How to learn UX design? University vs courses vs on your own ?

In this video I'm going to answer one of the most popular questions you guys are asking me - what's the best path to learning UX design? Is it going to a university? Or maybe paying up for an expensive online course? Or just learning on your own from KZbin videos?
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[@JayThomasofficial]

Ty for this !! Great job as always

[@samwoo9484]

I had a tons of questions in my head and this video came right into my feed. Thank you really for your advices, you have a very good mindset

[@MalewiczHype]

Thank you ☺️

[@jacksonmowell3859]

@@MalewiczHype What do think of design lab?

[@misterhanwee1030]

I sprint into this 10th video. Am excited for this series ~ thanks for your generous sharing!

[@MalewiczHype]

You are so welcome!

[@native_embers]

Excellent videos - absolutely superb content. Can’t thank you enough. Cormac 👍🏻👌🏻

[@diradeb]

Love it how you tell it how it is, Michal!

[@MalewiczHype]

That's how I like to do it :) Happy to hear it resonates!

[@dianaacevedomira73]

I think there is a (huge) problem between University and entering the world of work is that they aren't on the same page. What the industries require from people are changing even faster than before to the point there is no relation between University and Real life. I HAD to begin to study UX/UI because is almost the only thing businesses are looking (for traditional graphic designers). This "mistake" can be expensive in both time and money for people that go out looking for a job just to realize they don't have what is needed and they need to go back and study again.

[@MalewiczHype]

This is true - I taught at an university for a couple of years and always tried to adjust the curriculum each year, but I believe not many people do it that way.

[@cdlikecdrom]

I have been studying at Uni BSc product design, but I find myself always working on projects that I do not like, exp, production techniques, garden construction risk assessments and doing km-long Gantt charts, etc. I am planning to change to a school of art BDes product design course which I hope focuses more on users and human-centred design. Do you have any tips?

[@rosab6259]

Amazing talk! I'm going for a bachelor's degree at a university and one of my professors didn't update the videos he made back when Brackets was being used...instead of VS code or using floats instead of Flex box, etc 😂😂 It's a pain but luckily my other professor is keeping up with the industry and is teaching us the right way. Thank you so much for this video!

[@MalewiczHype]

Thank you! Updates to classes are a must if it's to make sense in a fast-paced industry - but same goes for online courses if they're created years ago and not updated :)

[@SabbeRubbish]

Great dissertation (almost at the end of the mini course now). My additional thought on the "bullshit detector" is that opinions/colors/tastes differ too. Designers will disagree, hey, people will always disagree. It's also just common sense. Thank you for this mini-course, made my day!

[@MalewiczHype]

Hey! I'm still making additional videos for this mini-course so in the end it's not gonna be as "mini" ;) Bullshit detector is more about the universal truths that some people try to "sell", but at the same time there are some pretty universal patterns that are often the safest choice (for readability, contrast, overall clarity). But common sense is a very good guide! Thank you, this comment made my day too :-)

[@hudson_w]

Thanks so much for this! Just looked at the website and I'm stoked to read more.

[@MalewiczHype]

That’s the best attitude! 👏

[@surilopez9120]

Hi !! awesome I can see you have empathy when you explain in your videos :) You should also do a video about the best courses online to learn UX Design.

[@MalewiczHype]

Hi Suri, I actually made some videos on two of the most popular UX courses out there and next to that I made my own UI courses that already over 4000 designers are taking :)

[@kerwinfernandes9583]

Thanks for the Advice. God Bless! 🙂🙏🏻❤

[@abdulaicedamar4626]

I just Finished Watching this video.. and I can say You are Exceptional. I'm planning pursue UI/UX design

[@MalewiczHype]

thank you! go for it!

[@ayushkumarchandra]

Really love the BS Detector logic!

[@akisi1401]

No course can replace books and practical work

[@nargesheidari5440]

hii I am the third year architecture student and i wanna to apply for interaction design can you guide me some sources can help me??

[@JayThomasofficial]

Very helpful. U make it look easy ? One take ?now I wish I could see a video about what exactly UX looks like . Or some sorta of tutorial from start to finish. I feel Ike the more I think i understand what UX etc is tuns into now I know less ( just like making techno lol)

[@MalewiczHype]

I made some videos on each part of the process in this series before, but there is a plan to do an example video of the process as well - make up a product or service and create the entire workflow for it - likely coming later this year :)

[@DuckDeityD8]

I was born in 1998... Cheers. Great video.

[@elizabethnagasha]

Just started the Google UX design certificate, fingers crossed l will have the self-discipline finish it

[@MalewiczHype]

Good luck! I have a whole series on that course, hope you find it helpful :)

[@blueskies650]

Udemy courses still have material as of 2017... and they replace the year with the current title

[@MalewiczHype]

That’s a big problem with many courses. That’s also why we made updates to our ebook - the industry changes a bit every year.

[@lisa-marielefebvre6012]

I don't have thousands of dollars to go get a University degree or an expensive online bootcamp such as CareerFoundry, Springboard, UxDesign Institute etc... But, i don't want to learn everything on my own because i love structured learning... Do you think that taking Google UX Design Course for a structured learning combined with a little bit of self-learning on KZbin/Internet would be a great choice ? I'm starting from zero knowledge/experience in design/tech and not a lot of money...

[@MalewiczHype]

The Google UX Course segments 1 and 4 are really a good way to start. After that it gets tricky. I talk a little about the next steps after the Google Course here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHrQZIp9d9ZlmsU And I actually reviewed each segment of it individually last year on this channel as well :-)

[@Jimbowholivesinsoup]

Im starting a UX Design course in Haag and worried how will I keep myself up to date. ;-) I hope going to a physical uni, isnt a mistake.

[@MalewiczHype]

Definitely not, if anything you'll gain contacts that are valuable in your future work. Just keep in mind that to get good you'll have to do more "outside" of the classes too - learning on your own.

[@Jimbowholivesinsoup]

@@MalewiczHype I will succeed ! :--)

[@farizyvisuals7779]

Can you tell me name of the course you are doing

[@judahndukwu4565]

Please can you shed more light on the Google course

[@MalewiczHype]

I made 7 videos on the Google UX course already :-)

[@alexanderkenniethbam]

I am about to start a workshop which costs 2400e, but I am thinking of doing the more affordable Google UX course instead. I am studying Physiotherapy but I would also like to work remotely. What do you think?

[@MalewiczHype]

Start with the Google Course and see if you even like UX - always best to start with the most affordable :-)

[@alexanderkenniethbam]

@@MalewiczHype Thanks man!!

[@aaroncampbell9778]

Hey do you suggest course careers for UX design? Ever heard of it?

[@MalewiczHype]

No, don't know what it is sorry

[@EricKeinrath]

Love that "bullshit detector"🤣 Great content! Thank you!!!

[@MalewiczHype]

cheers!

[@soniapotdukhe7716]

Hi can anybody tell me about the masters in UX/UI design course colleges in canada

[@user-yz4iy4kc6p]

Check applyboard. Use their search feature to filter out the schools

[@soniapotdukhe7716]

@@user-yz4iy4kc6p okay...but according to you what do you think which college is good

[@humbertoventura1344]

I am taking the Google (Coursera) UX course. I highly doubt that I will be hired as an UX designer because of it but at least I can get some knowledge.

[@MalewiczHype]

Yes and that knowledge translates well to other areas around design (coding, marketing, project management etc) so it's worth knowing. Just don't learn UI from them, check out my stuff for that :) Segments 1-4 of the G Course are quite good though.

[@humbertoventura1344]

@@MalewiczHype where can I get your courses?

[@MalewiczHype]

hype4academy.gumroad.com

[@akashdeshmukh1018]

sir for UI/UX design which is the best website to learn from begginers to intermediate/ end ?

[@monicakushwaha475]

You can learn a lot from udemy, coursera, interaction design.

[@akashdeshmukh1018]

@@monicakushwaha475 ya Tq 😊

[@harshitpanchal]

@@monicakushwaha475 which is best course on udemy

[@akashdeshmukh1018]

does google UX course on Coursers is best for learning bro ?

[@MalewiczHype]

I made a lot of videos on the Google ux course - they are on this channel :)

[@akashdeshmukh1018]

@@MalewiczHype tq 😊

[@saikrishna6994]

Bro I don't know coding can I learn this course.

[@user-yz4iy4kc6p]

Yes.

[@chaitanyajoshi9302]

Once this channel explodes and you start making merchandise. I would be genuinely sad if the first t- shirt doesn't say "Bullshit Detector".

[@MalewiczHype]

That was actually planned as the second t-shirt ;-)

[@zandiekhumalo6540]

Hi Michal, I'm thinking of studying Interaction User Experience design in college for 4 years as an undergraduate next year in Ireland. Do you think it's a good idea to go to a college like this? I mostly want to be in UI, because secretly hope it's less '"immoral" than UX design (I saw your video !😁) Thanks

[@MalewiczHype]

Hi, generally it depends on what your main goal is. College will teach you a bit, but the real world - online - will teach you more and possibly better. So I would still consider learning on my own - online. But ... Going to college has other benefits - first of all some of them have an employer agreement for internships and that comes VERY handy. And also the networking you do with other aspiring designers there is priceless and can lead to either job offers or even joining someone's startup in the future. So learn on your own, and treat college as extra points :)

[@zandiekhumalo6540]

Thank you so much, God bless you !🙏🏾😁

[@MalewiczHype]

I plan to revisit this video with some new information in a few weeks on this channel, as I have a bit more experience. I have been teaching design at a university myself, but I now know a lot more people who finished classes like that worldwide, so a lot more insight.

[@zandiekhumalo6540]

Hi Michal, thank you for your reply🙏🏾 One of the reasons I asked this as well was because my father does not want to be spending 4 years of a lot of money with something I can do online for like a few months and then not be rewarded enough financially in my career, you know? Even as the years go by....but yeah If I don't go this way I would study interior architecture, . I don't think it pays much but it definitely is interesting...

[@pgasyt4247]

Ha ha ha ur title is awesome 👏🥲

[@nargesheidari5440]

will google hire just americans?🙂

[@MalewiczHype]

No, they hire all over the world.

[@mazin_0_0]

Iam from Iraq. I can not buy your books!! You banned 😒 my country 😒😑

[@MrSpertuzm]

who are you?? hmmm