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How can I be a UI & UX designer or graphic designer?
I'm a 2nd year computer science engineer student and I have interest in this field but don't know where to start?
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Gonzalo’s Answer
Hi Ratul - Here is an excellent resource I found which should help you on your journey to explore a career in UI/UX/Design: https://blog.prototypr.io/9-steps-how-to-become-a-ux-ui-designer-if-you-do-not-have-a-work-experience-and-a-degree-15c488824c81
Hi Gonzalo, although this link is useful, leaving a URL as an answer isn't the most helpful response. Try summarizing the information from the site or explain why the student might find it helpful
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Anuj’s Answer
To leverage your computer science background, start by mastering the foundational design principles of typography, visual hierarchy, and color theory. Next, learn industry-standard software by practicing with Figma for UI/UX design, or Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for graphic design. Finally, bridge the gap between engineering and design by building a portfolio of case studies where you code the front-end interfaces you design.
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Avinash’s Answer
Having a computer science engineering background gives you a massive advantage in UI/UX because you understand how to build what you design.
Understand the Difference: * Graphic Design: Focuses on visual communication, branding, typography, and aesthetics.
UI (User Interface) Design: Focuses on the interactive, visual elements of a digital product (buttons, screens, layouts).
UX (User Experience) Design: Focuses on the structural flow, usability, psychology, and logic of how a user interacts with an app.
Master the Industry Tools: Start practicing with Figma (the industry standard for UI/UX) or Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop/Illustrator for graphic design).
Build a Portfolio: Clone existing apps and redesign them to look better or flow more smoothly. Document your thought process—UX recruiters care more about why you made a design choice than just how pretty it looks.
Take Online Mini-Courses: Look into Google’s UX Design Professional Certificate or free YouTube crash courses to learn layout hierarchy, typography, and wireframing.
Understand the Difference: * Graphic Design: Focuses on visual communication, branding, typography, and aesthetics.
UI (User Interface) Design: Focuses on the interactive, visual elements of a digital product (buttons, screens, layouts).
UX (User Experience) Design: Focuses on the structural flow, usability, psychology, and logic of how a user interacts with an app.
Master the Industry Tools: Start practicing with Figma (the industry standard for UI/UX) or Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop/Illustrator for graphic design).
Build a Portfolio: Clone existing apps and redesign them to look better or flow more smoothly. Document your thought process—UX recruiters care more about why you made a design choice than just how pretty it looks.
Take Online Mini-Courses: Look into Google’s UX Design Professional Certificate or free YouTube crash courses to learn layout hierarchy, typography, and wireframing.
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Jessica’s Answer
Since you are still in college, you should definitely enroll in some graphics design and front-end programming courses!
Outside of school I would recommend building your own site from scratch end to end, such as designing the layout as well as programming the UI aspect such as CSS and Javascript. (It doesn't have to be fancy) You definitely want to explore some of the industrial standard frameworks for those. Front end programming moves very fast so you should keep your knowledge up to date with the technology. UX is more about design - it's important to have an eye for art appreciation and maybe some knowledge in psychology in terms of human behavior and capturing interests quickly. Be sure to browse your favorite sites and dissecting their placement of links and information, navigation, and various focal points.
You can check out some courses on Coursera, Udemy, Linkedin Learn for free (Trials) or youtube. There are so many good resources online but be sure to spend good amount of time exploring and trying this on your own.
Good luck!
Outside of school I would recommend building your own site from scratch end to end, such as designing the layout as well as programming the UI aspect such as CSS and Javascript. (It doesn't have to be fancy) You definitely want to explore some of the industrial standard frameworks for those. Front end programming moves very fast so you should keep your knowledge up to date with the technology. UX is more about design - it's important to have an eye for art appreciation and maybe some knowledge in psychology in terms of human behavior and capturing interests quickly. Be sure to browse your favorite sites and dissecting their placement of links and information, navigation, and various focal points.
You can check out some courses on Coursera, Udemy, Linkedin Learn for free (Trials) or youtube. There are so many good resources online but be sure to spend good amount of time exploring and trying this on your own.
Good luck!