Become a UX Designer in 2024 - A Step by Step Guide!

📲 Curious about a career in UX Design? Book a call with a program advisor: https://bit.ly/3HwYAZc Looking to become a UX designer in 2022? This is the video for you! In it, we share the seven essential steps and key learnings that you'll need to start your UX journey today! Hosted by Maureen Herben (UX.Collection), a product designer and CareerFoundry UX graduate, this video will guide you through the timeline and requirements needed to transform you from complete beginner into a job-ready UX designer within a realistic timeframe. 🚨 Quick disclaimer 🚨 This won’t be an “easy” task, and in terms of time allocation, if you follow these steps, you can expect this journey to take up to a year to complete. Let us know in the comments which steps you’re most excited by! Are there any steps you would add in based on your own career change journey? In this guide, we’ll cover the following key points: (00:00) Intro (01:15) Step 1: Ask Yourself: "Is UX For Me?" (03:34) Step 2: Learn About UX Design Methods and Processes (11:06) Step 3: Structure Your Learning With a Credible UX Course (18:10) Step 4: Practise As Much As You Can (21:51) Step 5: Learn the Tools of the Trade (23:21) Step 6: Network With Other Designers (25:26) Step 7: Generate Some Projects For Your Portfolio (27:04) Bonus: Three More Tips (28:25) Outro + Next Steps Links & resources featured in the video: 🛠 IDEO’s Design Thinking toolkit: https://designthinking.ideo.com/ ✏️ Design Tool - Figma https://www.figma.com/ 📝 Client Brief Generators: 1️⃣ https://fakeclients.com/briefs/ux-design 2️⃣ https://www.uxchallenge.co/ 3️⃣ https://challenge.whatdesigncando.com/challenge/briefing-generator/ Want to get a taste of UX design? Start your journey with CareerFoundry’s free UX Design Short Course: https://bit.ly/StartYourUXJourneyToday For an in-depth read on all of these topics you can find a corresponding article over on CareerFoundry’s blog: https://bit.ly/GetStartedInUXDesignArticle Thanks so much for watching! #UXDesign #GetStartedInUX #LearnUXDesign Want more from CareerFoundry? Check out our other social media channels and blog: 🔍 https://linktr.ee/CareerFoundry ​ For more information on our programs, visit us at: 🖥 https://careerfoundry.com/ Become A UX Designer From Scratch - Full Walkthrough (2022) https://youtu.be/1PHnzrhAnfw