering these forces, we stand a fighting chance of confronting them, tempering them,
... Read more
Audiobook

User Friendly

How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play

by Cliff Kuang, Robert Fabricant ...

Narrated by Jean Ann Douglass ...

Unabridged

11 hours 18 min

**This program includes material read by the authors.In User Friendly, Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant reveal the untold story of a paradigm that quietly rules our modern lives: the assumption that machines should anticipate what we need.**Spanning over a century of sweeping changes, from women’s rights to the Great Depression to World War II to the rise of the digital era, this audiobook unpacks ... Read more

$26.99 USD

**This program includes material read by the authors.In User Friendly, Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant reveal the untold story of a paradigm that quietly rules our modern lives: the assumption that machines should anticipate what we need.**Spanning over a century of sweeping changes, from women’s rights to the Great Depression to World War II to the rise of the digital era, this audiobook unpacks
... Read more
Audiobook

Javascript

Javascript Front End Programming

by Andy Vickler ...

Narrated by Chuck Roe ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Javascript
Unabridged

6 hours 37 min

Gain a deep understanding of front-end programming using JavaScript with this handy book!Are you interested in learning front-end development with JavaScript? Then you have chosen the right book.Front-end development is all about the browser and putting your applications out there to the biggest possible audience. This guide will walk you through the concepts you need to know for front-end ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Gain a deep understanding of front-end programming using JavaScript with this handy book!Are you interested in learning front-end development with JavaScript? Then you have chosen the right book.Front-end development is all about the browser and putting your applications out there to the biggest possible audience. This guide will walk you through the concepts you need to know for front-end
... Read more
Audiobook

Articulating Design Decisions

Communicate with Stakeholders, Keep Your Sanity, and Deliver the Best User Experience

by Tom Greever ...

Narrated by Ric Chetter ...

Unabridged

6 hours 56 min

Talking to people about your designs might seem like a basic skill, but it can be difficult to do well. In many cases, how you communicate with stakeholders, clients, and other nondesigners may be more important than the designs themselves. Because if you can't get their support, your work will never see the light of day--no matter how good it is.This practical guide focuses on principles, tactics ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Talking to people about your designs might seem like a basic skill, but it can be difficult to do well. In many cases, how you communicate with stakeholders, clients, and other nondesigners may be more important than the designs themselves. Because if you can't get their support, your work will never see the light of day--no matter how good it is.This practical guide focuses on principles, tactics
... Read more
Audiobook

Product Roadmaps Relaunched: How to Set Direction while Embracing Uncertainty

Newly adapted for audiobook listeners.

by C. Todd Lombardo, Bruce McCarthy, Evan Ryan, Michael Connors ...

Narrated by Theodore O'Brien ...

Unabridged

6 hours 41 min

A good product roadmap is one of the most important and influential documents an organization can develop, publish, and continuously update. In fact, this one document can steer an entire organization when it comes to delivering on company strategy. This practical guide teaches you how to create an effective product roadmap, and demonstrates how to use the roadmap to align stakeholders and ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A good product roadmap is one of the most important and influential documents an organization can develop, publish, and continuously update. In fact, this one document can steer an entire organization when it comes to delivering on company strategy. This practical guide teaches you how to create an effective product roadmap, and demonstrates how to use the roadmap to align stakeholders and
... Read more
Audiobook

The User Experience Team of One, 2nd Edition

A Research and Design Survival Guide

by Leah Buley, Joe Natoli ...

Narrated by Marnye Young ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

The User Experience Team of One prescribes a range of approaches that have big impact and take less time and fewer resources than the standard lineup of UX deliverables. Whether you want to cross over into user experience or you're a seasoned practitioner trying to drag your organization forward, this book gives you tools and insight for doing more with less. ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The User Experience Team of One prescribes a range of approaches that have big impact and take less time and fewer resources than the standard lineup of UX deliverables. Whether you want to cross over into user experience or you're a seasoned practitioner trying to drag your organization forward, this book gives you tools and insight for doing more with less.
... Read more
Audiobook

Lean UX: Designing Great Products with Agile Teams 2E

by Jeff Gothelf, Josh Seiden ...

Narrated by Douglas Martin ...

Unabridged

4 hours 56 min

Lean UX has become the preferred approach to interaction design, tailor-made for today's agile teams. In the second edition of this award winning book, leading advocates Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden expand on the valuable Lean UX principles, tactics, and techniques covered in the first edition to share how product teams can easily incorporate design, experimentation, iteration, and continuous ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Lean UX has become the preferred approach to interaction design, tailor-made for today's agile teams. In the second edition of this award winning book, leading advocates Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden expand on the valuable Lean UX principles, tactics, and techniques covered in the first edition to share how product teams can easily incorporate design, experimentation, iteration, and continuous
... Read more
Audiobook

101 UX Principles

Actionable Solutions for Product Design Success

by Will Grant ...

Narrated by Alex Freeman ...

Unabridged

3 hours 57 min

Improve user experience by avoiding common frustrations and focusing on what mattersKey FeaturesA 'Shortcut to success' for less experienced designers and a challenge to some accepted thinking for seasoned UX professionalsBecome a better UX professional and implement experiences that work, avoid common pitfalls, and grow your confidence to fight for the userSave design cycles and make users ... Read more

$30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Improve user experience by avoiding common frustrations and focusing on what mattersKey FeaturesA 'Shortcut to success' for less experienced designers and a challenge to some accepted thinking for seasoned UX professionalsBecome a better UX professional and implement experiences that work, avoid common pitfalls, and grow your confidence to fight for the userSave design cycles and make users
... Read more
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The Jobs To Be Done Playbook

Align Your Markets, Organization, and Strategy Around Customer Needs

by Jim Kalbach ...

Narrated by Tom Parks ...

Unabridged

8 hours 10 min

"Jobs To Be Done is key to building successful products, and this book masterfully gives a step–by–step guide on how to put it into practice." —Melissa Perri, author of Escaping the Build TrapThese days, consumers have real power: they can research companies, compare ratings, and find alternatives with a simple tap. Focusing on customer needs isn't a nice–to–have, it's a strategic imperative.The ... Read more

$19.99 USD

"Jobs To Be Done is key to building successful products, and this book masterfully gives a step–by–step guide on how to put it into practice." —Melissa Perri, author of Escaping the Build TrapThese days, consumers have real power: they can research companies, compare ratings, and find alternatives with a simple tap. Focusing on customer needs isn't a nice–to–have, it's a strategic imperative.The
... Read more
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UX Skills for Business Strategy

Articulating Impact for Product, User, and Business Outcomes

by Torrey Podmajersky, Maya Elise Joseph-Goteiner, Kim Mats Mats ...

Narrated by April Doty ...

Unabridged

21 hours 30 min

Today's design leaders and UX professionals are faced with a growing challenge: How do you choose the right UX skills to meet critical business goals, while proving their value to stakeholders? This book presents your solution, offering a clear, actionable framework for linking UX decisions directly to your company's bottom line.Authors Torrey Podmajersky, Maya Elise Joseph-Goteiner, and Kim Mats ... Read more

$30.99 USD

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Today's design leaders and UX professionals are faced with a growing challenge: How do you choose the right UX skills to meet critical business goals, while proving their value to stakeholders? This book presents your solution, offering a clear, actionable framework for linking UX decisions directly to your company's bottom line.Authors Torrey Podmajersky, Maya Elise Joseph-Goteiner, and Kim Mats
... Read more
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Laws of UX

Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services

by Jon Yablonski ...

Narrated by Jason Leikam ...

Unabridged

3 hours

An understanding of psychology-specifically the psychology behind how users behave and interact with digital interfaces-is perhaps the single most valuable nondesign skill a designer can have. The most elegant design can fail if it forces users to conform to the design rather than working within the "blueprint" of how humans perceive and process the world around them.This practical guide explains ... Read more

$12.99 USD

An understanding of psychology-specifically the psychology behind how users behave and interact with digital interfaces-is perhaps the single most valuable nondesign skill a designer can have. The most elegant design can fail if it forces users to conform to the design rather than working within the "blueprint" of how humans perceive and process the world around them.This practical guide explains
... Read more
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Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law

AI’s Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience

by MR Leiser ...

Narrated by David Monteath, Harry Brignull ...

Unabridged

14 hours 17 min

Bloomsbury presents Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law: AI’s Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience by MR Leiser read by David MonteathThis book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence of these hidden forces shaping our digital experiences.These hidden design strategies – ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law: AI’s Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience by MR Leiser read by David MonteathThis book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence of these hidden forces shaping our digital experiences.These hidden design strategies –
... Read more
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The Art of Game Design

A Book of Lenses, 3rd Edition

by Jesse Schell ...

Narrated by Ray Greenley ...

Unabridged

21 hours 29 min

The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board, card, and athletic games also work in top-quality video games.Good game design happens when you view your game from as many ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board, card, and athletic games also work in top-quality video games.Good game design happens when you view your game from as many
... Read more

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