Working in Graphic Design vs UI/UX or Web Design

Find out what it's like working as a graphic designer vs. a UI/UX or web designer. I'll cover the differences in project types, management styles, and overall goals for each. If you are wondering whether to have a career in graphic design vs. a career in UI/UX design, this video is for you!

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The goal of this channel is to teach you what you need to know about being in the design industry, whether you are a student or starting your career as a traditional graphic designer or going into tech as a UI/UX designer. I cover education, finding a job, what to expect on the job, and how to be successful. Have a topic request? Leave it in the comments!

ABOUT ME
I'm Christine Maggi, a multidisciplinary designer with experience in graphic design, UI design, UX design, advertising, and copywriting. I love sharing what I've learned over the years about working as a designer with high school students, college students, or anyone looking to work in the design industry.

[stelladigitaldesign]

I would encourage anyone to learn the basic of Graphic Design concepts and Fundamentals. Currently trying to switch my career to a more UX/UI related job from Web/Digital Advertising. Maybe a Visual Designer. Understanding the Modernist Design History, and Minimalist design concepts help me create UI layouts. Keep it clean, and don't over design.

[angelica]

I subscribed after watching this video, and fell in love more when I saw your website to help others learn about design! Thanks for helping us beginner designers. Looking forwards to seeing more posts from you!

[Oceanflow]

Thank you so much Design Gal, you reviewed everything I always had questions about!! I started off doing Graphic Design but found it didn't satisfy my curious soul LOL!!! Now I am working towards transitioning my design skills into UI/UX, Visual Design or Product Design LOL!! Since we know in TECH they all intertwine!! Thank you and I look forward to seeing more of your videos!!

[NYNJ]

I finally understand the difference between UI and UX!!! Thanks for this

[aditidorle]

I'm a Software Engineer having a passion and skill for designing.

[javokhireakhmedov]

Thank you so much. Lately, I have been thinking about which direction of design to choose. After watching this video I understood that graphic design is for me and not UX/UI design. Once again, thank you so much. Great content!

[NikonChicFL]

Thnx for this. I’m looking into leaving the sign industry and trying again at web as well playing around with UI/UX. I’m coming into a point in my life where I need to try something. Everything is changing before our eyes.

[alexiskeys]

Thank you so much for this breakdown. This just reassured me that I made the right choice with traditional graphic design. I just love visual aesthetics moreso than anything. And that's okay. 🤷🏾‍♀️😂 I've recently been having doubts that this might be a dead end field, but we'll just have to see within the next decade. I don't think there will ever not be a need for graphic art in some way, shape or form.

[grungekookie]

Finally everything I wanted to know in one channel. Thank you so much!

[ten-ubxd]

tech design is for the curious, creative and engineer minded people, graphic design is for the highly visually and creative mind

[LadyMissNeptune]

One of the best explanations about UI UX that I ever heard. Thank you for clearing things up for me.

[mothersmucker]

I've done all three - GD- UI- UX and web dev - out of all of them I enjoy GD work. I enjoy the freedom of the creative process I'm allowed, however with tech products I always feel so constrained - and boxed in. Great video I enjoyed your insight - happy holidays.

[mractour]

Seriously just the best discription video I was searching for. Subscribed* awesome content!

[perezgroupfilm]

Amen Sister!!!! The most complete and efficient explanation of what the (graphic) design field is today. Thanks

[ScutuRC]

Thanks for the video Christine, very well done!

Be a God and do them all! :D
In my opinion you can't really be a good designer without having a creative mind with a colourful imagination. As soon as you realize that you can imagine things (typography, apps, websites, games, products, banners, logos, clothes, cars etc) that nobody has seen before and also you can put them down on a paper or on a screen and they are easy to use and understand by the others, you can call yourself a designer. After this when you specialize yourself on a specific field then you start adding that name before Designer in your title, like Graphic, Web, Product, UI/UX, AR, VR, Fashion, Interior, etc Designer.

[abbinmathew]

Thank you so much for the simple explanation

[odesignsk]

That was really well explained. very good

[chrisgonzalez]

I finally understand! Thanks, Design Gal. This video was super useful 🙌🏻

[grg-c]

Extremely informative, thanks for such a great summary, much appreciated.

[tinnguyen]

Thank you so much for sharing this useful data! Greatly appreciated.