How does one grow from being a beginner to mid-level?
What are the necessary skills for anyone looking to get into UIX designs?
These questions were answered during this talk.
I hope you enjoy reading my slides.
all around us - Aesthetics - Asking questions - Practising - Storytelling and writing - Problem solving - An act of listening and empathizing - Function, then form @dikethelmak
@dikethelmak - Helps companies and businesses stay ahead of their competition, (design is also taking its place as an important tool in ensuring that digitalization and technology doesn’t become inhumane or cold)
a great designer? @dikethelmak - Trainings: online courses, academic programs, professional programs, learn from others, articles, books, learn a design tool and master it - Networking: design/tech events, non-design events, online communities(figma africa slack channel). - Projects: High profile projects, big impact, non-existent projects, great teams, ROI calculations
a great designer? @dikethelmak - Expanding your expertise(learn more): New tools, research-design-strategy, qualitative-quantitative methods, business data - Demonstrate Value: ROI(aligning business goals with user needs), Communicating your design to mgt, reach out to help others - Get a mentor
a great designer? @dikethelmak - Find UX champions to follow on IG, medium, twitter - Look out for leadership opportunities, start small, seek feedback - Building realationships: trust, learn from others, different persceptives - Be flexible: incremental improvements, don’t be a hardline UX person - Volunteer
employeable? - Be a master of your design tool - Be a researcher: build a lifestyle of asking questions - Have and follow a design process that works well (for you at least) - Be able to communicate your design - Be able to make great design decisions - Have a nice portfolio