Top 5 UX Influencers you should be following in 2024.

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1. Erika Hall 

A legend of the UX design world, Erika Hall is the author of Just Enough Research and Conversational Design, and co-founder of Mule Design, one of the most prestigious studios in the world. She helps clients ask tough questions and collaborate to find the answers.

As a writer and speaker, she focuses on subject areas that challenge conventional design wisdom and prompt designers to examine the consequences of their work in new ways. If that piques your interest, follow her on LinkedIn, medium, and X, formerly Twitter.

2. Sarah Winters

 Sarah Winters is the founder of Content Design London, the person who coined the phrase “content design”, and the author of Content Design. So you could say she’s a huge influence in the UX space and world of content design. While Head of Content Design at the UK’s Government Digital Service, she oversaw the overhaul of over 3,000 local government websites into www.gov.uk.

3. David Hamill

David Hamill is a UX researcher with over 20 years of experience who offers “on-demand help for companies seeking to improve their UX maturity and product direction”.

He regularly shares insights from both his research and his experience as a practitioner in a wide range of organizations. If you’re interested in learning about user research and the realities of the industry, he’s definitely worth following or connecting with.

4. Jesse James Garrett

As the author of The Element of User Experience and a renowned executive design leadership coach, Jesse James Garrett is a major player in the design world.

Prior to creating his design and UX consultancy, Adaptive Path — which was acquired by Capital One, where he became Senior Director of Digital Design, in 2014 — Garrett worked as an information architect.

His semi-regular LinkedIn posts touch on a wide range of design-related subjects and are definitely worth reading.   

5. Aladrian Goods

We’re so proud to say Aladrian Goods is a CareerFoundry graduate and former tutor, but even better than that she’s gone on to become a true leader in the design community.

She’s risen through the ranks at Intuit to become a Design Manager in Content and a major influence in the industry.

Final thoughts

There’s an almost infinite amount of content about UX design and product design out there in the digital universe. 

This means that just knowing where to start reading it and who to follow of those who share it can feel like an almighty task. 

Hopefully, our list of UX design experts can help with that. We think that together, they’ll give you a range of insights, analysis, and commentary on the direction of UX design, the latest industry trends, and events and job opportunities.

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