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UX designer study plan

From design basics to a portfolio with three case studies.

20 items · 5 sections · study, career, design, tech

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Learn the basics (4)

  • Learn what UX covers: research, structure, interface, testingOpen
  • Read Don Norman’s The Design of Everyday ThingsOpen
  • Learn the basics of layout, spacing, colour and typeOpen
  • Learn the heuristics from Nielsen Norman GroupOpen

Tools (4)

  • Install Figma and finish its free beginner tutorialsOpen
  • Learn components, auto layout and shared stylesOpen
  • Skim Material Design for common patternsOpen
  • Make a clickable prototype of an app you use every day

Process practice (5)

  • Interview 3 to 5 people about one problemEven friends are fine for practice.Open
  • Write the problem as a short statement
  • Sketch ideas on paper first, then wireframes
  • Run a quick usability test with 5 peopleOpen
  • Note what went wrong and change the design

Portfolio (4)

  • Make 3 case studies: problem, your role, steps, result
  • Show your thinking, not only the final screens
  • Redesign a real product feature as one case study
  • Put it on a simple site with a clear contact link

Get the first role (3)

  • Look for junior UX, product design or UI roles and internshipsOpen
  • Ask for feedback on your portfolio in design communities
  • Practise a 10 minute walk-through of one case study

Written from www.nngroup.com

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