10x Faster way to learn UX

[@YggdrasilReviews]

Your videos have been a blessing truly. I used to work for a tech company, they had a global lay off, and I was one of the employees hit. Before I was laid off about 7 months prior I did the Google Ux course, but watching your videos has helped me tremendously especially when it comes to UI. But it also has encouraged to try to take the solo path. I’m really tired of working for corporations and being laid off. So again thank you for the lessons and harsh truths that some channels don’t share.

[@MalewiczHype]

Happy to hear that! I wish for most designers to actually make their own businesses, it's truly the best way to live :)

[@abdoo3301]

The efforts in production and editing are visible, wish more people watch it and stop wasting their time on trying to fit "design thinking" in all case studies 🥶 really loved the simplicity and palatable knowledge in this one ❤

[@MalewiczHype]

Much appreciated!

[@hectorperea9386]

This video deserves an Oscar for production. What a level! Thanks, Michal. I'm learning a lot here and at your academy :)

[@MalewiczHype]

Thanks but it's not yet exactly where I want it to be, soon I will be pushing for higher quality :)

[@ivolusy]

I would like to see more about each separate UX method and process in the next videos. Thank you! That was helpful.

[@MalewiczHype]

I have an idea for a series, will try to make one episode for Next Wednesday.

[@HuongNguyen-ub4hq]

Really love all what you are doing so far, your website, your courses, your books,.... Since I have to interrupt my studying for some months, but your videos r keeping to not loose the way I want to go on. Thanks for all of those things.

[@MalewiczHype]

Much appreciate it! We're trying to take design education to a new level and it seems to be working - especially with the challenges :)

[@MarioSabljakovic]

Thank you Michal for always keeping it real. I've just finished the (in)famous Google UX Design course on Coursera and I couldn't believe how research heavy the course was. Yes, research is important if there's a specific or unexplored goal to reach but most of the time there's no need to reinvent the wheel and following existing patterns is absolutely fine. I've now signed up to some of your courses to gain more insight into the "real" UX world rather than the Google-centric one that the course showed me.

[@harshadux]

Quite insightful! Thanks for revealing ✨

[@sergio.arboleda]

Nice, I like when you are realistic about the UX/UI, thank you. Comunitaction is the key.

[@considercaption]

God bless you! I've been bashing my head over this ux stuff, even though im a good web/visual designer already.

[@code_sparks]

Your videos have a great quality of editing and teaching. Please, keep going on! 🎉

[@MrMartinese]

You are my favorite UXUI Design teacher

[@MalewiczHype]

You are one of my favorite commenters! 🫡🤍

[@b4tp3n9uin4]

I love that you’re being honest about UX Design in real life. Thank you

[@MalewiczHype]

That's what makes me different - the no BS approach :)

[@alexeytretina]

Can't agree more. You learn, learn, learn, and at every company that I've been working for - only 20% of those UX skills were needed. But usually different 20%, so in general it's good to learn.

[@MalewiczHype]

Can you share an example of two different sets of skills? I find that there's about a 90% overlap of the same handful of skills and changes are actually very rare :)

[@alexeytretina]

@@MalewiczHype In one role I had to do user testing and interviews myself together with UI design, but low-fidelity mockups were made by other people. In another company it was the other way around. But it were medium to large companies. Usually it’s good if you can do everything when you join the small startup - wearing a lot of hats is appreciated there.

[@ukaszczapor4834]

Finally, a voice of common sense. Thank you :)

[@MalewiczHype]

Appreciate it! :)

[@SzabatDesign]

Very interesting topic :) A well-told UX story. To be honest, my favorite research as a Freelancer is competition analysis :) My motto is "Design is people, business is people, you won't become a good designer unless you like people." When will the next update of the book "No bull shit guide to UX" be? :) Thanks for everything, best regards.

[@MalewiczHype]

We're actually almost done with the UX book update - I hope next week we'll release it. :-)

[@GoodDesignerBadDev]

Being a UI/UX designer constantly working in “get shit done” companies, this is the most accurate video on the current state of design I have ever seen

[@MalewiczHype]

I'm running one of those companies and we used to do a lot more of the process back in 2009-2013.

[@GoodDesignerBadDev]

@@MalewiczHype I think the truth people struggle to swallow is that most companies won’t have the budget or time frames for you to follow the standard practices

[@JoshuaRobertsCreates]

I just finished the google UX design course a few weeks ago and this 10 minute video tossed 90% of what I was taught there right into the trash. 😂

[@starogre]

Well my understanding is they don't cover a lot of UI design. Delivering high fidelity designs is important in a lot of companies

[@MalewiczHype]

There's about 1 to possibly 5% of companies that use more of the process, but yeah it has gotten more and more "agile" and kinda "reckless" sometimes. High fidelity is the best way forward + REALLY good communication and trying to solve problems in multiple categories to learn.

[@tuams]

Hey. This was pretty realistic. What is missing is going through 5 workshops to decide between what do we even want and then disagree on how to do it.

[@MalewiczHype]

Oh in that case there's a lot of workshops and meetings missing here ;)

[@akogunelizabeth6212]

This is truly insightful, and i can agree to many of the points you stated especially the wireframes. I would gladly recommend this video to anybody that's just starting in ux in 2024 Also i would love to see more videos like this ❤

[@MalewiczHype]

Thanks! I'm restarting my beginner guide to UX with this video that's more in line with how things changed as it's not 2021 anymore ;)

[@KaterinaRabadzhyiska-ww2wr]

Great video! For everyone who finished the Google UX course it can be very ''hurtful'' because you learn all these processes and patterns. But also if you evaluate the quality of the projects you do throught the course and the existing products you will see the big gap, not only because of the less experience. I also googled in the beginning and read a lot. I concluded that I have to be a UX doctor to work in the field. After 5 months discovered your work through a fellow designer and shook off all the sh*t and started to make progress in my learning. Yes maybe big companies do this kind of things to spend more money from the budget and make it worth a while. But in cases of Google we are all already into their jam. The precent of people not using google or some of its products??? If you worked in business and with clients there is no way you won't agree with all the points you made. Sorry for the long comment but is a result after reading some of the other comments. Cheers! Keep doing great stuff!

[@MalewiczHype]

Thank you! It's not that there's absolutely no merit to doing more of the UX process (if a business can afford it). The issue is that many of those big companies actually fall into a trap of much worse design outcomes because they value the process more than the outcome ;)

[@KaterinaRabadzhyiska-ww2wr]

I agree with you, there is merit and you don't say that there is not in the video. Research should be done but not make it sound more complicated than it is and purposeful. That's why you mentioned to study other people's work as kind of part of the research to see how others have tackled the problem and learn from their mistakes. Just building and growing mindfully. It would be very interesting not only for me to see how you do the competitive analysis and I am looking forward to a video about it.☺️

[@rooster7cogburn]

It's best to learn the overall process and theory of UX first then streamline things later. I am stuck with designing from scratch for an entry-level UX researcher like myself since I have no existing companies to work with. I do see these changes for 2024 but the thing that made me think the most was we gotta learn to float before we can swim. I am not a wunderkind or a design prodigy at all, but incorporating research before design really emphasizes user centered design. Maybe it is all the NN/g materials I use but my opinion will probably change the more time I spend in the field and designing.

[@MalewiczHype]

The thing is that there is no "user centered design" anymore. There's "just enough care" so the users won't go away. Dunno if you noticed but many digital products are actually getting worse (dark patterns, convoluted interfaces) - often on purpose - because they can.

[@kahanekstudio]

Love this video, please give us more ❤

[@MalewiczHype]

More to come :-)

[@SkArifHossain]

Really love the way you presented, looking forward to more of these ❤️

[@MalewiczHype]

Once I get the new studio going (waiting on some stuff) I will do more longer breakdowns like this :)

[@designerandresilva]

I love the simplification into something tangible and real.🤩

[@MalewiczHype]

That's the plan, I think I can go even simpler ;)

[@rosab6259]

I’m glad you talked about the sticky notes 😎 Thank you for sharing and I’m looking forward to the next video 🙏🙏

[@MalewiczHype]

It's a funny cliche, but we actually never really used them. Even in larger projects for banks etc it just never happened :-) And the industry is getting leaner now so many of these processes will be even more rare.

[@karolinattt3124]

Great content as always 👍

[@MalewiczHype]

Appreciate it!

[@suzanneshea520]

Im glad you said that about sticky notes - I have seen portfolios where people splash those in the middle and I never understood why because you can’t even read them. 😂 Thanks for breaking it down into an easy to digest format here too … seems like a few companies hire UX researchers but that is a totally different job than designer.

[@MalewiczHype]

Yeah it just changes constantly but sticky notes remain as a de facto example of "ux stuff" ;)

[@AmjadKhan-rz6nu]

We really need you to explain ux process In very simple 😮😮😮

[@adam_moucka]

Cut learning time by watching this vid ✅. Also intro was 🔥

[@MalewiczHype]

Rethinking some talking points and presentation methods, we'll see how it goes

[@NiroshMadhusanka-nft]

Thanks. Do a seperate indepth ux video please. 😊😊😊

[@shahed2141]

Love your videos !!

[@MalewiczHype]

Thank you so much! It's still hard for me to make them without feeling like it's not worth doing sometimes ;)

[@shahed2141]

@@MalewiczHype i find them helpful and refreshing with the touch of acting 😂👀

[@karamatali3642]

could you please make video where you can teach us the steps that a UI/UX Designer need to take while working on the app as freelancer. like from the client idea to hands off the design. if there is already something related to this please mention that Thank you so much

[@MalewiczHype]

First thing is you shouldn'y really work on apps as a freelancer. It's a very niche category, expensive to build etc. Much better to work on websites - seriously :)

[@karamatali3642]

@@MalewiczHype I'm working on Fiverr and most of clients there comes for the apps. anyway I think I'm missing the flow. like how Senior designers start their projects

[@MalewiczHype]

usually by figuring out what the client wants and confronting it with reality.

[@pepil348]

Coś o diagramach, double diamonds na prawdę by się przydało osobiście potrzebny jest mi taki film bo trudno mi to ogarnąć od innych a ty mówisz w sposób, który dobrze do mnie przemawia :D

[@MalewiczHype]

Chętnie, bardzo lubię te tematy. Nie to żebym uzywal w pracy, ale jako temat sa super ;)

[@frs_23]

Gem of a video 🔥

[@komornik7404]

Super materiał, tego właśnie potrzebowałem.

[@MalewiczHype]

Dzięki, w tym roku przejdę przez kazdy element procesu z osobna takim prostszym językiem

[@soroushnorozy]

thank you malewicz

[@Devloup]

the hell it is easier than code :'C. UX is uncertain and everyone thinks they understand it but noope. Coding you know what you want, UX you even have to figure out what you want ....finishing all the rant im here as a backend engineer trying to make some frontend things to be as good as im able to :)

[@leanderangst]

Popcorn: Grabbed Like Button: Obliterated

[@MalewiczHype]

Now that attitude I fully support! :)

[@vineesque]

Missing "starry eyed" outro 😭, eye opening video btw 🙌

[@MalewiczHype]

Sadly adding the intro meant 90% of people knew when to click away (as the song starts) and KZbin penalizes shorter watch time ;)

[@alidbouk4132]

The thing with research and wireframes. It really depends if it’s a B2B and B2C product. With B2B products UXR is way different than B2C

[@MalewiczHype]

It's different in terms of some approaches but not fundamentally different. We worked on both (a lot) and it's converging at a point of "deliver fast, we'll tweak later"

[@notch_àpple_op]

9:27 Instructions unclear, now I am working as a Light house keeper now 😂😂

[@MalewiczHype]

My inner introvert would love that job :)

[@deepakpatidar4633]

Thanks. Please let me know what is name of the font in the video❤

[@crossxer6099]

Im curious how different ux research or test processes is for websites compared to apps or dashboards. Do designers launch the website and then test it and keep working on conversions or they simply design a website hand it over and say goodbye to their clients?

[@MalewiczHype]

Depends on the clients. We always recommend installing stuff like hotjar on websites and landing pages. Tweaking things like that is really a good idea if you want to increase conversions :)

[@damilolaibukun6122]

I really want to know that😊

[@sillysafe]

maybe that could be in interesting video - faang (or is it mamaa now?) portfolios vs everyone else. this single comment in your video is making me think about reworking my portfolio

[@MalewiczHype]

I can look into that, there's definitely a different approach needed as most of Faang don't care about UI - you can see that in most of their designs ;)

[@zafit02]

Do you have any tutorial for creating those background patterns like the one at 2:07? I don't know if you understand me, those patterns of lines, dots, gradients... they look very good as backgrounds in web design, for example, inside a card, etc. I've been searching for tutorials to create those elements for months but I haven't found anything... is it in any of your courses? I bought one but I wasn't lucky with that

[@MalewiczHype]

I just created a bunch of lines with a fading gradient and every other one is dotted :)

[@zafit02]

@@MalewiczHype Sure, but maybe you could create a course incorporating many elements like that? I'm not specifically talking about that one, I can't explain it, but on the best websites, I've seen many elements like that, and they fascinate me, look soo cool! Like grids with gradients, and many more

[@adarshss516]

Iam shocked how your leaving in the reality it's 12 : 10 am here if I got to the office in the morning this is the exact way how my company will goes through design I have got a job because of you to be honest I am working on health care product and I have 3 version of design but cleint rejected my manger is not willing shedule the meeting with clients simply he's rejecting it iam not able understand client's mind set too And iam not soo confident to tell my design decisions in front of him please make video 📸 on overcoming it ❤ please

[@MalewiczHype]

Talking to clients with enough confidence to win over arguments takes a while - keep pushing :)

[@A6warzone]

Which industries do you think are currently experiencing something similar to the golden age of UX? I think in popular consumer products, research is not done anymore because they've been around for a bit and have been researched and figured out. But there also must be some new industries where there is still a big need for research and innovation? How about Automotive HMI? VR? crypto?

[@MalewiczHype]

Crypto takes the cheapest possible route practically every time. Automotive is too old fashioned mentally (with some exceptions) to matter. VR is innovating a little but it will be a niche product either way. AI is overhyped (bubble) so you can get a short burst of that cash now there but that will likely end in a few months, esp. once big brands in AI destroy all small competitors. So in tech - I have really no idea, but I've seen a lot of cool things outside of tech - even "craft concrete" pouring factories - huge demand for stuff like that :)

[@sebatorresi]

Thanks god I'm still doing wireframes! hahaha

[@MalewiczHype]

That's ok if they benefit your workflow. The issue is that in most cases they don't. We do them for some very specific scenarios too, still, in 2024 ;)

[@GamingOn1999]

Is their a guide i could follow as beginner?

[@MalewiczHype]

You mean even more basic? I am working on one, dropping in 2 weeks

[@sonjamir7751]

I want to go back to school to study UX/UI, but I am terrified if I will be able to get iob in 2027 since many say that market is already oversaturated with juniors, AI etc. Any opinions from those who are in the industry? 😢

[@MalewiczHype]

If you're exceptionally good and hard working with good communication then it's actually easy to get a job regardless of "years" of doing this.

[@ThisDesignLife]

Let's always remember that UX is just "Design" and good design has always required understanding the customer, their needs and their habits.

[@MalewiczHype]

True, but that understanding is now easier because of homogenization of how people use apps and websites.

[@saisathya6274]

So what is the roadmap you would suggest for a newbie who wants to get into UX design in 2024?

[@MalewiczHype]

My pinned roadmap video still is valid (one from 2023)

[@nithishnitiz5891]

I dont use wireframes while designing an app, i directly start with the design, is that wrong or is it okay??

[@MalewiczHype]

it's fine now. Would not have been ok in 2009.

[@nithishnitiz5891]

And also I have a problem, I really suck at judging whether it's a good design or bad design. The design I make I cannot make it whether it's a good one or a bad one, how can I improve on this??

[@nounejm2967]

I really want to know that

[@MalewiczHype]

That?

[@nounejm2967]

3:55 ❤

[@rahiqueosman]

I really want to know that 3:58

[@MalewiczHype]

Sure! I'll add double diamonds and similar to the list of videos to make soon :)

[@Manojkumar-no7ot]

Always thought of this but ,most of them can't admit it. soo pretending to perfom all the process .

[@MalewiczHype]

Many companies do the entire process because it makes the work longer and you can charge clients more ;)

[@reconnecting_8594]

Is learning UI/UX worth it in 2024? 😢

[@MalewiczHype]

Yes

[@Abofarouk789]

i live in a country where people dont take these research interviews seriously if you ask any of them for example they wouldnt care to answer you and i dont wanna look like a fool wandering in the streets interviewing people or stalking them because is socially unacceptable is there any other alternative?

[@MalewiczHype]

Surveys can also mean app store or even internet comments about a product, don't need to be actual surveys.

[@Angelochek-v8o]

Новая камера?

[@MalewiczHype]

Nie rozumiem

[@shivam_pandya.]

Your focus on current trends is insightful and really helpful. As a new UX designer transitioning from a client-focused background, I appreciate the importance of understanding user needs and clients' goals - not just results. I hope others see the value in your approach as well. While traditional methods are important, my recent projects demonstrate evolving practices. Instead of extensive interviews, I focus on direct user observation and iterative testing with AI. This streamlines my process while maintaining a user-centric focus. I'm always learning and researching to further improve my designs. By the way, your daily design challenges are still going on or not?

[@MalewiczHype]

Was this comment written by AI? ;)

[@shivam_pandya.]

@@MalewiczHype haha yea i tried rephrase it as my English is really bad and cant really explain what i want to say 😅

[@A6warzone]

10 seconds ago is mad

[@MalewiczHype]

It's always mad around here! :-)

[@A6warzone]

@@MalewiczHype haha. Also another Research method I've seen used often is heuristic evaluation. It's usually this, competitor analysis, surveys and hotjar/google analytics in my experience

[@MalewiczHype]

That's true but heuristics are kind of a given / natural / logical thing to do so I didn't mention them - but yes, we do that constantly :)

[@Chikku16]

Bro... Can you give me your old laptop... 😢 Plz

[@MalewiczHype]

What old laptop? :O

[@Chikku16]

Any

[@MalewiczHype]

don't have any

[@Palafo1AkO]

As a UXer that has to now transition to UI, I found your video to be very well explained and everything that was said is true. I would love to hear more on the topic of how both disciplines collide and how can how can this transition go smoother. I assume I’m not the only one in this situation and many UXers would find this information useful! Keep up the good work 😊

[@MalewiczHype]

Thanks, more to come :)

[@JustySml]

I will have to disagree with you, in my experience research is still is and will be important. Yes, it depends on the context of the product on how much and what kind of research methodologies you need to do but knowing the users, especially in products that are targeting niche markets is important. Research is needed for feature prioritization and qualitative research has always opened good conversations with stakeholders. Yes, validation research now might not require a dedicated UX researcher but discovery on how product works and bringing this voice of customers to the right people is not going anywhere. That's why companies that do care about the quality of their product still keep UX researchers around. Not so many as before, which might talk in favor of what you are saying, as there is no need for too much research but there is a need. To be honest, I find this video kinda hurtful to the the profession especially because it makes the existing problem (business and product designing together without proper UX collaboration). Instead suggesting to designers to advocate for UXR and improve their communication skills to get buy-in, you are basically suggesting to copy competitors or unknown designers' problems and bring them into the business... I might be wrong but feel free to disagree

[@MalewiczHype]

I'm not saying there is no need for research, I'm saying there's less need. And there are methods that are widely used (the ones mentioned) and methods that a handful of brands do. Nowadays I also often see heavily researched and big product teams made apps and websites that simply sucks (too many chefs maybe) so of course there's still place for everything - just less.

[@iskrenivanov7777]

UX

[@MalewiczHype]

UI

[@noisehead]

You rarely talk about money why is that :)

[@MalewiczHype]

Money in what context?

[@noisehead]

@@MalewiczHype how much a UX designer earns, freelance vs employed what sizes of brands are able to pay which kind of budget charging hourly vs charging a per project fee etc. I think money is quite important in any design field thats why i am asking, itsa also the reason why i watch your videos, to serve my clients better which allows me to raise my price as a freelancer :)

[@Royalbeck99]

why is the hook talking about changes but there is not even 1 mention of changes in this video? I get using a strong hook but why have I needed to see a video for 10 min that has nothing toddo with the headline that got me into the video? leave aside the opinion on what you advertise here which is not accurate. you will drive away followers who used to value your content.

[@MalewiczHype]

It does talk about some of the things that used to be more relevant (more research methods, wireframes, sticky notes) and how they're not as much now. As for the title though I'm changing it once per hour until I see one that works. This is sadly the reality you won't get views on just good intentions :/ Sorry you feel that way though, hope you found something useful in the vid anyway :)

[@xazax2641]

the idea that patterns are perfected is incredibly misguided, but it does explain why UX is so terrible on most sites - many people think like this. And even beyond that, patterns may have some consistent usability, but that has nothing to do with the larger journey, or the expectations and thoughts of users. This video is incredibly misguided, and will only make UX shittier and less human-centred.

[@nice21nice]

At some point mobile and web technology came to the point where it is no longer year after year shows a significant breakthrough that will shape how we use these technologies today. This means that the best practices in most cases has been already developed. I’m a fresh ux/ui designer myself who just did a 600 hours course learning all that stuff you shown in a meme image (I just want to design) 😅 thanks for bringing this topic to public 🫶🏻

[@MalewiczHype]

Thanks! That is exactly right - it's gotten to a point where not just the designers but also stakeholders and even users know enough "good UX" to clearly know what they want. We're not as clueless anymore which leads to some bad decisions sometimes (lack of research) but most of the time it just saves money :)