How to start with UX/UI
HOW TO GET STARTED WITH UX / UI .
This ongoing circle of unterstand, learn, engage and practice might help you to get started.
Having the right resources is super important.
1️⃣ UNDERSTAND
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It’s really helpful to understand was UX Design and the mindset you need really is
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2️⃣ LEARN
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Youtube:
📍Flux
📍Dann Petty
📍TheFutur
📍Jesse Atomic
📍AJ&Smart
📍NNGroup
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Books:
📕 Don’t make me think - Steve Krug
📒 Design of Everyday things - Don Norman
📘 Lean UX - Jeff Gothelf & Josh Seiden
📗About face -Alan Cooper
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Blogs & Articels
📍Medium
📍Prototyp.io
📍uxplanet.org
📍Invision
📍Nielson Norman group
📍Smashing Magazin
📍The OctopuS
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3️⃣ ENGAGE
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👨🏻💻 Online courses
📍Meetup
📍Facebook groups
📍Twitter confersations
📍Creative mornings
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📝 Courses
📍Careerfoundry
📍Hyperisland
📍General assembly
📍udemy.com
📍skillshare.com
📍interactiondesignfoundation
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📍Meetup
📍Facebook groups
📍Twitter conversations
📍Creative mornings
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4️⃣ PRACTICE
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🖥 Portfolio
Start building your portfolio. If you don’t have any client projects start with:
📍Redesigning something
📍Challenges (DailyXD or Daily UI Challenge)
📍Solving a real world problem with a concept
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🌈Inspiration
📍Dribbble
📍Behance
📍Awwwards
📍Muzli
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Feedback
Getting feedback or finding a mentor is super helpfull, not ony when you are starting out.
📍Ask other designers
📍Go to portfolio reviews f.e. at Creative jams
📍Show your work on social networks (behance, dribblbe, instagram etc. )