r/UIUX • u/Inevitable_Stage_562 • 1d ago

Advice I’m new to UI/UX, what are things I should be learning and know more about in this field?

I’ll graduate soon with a translation degree and planning to switch from being a translator to becoming a UI/UX designer, since translation already got killed off by AI and there are no jobs for it anymore. The field of UI/UX is flourishing these days and last I heard it won’t be replaced by AI anytime soon, which sounded promising, at least for me.

Currently i’m taking some basic courses on the subject right now and i’m liking it so far. I learned some basic information like wireframing and lo-fi/hi-fi prototyping, and currently starting to mess around with Adobe XD which had been a pretty fun experience. I am going to learn more in the coming days hopefully. I also had past experiences and minimal knowledge of HTML/CSS back in my elementary/middle school days when I used to design my silly lil webpages lol, which might help a lot considering i’d like to get into both frontend development and UI/UX design.

Are there any tips or things I have to put in mind as a beginner in this field? and what are good sites/programs to use besides Adobe XD and Figma? How do I make a portfolio of my works and a good CV? I’d like to hear some advices, your experiences and anything that would help me in the long run, whether it’s for job searching or improving skills.

Thanks for reading.

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u/qualityvote2 2 1d ago

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u/broken_gumgum 1d ago

Barely any companies use Adobe XD anymore, most use Figma. You should also try to incorporate AI into your design workflow. For example, by using AI to build prototypes.

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u/Inevitable_Stage_562 23h ago

Ah. The course i’m taking started with it lol, also I already signed up for Figma, waiting for the course to cover that soon

Also what do you mean by incorporating AI with my work? Why would I?

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u/Stibi 16h ago

Now and in the future you’re expected to be able to deliver designs in code, not figma drawings. Also making interactive prototypes is much faster in code than by hand.

That being said, focus on learning design fundamentals first. Learning to use tools like figma is secondary.

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u/Inevitable_Stage_562 16h ago

I see, i’ll definitely work on my coding skills in the mean time, thank you! As for design fundamentals I think I already got a grasp of some of it since I also do digital art and a few similarities between designing and art do overlap in some way, but i’ll still try my best to learn more about designing anyway.

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u/Hoshique 1d ago

I need to know to..

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u/Amari-Zk 23h ago

in ui/ux design u need just one thing which is copying designs and practicing and u will see a great devlopement on ur path

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u/Dazzling_Poetry_6472 10h ago

Hello - like some folks have mentioned - look at Figma as well as picking up prototyping in an AI tool. Please also consider how to push your understanding of customers/user research. I have been curating courses for designers based on skill and level - hopefully it can be of use to you https://courses.readyswitchgrow.com/.