As a product designer (UX/UI) and college dropout, I’ve had to develop my own tools and resources in my pursuit to become a UX/UI design expert.
Now more then ever, with the right attitude, anyone can learn to become a product designer (UX/UI) using free online resources and practicing it religiously.
Though it wasn’t easy, with the help of amazing online resources I’ve managed to land my first design job and enjoying a thriving design career ever since. And I love it.
Check out these 16 free online resources I’ve discovered that have helped me along my journey to becoming a product designer (UX/UI).
https://blog.prototypr.io/top-16-free-online-resources-for-ui-and-ux-designers-2018-ca82c5ebf571/
Imagine that in today’s world we only had two types of cars, Ford and Chevy. All the Ford cars only work on Ford roads, and all the Chevy cars only work on Chevy roads. If you want to open a business, you have to build one for each type of road. That’s pretty much what our current smartphone app ecosystem is like right now, and it really makes no sense. Hopefully, things won’t stay like this for much longer.
http://pocketnow.com/2018/02/20/design-os-for-future/
Books are a popular choice if you want to learn user experience (UX) design or improve your UX skills.
UX design is vital for any designer to have skills in, and not just to create apps or websites, but now UX design includes voice-controlled devices like the Apple HomePod, Google Home and Amazon Echo – just check out the UX design trends of 2018 to see more on that.
https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/features/interactive-design/7-best-ux-design-books-help-you-learn-master-ux/
Learning to be a top-notch web designer isn’t just about mastering code. Users don’t see raw HTML and JavaScript when they visit a website or start an app. No, users focus on how the site looks, how to get around, how fast the pages or features load and how intuitively it all operates.
https://thenextweb.com/offers/2018/02/14/what-makes-web-users-happy-enroll-and-learn-in-this-rigorous-design-bootcamp/
People are now demanding more frequent and engaging transactions as technology continues to evolve and push the legal profession to become more efficient and digitised. A whole new generation are now accustomed to the seamless user experience they get when they log on to social media and when banking online, so it goes without saying that they now expect the same from their lawyers.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e33aeb5d-5a2a-4442-b8bb-c770dd6b090d/
Mobile first design is not a new concept.
It has been around for more than a decade and it’s used to refer to the strategy of designing and developing digital experiences for mobile devices at the very start of a project; rather than the traditional approach of first designing for desktop and consequently for mobile.
However, the term is possibly more relevant in the business world today than ever before.
https://www.marketingtechnews.net/news/2018/feb/15/prioritising-mobile-first-design/
Watch (or just listen to) designers from Minecraft, Airbnb and Adobe, as well as Anton&Irene and Lance Wyman – live from the Awwwards conference in Berlin.
https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/features/creative-business/see-brilliant-new-talks-from-leading-designers-without-leaving-your-desk/
Calls for regulatory action against big tech firms, including Amazon and Google parent company Alphabet, have intensified after they reported record profits. The case that the largest online giants are monopolies that require antitrust action has been made by critics from both left and right. The case against these companies, however, is on shaky ground.
https://cei.org/blog/competition-tech-more-vibrant-it-looks/
In recent years there has been growing a discussion on the ability of traditional businesses to adapt their services to the expectations of customers born after 1980. What should traditional businesses consider in order to offer a service that will meet younger generation requirements? Can the banks stay in their domain in the future, or will they be replaced by FinTech companies?
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/15005/how-digital-banking-can-meet-young-customers-expectations-to-survive-in-the-age-of-disruption/
2017 was a transformative year for the tech industry. Disruptive technologies, such as mixed reality, artificial intelligence and smart home devices, took huge steps towards mainstream adoption and look set to revolutionise a variety of sectors in the year ahead.
https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/features/interactive-design/ux-design-trends-2018-how-new-technology-will-impact-sector/
