UX Design: How To Get Started (A Full Guide)

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Do you want to GET STARTED in UX Design and don’t know where to begin? These 6 STEPS will help you go from a complete BEGINNER to a trained up UX DESIGNER (with a job!). Cut through all the noise online and GET STARTED with this video!

In this video, one of our UX designers, Amr, shares a step-by-step guide and timeline, with the key online courses to take, the tools to master, the communities to join, the lessons we’ve learned, and the books you have to read in order to become a UX Design expert.

Do you have other tips to become a UX Designer? Which steps did you take to start your career? Which resources are you using to achieve your goals? All the steps and links can be found below!

👟STEPS + 🛠 Tools / Resources (In order of appearance)
0:00 - Intro

1:23 - Step 1 - Decide whether UX Design is for you

Career Foundry UX Email Course

2:40 - Step 2 - Take a course to learn the principles

Coursera - Georgia Tech - Introduction to User Experience Design

Accenture - Future Learn - Digital Skills: User Experience

Career Foundry UX Design Program

5:18 - Step 3 - Master a Design Tool

Figma

Adobe XD

Figma Tutorial 1

Figma Tutorial 2

6:28 - Step 4 - Practice

Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines

Google’s Material Design:

9:44 - Step 5 - Join a Community

Designer Hangout

10:59 - Step 6 - Learn what you need to know to get the job

Glassdoor - UX Jobs:

🎓 Lessons to speed up the process

17:51 - Lesson 1 - Find a partner for this journey
19:07 - Lesson 2 - Set a DEADLINE for yourself
20:28 - Lesson 3 - Block out your time to learn and practice
21:26 - Lesson 4 - Publish your work
22:13 - Lesson 5 - Don’t avoid feedback

📕Books mentioned:

23:24 - Book 1 - Don’t Make Me Think - Steve Krug:

23:48 - Book 2 - Design Of Everyday Things - Don Norman:

24:12 - Book 3 - Sprint - Jake Knapp:

25:00 - Conclusion
25:59 - Bloopers + outro

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UX Design: How To Get Started (A Full Guide)

[christiandominiclangreo]

I feel like I should be paying for this free video.

[manishmalli]

I had seen this video 2.5 years back when I was transitioning into UX design from architecture. Came across this again today and wanted to thank you for this video. I have been working as a product designer for the past 2 years. The advices in this has helped for sure :)

[bassiroudiene]

this man deserve an award for this high quality video

[piyaiselin]

The best condensed video, I am making a career transition from architecture to this and I can’t thank you enough!

[elizabeth]

This is such a golden resource, there's too many resources out there it's easy to get lost in the flood of things

[Handsonkits]

Since he mentioned free resources, if you can’t afford to purchase the books he recommends, check your local library. I just found all three at the one in my town. Good luck everyone

[artisticagi]

8:22 getting comfortable with that gap of knowing your not good enough is the best advice I’ve ever heard

[MoodyDemi]

I was procrastinating with learning UX but finding this video has made me excited and ready to start the journey!! So Thank you!

[efrainvaldez]

I have been in the education field since 2005, and I am seriously considering a career change. This video has gotten the ball rolling. Godspeed to all on the same journey!

[stealthpanda]

I'm a complete beginner. This video and input are what I believe I'm looking for. It covers basically almost everything that I'm expecting. Not oversimplifying the role and skills required to be a UX designer. I'm starting my journey today and I'll come back here in 6 months - 1 year to share my progress. Good luck to everyone!

[yangg]

4:20 this is exactly me, comparing the worthiness of the courses from Coursera and Udemy and end up doing nothing but getting tired. Thank you so much for the motivation, i’ll just start today!

[magdalenahadaa]

the most specific and helpful video about starting in UX I've ever seen. SO thankful for sharing this 🙌

[Ghingle]

You really meant it when you said that was a full guide. Incredible work, well done! I'm typing with my feet because with my hands i'm claping.

[lucialapadula]

Best video on YouTube.
There is a full course with Google on coursera right now.

[taraskucher]

Not interested in learning ux or becoming ux designer. But! This roadmap and explanation is just amazingly awesome!
Thank you!
I wish I had something similar when I was searching my field/job in IT :)
Thank you again.
Awesome content, very helpful

[subhasmitajena]

I've been researching a lot about this field for like a month now. All I got after all that was a bunch of scattered information. This video connected all those scattered dots for me. It was really helpful. Thank you.

[Calumrussell]

This video is the absolute business! Like the personal touch story telling too! Nice one Amr!

[gaurijoshi]

I can't believe how this video is everything I have ever wanted to know about UX Designing!!

[kamafavour]

Thank you so much ❤️
The step that resonated with me the most and intrigued me was the fact that you said we should make research about the company we are willing to work with and browse about their Job description and prepare your self ahead of time before applying so that it can make you the most likely eligible candidate for the Job.

[YR]

Thank you, this video was great. I am at day one of making the steps to change my career and I will use your video as a guide.