Sources & acknowledgments.
Methods is a framework curated by a practitioner, shaped by professional experience and by the research and design practices the field has built up.
Foundational resources
These five resources are good places to go deeper on choosing and applying UX research methods. They are the starting point, and I've checked each one as of November 4, 2026.
- Nielsen Norman Group: When to Use Which User-Experience Research MethodsA clear way to think about when each research method fits, which shaped how Methods relates questions to techniques.
- UX MethodsA broad catalog of UX methods that helped check the breadth of what Methods covers.
- User Interviews: UX Research MethodologiesA practical field-guide view of research methods, useful for how Methods frames qualitative work.
- Baymard Institute: UX Research Methods: Which to Use and WhenA research-driven perspective on choosing methods, which informed how Methods weighs evidence.
- MeasuringU: The Methods UX Professionals Use (2024)A quantitative-minded overview of UX methods that informed the measurement and benchmarking side of Methods.
A selective list
This list isn't exhaustive. It will grow and change as methods, templates and prompts are added, and individual methods may credit more specific sources over time.
AI assistance
ChatGPT and Claude may help with research and synthesis here. When something comes from a particular author or publication, the original, verified source is the one that should get the credit.