I recently graduated with BSc Architecture but thinking of a career in UX/UI. Any advice on transitioning into this with no experience?
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- By the way I have a weekly design newletter called Design Lobster that you moight find interesting. You can check it out at https://designlobster.substack.com
- @Benjamin Strak thank you Ben. I will have a look at upcoming courses.
- @Natalia ZwardonHi Natalia,There are several part-time courses I know about in London.1) General Assembly - see here -https://generalassemb.ly/education/user-experience-design/london These are fully remote too, have heard anecdotally that the next few cohorts are booked up however.2) Experience Haus - see here https://experiencehaus.com - Think these are a mixture of remote and on-site. Amit Patel taught me at GA then founded EH, he's a good teacher.I'm sure there are lots more that are online only on Courser, Udemy etc but I'll let you do your own research there. If you want my thoughts on anything you find, just ask.Hope that helps,Ben
- @Benjamin Strak Hi Ben,Is there any cours you will recomend to do as a part time ?
- @Natalia Zwardon Hi Natalia, sure happy to answer any questions you have so fire away.
- @Benjamin Strak hi I have same question. Can I get some information too ?
- Hi Shanice, I recently graduated in this field you could read my thesis on how are social media platforms using gambling methods to create psychological dependencies here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340870168_How_are_social_media_platforms_using_gambling_methods_to_create_psychological_dependencies.
- @Shanice Abbey Pleasure. Feel free to reach out whenever.
- @Benjamin Strak Thank you so much for your insight and response! This was very helpful and gives me hope to start my transition. I’d definitely keep in contact if I have any more questions but you pretty much summed up most of my queries. Thanks again, I really appreciate the advice
- Hi Shanice,I transitioned into UX/UI in 2016 after finishing Part 2 Architecture via a course at General Assembly. I think that architectural training is extremely relevant for the kind of thinking that is required of UX Designers, it's much less of a jump than it is for other people. Software, like architecture, is all about context & psychology – understanding what is appropriate for different situations.If you can afford to, I would consider an online or part-time course as it will help you build skills and a portfolio, network with the UX community and get that crucial first job.There's a lot of information online already about building your first UX portfolio, some people do projects for friends or family, others redesign popular apps. So much of UX is about demonstrating you have a process for researching problems, developing hypotheses and testing these in solutions. If you can demonstrate this is in your work, even if it's not commercial work for a client, then you will get the attention of recruiters and employers.Good luck, and I'm happy to answer any other questions you might have.Ben
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