Product Design Skills (What it takes to be a great Product Designer)

What does it take to be a good digital product designer? What skills, traits and responsibilities should you own? And how do you progress in your career as a product designer?
In this episode we explain the 3 levels of a product designer starting from one that is able to EXECUTE; moving up to the ability to STRATEGISE; and finally be able to LEAD. We hope you find this content valuable and once again thank you for watching!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:44 - 1. Ability to Execute
04:16 - 2. Ability to Strategise
08:09 - 3. Ability to Lead
10:18 - Summary
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[@mengranxie1947]

Thanks for another great video! I’m a product manager in tech who’s trying to break into the world of product design. Your video provided so much clarity around this role, thanks Alvin!

[@peteykrogh]

Really great video and the way you broke it down. Have a similar philosophy through my career just with another wording called; Craft, Business, People Which stands for the same things!

[@midge218]

Amazing, thanks for breaking it down and this helps me to focus on what I need to do to become a product designer. I have been a graphic designer for 10 years and UX intrigues me a bit but after a taster day I was with all the research etc and this is where product comes in, its the perfect mix of both and I think this is where my career is going toward. Any advice about how to break into the field from being a graphic designer? Keep up the good work.

[@RuthSampson-yv7rc]

Thanks so much for another interesting and valuable video.

[@wendyzhoudesign]

Thank you so much for this valuable video! As someone who is going from UX/UI design towards more digital product design roles, this really helped me get clarity on what further skills and areas to focus on learning!

[@relabstudios]

That’s amazing to hear thanks Wendy ✨

[@munawarmohamedGSA]

you're AMAZING man i give the like button before i start to watch keep it up man

[@relabstudios]

Thank you so much Munawar! This keeps us motivated!

[@amandasantos7796]

Great info! I always get so much value from your videos, thanks for sharing!!

[@relabstudios]

Thank you Amanda that’s very kind

[@olasuyioluwafunke6969]

Very good & well constructed video.nice job

[@canaluncorazon]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@Deevasi]

I want to thank you for your videos! Very helpful for someone like me who’s considering this career.

[@relabstudios]

You’re welcome and thank you Deepthi

[@rikaamijaya7337]

Really love your videos. I am pursuing my dream become product designer. Thankyou Alvin! Keep inspiring

[@relabstudios]

Amazing thank you Rika. Best of luck!

[@kajakornacka3821]

Awesome videos, thanks! As UX Designer preparing for interview for Product Designer. Very helpful videos.

[@relabstudios]

So glad to hear that Kaja. Hope the interview is successful!

[@psrv97]

Thank you that’s very helpful

[@hazelhe9967]

Thank you soooo much for the video. Being bothered by people's discussion about how AI will replace many roles including UX designer, your video confirmed my passion to become a good UX designer again.

[@relabstudios]

Thank you 😊 You will do well nevertheless as long as you deploy empathy and hard work 💪

[@Artofnatiee]

Thank you so much

[@jp-gi6jl]

I'm going to do an internship soon & I'm not good at coding so I've been looking at other fields in IT that I can do & this video has really helped me break down Product Designer. Thanks a lot! From Nepal

[@relabstudios]

That’s fantastic. Thanks for watching j p

[@ebereanthony3442]

As if I was in class, but this time it was an interesting one, thanks for the break down.

[@relabstudios]

That means a lot Ebere. Thank you!

[@joshdabo5151]

#execute #strategize #lead.

[@manashkashyap7780]

You guys have amazing content. Keep Going

[@relabstudios]

Thank you so much!

[@jaimemaravi]

Great content, friend!

[@relabstudios]

Appreciate it Jaime ✨🙏

[@carolmendes2011]

I love the video! thank you! Can you suggest a good course?

[@ishaanaggarwal6023]

Really helpful stuff. Can you please make a video for students in high school (12th) who want to go into product designing or industrial design

[@CristianSerran0]

Great video, you've got a subscriber in me, haha. Do you think there could be something like "Ideate" between Execute and Strategise? I feel like there's that step missing, and I would put co-design and co-creation there, but I'm curious about how would you break that down. Cheers!

[@relabstudios]

Thank you Cristian! And great point too… In this video Alvin simplified it into 3 categories to make it easy for most people to understand. On step 2 (Strategise), there are points like Design Thinking workshops and Facilitation… Co-design and Co-creation can be considered part of those topics too, under Strategise - when you start going out of purely execution/production work and start facilitating, co-designing and strategising. Cheers!

[@OhAzanChannel]

Hello there, can someone tell me how to create product design 'portfolio' to land a job as Product Designer?

[@shehrozebahadar3097]

Talk about Window 11design❤

[@relabstudios]

That’s an idea!!! 😀

[@joaoaox5485]

I need a college degree for product design?

[@relabstudios]

Hi João, no you don’t need a degree. You can typically start as a UX designer, UI designer, Graphic Designer, or even Interior Designer. You just need experience in digital product design field. This normally comes within UI/UX design most of the time.

[@fmls8266]

Do you think a graduate at a good Product Design university can be a UI/UX designer without the need of a specific master?

[@zukokatsitadze7080]

So basically product designer its almost the final boss for a designer. I wonder how is that we see most of the times young product designer, under 30y, since you mist know quite a lot of things

[@vidhyeshpatil3670]

some what not readable, Your Hand Writing

[@relabstudios]

Thank you for the feedback!