From careerfoundry.com UI Design is top 5 in-demand design jobs after UX Designer & Product designer

Top 5 Most In-Demand Design Jobs

Design of user interfaces for different software with a clear purpose: to make a better exp. for users when navigating through your product

Intro to UI Design

Let's Play a Game!

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Then, Answer The Question

Apa yang membuat UI design bisa dikatakan bagus?

Technical functionality and aesthetic look. It is very important not to draw unnecessary attention to elements, that can be a distraction from the essential functions of the interface.

UI must be a perfect combo

Seemless blend of a Visual design, Interaction design & Information architecture

Good UI Design Elements

Good UI makes easier for your target audience to clearly see what your products are. Simply put, a good User Interface is important because it can turn potential visitors into buyers as it facilitates interactions between the user and your product

F5 Web Dev Agency

UI Design Principles

Is your navigation intuitive? Is the purpose of each element  clear and easy to understand? Have you used highly visible buttons that prompt users to clicking?

Clarity

Principle core of a successful User Interface. It ensures that users see the most important information first, then the next, and so on, and is established through various elements like : Color, Element Size & Fonts

Hierarchy

The best interfaces are familiar for users.

“Users spend most of their time on other sites. This means that users prefer your site to work the same way as all the other sites they already know.” Jacob's Law 

Familiarity

Designing your website for all users is essential. When designing products and websites, make sure that you meet the requirements of WCAG  (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).

Accessibility

Give your elements some breathing room - don’t cram all the objects and elements together on the screen. Negative space makes important elements pop and stand out.

White Space

“Users often choose system functions by mistake and will need a clearly marked ‘emergency exit’ to leave the unwanted state” Jakob Nelson

User Control

You not only need to make your user interface learnable for new users, but it should also have accelerators that help expert users speed up their processes.

Flexibility

UI Design Principles

Clarity

Familiarity

User Control

Hierarchy

Accessibility

White Space

Flexibility

9 Step Start Career as UI Designer

Before practicing design, the first thing you need to do is learn some design principles

#1 Learn UI Design Principles

Congratulation! 🎉

You have passed this step.

UI/UX design is a procecs of specific phases that every creative person goes through.

#2 Learn UX Process

The most effective way to train your eyes for good UI design is through inspiration

#3 Develop Your Eye of UI Design

dribbble, behance, uplabs & awwwards

Inspiration Website

Get familiar with design, read a few articles about design & trend every day.

#4 Read Design Books, Articles

Don't make me think - steve krug

Refractoring UI - steve schoger

The design of every day things - Donald norman

Design sprint - jake knapp

Books

medium, UXPin

Web articles

Learn more about design world, listen a few podcast or discussion about design jobs or inspiring designer stories

#5 Listen Design Podcast

dunia dalam desain

sit talk design

design chit-chat by borrys hassian

Podcasts

Practice makes perfect. We all know we can’t get jobs without experience but don’t be sad, we can still make some design project.

#6 Fake Portfolio Project

Fake case study post by @halodesigners Here

References

Another great way to learn design, Join community, sharing, find people who inspire you & Get mentored.

#7 Join Community

Design Jam Indonesia

The design thinker

UXID

SkilHub

References

Have a favorite product or companies that inspire you, find out what you can improve on them with your design skills. Share & get feedback. 

#8 Case Study Portfolio

Program ini sangat dibuka untuk teman-teman yang ingin belajar sekaligus berkontribusi langsung dalam pengembangan produk bersama startup bahkan unicorn favorit.

#9 Internship, Partime or Freelance

Apply Now

http://bit.ly/YPH_AzuraLabs

#YoungPotentialProgramInternship

Newcomer's UI Design Mistakes

First things first : straight to the high-fidelity, absolutely disaster for your design timeline.

Straight with High-fidelity

A consistent-looking design goes a long way in establishing trust with your visitors and in creating an enjoyable experience.

Inconsistency & Low Contrast

Don’t align related items to different sides. Always try to aligning related elements to the same side because it connects them visually.

Random Alignment

Less is more when it comes to drop-shadows. I always advise against over-using them or you will end with a very busy, noisy design.

Use Default Dropshadow

Our job as designers is to organize this in the most digestible and comprehensive way.

Bad Hierarchy

All the navigation happens through buttons, so you have to make it easy for the user to identify the primary buttons

Bad Primary CTA Visibility

This part is easy to ignore whereas it is one of the important aspects of UI Design. When designing, you should keep in mind the needs, preferences, and problems of the users.

Forget User Centered Design Concept

This point illustrates more what we just talk about. Instead of designing with your own preferences and tastes, rather design as if you were the customer. Just think about what the customer would love, and if possible conduct a survey or interview some potential customers to truly understand what they need.

Not learning more the audience

Not exploring further: the pressure of meeting the deadlines, and the heavy workload can make the designer avoid exploring other possibilities to get inspired and more creative

Less exploring session

Using difficult element shape or add too many decoration, illustrations, animation effects or unnecessary accent.

Overdesign

Remember! You are not alone in the ecosystem. In the end, your design must be realistic & solve problems from your users. Learn how your design was build & know they who made it.

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