34. Groups and events.
AIGA-Professional association for design, Los Angeles chapter
IxDA-LAChapter-Local and global events
UXPA-LAChapter-1,900+ members, events like World IA Day
LAUXMeetup-3,000+ members, Regular events (workshops, lectures,
mixers)
SouthernCaliforniaWebDesignersandDevelopers-1,400+ members
CreativeMornings-A great monthly event series to stay inspired
HugeLAMeetup-We bring in a range of speakers from the community
DRAFT.LA-A creative event series for designers hosted by Noun Project
35. Education.
GeneralAssembly-Classes like Intro to UX, 12 week courses on UX
UCLAExtension- User Experience Certificate Program
CalStateFullerton-User Experience Certificate Program
ArtCenterCollegeforDesign(Pasadena)- Undergrad, Grad and public
programs.
TheDSchool,InstituteforDesignatStanford-Virtual Crash Course, no
degrees
HugeSchool-Paid apprenticeship program in NYC
36. Blogs.
Little Big Details - Your daily dose of UI inspiration
http://littlebigdetails.com/
IxDA Mailing List Discussion - Active discussion list with many experts weighing inhttp://ixda.org/discuss.php
Boxes and Arrows - High quality articles and podcast interviews
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/
Smashing Magazine – Deep-dive into more advanced UX topics
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/
Experientia - This blog has good curated content from a wide variety of sources
http://www.experientia.com/blog/
Uxmatters - Articles on all things UX
http://uxmatters.com/
A List Apart - Articles on everything from the industry to design to coding
http://www.alistapart.com/
Signal vs. Noise - Thoughts from the guys at 37 Signals
http://37signals.com/svn/
Information Aesthetics - A blog focusing on interesting information design and visualization
http://infosthetics.com/