Different Roles of UI/UX Designers
Now let’s also look at some relevant job positions that a beginner can explore and try applying for because UX designers work in so many different industries sharing here a handful of the most typical job titles for UX designers once might come across when looking for work as an intern or full time:
- UX Designer or Experience Designer
- User Researcher or UX Researcher
- Usability Tester or Usability Analyst
- Information Architect
- Interaction Designer
- Communication Designer
- Product Designer
- Graphic Designer
- Visual Designer
- UX Engineer or UX Developer (Need some coding background as well as skills in HTML, CSS, and Javascript)
How to Become a UI/UX Designer: A Complete Roadmap
Never been to a design school, but want to become a UI/UX designer? Worry not! It’s not that hard.
Many successful and amazing UI/UX designers are self-taught which means they also never went to a design school and don’t have a design degree. It is pretty common in the design field as it only requires one to have skills and passion to solve complex problems through designing digital experiences. On the other hand, some designers opt to enroll in a UI/UX design course or boot camp program and even have a design degree. Both ways lead to a successful design job.
There are many ways to learn UI/UX design, and there isn’t a right or wrong way to do so. It all boils down to understanding effective design principles and honing them through practice.
Here in this article, we’ll look at a complete roadmap for finding a job as a UI/UX designer.