r/UX_Design

I want to know which one has better job opportunities, a stronger future, and more career growth, especially considering my CST background. Since this is an important decision for me, I’d like to hear different opinions before choosing.

Hi! Guys I have 1 yr experience and I’m sharing my work when I was working in a startup.

https://www.behance.net/gallery/253979249/Fluorokraft-UI-Design-Showcase

Please share your reviews. Also share some tips to learn UI and if any courses you recommend!? I’m currently searching for job opportunities so it would really help me refine my process and works.

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I’m planning to pursue a Master’s in Interactive Design / UX/UI / HCI in Germany. I applied to 4 universities and unfortunately received rejections.

One of the main reasons mentioned was “incomplete documents,” although I had submitted all the required documents before the deadline.

I have a B.Tech in Computer Science and am looking to move into Interaction/UX Design.

If anyone is currently studying or has applied to similar programs in Germany, could you please help me understand:

- What could be causing these rejections?

- Is my CS background a disadvantage?

- How important is the portfolio/ECTS?

- Are there any specific mistakes I should look out for?

Would really appreciate advice from anyone who has successfully gotten into these programs. 🙏

I’m a B.Tech CSE student and I’ve been focusing on UI/UX design for the past few months. I’ve made around 2–3 case studies, built my portfolio, and have been applying to as many UI/UX/Product Design internship openings as I can find.

But I still haven’t been able to land an internship.

Now I’m honestly a bit confused about what I should do next.

Should I:

• Learn a new tool?
• Improve my existing UI skills?
• Learn more about UX research?
• Learn usability testing?
• Learn design systems?
• Learn Framer/Webflow?
• Improve my case studies?
• Build more projects?
• Focus more on product thinking?
• Or just keep applying?

I already know Figma fairly well and have some basic HTML/CSS/JS knowledge, so I’m not sure if learning another tool is actually going to help me or if I should go deeper into what I already know.

I also feel like I might be making the mistake of thinking that I need to learn more things when maybe the problem is that my existing work isn't strong enough yet.

For those of you who are working as Product/UI/UX Designers or have recently gone through the internship/job search:

What would you recommend I focus on at this stage?

If you were in my position with 2–3 case studies and a portfolio but no internship yet, what would you spend the next 2–3 months improving?

Also, if you're willing to take a quick look at my portfolio/case studies, I'd really appreciate some honest criticism about what might be holding me back.

I’m not looking for sugarcoated feedback. I’d rather know what I’m doing wrong and what I should actually work on.

Hey, I worked under design leader with background in arts that doesn't understand behavioral design, design ops and does concept art for UIs.

Did you have similar experience? Are there many design leaders that are pixel pushers that are good at politics?
Share your story please!

From start to finish for a existing developed product with no ux/ui designer process - how do you approach (extra stars if you have a tools/flows with software built in vercel) - they want it fast

Undeveloped product process

Only solo designer in the company and Im struggling

I’m 17 and supposed to start my first year of a Bachelor of Design program this September. My original plan was to focus heavily on UX/UI, interaction design and technology because I genuinely love design and tech.
This isn’t a career I discovered recently. I’ve been researching UX/design for around four years, and over time I’ve become increasingly uncomfortable with the job stability.
Everywhere I research, I see similar experiences: graduates struggling to find entry-level positions, people applying to hundreds of jobs, layoffs, experienced designers competing for junior positions, and employers caring significantly more about portfolios and experience than the degree itself.
I completely understand that people do successfully work in UX. I’m not saying UX is dead or that a design degree is useless. I also understand that Reddit naturally attracts people who are struggling and therefore isn’t necessarily representative of everyone in the industry.
My concern is more about risk. I’m starting to question whether I want to spend four years getting a degree for a profession where the degree itself isn’t required and doesn’t provide a particularly clear pathway into employment.
Because of that, I’m seriously considering switching to a BScN and becoming an RN instead. Nursing interests me as well, and I like that it’s a regulated profession where the degree leads to a specific professional qualification and currently has much stronger employment stability.
I wouldn’t necessarily abandon design. I’d probably continue learning UX/UI independently, maintain my portfolio and potentially explore health-tech, healthcare UX/product design or informatics later. I just wouldn’t be relying on UX as my only career option.
My immediate dilemma is that I’m already registered to start university this September. I’m considering completing one semester of Design while simultaneously completing the science prerequisites I need for Nursing, then transferring into a BScN program as early as January if I’m accepted.
Part of me feels strange walking away from something I’ve been interested in for years, especially because I genuinely love technology. But another part of me feels like I need to be realistic about what I want from a four-year degree and how much employment uncertainty I’m willing to accept.
For people actually working in UX/product design right now: am I looking at the current market realistically, or am I overestimating how bad the long-term career prospects are?
I’m especially interested in hearing from recent graduates/junior designers, experienced designers who’ve watched the market change, hiring managers, or people who left UX for a more stable profession.
Please be realistic rather than just telling me to “follow my passion.” I’m trying to make a decision I’ll still be comfortable with four years from now.

hi may non-tech or design background ba sana working na as ui/ux designer? how did u get into ladder? how many years or or months before you got a job? because almost everyone whos switching to ui/ux design are those people who have degree or background on IT/Design. i cant relate tapos i cant afford mentorship 🥲👍

sana meron yunh currently working sa ui/ux or product design! I wanna learn some tips lang po 🥹

dear junior designer,
please fuck around and find out.

no one will hire you for your skills anymore.
it’s not because you don't need them.
or because they are useless.

but because your ability to learn new ones is even more important.
this doesn't mean you need to learn a new tool every week, see I said skills not tools.

this means that now is more important than ever to understand why we do things.

I can tell you from the front line, companies still need help with their design systems, companies still don't know how to include a designer in the room (and most likely will be included late), engineers still don't really understand what design is, or what it means.

And that is okay, because the way we used to solve these problems are no longer the way we should solve them now.

so what's left? judgement.

the things you are passionate about teach you more than any course you can buy.

curiosity is your best asset and it's your unfair advantage.
why? because your own curiosity will forge who you are.
don't force it.

move, talk and build.

constantly, with as many people as possible and as much as possible.

a friend once said "movement creates connection" and it stuck with me ever since.

for "move" go to events, travel, expose yourself.
for "talk" reach out, understand people, engage with other designers.
for "build" learn to ship with ai, deploy your own server and have fun.

having said that my non-negotiables are understanding code, systems, people, problems and society.

how you do it is up to you, most of the companies won't be a fit, but the ones who do you will thrive.

or you will start your own thing.

craft and taste are a big thing too, but that is your brain gym.
it's your duty to put in the reps, reproduce inspiration, over and over and over until you find your criteria.

criteria that sounds like taste, right? cause that's exactly what it is.

taste is a buzzword that only means "informed decisions".
and craft just means understanding through repetitions the details that matter and require attention.

in plain words, those who know how to dress got the criteria by being constantly exposed to other people's decision and seeing the impact of that till the moment they can preview the impact of their own's.

but craft just means you making your own jacket.

so please, please I beg you.

fuck around and find out.

love you,
gerard

Everybody says they care. Most of them are cowards.
I care about the core user experience so much it’s become a medical situation. My doctor told me to care less. I fired my doctor. Then I fired his replacement.

I am currently between doctors and thriving.

Be honest about how much you like it, I truly won’t get upset.

weirdcastle.com

Spent the last few years working with founders across one of the world's largest startup ecosystems. Now I'm building an Al company in India.

Looking for talented UI/UX designer for a mobile app.

The kind of people who disappear for a weekend and come back having built something.

Please hit DM and send me some of your work!

"if AI disappeared overnight, the biggest impact on my life would just be every app's UX getting instantly better"

Not my quote, saw it somewhere online. what do you guys think?

In my view, cramming an AI assistant into literally every app is way more about companies chasing hype than actually caring about UX/UI. 

Are we coming back to this solution?

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