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UI/UX Roadmap for Beginners

My Roadmap

Thanks for being here. In this story , I am going to share my roadmap to UI/UX Design . Let me explain UI/UX.

UI

UI stands for User Interface. It is a medium through which users engage with the product.The more easier is the UI , the less time it takes to complete a task. It might be the buttons on the microwave to control the different modes and adjust time on it.

UX

The term UX stands for User Experience. It is the overall experience that one has attached around a product or a brand. UX is what, that informs UI through data gathered by UX research methods.

Empathy Maps. 

1-Prepare a mindset

This field requires you to be in the user’s shoes as well as understand the business needs in order to design a product that is both profitable for the business and the user.

How can you prepare the mindset?

1-Start observing the digital products around you.

2-Hunt for problems that exist in real life or learn by observing how others use those digital products to get their job done.

3-Start thinking from the User’s perspective like what would you prefer if you were in that situation.

4-Observe where you face any problem and think about how you can solve it.

2-Start learning a design tool

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There are many UI Design and UX Design tools. But I would prefer learning a UI Design tool first because it would get me kickstarted with the UI Design.

Some of the UI Design tools are:

1-Adobe XD(Windows and MacOS)

2-Figma(Windows and MacOS)

3-Sketch(MacOS)

4-Invision

3-Simultaneously start learning Design Principles

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These are the principles that you need to keep in mind while designing for people. This will make sure you follow the design standards.All these principles are some agreed upon facts so you don’t need to reinvent the wheel.

The best resources to learn Design Principles are listed below:

learn from send Principle Post 

1-Lawsofux.com

2-UX Collective

3-NNGroup

4-Google Material Design

5-Human Interface Guidelines(Apple)

4-Learn the UX Methodologies

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Your decisions might sound cool to you but it might not be helpful to others.In order to validate your decisions and ideas , there are many UX methodologies that you need to consider to filter out the problems of the User Group you are designing for and meet their requirements.

Some of the UX Methodologies are :

1-User Interviews

2-Surveys

3-Focussed Group Discussions

4-Usability Testing

5-Persona

6-Customer Journey Maps

7-Information Architecture

8-Card Sorting

And many more…

5-Start practicing what you have learnt

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We all know that practice makes us perfect . Without practicing and self determination our goals can’t be achieved. Design is iterable and so is our knowledge. We need to keep brushing it up again and again.

It is the time you start putting your work online and seek constant feeback from fellow designers.Start socialising with other designers. Join groups on social media platforms and learn to take feedbacks constructively. Start looking for Part time roles or internships.It would give a boost to your career initially.

While designing ,always have a question in your mind- “WHY” and it should be pretty clear to you.

There is a saying — If you know the “WHY” then the “WHAT” is quite obvious.

Some of the best platforms to showcase your design work:

1-Behance

2-Dribbble

3-LinkedIn(Very powerful)

4-Instagram

OR

Enroll into a recognised UI/UX Bootcamp

A bootcamp is usually a 3 to 4 months program where you will be guided through a way to pursue UI/UX Design. You will be taught all the design principles , methodologies. You might also be helped with your first project for your portfolio which will in turn help you to grab a Part time , Full time or internship opportunity. You will also have a mentor to guide you through.

I really appreciate for your valuable time. I hope you have cleared the cluster of thoughts in your mind. I would love to hear from you.

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My Social

1-Instagram

2-LinkedIn

3-Behance

4-Dribbble