Why, How, and When to Change Careers to UX Design

Published: 18 July 2021
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Hey guys! In this video, I dive into why, how, and when to change careers to UX design. I talk about determining if you really want to get into UX, methods of learning UX design, and when is the best time to make the switch.

I know how hard the transition can be, I'm in the middle of it! I hope that this video gives you some guidance. As always, if you have any questions, please leave them below!

Original article: https://bit.ly/36ofdnj
chunbuns Day in the Life video: https://bit.ly/3k8K4MN

Youtube channels for getting started in UX:
chunbuns: https://bit.ly/3xpnpzn
charlie cheung: https://bit.ly/3xnaspT
Maddy Beard: https://bit.ly/3hjWShe
femke.design: https://bit.ly/3yEiLhh
AJ&Smart: https://bit.ly/3huvBJ0
Han Bang: https://bit.ly/3k1NvVi
Hebe Z.: https://bit.ly/3xznKzu

UX design publications to follow on Medium:
https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc
https://blog.prototypr.io
https://uxdesign.cc
  / ux-designers  
https://uxplanet.org

UX design tools to check out (you do not need to learn all, but certain companies prefer certain tools. I recommend looking at job descriptions on LinkedIn and studying what tool you see most often):
Figma (design software)
Sketch (design software)
Adobe XD (design software)
Invision (prototyping)
Bootstrap (framework)
Foundation (framework)
Marvel (prototyping)
Balsamiq (low fidelity wireframing)

UX design concepts to look into (check out my UX design planner, it helps you keep all of these concepts organized https://bit.ly/uxdesignplanner):
Design brief
Competitive research
User research
User interviews
Affinity mapping
Card sorting
User personas
Mental models
Journey mapping
Low fidelity wireframing
Mid-fidelity wireframing
Prototyping
Usability testing
Preference testing
A/B testing
Moodboards
High-fidelity prototyping

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