How to become a UX designer?

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UI and UX design may be your dream specialty, but this branch of design is not just reserved for enthusiasts of new technologies.

Knowledge of UX and UI will also be useful for programmers, marketers and social media managers who want to create better customer relationships. Knowledge of good practices helps to understand the behaviour of recipients and tailor the service to their needs. The basics of design will also be useful for those who want to learn how to distinguish good ideas from bad ones. A sense of good design doesn't mean you have to become a graphic designer, web developer or UX designer right away. However, if you want to try your hand at the latter, we have a few tips and tricks for you to start with.

Internships/Institution

You can go for an internship to a company that has experienced UX's best to a company that has researchers and designers at home. But before you apply for an internship, ask someone from the company what their internship looks like and what you will potentially be doing.

I wouldn't limit myself to internships / paid internships if you have the opportunity to work for 3 months in a company that has a lot of knowledge and you have a plan for who you want to be, then the very opportunity to work is invaluable.

Looking at the industry rates, if an experienced person dedicates a few hours to you and directs your development in the right direction then you are at least a few hundred ahead. And looking from the perspective of the butterfly effect such a few hours can completely change who you will be in 2-3 years.

Read about design

Books, professional press, blogs. Don't be scared if you don't understand at first. Over time, you will appreciate the importance of a good cut for your design or the creative use of existing constraints that designers have encountered. You will learn about design trends and many things from other people's experiences.

Reading blogs and design articles is also a good way to... take a break. You can laugh at it, but breaks are essential for creativity. They allow you to catch your breath, while your brain works "in the background" and "arranges" the whole process.

prototyping programs

Meet people and ask difficult questions

Attend industry meetings, ask experienced people how they solved problems similar to yours, this will allow you to better understand how UX's work looks like in practice. Don't be afraid to ask, we have a very nice community and I'm sure they'll help you.

Design

You don't need a real, commercial client to design UX. Practice makes a master, and it's quite difficult to get the first order if you don't have the right experience. How do I get them?

Create projects for imaginary clients. Look for websites and applications that you could improve, streamline, make more user-friendly. Or maybe you will find a website and for your own satisfaction you will create an application for it? Let your imagination run free and put the messages you already have into practice!

Support for wireframes and prototyping programs

Various tools are used to create mock-ups or prototypes, but remember that you don't have to learn all of them. All you need to do is to understand one thing and learn how to design in practice. Here are some of the most popular choices for UX Designers:

Axure;

Sketch;

UXPin;

Invision.

Take advantage of the free trial periods mentioned above. Discounts or separate student licenses are sometimes included with the courses and are worth using. You will also find many YouTube courses and channels on the web where you can learn practical knowledge. They are a great response to literature that can be helpful but can quickly become outdated.

Familiarize yourself with the basics of UI

Before you start working on your first project, make sure you know the basics. This will make it easier for you to determine why some projects are good and others are not necessarily without a laborious method of trial and error.

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