How to become UI_UX Designer - Principles, Process, and Impact

1. How to become UI/UX Designer - Principles, Process, and Impact Navigating the World UI/UX Design Private & Confidential

2. Overview • What is UI/UX design • Principles of UI/UX Design • UI/UX Design Process • The Impact of UI/UX Design • Skills Required to Become a UI/UX Designer • Steps to Start a Career in UI/UX Design • MAGES Institute PC in Product Management with UI/UX Design 6 Months Program Private & Confidential

3. What is UI/UX design • UX design focuses on creating a seamless and meaningful user experience by understanding user needs, conducting research, and designing intuitive interfaces, while UI design focuses on the visual, interactive elements of a product to create aesthetically-pleasing interfaces. • UX design refers to the term “user experience design”, while UI stands for “user interface design”. Both elements are crucial to a product and work closely together. But despite their professional relationship, the roles themselves are quite different, referring to very different aspects of the product development process and the design discipline. Image Source: https://careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/the-difference-between-ux-and-ui-design-a-laymans-guide/ Private & Confidential

4. Market Size UI/UX Designer - Global & Singapore • Market Overview of Global UI and UX Design Software market: The latest research study on the global UI and UX Design Software market finds that the global UI and UX Design Software market reached a value of USD 1119.23 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 4094.29 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 24.13% during the forecast period. • According to our salary calculator, the average annual salary for UI / UX Designers working in Singapore is S$85,000 - S$170,000. Source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ui-ux-design-software-market-size-likely-fastest-lbarf#:~:text=Market%20Overview%20of%20Global%20UI,USD%201119.23%20million%20in%202022. https://www.morganmckinley.com/sg/salary-guide/data/ui-ux-designer/singapore Private & Confidential

5. Principles of UI/UX Design • User-Centered Design: The UI should be designed in such a way that focuses user’s needs and preferences first. It should be easily accessible by all users including users with disabilities. • Consistency: Consistency is necessary for a good UI design. Consistent design elements like colors, typography and layout helps users to navigate properly also enhances the brand’s authority. • Accessibility:Accessibility is a very important principle of UX design which ensures the services or website is usable by everyone including those with disabilities. text-to-speech and keyboard navigation are examples of accessibility. • Simplicity: Simplicity is one of the most important principles of Ui. The design should be easy to use and navigate, requiring minimal effort. • Feedback and Iteration:Feedback is a very important component of good UI design as it helps users understand the result of actions performed by them in form of visual, sound effect or animations. One example for feedback in UI design is the message user gets on successfully submitting a form. • Visibility & Clarity: The UI should provide a clear and visible interface highlighting the important tasks need to performed by the user. Clarity is a fundamental principle of UX design. It helps users to complete their goals. The clarity of a web-page or a digital product should be considered more important than a visually appealing design. Private & Confidential

6. UI/UX Design Process • Product Definition Product Definition is the first phase involved in the user design process. The team responsible for this will collect the user requirements based on their business environment. • Research The research is the most crucial element for a designer. The designing team studies how the present system works for the current client proposal. • Analysis In this phase, make use of the things collected in the Research phase. With the help of the information received, create hypothetical personas, and experience maps. • Design In the design process, we finally end up giving life to ideas that we have collected in the above three steps. It’s time to work on the final graphics now. The design team will execute the final design in this phase. • Validation or Testing usability testing is a technique for evaluating a website's, app's, or other digital product's user experience by testing it with real users, giving them tasks to perform and watching them interact with it. The testing may be conducted on a website,mobile app or a design prototype. Private & Confidential

7. The Impact of UI/UX Design • UI/UX Design makes users happy by creating a smooth and enjoyable experience. • Great UI/UX keeps users coming back for more by making your product engaging and easy to use. • Well-designed interfaces convert users into paying customers by guiding them efficiently towards their goals. • Strong UI/UX sets you apart from competitors by offering a superior user experience. • Investing in UI/UX saves money in the long run by reducing development rework and user support costs. Image source: https://www.tillitclicks.com/ui-ux-design-crafting-exceptional-experiences-for-successful-software-development/ Private & Confidential

8. Skills Required to Become a UI/UX Designer • UX Research: UX designers must be able to gather both quantitative and qualitative information about users through in-depth investigation and analysis. • Wire-framing & Prototyping: To give shape to the ideas and to represent the actual design, wire-framing and prototyping are crucial skills that one should attain as a UX designer. • Creative thinking: This is a must to have skill for a UX designer, to think broadly over complex problems and ideate creative solutions. • Typography & Colour: For a UI designer to do justice to the field, it is very important to have sound knowledge of typography and color to design beautiful and aesthetic screens. • Communication: To express and explain how and why a certain design decision is made, having good communication skills for a UI/UX designer is very important. Not just verbal but non-verbal skills as well. • Product Thinking and Analytics: A UI/UX designer must continually track and test usability data to make the product experience better. They must test any new websites or apps that are developed. They can evaluate the design if they get the meaning of all the analytics. Private & Confidential

9. Steps to Start a Career in UI/UX Design Learn the Basics: • Taking online courses, attending workshops, or enrolling in bootcamps to build foundational knowledge. • Recommend exploring resources such as books, blogs, and online tutorials. 2. Build a Portfolio: • Encourage creating projects to showcase design skills and demonstrate the design process. • Suggest including a variety of projects, such as app design, web design, and branding. 3. Network: • Stress the importance of connecting with industry professionals through events, forums, and social media. • Suggest reaching out to mentors for guidance and advice. 4. Gain Experience: • Discuss the benefits of internships, freelance work, and entry-level positions for gaining practical experience. • Encourage designers to seek opportunities for real-world projects. 5. Stay Current: • Emphasize the importance of keeping up with industry trends and best practices. • Follow design blogs, podcasts, and online communities to stay informed. Private & Confidential

10. PC in Product Management with UI/UX Design Become a Product Manager & UI/UX Designer in our 6-months immersive program (with career placement support)! Concepts such as problem discovery, user persona research, crafting tailored experiences, conducting user tests and understanding visual design principles will be covered in our UI/UX modules. You will then be exposed to stakeholder management strategies, product management principles and business strategy in our Product Management focused modules. Showcase your newfound skills in a capstone project integrating design thinking methodologies with UI/UX and Product Management principles. Keep watching this space for more detailshttps://mages.edu.sg/program/professional-certificate-tech/product-management-with-ux/ Thank you for taking the First Step towards the Gateway to a Future where you shape the Digital Worlds of Tomorrow. Private & Confidential

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