You CAN be a UX Designer

In this new series, we will cover UX Design for complete beginners. You barely need to know what UX stands for, to be able to grasp all the concepts from UX research, through ideation, UX process, UI design, how UI and UX work and what is the job of a ux designer. We'll also talk about UX jobs, how to get a UX job as a junior, how to create a good portfolio, write case studies and start your UX design career with style!
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[@perezalivation6033]

man you're so humble, much respect for that. telling hard things simple, and telling the truth without overestimating it's value «to feel superiority» - thats priceless

[@yojanselcuevas9829]

I’ve been UX/UI Designer for almost 2 years but I love refreshing my knowledges, the way you explain in this video makes me keep my motivation 😩❤️

[@MalewiczHype]

Thank you! Love to hear that my attempt worked as I wasn’t sure it’s clear enough. 🙏

[@yojanselcuevas9829]

@@MalewiczHype keep it up, there’s no bad content disappointing me

[@MalewiczHype]

25-150$ per hour. 70 and up for seniors.

[@yojanselcuevas9829]

@@coil8906 actually I don’t have a job as UXUI designer yet but I’ve been making lots of projects which I’m thinking to make my business soon

[@yojanselcuevas9829]

@@MalewiczHype that’s cool

[@saadsaif97]

You are really a great teacher and master of your craft, more power to you bro ❤ I am starting to follow you as my teacher.

[@rodrigopassos6601]

Nice job!! thanks for this video, I"m researching about UX for some time now and this was perfect to clear my head at this beginning stage. Great speaching and storytelling , very didactic.

[@MalewiczHype]

Thank you! That is exactly my goal - to make it easier for beginners to grasp :)

[@SzabatDesign]

Bardzo konkretny film. Nawet nie wiesz jak bardzo się ciesze, że kupiłem Twoją książke i trafiłem na ten kanał ! Świetny kontent, długo szukałem takiego kanału i znalazłem w sumie przypadkowo. Szukając dobrej ksiązki o UI :) Pozdrawiam serdecznie !

[@MalewiczHype]

Bardzo mi miło :)

[@samanthasu2017]

Thank you for sharing the informations so generously! I’m an absolute beginner and everything you’ve said is helpful. Thanks! 🙏🏻✨

[@MalewiczHype]

You are so welcome!

[@muthukumaranc]

Great video! Excited for the series! Really inspired me positively to get started now!

[@MalewiczHype]

Super happy to hear! That is exactly my goal - to show people they can do it 🙌

[@Ania-qx9wy]

This is the best video explanation of what is UX/UI on YT. And I agree - more advanced designers dont want to share knowledge, they make it complicated. The same thing happens with tattoo artists - almost no one wants to share knowledge, because they are afraid there will be too many artists and they will lose their job. It turns out in the end, that those who share knowledge, earn more money 😅

[@MalewiczHype]

Thank you! I want to make UX accessible to way more people :)

[@don.mauricio]

I'm loving your content! Cheers from Argentina! 🏆

[@MalewiczHype]

Happy to hear! :)

[@sisiadebanke5007]

Im into product design and this is just so relaxing to watch, i love and enjoyed the video . Most people make it seem like a big deal . Big deal yeah, you just need someone to create some streak bars make learning fun in a gamified mode and yehhhhh☺️

[@MalewiczHype]

The more we think about it in a fun, relaxed way the easier it becomes :) Happy to hear you liked it, welcome to this community :)

[@vatsalaykhobragade]

I love UI but absolutely suck at UX. Thank you so much Mike for this video. I always get overwhelmed by the UX part. Pls keep up this awesome series. Thanks again.

[@MalewiczHype]

It’s not that hard! I’ll try to address it in more detail in this series 🙂

[@mykolasvait]

Thanks for the video, great explanation of UX/UI! I'm a Product Designer and I've seen so much business lingo, hand waving and mysticism from UX Gods on Medium etc about what UX is and the "magic of design thinking" that I think some of those articles just try to overcomplicate and mystify quite simple ideas (probably so they can charge more $$ when selling their magic services).

[@MalewiczHype]

Thank you, these are my thoughts exactly - people are making it unnecessarily complex (often with bad intentions of gatekeeping) - time to make it simple again :)

[@abaddierey]

You’ve been on fire 🔥 with these design breakdowns lately. I want to get a lot stronger in UI, I wish you could do a crash course

[@abaddierey]

Oops just realized you already have! I’ll be taking it ☺️

[@MalewiczHype]

Thank you! I'm trying to make those general ux principles more accessible to people, because they're relatively easy, they're just wrapped in a difficult shell most of the time due to gatekeeping ;)

[@sinnops]

I've been designing/building websites and applications for 15+ years but a lot of the UX methodologies are new to me. Been leaning a bunch recently and its a big help and your videos are part of it. I just love moving rectangles around. Thank you!

[@MalewiczHype]

Glad it was helpful! In a way you can be a ux designer without even knowing it because if you're making things people use online, you need to think about how you're making them. Methodologies and smart words are just filler - in the end what matters is if what you made achieves the planned goal.

[@vkwagh2738]

Which software's do you use before figma for designing web/application

[@brittney1950]

Great video explaining what ux is. I'm a transitioner to the ux/ui industry. I'm learning quite a bit from Givegoodux-Joe Natoli & the IDF foundation. I'm going to check out your links and other resources ! Thank you for your content and sharing knowledge as a designer!

[@MalewiczHype]

Glad it was helpful! I plan to cover more parts of the industry in this way too :)

[@sofiad.698]

Looking forward to this 😎

[@MalewiczHype]

No xylophones were harmed while making this video 😎

[@TheJackForge]

Definitely checking this out! 🔥

[@MalewiczHype]

There will be no xylophone recital - it's just for show 🤣

[@merisimamovic965]

Appreciate the honesty. Great content..

[@MalewiczHype]

My pleasure!

[@primeflux9682]

Amazing video ✨ Thanks for sharing 😀🙏🏻💜🌟

[@MalewiczHype]

Happy to help :)

[@wetsand7379]

this is a really great explanation!

[@MalewiczHype]

Glad you think so!

[@dharavasishth]

I watched so many videos about how to begin and got more and more confused .. thanks for giving valuable info in simple words

[@MalewiczHype]

That's the goal of this channel :)

[@anitrahokai3890]

Thank you for this vid.

[@MalewiczHype]

My pleasure!

[@poorvajain9360]

This is soo simple and insightful🌄

[@MalewiczHype]

That way my goal! Happy that it worked :)

[@bluecarrots4396]

You could add to the video that there is a standard ISO 9241-210 Human-centred design for interactive systems It defines vocabulary and the basic process so that everyone can have the same basic understanding of it. The standard also elaborates things like the importance of the context of use.

[@MalewiczHype]

It may define standards and vocab but then most companies online use their own wording for most of the things and it creates a huge mess. ISO in interfaces isn't enforced as much by anyone (and that's actually good because the internet should be free) - but yeah it is worth mentioning and definitely worth a read :)

[@bluecarrots4396]

@@MalewiczHype Yeah, the huge mess is something these standards aim to solve :D Also, saying that UX design is mostly web ui design for consumer applications may add to the confusion... Perhaps over simplifying it doesn't do it much good. At least I would like to see more Information management professionals join the UX field over some self-learned graphic designers. But I have pretty academic/enterprise point of view to UX and that might explain it.

[@wareswaricz6948]

Amazing Content, I love this...

[@MalewiczHype]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@bholanathmohanta9556]

Thankyou Mike

[@MalewiczHype]

Cheers!

[@asimgiri4269]

We're all Designers. That statement is soo powerful.

[@user-ol7bk3tf5r]

Hi, malewicz Can you please in the next video talk about the research part because even after I finished the google course I still feel like I am lost at it and how can I even do research on a product that does not exist for my portfolio and does the research does really matter if I am going to work as a freelancer in the future . Also thank you for your videos I enjoy watching you

[@MalewiczHype]

Research is definitely on my list for this series as well - it's not that hard :) And for portfolio you don't need to do "real" research - just to show you understand how research works.

[@Kuwandi]

Great reality checkup

[@MalewiczHype]

Thank you, I hope to make this industry more accessible to people.

[@chce]

Hi, thank you for the quality content. I've done the Google course but I wandering how do you do research? Are they some tools or platforms where you can find data? And how do you do personas? I've seen online quite different opinions on it.

[@MalewiczHype]

I have a plan to actually tackle this in one of the next episodes :)

[@ijeomabenson2469]

You didn’t take the course. If you did; you’d already know how to do these and more.

[@harrybinga6305]

This channel is so underrated.. Love from Pakistan

[@MalewiczHype]

Nah, I think it's rated just fine, we grow slow with an amazing community here :)

[@Bells_Lodge]

Do you have any suggestions for skills outside of UX design that compliment the skills needed for UX design? I am considering picking up some books on Java and C++ for some additional background knowledge.

[@MalewiczHype]

I think it'd be best to go with Javascript not Java, as most modern frontends use it to some extent, so it's very close to UI design.

[@ByTheSlice]

you rock dude

[@MalewiczHype]

Thanks! I'm trying to make this whole industry more accessible! :)

[@tammam8776]

THANK YOU! 🥰

[@MalewiczHype]

You’re welcome 😊

[@tammam8776]

@@MalewiczHypeI just discovered this field. We don't have any institute/university/college in my country that provides formal education in this field. I am planning to have a side hustle as a freelance ui/ux designer. I wil start my training in a few week and hopefully I will be able to have a fulfilling career change. Any advice for an aspiring ui/ux designer who.wants to go freelance one day. Thank you once more for your help!

[@MalewiczHype]

Freelance in this industry is actually quite easy - the main thing you should focus on is to have an awesome portfolio - so start working on it as soon as you can. This is the most important thing :)

[@whippedcream3848]

Can u please share how you got into UX design and what bachelors degree or courses u took to start off?

[@MalewiczHype]

I did it in 1998, so there were no courses or degrees back then - I simply started making apps and websites :)

[@PcHabitat]

Good evening sir, hoping you can lead me in the right direction. My main interest is basically the actual layout and design of a website, to be more particular the placement of components on a site such as cards, certain sections, forms and such and I know this is like based on your video is UI design but when I try to look that it, it just explains UX in general. Can you please advise?

[@MalewiczHype]

I have a video of element/layout hierarchy on this channel, in the UI playlist - maybe it can help

[@armandoruizrivas3942]

Dude i love your content im a graphic designer but i want 2 start my UX/UI carreer but i dont know how and where begins so ur videos help me 2 understand a lot how is the work process and get some idea of the functions as UX/UI i was 2 begin in IDF but other of your videos i saw a feedback from u and then i think maybe it not was a good idea 2 start in IDF so im here learining a lot with your videos but i still want to get a certification from an academy so do u have any suggestions? i appreciate ur answers thanks a lot

[@MalewiczHype]

If you want to learn UX for now (until I check uxcel and similar) I'd go with Google UX. If you want to learn UI - try my courses at hype4.academy , we also do certification and they really help people get a job :)

[@lisafreddes4673]

I need the book!!!

[@MalewiczHype]

The free part is enough for most designers - I made it that way on purpose :)

[@productguiderhero2324]

Awesome

[@MalewiczHype]

Cheers!

[@Voyager32bit]

i love this video AND NOT ONLY because I've got your same pair of sunglasses, but yeah, mostly it's because of that. jk, love this format

[@MalewiczHype]

Cheers 😎

[@r3dp1ll]

Could you please make a list of your hardware in the description ?

[@MalewiczHype]

What hardware do you mean? Camera?

[@r3dp1ll]

@@MalewiczHype caméra, screen, computer, mouse, chair ... Viewers are always curious :) More and more "tech" youtubers do it.

[@iListAi]

Hi Malewicz I had a question I wanted to develop a custom app. But after analysing allot of other apps I noticed some things. Why are profile pictures not in a square with rounded edges aren’t those better then circle. I know that sharp edges are bad. Also why isn’t almost any app using rounded (edges) tab bar? In my opinion if sharp edges aren’t good for the view why are they holding it square? (Photos, tab bars, search bar, etc? I want to make a app where most of the objects are in a square with rounded edges end so I thought profile pictures I’ll make them also square with circle edges and also for my tab bar. But after seeing no one doing it I don’t wanna waste time maybe it’s a bad idea for a reason and would like to know your opinion pleas!

[@SnappyScience]

Only my thoughts but before you get caught up in which boxes are rounded I'd be ensuring you have a great app with a great story and/or experience. No amount of rounded edges can fix a bad app. Secondly UX/UI isn't a stagnant process, so take your design concept, prototype it, test it and itterate.That'll make you a better designer as you test and learn. Design is a continuous process and the results may surprise you. Good luck with the idea!

[@iListAi]

@@SnappyScience thanks the idea and the story is big and that’s what allot of volunteer workers are saying. I have searched everything and it took me some years to know that I was coming at this idea. I have done allot of others business some more succes then others but this app will be my end goal and after reviewing my presentation with big people it’s a big one I believe. Now I just need to find out how to make a team because I will get donated something in the 400k for this app but I just need to figure my team build or working with a agency. Or I’ll need investing in some mentors to tell me how to do the building team. The full concept is ready for build, I’m also making the prototype ready and then I need ux and ui experts to have a look and change what needed and then go get developers. But I’m the founder of the app, the marketing strategy, the logo/story behind it. And the full analysis of the competition etc. I have lucky there is a big need for this but now one is getting it done big reason is because they don’t have the crucial domain for the idea and I got lucky I got a domain with millions of searches so the app is coming for sure soon

[@shivendrarajgurung4652]

watching this in 2022.. love that "eww face" Great !! great !!! hahaha.. you're humor hits me really hard with that sturdy serious face!

[@MalewiczHype]

Yeah I can't even look at my old videos right now, so awkward ;)

[@igo2054]

As someone looking for a entry junior postion should you have a site or behance profile is okay as portfolio?

[@MalewiczHype]

Always best to have a site, as that way you can tailor it better to the type of job you're looking for. If you're mostly geared towards UI, a Dribbble page can also be enough (likely more than behance)

[@igo2054]

@@MalewiczHype thanks for quick response

[@roialon5839]

king! ;)

[@MalewiczHype]

Thanks 😊

[@davincifull662]

Subscribed

[@MalewiczHype]

Welcome! :)

[@intraversata7930]

8:00 no, the very first part of the course is not free anymore. Unless you complete it within the 7 trial days...

[@DS-nh4gu]

6:20 How does one find people to do research and get feedback?

[@MalewiczHype]

When it’s a portfolio project - use your network. I have a video coming about this on Monday.

[@DS-nh4gu]

@@MalewiczHype thank you! I appreciate the help.

[@sushantsalunkhe4333]

Will you please suggest any crash course (online) which is free or at very low cost..

[@MalewiczHype]

I have two large playlists of free knowledge on this channel ;)

[@sushantsalunkhe4333]

@@MalewiczHype Great! Thank you for quick response.. Love from 🇮🇳

[@elenagolubeva4149]

Can you be just a ux designer? Or industry expects you to be both ux and ui designer?

[@MalewiczHype]

Small / medium companies mostly want both UX and UI skills. For bigger businesses you don't need to do UI, but it's really worth knowing anyway.

[@elenagolubeva4149]

@Malewicz thanks a lot! Will keep it in mind :)

[@RezoUI]

What brand is ur monitor and size(inch)?

[@MalewiczHype]

LG Ergo 4K , 32 inch

[@RezoUI]

@@MalewiczHype Thanks. please answer one more question. I see u're using mac mini processor combined with LG monitor. I'm newbie in UX and want to buy my first Apple computer. I'm thinking which is better, to buy Mac mini and combine with LG monitor or something else, or just buy Imac.

[@Boom-ip8gh]

Please send your UI App here, I could not find your app please🙂

[@MalewiczHype]

Which one?

[@himankshu]

the clap after UX full form 🤣🤣

[@MalewiczHype]

Well what can we do? ;-)

[@himankshu]

@@MalewiczHype probably clap with them 😂

[@MalewiczHype]

Exactly

[@ElectrickSoundz]

Making too much work for all of us mentally physically inspiration and spiritual

[@igo2054]

You obviously want to sell your courses so you have to say this is great job well paid etc (nothing wrong with that), I have an idea - maybe do the video of dark side of this profession. There thousands of videos people saying how great it is and everyone try to sell something it would be refreshing to watch other perspective.

[@MalewiczHype]

You must be reading my mind! :-) I made a video on dark patterns and questionable ethics in UX which may also turn into a series. Premiering Tomorrow. But my motivation is not just to sell my courses - I believe there's enough free stuff on this channel a lot to learn and be successful. This job is suprisingly well paid for how relatively easy it is - so the more people can make the switch and have a great career, the more happy I am. I had a more financial motivation a few years ago, but now hearing someone I helped a little bit, got their job and changed their life for the better on the other side of the world makes my entire day better.

[@ameereeo]

fame and cash 😁

[@MalewiczHype]

And glory! :)

[@ameereeo]

@@MalewiczHype yeah 😅 BTW your content is amazing, most of the designers don't share things that you are sharing. 🖤

[@MalewiczHype]

Why do you think they don’t share it?

[@ameereeo]

@@MalewiczHype I think you're alot senior from all of those I follow, you are sharing many things maybe they haven't even experienced it yet. also whoever knows a little bit extra nowadays, making mini courses and selling it to earn more. I hope I'm right.