The UX Design Hype Is Finally Dead...And I’m Glad!

It looks like the ux design career hype is finally dying down...and it probably has to do with the following reasons.
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(0:00) Intro
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(2:10) The Pandemic Is Over
(2:49) The "Uknown" Is Known
(4:06) Tech Glamour Is Gone
(5:17) Tech Layoffs
(6:21) Barrier To Entry Is Still Difficult
(7:38) My Thoughts...

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[WesleyHongUX]

I want to add a little more clarity regarding this video....the ux design career itself IS NOT dying down. Its the complete opposite, the career/industry is continuing to grow like crazy.
The "hype"/interest/curiosity in the career is the thing that's dying down, as I address. in the video.
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[TheApeWonder]

Thanks for the video.

I’m now a Sr. Product Designer coming from being a UX Designer and before that front end developer. I wasn’t schooled in UX but have studied coding, sociology, game design and creative writing. During this time learned by doing and talking to users and listening - empathy goes a long way.

I’ve been working with UX for about 12 years now. Back then the discipline was called Human Computer Interaction.

My biggest tip for anyone wanting to work within this field is to develop a deep sense of empathy - for people and the problems they’re facing everyday. Then break those down, map it out to get a better sense of the scale, the problems they’re facing, really is.

Learn how to fall in love with problems and not solutions/designs.

Remember, text is also part of the designs - text and information play a vital role in design too, along colors and shapes.

[sadkindahappy]

I'm also relieved. Not that I am trying to gate keep the job, but the glamorization of the role was setting people up with unrealistic expectations. I had multiple people reach out to me to learn more about UX and in those conversations it came to light that their main motivator was making a lot of money rather than seeing whether the role and skillet aligns with theirs.

[robertyoushock]

I won't lie- when I first met up with my friend from college that majored in a non-creative field and switched to UX 1 year post-grad and was making significantly more than me (about 200% more!) my interest was grabbed. I majored in media production and ended up in motion design- which is pretty nice to me, but my designs in my particular industry are essentially used once and then never seen again.

I've since done a deep and personal dive into UX concerning my initial desires going into college of using design to communicate environmental and social good initiatives. I'd always been fascinated with the ability to learn from diverse perspectives (which almost took me down a documentarian path) but UX seems to strike this perfect convergence of a creative outlet while learning and caring for the human factor above all else.

[cheyennestreeter]

As a mid level UX/UI D I agree completely. My background is a little different as I didn’t complete a boot camp. I am glad the hype is dying down. I think another positive of the trend die-down is ppl stop asking crazy salary questions and other really arbitrary questions. I encourage ppl to be thoughtful and intentional because this field is 70% research, thought processand understanding data, testing, and 30% design. I think a lot of ppl had a hard time during the trend because they weren’t being creative with what they learned in boot camps. It’s just like college, it’s not real world practice, you have to find the real world scenarios to apply learning to get a deeper understanding. I don’t think ppl understood that level of effort as a non-traditional career seeker. Hopefully now people take the time to really think about if they are serious about the field, and how they can get the most out of their learning and put their best foot forward

[Jessica-eitm]

I switched from graphic design to UX design. Although the money is a lot better and I make 6 figures, my experience in this field has been pretty poor and no longer passionate. Maybe it's because I've only worked at companies that don't care about UX but instead of doing actual design work (gathering research, data, brainstorming, doing ui work) my time is spent either convincing the PM of why we should go about this design or having the PM tell me exactly what to do because we don't see eye to eye. It's completely frustrating and I feel like I'm powerless in my team and organization. Even my design manager can't do anything about it and is experiencing the same thing

[jsm]

I've been hearing this sentiment from senior UXers I regularly talk to and they actually think that this might be good for people who are really determined to do UX. Those who are trying to go in or got in for the wrong reasons are getting weeded out.

Now, I'm not immune to what's happening even though my background is one of the closest to UX (10+ years of Graphic Design, Branding, Art Director). I started my transition back in 2020 since I want to do design on a different, more tech-adjacent field. I told myself I would give 2 years to completely transition. So after 2+ years of learning and practicing, 6-month bootcamp that I finished in 12, 7 month job search and counting, 10+ numerous unsuccessful interviews, I still haven't landed a UX job. And it's okay.

But the upside? I showed myself that UX is what I really want to do and I will keep pushing forward to pursue it.

[Elizabeth-mfdn]

The most annoying thing about the hype was when i had to interview candidates and they literally had 1 or 2 screens worth of work in their portfolio. Someone new needs 2 case studies to prove they have the skills, training is always available but I cannot teach you from the ground up. You have to hit the ground RUNNING. This was for a product designer position. When i was a graphic designer the deadlines and workloads were always insane so you have to learn how to streamline and enhance your skills in your free time. Design is no bed of roses.

[lalakuma]

I'm hoping that the job market is finally going to be much less saturated later this year. I got a 2-year master's degree to shift to UX. It wasn't easy to make that decision in the first place, but then tech layoffs started right after I graduated. The job market is a disaster right now for applying to entry-level UX positions, and right now I have to go back to my previous industry out of necessity. I'm still looking for a UX job, I don't care if it's not "glamourous". I have a background in a different design role, and I know all design roles are always going to be overworked and requires a realistic mindset. Having to compete for UX jobs with thousands of people who don't even REALLY do UX is really frustrating.

[jansleyreal]

As someone looking for jobs at the moment, I'm very glad the hype is dying down some. I'm definitely a proponent of not 'speedrunning' your way into UX, I'm focusing on quality and steady growth over time. Great video!

[nafkotkidane]

This video took the words right out of my mouth! When I started my career as a UX writer/content designer, all the hype of UX/Product Designers was all over my tiktok and it became easier to notice the influencers who were obviously making clickbait when mentioning the extreme salaries. A lot of those influencers were purposefully not talking about the ACTUAL work designers do like research, collaborating with content designers/ux writers and other stakeholders like PM's and engineers, etc. It sucks that it's still so hard to get into UX since the entry level positions are practically nonexistent, but hopefully people can take the time to do some serious digging on what it means to be a designer and not be distracted by the fluff that's floating around online.

[Ant-umym]

I'm currently doing the UX design course from Google but I'm also working on my front end development skills. I guess they do compliment each other

[HausamanB]

I’m someone with a fine arts background looking to jump into graphic design first and ux design later down the line. I’m super interested in the communicative and creative part of the process but it seems like ui/ux gets bogged down by company politics, which suck

[davidcallow]

Yo dude, this is a solid video. Totally going to subscribe. I’m hearing from more and more UX designers who are suggesting volunteer projects rather than boot camps (even hearing hiring managers talk about how they avoid hiring fresh grads, valuing experience over course completion).

Appreciate the on point video 👌

[EmilyPNW]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the state of the field! Insightful and encouraging

[anewcareerinanewtown]

I think things have changed drastically over the years. I can still remember people thinking I was talking about burgers when I said I had a big Mac. I'm not a UX designer but a graphic designer, a field that was once deemed slightly nerdy, technical and creative at the same time. Now I think it has had a similar hype to UX thanks to the super fast assimilation of information ie social media etc. It is seen as cool and glamorous. I do detect though, a need in a lot of inexperienced people to want to progress really really fast. I'd say slow down and just absorb what you're learning and reassess your work at regular intervals, progress and promotions will happen!

[drc]

I'm not sure about the hiring trends in this industry and will watch for forecasts. What I will say as a web developer in training, I find UX Design extremely helpful in understanding how and why websites are designed the way they are.

[StrikeDemonX]

Totally agreed what you said, most bootcamp love to sugarcoat saying UX/UI designer have high earning salary
What they are teaching is fundamental things, the current market is in the winter season. Even my instructor from the BootCamp saying is not easy to find a UX/UI designer job.
Currently I'm still looking for a job for like 7 months already, gonna continue looking and make changes for my portfolio.

[rat]

I’ve been doing research on this career path for the better part of 2 years and I finally made the jump to learn more and my art background as well as some team work skills from my storyboarding work has made the learning experience great and I feel like I have a bit of a a leg up. Don’t gate keep too hard senior designers I want to work with you guys 🥺

[aldifnrooepdlljbnnndodkdkdjdji]

Thank you for the video and it's a great insights! I enrolled in bootcamp few months ago, but makes me worry little bit. Could you do a follow up video how what we (like who's transitioning to UX) can do now to overcome the insights you pointed out?