ROADMAP TO BECOME A GOOD PRODUCT DESIGNER
Before I start giving you steps I’ve studied, let’s understand what these terms are “UIUX AND PRODUCT DESIGNER”
Let’s go 🧵
Before I start giving you steps I’ve studied, let’s understand what these terms are “UIUX AND PRODUCT DESIGNER”
Let’s go 🧵
DUTIES OF A UI/UX/PRODUCT DESIGNER
UI designer
- Design elements such as fonts, layout, colors, patterns etc
- Create interactions
- Prototype UI
- Create Design systems
- Animations
- Responsive of UI across products
- Accessibility
UI designer
- Design elements such as fonts, layout, colors, patterns etc
- Create interactions
- Prototype UI
- Create Design systems
- Animations
- Responsive of UI across products
- Accessibility
UX designers
- User journey
- User personas
- User flows
- Information Architecture
- UX writing
- Usability (most especially for me)
- User journey
- User personas
- User flows
- Information Architecture
- UX writing
- Usability (most especially for me)
Product Designer
- Does both UI and UX duties
- Interested in Product Retention (in the business)
- Adoption
- Conversation
- Advocacy
- Growth (they’re more interested in the growth of the business)
- They’re more focus on users than product owners
- Does both UI and UX duties
- Interested in Product Retention (in the business)
- Adoption
- Conversation
- Advocacy
- Growth (they’re more interested in the growth of the business)
- They’re more focus on users than product owners
Before going on with any course, find online the duties of this skill with big fortune businesses like Google, Facebook & Twitter.
Look out for what your responsibilities would be, this would give you more insight on specialties needed to stay relevant in those firms.
See steps
Look out for what your responsibilities would be, this would give you more insight on specialties needed to stay relevant in those firms.
See steps
STEP 1/7
Get Educated
- You can teach yourself but if you’re like some persons that really need good guidance then
- Buy courses eg @aptlearn_io @udemy @Domestika
- YouTube is a big community which educates you right and wrong, finding the best channels can be challenging…
Get Educated
- You can teach yourself but if you’re like some persons that really need good guidance then
- Buy courses eg @aptlearn_io @udemy @Domestika
- YouTube is a big community which educates you right and wrong, finding the best channels can be challenging…
I’d recommend channels like @figma @FluxAcademyHQ
- Buy design books eg steal like an artist, the design of everyday, typography etc
- Buy design books eg steal like an artist, the design of everyday, typography etc
STEP 2/7
Learn Product design tools
- Figma (personal choice)
- Invision for prototyping
- Whistical for product management and wire framing etc
Learn Product design tools
- Figma (personal choice)
- Invision for prototyping
- Whistical for product management and wire framing etc
STEP 3/7
GET SOME EXPERIENCE
- Get some internships
- Join hackathons
- Go for design events
- Work for open source (these are voluntary no pay projects)
GET SOME EXPERIENCE
- Get some internships
- Join hackathons
- Go for design events
- Work for open source (these are voluntary no pay projects)
STEP 4/7
GET A MENTOR
- Someone with more experience
- Someone with more wins
- Learn how they got to their position instead of hating and speculating.
GET A MENTOR
- Someone with more experience
- Someone with more wins
- Learn how they got to their position instead of hating and speculating.
STEP 5/7
DO SOME WORK
- Do free work, side projects
- Collaborate with entry and junior designers on projects
STEP 6/7
POST YOUR WORK!!!
Build case studies
Build your portfolio
DO SOME WORK
- Do free work, side projects
- Collaborate with entry and junior designers on projects
STEP 6/7
POST YOUR WORK!!!
Build case studies
Build your portfolio
STEP 7/7
FIND A JOB (locally and internationally)
Places to find jobs
- Behance
- LinkedIn
- Twitter (don’t be shy, let people know you need a job, a close mouth is a 🤐)
Finally…
FIND A JOB (locally and internationally)
Places to find jobs
- Behance
- Twitter (don’t be shy, let people know you need a job, a close mouth is a 🤐)
Finally…
“Remember the industry or market defines your knowledge”
Research more on your responsibilities and focus on learning all that covers that.
Want to get my UIUX Course, here’s a link on @aptlearn_io
aptlearn.io
Research more on your responsibilities and focus on learning all that covers that.
Want to get my UIUX Course, here’s a link on @aptlearn_io
aptlearn.io
This would help you stay inspired
A massive UI guideline for your designs
UI design 100+ personal practice 💫
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