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User experience (UX) design refers to all practical —physical & digital— designs representing a user’s experience when interacting with a product or system. It provides design solutions to all problems faced by a user when using a physical or digital product, thus producing a pleasant user experience. A UX designer is a person skilled in UX designing. The UX designer carries out design research in order to design a prototype of a product, its functionality, usability, interaction, content strategy, information architecture, typography, & user interface.
The skills needed in UX designing include research, UX writing, prototyping, logical reasoning, wireframing, communication, project management, analytical thinking, coding, amongst others. In UX designing, coding is not needed but acquiring the skill places you in an advantageous position. Tools used in UX designing include but are not limited to InVision, Zeplin, Axure, Pen And paper, Sketch, Balsamiq, Optimizely, Stylify me, Adobe XD, Color safe, Figma, UXpin, Photoline, UserTesting, & Xmind.
Tips On Becoming A Better Ux Designer
Most people employ the services of a digital strategy agency when starting a business. This agency helps the company(ies) to market their business in the digital world by providing designs (UX designs inclusive) & other marketing strategies. If you have chosen a career path in UX designing, you can become better by doing the following:
1. Set Designing Goals
Challenge yourself by setting specific, achievable, & realistic goals. Setting goals gives you direction, helps you stay focused & work efficiently. After setting goals, write out strategies & procedures on how you will go about achieving the set goals. Give yourself a time frame to achieve the goals, & ensure to prioritize your goals.
2. Enhance Your Designing Skills
As the days go by, the world is evolving & so is every skill you acquire. Attend masterclasses or take courses related to UX designing on Udemy or other academic sites, be flexible and try out different approaches in designing, join a community of designers; updates on information regarding UX designing are often posted in such groups. New tools used in carrying out various skills come up almost every day. Ensure to learn how to use these tools as it will improve your efficiency. Try your hands on different designing tools such as Gravity, Sketch, amongst others.
3. Acquire New Skills
You cannot have all skills at the same. so, it is paramount that you acquire new skills relating to UX designing. Learning new skills places you in an advantageous position when looking for job opportunities. It also improves work efficiency and proficiency.
4. Collaborate More
Learn to work with teams. You get to learn from other people when you work with a team. When carrying out designing projects, be open-minded & engage yourself in different aspects of the work, always ask relevant questions, and allow people to do things their way. By doing this, you learn a great deal from them. Collaboration also opens you up to new & plenty of work opportunities.
5. Be Open To Feedback
After creating a UX design, always ask for honest feedback. Feedback let you know weakness & strength; it tells you where you’re best at & where you need to improve. Criticize other people’s designs, & be open to constructive criticism; this gives you an actual picture of what to look out for when creating your designs.
Every pro you have seen was at some time an amateur, nobody is born a pro in UX designing. Mastery takes time & consistency. Consciously and consistently follow the tips listed above to achieve great expertise, & become a pro in UX designing.
