This is an article from 2009. While the article itself refers to these as UI (User Interface) design patterns most of them are more related to UX (User Experience) Design.

Smashing Magazine

10 UI Design Patterns You Should Be Paying Attention To

Design patterns were first described in the 1960s by Christopher Alexander, an architect who noticed that many things in our lives happen according to patterns. He adapted his observations to his work and published many findings on the topic. Since then, design patterns have found their place in many areas of our lives, and can be found in the design and development of user interfaces as well.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/10-ui-design-patterns-you-should-be-paying-attention-to/

UI, UX: Who Does What? A Designer’s Guide To The Tech Industry

PLUS: HOW APPLE, FACEBOOK, GOOGLE, AND MORE TECH-WORLD HEAVYWEIGHTS DESCRIBE THEIR DESIGN JOBS.

Design is a rather broad and vague term. When someone says “I’m a designer,” it is not immediately clear what they actually do day to day. There are a number of different responsibilities encompassed by the umbrella term designer.
Design-related roles exist in a range of areas from industrial design (cars, furniture) to print (magazines, other publications) to tech (websites, mobile apps). With the relatively recent influx of tech companies focused on creating interfaces for screens, many new design roles have emerged. Job titles like UX or UI designer are confusing to the uninitiated and unfamiliar even to designers who come from other industries.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3032719/ui-ux-who-does-what-a-designers-guide-to-the-tech-industry

Invision APP

I spoke with the educational coordinator at Invision and they sent me this link and signup code to get a student account with 3 free projects. You have to sign up with your NYCCT email account and it is good until 6 months after you graduate.
If you already have an account let me know and I can put you in contact with Invision’s educational coordinator.

The world’s leading design collaboration platform

We help companies of all sizes unlock the power of design-driven product development. That’s why teams at Evernote, Adobe, Airbnb, Salesforce, and many more fire up InVision every day.

InVision gives teams the freedom to design, review, and user test products—all without a single line of code. With intuitive tools for prototyping, task management, and version control, it’s your entire design process, all in one place.

http://www.invisionapp.com/education-signup

Signup Code: 56-73-13-19

7 common mistakes in UX portfolios

Here’s what not to do when creating a UX portfolio.

Design managers want to like your portfolio. They want to be impressed by your work, your process, your skills. But they can’t do this unless you let them.
After consulting with CEOs, chief product officers, and UX designers, we’ve compiled the following list of what not to do. Here are seven mistakes to avoid the next time you’re brushing up your UX portfolio.

http://www.creativebloq.com/netmag/7-common-mistakes-ux-portfolios-111517629

A/B AND SEE: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO A/B TESTING

The process of decision making in design has always been a popular area of discussion. Why do some designers make choices that others don’t, and why do some designs seemingly work better than others?
From academic study to sketches and anecdotes, the design world is fascinated with process. But for all of the legendary stories of lore, few anecdotes in recent times have had the staying power of Google and its 41 shades of blue.
In trying to determine which out of 2 shades of blue to use for link text, Google tested not only the 2, but the 39 shades of blue in between. The story outlines a relatively minute decision but highlights a rapidly growing approach to making decisions. One based in experimentation, alternatives, and, most importantly, data.

http://blog.invisionapp.com/ab-testing-beginners-guide/

A Beginner’s Guide to Wire–framing

A Tuts+ tutorial

http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/articles/a-beginners-guide-to-wireframing–webdesign-7399

Ultimate Guide to Website Wireframing

By Cameron Chapman

http://sixrevisions.com/user-interface/website-wireframing/

Download the Guide to Wireframing

UXPIn

http://studio.uxpin.com/ebooks/guide-to-wireframing/?_ga=1.218430617.1074708782.1445823609

General UXPIN Guides

https://www.uxpin.com/knowledge.html

Communicating User Research Findings

“No one reads reports!”
“PowerPoint must die!”
“Conveying user research findings so people can understand them, believe them, and know how to act on your recommendations can be challenging.”
We’ve all read monotonous reports and struggled to remain awake during boring presentations, but must all deliverables be interminably dull? Conveying user research findings so people can understand them, believe them, and know how to act on your recommendations can be challenging. And providing enough detail without boring your audience is a difficult balance. But there are some best practices in communicating user research findings that can make them more effective—and even entertaining.

http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2012/02/communicating-user-research-findings.php

TED BLOG

10 tips on how to make slides that communicate your idea

—From TED’s in-house expert

Aaron Weyenberg is the master of slide decks. Our UX Lead creates Keynote presentations that are both slick and charming—the kind that pull you in and keep you captivated, but in an understated way that helps you focus on what’s actually being said. He does this for his own presentations and for lots of other folks in the office. Yes, his coworkers ask him to design their slides, because he’s just that good.

http://blog.ted.com/10-tips-for-better-slide-decks/

Line25

Inspirational Showcase of UI/UX Design Presentations

Taking the time to present your work to clients or to simply display the project in your portfolio can drastically increase its value and really show off the hard work and expertise you’ve put into it. Today’s post showcases a bunch of designers who have produced some wonderful presentations for their UI/UX projects. These inspirational case studies give you a detailed insight into the project development and give a walkthrough on how the app works. Be sure to click through each one to see the full picture!

http://line25.com/articles/inspirational-showcase-of-uiux-design-presentations

Presentations

Group Project

We will begin with the group presentations. Each group will have up to 25 minutes to present the results of their Client | Competitor | User research.

Individual Projects

After the Group Project presentations we will move on to the individual project presentations.Each group will have approximately 25 minutes to present the results of their Client | Competitor | User research.

Keep in mind you are creating presentation decks not writing research papers. Images and text should be combined in a visually appealing way to create an interest in the viewers. You are also being judged based on how you present not only on the deck you create. You are trying to sell your ideas to the attendees.