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Best UX & UI design videos, as recommended on Hacker News

56 videos about ux & ui design that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2008 and 2026. Mostly talk, demo, commentary. Channels that come up most: Tantacrul, Google TechTalks, Tom Scott, Rui Oliveira. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle: It is HN's go-to recommendation for the case that programming environments should give instant feedback, and it appears in nearly every thread on live coding, visual programming or developer tools.

• talkBret Victor - Inventing on PrincipleRui Oliveira · 12 HN recommenders · 2013–2025
• talkMike Monteiro: F*ck You, Pay MeCreativeMornings HQ · 12 HN recommenders · 2015–2026
• commentaryMusic Software & Bad Interface Design: Avid’s SibeliusTantacrul · 8 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• talk!!Con 2016 - How I Code and Use a Computer at 1,000 WPM!! By Sina BahramConfreaks · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• documentaryNotation Must Die: The Battle For How We Read MusicTantacrul · 6 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• demoA New Car UI: How touch screen controls in cars should workMatthaeus Krenn · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• talkBret Victor - The Humane Representation of ThoughtColin McDonnell · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• talkMike Monteiro - "Fuck you pay me" (PT Br)Montalvo Machado · 6 HN recommenders · 2013–2017
• lectureImmediate-Mode Graphical User Interfaces - 2005Casey Muratori · 5 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• talkDasher: information-efficient text entryGoogle TechTalks · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
• talkDeskbound | Kelly Starrett | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 4 HN recommenders · 2013–2021
• commentaryMusic Software & Interface Design: MuseScoreTantacrul · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• talkMark DiMarco: User Interface Algorithms [JSConf2014]JSConf · 4 HN recommenders · 2014–2018
• commentaryWindows 8: The Animated Evaluationblogphilofilms · 3 HN recommenders · 2012–2015
• commentaryWhat Games Are Like For Someone Who Doesn't Play GamesRazbuten · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• demoGoogle Wave Developer Preview at Google I/O 2009Google · 4 HN recommenders · 2009–2025
• tutorialiPhone Magnifier and Voice overKristy Viers · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• commentaryThe GUI should be better. A lot better.Accursed Farms · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• explainerSo... the minute hand shows progression — apparently we think of time in wildly different waysTechnology Connextras · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• documentaryHow We Made MuseScore 4 - Music App Design is Challenging!Tantacrul · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• explainerWhy Do Reversing Trucks Not Beep Any More?Tom Scott · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
• talkThe User is Drunksquareweave · 4 HN recommenders · 2014–2021
• talkMeaningful Play: Getting Gamification RightGoogle TechTalks · 3 HN recommenders · 2012–2014
• demoHow A Blind Developer Uses Visual StudioCoding Tech · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• talk"Building a Toolkit for Design" by Matthew Griffithelm-conf · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• demoAvi Bryant demos Dabble dbTavis Rudd · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2023
• explainerWhy this British crossroads was so dangerousTom Scott · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• demoLotus Improv for NeXT 1990Thierry Hubert · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2026
• demoApplied Sciences Group: High Performance TouchMicrosoft Research · 3 HN recommenders · 2012–2024
• commentaryWhy Doing Taxes Is So Hard | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | NetflixNetflix Is A Joke · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• demoMicrosoft "Courier" secret tabletNeowin · 2 HN recommenders · 2010–2021
• demoThe 8pen8pen · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• interviewSusan Kare explains Macintosh UI ergonomics on the Computer Chronicles (1984)erg0steur · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• commentaryHumans can't read URLs. How can we fix it? - HTTP 203Chrome for Developers · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• talkMIX08 Microsoft Office 2007: The Story of the Ribbonzoobean · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• comedyNest Protect is a terrible buggy productBrad Fitzpatrick · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2025
• explainerWhy Western Designs Fail in Developing CountriesDesign Theory · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• demoTouché: Enhancing Touch Interaction on Humans, Screens, Liquids, and Everyday ObjectsDisneyResearchHub · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2025
• talkDon't Make Me ClickGoogle TechTalks · 2 HN recommenders · 2008–2020
• commentaryMusic Software & Interface Design: Steinberg's DoricoTantacrul · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• otherWhat is a Browser?Ji Lee · 2 HN recommenders · 2009–2025
• explainerIt's not you. Bad doors are everywhere.Vox · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• demo2Advanced Studios v2 flash website in 2001Web Design Museum · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2023
• talkMorten Rand-Hendriksen: CSS Grid Changes Everything (About Web Layouts)WordPress · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2018
• talkAre we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever? | Ubuntu Summit 25.10Canonical Ubuntu · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• talkAndrew Price - Improving Blender's UIBlender · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2017
• commentaryThe Story Behind AudacityTantacrul · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• talkMIX08 Microsoft Office 2007: The Story of the Ribbon (1 of 10)creativecrewchannel · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2020
• commentaryNew Blender UI - The ProposalBlender Guru · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2021
• commentaryThe Mk8 VW GTI isn't as good as its predecessor. | Revelations with Jason Cammisa | Ep. 11Hagerty · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• explainerHow Lexus Fixed Tesla's Bad Idea: Steer-By-Wire YokeEngineering Explained · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2024
• demoLonghorn conceptArkmage2 · 1 HN recommender · 2009–2019
• demoModel 3 Emergency Mechanical Door Release DemoEveryAmp · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024
• demoMicrosoft: Productivity Future VisionMicrosoft in Business · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2021
• demoHow a Blind Developer Uses Visual Studio (Microsoft Build 2017)Kompetenzzentrum Digitale Barrierefreiheit · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2026
• news“Bitchin’ Betty” Says Farewell: Beloved Voice Behind Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet RetiresBoeing · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2022