Becoming UX/UI designer { Roadmap }

[vineet]

Hello tutflixer,
I want to become a UX/UI designer. I know for a fact that on the forum there are all the resources to become UX/UI designer. What is the step by step courses which I need to follow. Your answers matter to one and all who want to become one.
Thank you.

 

[void0error]

Start with your own. Learn the mistakes you do on your first try. This will create enough curiosity to start learning stuff..

Then download the resource on which you have a problem in understanding. Learn & Repeat.

 

[vineet]

@void0error I really appreciate your point of view. I started doing the same thing but the learning curve is steep and time-consuming. Aren't there any optimum path.?

 

[noobprogrammer]

Good choice. I am not expert but my many friends work as freelance UI/UX Designer. You may try first basic graphics design using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Then make some Web template/Mobile app layout with it. After that, you can start using Adobe XD or Figma which is very professional tools nowadays for UI/UX design. Tutflix has an amazing resource you can follow them. Best of luck.

 

[vineet]

@programmingloverbd thanks for your response.

 

[noobprogrammer]

You are welcome

 

[John007]

Hi I am UX designer myself. This community helped me a-lot. Start with UX design by Udacity which is also available at this forum. It will help you ti set your foundations. Practice and practice a lot.

 

[princip]

I agree with @John007 ! Udacity Nanodegree for UI/UX is great starter course with solid foundations.

 

[vineet]

Thanks for your response@John007

 

[SoulSurvivor7]

How is the Erik Kennedy - Learn UX Design course ?
His Learn UI Design course is very highly rated. But i've never heard someone talk about his UX course.

If you're a beginner try this course.

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Also read books like Sprint by Jake Knapp & The Design of everyday things

BTW
Don't fall in the tutorial or courses loop. Courses and tutorial can be addicting, but you learn the most by practicing.

 

[vineet]

@SoulSurvivor7 thank you very much for your input bro. Really appreciate it. ❤

 

[John007]

@SoulSurvivor7 Learn UI Design is very good. But learn UX is very basic in my opinion, you can still learn a thing or two from that.

 

[vineet]

I'll really appreciate if you tell us which courses to take to become a good ux/ui designer. I do understand we need a lot practice but courses that really makes us better at what we do

 

[SoulSurvivor7]

What should you learn first UX or UI ?

I'm also learning UI/UX at the moment. But i'm coming from a graphic design background. So i decided to start with UI first:

Erik Kennedy - Learn UI Design
Shift Nudge - Interface Design

This are the best 2 UI courses i could find online.

And luckily enough, they can be downloaded for free on this forum.

UX is a broad field. And imo a little harder to learn solo. Most UX designers work in teams. You also need to learn UX Research. Which is a little harder to do as a solo designer.
If you are looking for a UX job. Learn the principles. Make 3 (fictional) case-studies. And just apply for a ton of jobs.

Good UX courses are a bit harder to find. But like i said before.

A lot of people are recommending : User Experience (UX): The Ultimate Guide to Usability and UX. I bought it from Udemy. But haven't started yet. So i don't know if it's really THAT good. But it gets a lot of praise on reddit.

So my perfect roadmap would be:

-Learn UI.
-Learn Design Principles
-Learn UX Principles


Make a portfolio with 3 good case studies. And just apply for a ton of jobs. Some people might say it will take years to become a good designer. But i believe all this can be done in 6-12 months (if you re really dedicated). You don't need to be a Senior level designer to apply for jobs. Just make sure you're good enough for a junior level role. And you can also learn while on the job.

 

[vineet]

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[vineet]

@SoulSurvivor7 I really appreciate your time and patience to put down the great stuff here. I really liked this approach and I believe every ux/ui aspirant will definitely give some thought on your reply. It's lit.