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I'm a UX/UI Designer, who studied graphic design, not UX.
I was lucky enough to land a design role at a software company. My role title wasn't UX, because I did a lot of graphic and web design, but I ultimately moved into a UX role, which helped me land a job at a new company as a UX/UI Designer.
My suggestion:
- study the Google UX course
- build a portfolio of personal projects (fictional and/or real scenarios)
- apply for Junior UX roles
People think UX is an easy path to success. They're wrong. Like any profession, it takes time, passion and experience to be good at it.
Following. Because I am interested too.
I am taking the google certificate on course era. It’s helpful. Also try the interaction design foundation. They have lots of good resources.
I personally used the Interaction Design Foundation (interaction-design.org) when getting into UX design. The annual fee is a bit pricy, though you can take as many courses as you like on a variety of UX topics.
I’m currently taking Intro to Interaction Design via Art Center College of Design (Online Extension Class). It’s great, and nice to have a live teacher to talk to and keep me on a schedule.
Not for this current term but it repeats 3x/year
General assembly courses
Lots of courses on Udemy and the “Bring your own laptop” channel on YouTube has a lot of great resources as well!
A Google UI/UX designer mentioned Udemy when I asked them about affordable resources!
Check out domestika.com and udemy.com for affordable courses taught by professionals
If you are already at a company with UX Designers talk to your manager about taking on more projects with a UX component. Or, work with a UX Designer on a project. If you want to take some classes or bootcamp, go ahead, but do that in addition to gaining the practical experience.
On-the-job experience always trumps classwork.
I took a similar path to others here. I chose Career Foundry, but I think the individual place you choose to learn from isn’t as important as the outside effort you put in.
I was hired into UI/UX because of personal projects I did that went beyond anything a class could offer.
Other tips:
1. Get your feet wet with HTML & CSS (code your own website if you can!)
2. Show that you can solve problems outside of mobile/desktop apps. UX designers design spreadsheets, processes and other less conventional things as much as they design pretty screens in their day to day.
Good luck!!
Ditto
Honestly just my old job I worked at. I was able to pivot very quickly because it’s really about critical thinking and how you can discuss a problem and I was able to do so.
If you’ve got a company that will invest in (pay for) your training, probably Nielsen Norman Group.
Coach
Check out this post if you are starting out
https://joinfishbowl.com/post_amqwm6b6pt
On top of all the great resources here, I would read and study psychology principles, consumer behavior, customer research, etc. all the disciplines that feed UX.
A friend of mine took the Google course and did very well for herself. I will tell you that rarely is it about your paper credentials and more about your portfolio and ability to think critically. You want to be able to display case studies and your ability to identify and solve problems.
Hi! I’m an emerging UX Designer. I completed the Google UX Certificate in June and I HIGHLY recommend it, it’s a great foundational course and only $39 a month if you want a lower cost option. This is also a good option to find out if you actually like UX or not!
There are also tons of resources on YouTube to learn the design tools (Figma, Adobe XD, etc) if you want to go the self taught route. For me, the design tools were pretty easy to pick up. I’m still trying to broaden my knowledge and I regularly read up on articles and try to stay on top of UX trends.
The most important advice I’ve gotten so far is you need to build a really strong portfolio to be considered for jobs. The job market is really tough right now but don’t let that discourage you! I’ve been job hunting since June but I keep getting more and more interviews so I’m definitely closer to landing a job!