Google UX Course Review by a Senior Designer (23 years exp)
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Hi friends! Here's my Google UX Course review! The much anticipated course that will help you become a successful UX Designer is live now on the Coursera platform, so I took it for a spin and finished the fundamentals (part 1 of 7) and here's what I think about it. Is this UX Course good? Is it bad? What are the benefits and what are the shortcomings? If you're asking yourself this: Should I take the Google UX Course? then watch this video to find out!
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If you're planning to start learning I can say the Google UX course is a good start but make sure to also watch this : czcams.com/video/NIm3WGBq2dc/video.html so you can have a plan of what you should do AFTER this course.
And after that get my free books on UI styles and UI tips from hype4academy.gumroad.com ❤
And here's a playlist for beginners:
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Out of the hundreds of people with industry experience making videos about the various google courses, you are so far the only one that actually took the time to complete a course and reached out to people that are actual beginners. Respect for that commitment!
Thanks, I actually completed 3 of these already 😂 I think it’s the only way to truly provide value. Glad you liked it 🙏
He didn't finish it . He gave a review from only doing 1/7 of the content while stating he knew everything from that module. Pretty bad review and almost click bait.
@itatchisasku wasn't described that at the start. Still, you really can't have an informed opinion from doing just doing introduction and that's why he doesn't really say anything to insightful.
I actually finished the ENTIRE course (except for the final assignment in segment 7) and made a dedicated video on EACH of the segments. :-)
@@MalewiczHype Malewicz because of you and a US friend that always buzzed to take the course I began this course (forgot to mention I was really curious/interested in UX) greetings from Romania 🇷🇴 😊
I took the course while being totally new to UX design and I learned quite a lot. I actually also landed my first job as UX designer after completing the course, since you have to submit a portfolio of a total of 3 projects by the end of the program to get a certificate of completion. I kept in mind though to create a good portfolio to land a job, and I also learned almost everything in Figma, which wasn't really covered in the program (only the very basics are shared). I think this is good for someone totally new to UX, but it is not enough if you want to stand out.
That is amazing! I am considering entering this course with no prior experience. Given that I created a good portfolio throughout the course and studied figma further do you think this would be a decent base for finding work after?
Also, may I ask; how is the job you landed? Are you happy/comfortable with the pay?
Thank you so much!
@@19boarderguy what helped me I guess is that I already 5+ years of experience in software development, and I used to do UX without realizing it... I'm happy with my work so far, still learning new stuff especially that I'm working in an agile environment, so I had to enroll in few courses to be able to work more efficiently.
I definitely encourage you to enroll in the UX Program from Google though, you will learn a lot! and keep working on your portfolio and apply for jobs on Linkedin until you find the right job for you!
So is there really a job opportunity after taking this course? And what other training would you recommend after finishing it to boost a career in UX and be attractive in a job demand?
@@19boarderguy hey Alexander
Here Ayesha
Did you started taking the course
Congratulations Fatima,
May I ask you if if there is a possibility of completing the whole course within a day, or do I have to watch all of the provided content, before turning in my three projects?
I currently have over three years of experience and just wanted to farm some certifications while on vacation in a few weeks, and like to schedule it as time efficient as possible.
Gratitude, J
I love how these courses teach you that there are visual designers, ux researchers, graphic designers, motion designers etc., but then you enter the real life where you have no experience and you are hired as a person who does everything from logos to websites and nobody needs a junior designer
Yeah, the most popular position right now is UX/UI and I believe it's actually good, because it's a lot better for internal communication within a team. The more skills you have, the better, but of course doing logos/branding is not really UI design, so here I'd still go with a separate position :)
lmaoo you need to work for a bigger companies
but you’re right ))
That statement is neither true or false because that ENTIRELY depends on the companies. Bigger companies or some design-oriented startups do hire specialised Juniors. Most small agencies aren't. It also depends on the average level of design maturity of the country/city you live in. I've been living in different countries and I do see a difference.
@Kewliope Jones these are mostly startups that needs a T-shaped professional, but yeah, I'm a Graphic Designer and my college way of teaching was to shape us to be T-shaped individuals, but I also believe that almost every graphic designer has experience in multiple areas of design, we basically do everything. I think it's so stupid they ask you for years of experience and when you join you need to actually learn how to work in the company all over again...
I love the irony of bad UX of this course teaching good UX.
This makes me wonder if it is on purpose
😂
Thanks for your review. I am through course 4 now and it picks up in speed and tasks but I agree with many of the points you make. I look past the Coursera UI piece as that is not the course and you get over the poor experience pretty quickly. I will say, I move from devices all the time and the platform is fantastic in keeping my spot and getting me right where I need to be.
I like the TLDR. You get my full respect sir.
Just finished course 1 and i have to say it was simple enough to follow along and finish. Some of the quizzes were easier than expected and wished it gave more in depth questions. So far I’ve learned a lot. Some CZcams videos about UX designer experiences don’t show everything that would actually help beginners so this course was helpful. I’m excited to start course 2. Coursera does have some issues when using the app where it doesn’t allow you to take an exam on IPAD (when i can easily do it with quizzes and you can do them all online) or log in at times if using a google account. I understand that the last 2 courses are not to be followed 100% and to try to do real life projects in order to hopefully get a job after certification.
Man, you're rocks! Thank You for your course !!! I've learned so much!!!
very insightful, thank you! I would love to see a full course review 😎
I actually just finished this course a few days ago! I already had a portfolio for front end so I just added my case studies to that hopefully its good enough to get a job I'm transitioning from Software Engineer to UX!
Having that background will definitely help!
Hey, I'm interested in a career swtich too into tech. Would you share a bit more about why you switched from software engineering to UX? From the outside looking in software engineering always appears to be most rewarding financially and a coveted role.. I would love to know what inspired you to switch from SE to UX? Any cons about the SE job/field you can share as an insider?
@@lovenspired Hi! Speaking for myself coding/programming no longer interests me! I was already contemplating a career change but the pandemic put me in a position to take the time to explore other paths. I was already interested in UX before I even knew what it was so I decided to take a leap of faith and start a new career. Hope that helps you!
@@shiggity8592 Very cool! Thank you for sharing your quick reply and insight. It's reassuring to learn that a person with your SE background is taking on a new interest in UX for the sake of trying something new.
Hai, Can i take the google ux design course in Coursera??
I just popped in here because I love the perspectives of different designers but my GOD. You are the first who has addressed the 'Many Names' issue in classes and jobs. I'm slowly teaching my Toastmasters club about UI and UX as I'm re-structuring/designing their website, and their known definitions versus what I was taught with caused confusion and as a result, difficulty learning for them, so thank you so much to bringing this to the table.
Thanks! I tried to honestly look at everything here - not just to have some minutes on CZcams but rather to really help people out navigate these waters as it's confusing enough as it is ;)
I really appreciate how you explained your points with examples. You are an amazing reviewer!
Glad you enjoyed it! I try to really commit to the things I do :)
All I can say: Excellent explanation, I like the comparison and your personal feedback
Thank you 😎
I love the UX Google course because I found it to be a great! I had Front-End background and done a Master's in Science, so I was familiar with many concepts like web-design and research. The course added so much value to help me land a great job in UX!
This is why you’re a senior thanks for the clarification
Po ponad 8 latach bycia QA przerzucam się na UX. Dzięki za tę recenzję! Oczywiście leci sub! :)
I appreciate you putting the tldw at the beginning. I would have normally dipped out of the video early, but because you were kind enough to not want to waste our time, I've watched it all the way thru regardless :-)
Thanks for the vid
No problem! I don't want to abuse the standard CZcams practice of putting the main thing at the end for the algorithm, just want to make useful content :)
Thank you so much for the review! I met UX design in Coursera for the first time, it was User Interface Design Specialization by the University of Minnesota. The farther I progressed in the specialization the more frustrating Coursera's UX became. It actually helped me to learn what bad UX is :)
Haha! That's good, but I'm afraid many beginners won't really know that it's bad UX, and thinking that it's google they'll assume that Bad UX is Good UX ;)
@@MalewiczHype Exactly! :D
Hi Nigar!I just wanted to ask how you liked the UI Speciliazation and if you would recommend it for a graphic designer transitioning to UI design?
@@rosieruizrjs Hi Rosie! UI Design Specialization course by University of Minnesota (Just wanted to be sure you’re not asking about Google UX Specialization) is mainly focused on the UX design. During the specialization they present interfaces and discuss applied UX principles, what is wrong and how to improve them, and they also talk about UX research and evaluation methods.
To be honest the course was like a university degree for me. Lessons are long but not exhaustive, they actually give the feeling of being in a lecture at the university.
Considering your background is Graphic Design, this course can teach you the UX in an effective way. If you just want to learn the UI design then the course will not help you. From my experience, the key to learn UI design is practice and practice.
So the Specialization will not give you much on the UI side, but I would definitely recommend it to anyone wants to learn UX design.
Thanks for the review. Needed it. And hoping u review the other important parts❤️🔥
I’m on Course 3 and I’m loving it so far. It’s nice to finally start creating wireframes, paper and digital. Since I’ve been doing wireframes for 2 years in web development.
What’s a good software (Industry standard) to create wireframes? Coming from the graphic design industry, can I utilize vector based Illustrator? At least for the google course..?
@@Godspeedysick Figma and Adobe XD are the main 2 that are used in the courses. There’s also Sketch.
I also made the foundation and the second part of the course, but I'm already am a Designer, I realized in the middle of the course that it's mostly the same that I learned in college, but in a condensed way, since I actually learned Graphic Design. I also noticed that this is a beginners course, and it's actually really cool, I learned a lot from just one module, but if you already have experience, work or have a degree you'll be bored as hell, I see so many newcomers to UX in the LinkedIn group they recommend joining repeating the mistakes that people who think they are UX Designers do, and I try to help them out whenever I can.
Hi melow
Here Ayesha
Did you finish your course? Actually I want a frd with whom I can discuss things and learn together if u are still in the learning journey do let me know
Thank you
Thank you for the honest review! Very helpful
thanks for your sharing, Malewcz! I'm a beginner and the information is very useful for me. Keep it up!!
It's a great idea to review a course from different perspectives 👏
Glad you think so! I have the opportunity to talk to junior designers all the time, so decided to do something good with it :)
Thanks for the insights, I'm a cinematographer & visual editor transitioning to UI UX designing, and actually thinking of taking this course in few days. I needed advice from where to start. 👍🏼
How did it go?
Hi! Do you mind sharing where you went for your cinematography training?
Great review! I finished all 7 courses recently and had pretty similar thoughts.
This made me stick with Google UX course, I'm a beginner and I'm really happy that I found your channel. Everything I saw this far makes sense to me and I feel such a relief realising I might be making the right career choice.
Reading all these comments under your videos was very helpful also, so I'm leaving my experience in case someone could benefit from it.
I'm architectural technician by education but also amateur painter. I don't consider myself really artsy because during my education my skills were shaped to be very strict and rigid, meaning I had to have all those rules in mind while creating a building from scratch. I really enjoy symmetry, angular shapes, even ratios and rules, so you mentioning those things really makes me happy. What really attracts me towards UX is that wiggle room for creativity that doesn't have to be big but possibilities are endless within a grid.
Have a nice day.
Good point - there's definitely some wiggle room and potential to be creative as long as we don't go too artistic and that is really fun to explore :)
Besides the little we have in visual, I think the bulk of creativity (in UX) involves a great deal of persuasion and being able to communicate design to client. It’s all psychological research with a bit of creativity in the visual design itself.
I'm currently on course 2 and I'm loving it so far. Course 1 was a bit boring, but it was just the foundation stuff so it was expected. I'm glad to be sticking with it!
Totally agree! I'm on course 3 and aside from some small mistakes they made, it's pretty solid.
Hi Abbey! If you don’t mind me asking, we’re you able to complete the course and get a job with the google certificate
^^I am also curious!
Hey guys, I'm actually on the last course and it's very long (I also have a job so my time is divided). I can't answer yet if it will get me a job since I want to do freelance but a few peers I met doing this course with me have had luck. One has gotten an internship whilst completing the course and another got a contracting job. As a tip, I would do another personal project to add to your portfolio. Junior positions are hard to land so show the company you're serious. Google Course just shows how they, their company implements design and whatnot to their products. So study hard and you'll be fine! I hope I could answer your questions and concerns.~
@@abbeysnails Hi Abbey. Any updates or feedback on your UX career journey from acquiring the UX Google Certificate? Thanks!
Currently in course 3, complete beginner to UX/UI. I really like it so far, feeling a little overwhelmed with the lofi prototyping but I continue to practice
That's the spirit!
In course 2, like it so far as well
Hey thats cool. Are you building your portfolio? if so how do conduct the interview for your portfolio project and is it necessary ?
Hi! Do you need to buy Adobe and Figma yourself or is it included in fees for the course?
@@samfaldraga4391 thank you!
You are by far one of the best reviewers so far. I love the examples you gave after each point you made.
Thanks! :)
Great info! TY. I'm looking forward to learning UI/UX and challenging myself.
You can do it!
Thank you for making this video! I'm taking the course right now and really value your opinion, especially given your level of experience. I think the price is amazing for the amount of material you cover, and I feel this will be a really good starting point for a beginner. The quizzes and peer reviews are a little bit of a joke, because like you said, you get responses like "great" which aren't helpful. As a beginner myself, I don't trust that the feedback I provide other learners will be very helpful either. I've only done the 1st 2 courses, so I'm excited to dive in a little deeper.
Hey Karina, did you finished the course? How was it? I'm deciding wether to start this one or any other UX course
I would love to see the full seven courses review. Thank you!
Part 2 coming tomorrow.
This is the best free software Ive seen. Respect.
Eagerly waiting!
thank you!
kire vai ..ki khobor
@@MdJuwel-zo2rc valo Alhamdulillah
Hi! Current teacher and aspiring UX designer here - Thank you for mentioning that the start of the program is slow and to hold on because it gets better. I am halfway through the second course and I have felt a bit discouraged that I haven't actually learned any new skills yet, just vocabulary and design process. I'm looking forward to diving into Figma and learn wireframing / prototyping. Thank you!
Well that wireframing part is "ok", but the high fidelity prototypes in the google course are not as great - this is actually the reason I made my own UI courses for beginners :-)
@@MalewiczHypewould you please tell us where can we find those UI courses for beginners? I found your CZcams channel only a couple of days ago
I really like the course. I've been trying to convert my portfolio from a Digital Content Designer look and feel to a UX / UI Designer. As a working parent it's broken up so I can easily balance taking the course with updating my portfolio. Other free courses are just less structured. Some stuff I already know, but I doing it for portfolio guidance.
Definitely a good way to go, portfolio is 99% of the value here.
@@MalewiczHype wow. Can you also create websites designs or UX designs as mock ups to show what you can do?
Also making case studies from scratch despite not being hired to create it
Thank you Michał! Appreciate this!
Cheers! :)
I kind of agree about the Coursera interface, is a bit odd and confusing for someone who is not familiar with, they definitely have to work more on that, I'm a big e-learning lover who took more than 30 online courses and an instructional designer. I have worked developing courses on edX for 3 years, and this platform also has some interface issues. As an instructional designer I'll say that the difficulty of the assignments and the examples provided have to do with what instructional design methods were used and the learning objectives. I'm considering to follow this certification, I was a bit hesitant because I thought that will mainly be focusing on how Google does stuff, which is logical, but I also want something to be relatively short and helping me to build a portfolio in ux. Thank you for the video, it was helpful!
I started and it's pretty okay. I already had my own portfolio and volunteered before so I had some UX/UI work and I'm a graphic designer that does know some Front end development so I thought UX/UI was perfect to get into I will say I did enjoy learning alot more information about UX and the different roles! It does push me in the specific direction I want to persue which is more UI and Visual Design! :) So it is helpful in that way. And I can add more UI design projects on to my portfolio.
Manage to land yourself a job dude in the UI side?
Did it cost you anything ?
Thanks so much! Putting the TL;DW at the beginning earned a "like" and "subscribe" from me. After watching the rest of it, I pinned it, too : ) Thanks so much for a great review : )
Thank you for your feedback. I am just about to finish the 6th part of the course. And I can see how it can be a great way to be introduced to the world of UX. Although the course expresses that it will prepare you for a job in the field I am not so sure of that at the moment.. We will see.
Thanks Michał, this is very helpful! I didn't even know about this course, but now I think I might actually enroll. I'm not a complete beginner, but I have some practice and not that much of a theoretical knowledge so I expect to get some answers to typical job interview questions.
PS To any polish students on AGH - this course is also fully paid by AGH ;)
Glad it was helpful! And good to know there are ways to enroll without paying :)
As for the course it's good to approach it with an open mind, and previous UX knowledge actually comes in handy so you can sometimes see that they're using "their own terms" for stuff.
I could also enroll it for free as a student of Jagiellonian University. Greetings from Krakow :D
I'm new to the world of UX/UI and started the course a few weeks ago. I think it's really great so far. Love that you can do it at your own pace, the instructors and the overview it gives you if you're a complete newbie. Also like the extra reading it suggests as it gives you a good jumping off point for further research. Plus the price is very affordable especially if like me you're unemployed due to Covid and can't afford the bootcamps that cost thousands!!
Yes, I think this course is a good entry into the field + affordable (the bootcamp prices are insanely stupid) - but many people are not prepared for the amount of extra work to be done after the certificate - and there's a lot to do.
How did he finish in a day?
The course is like 213 hrs total in the whole 7 courses
@Marika - The assignments on this UX course will be reviewed by the course faculty?
@@william_SMMAHe only watched all the videos of the foundation section of the course (meant to be completed in a week). That’s why he asked at the end of the videos if he should do a review of the other parts of the course.
So nice! I love your review and I was able to follow your points very good (especially through your pictures you put in) - I am from Germany
Thanks, happy to hear my message comes across well - still need to get my stress under control :)
Thank you for this in-depth review I am interested in taking the course
Love how you say "Google design curse"
The deeper I go into it, the more I think I was right with that pronunciation 🤣
I've been struggling on a career path in the tech field for awhile and something I realized about myself was, if a school/ university is raved about for computer programming, design or CS, and the UX of their site is bad I'm immediately turned off to attending it. How can I trust the education is good if they are neglecting these aspects.. I think that way for a lot of things so the more I have learned about UX, the more I learned it is a good fit for me. I'm interested in this course because of how close I live to Boulder a Google hub, so thank you for this video. Looking forward to the rest!
Sometimes the education is separate from decision making (like choosing a vendor for the website) - lots of "politics" behind the scenes - I'm sure Google could've done a good platform of their own, but I guess they also wanted Coursera's reach or something ;)
The course is OK for beginners, so far I like the scope.
Very helpful and transparent. Thanks a lot for taking the time to invest in UX/UI beginner designers.
That's my goal, to make a positive change in this industry :-)
Thanks! Your video content is the safest and most useful
Nice video. I have completed my foundation course. The exercise where we have to differentiate between bad app design and good design is pretty simple. I think they selected the bad design to be so bad so new learners who have no previous knowledge can easily understand and differentiate. So far the course is pretty good.
Yeah, probably it was to make things easier, but I believe things shouldn't be THAT easy - besides after the exercise they explain the differences in a lot of detail, so a more realistic example would be more beneficial with those explanations.
@@MalewiczHype when I first saw that exercise It felt so easy because I had some knowledge of UX before. But, now feom 2nd course I think things will get a bit harder.
As an eLearning developer, I really enjoyed your nuanced presentation with fast/slow speed, highlighting text on the screen and inserting pop ups only when really were adding to the experience.
Question: How much overlap do you see between UX/UI and instructional design?
To be honest, I mostly do e-learning / instructional design right now, but I did start with UI design. I believe knowing UI and general graphics design best practices is a huge help with instructional design.
Thanks for your feedback. Waiting for the next part review. now decided to join the Course
Good luck with that, let me know how you like it!
This video is really helpful for putting the Google course in proper perspective.
thought the UX ketchup was in that way to allow the ketchup go to the bottom avoiding to leave a lot of ketchup before throwing to the bin haha, really liked thank u!
I'm finishing the google course (only the seventh one to go) and my opinion is that thet course is great. It is truly amazing.
The explanations are clear, they have all written down in articles in a good way to check it out later, there's a bunch of links in those articles to other blogs or websites for us to keep researching about all subjects that they talk about, they actually do address some things that might have different name in other companies and explain for the sake of clarity they would use a certain term throughout the course.
For me it was a great start and helped me a lot in make a portfolio! Because of the course structure there's just no way of getting the certificate without showing that you are practicing and putting to the test the activities you have to submmit (like all other courses I have done online).
There are some aspects that you have said that aren't perfect, like the simple questions that they ask right after giving the answer, most of the community don't interact very well (but I guess that's not their fault right), the coursera interface is bad but is already a lot different from what you've shown in the video and it has updates (there was one like 2 days ago) so they try to make it better, which I really appreciate.
Some of the exams (the quiz type) are rather easy, but also there are ones that made me retake them a few times to get that 100% mark. Which might have to do with the next topic that is: I'm Brazilian, English is not my first language. To have a course like that that is so well explained with video, examples, articles and even the easy tests, it all gives me great baggage to start in this field. I have no other courses to compare, especially in Portuguese! I graduated Game Design and only on my last semester one of my teachers introduced this subjects and even so I was confused about the difference of UX and UI!!
On the overall I think it's a perfect course to start, even if actually working might be different experience from what is described in the course but at the end of the day.. I don't mind!! I'm a game designer, shit is crazy in this field, so UX is looking easy so far!
The course is not only short and direct, it has a great structure and it's also really cheap!! I'm paying 76 reais (around 16 dollar today, 3rd of April 2022). To have that quality over so little money and just to be able to do it all in one month if I want just to pay for only one month IT'S CRAZY FOR ME!
I give it all a 4.5/5 stars. Most of that -0.5 is because of coursera's site itself.
Very good and thorough analysis. After a year I can say that with all its flaws it's still probably the best ux course out there. If only the UI part was better, but then again it led me to making my own UI course ;)
Da pra fazer o curso todo com um mês só? Ou só a primeira parte dele?
So is possible to finish it within one month right? I did course 1 in two days around I guess a total of around 9hours so I am thinking to finish it within this month June 2022
So thankful for this
Thanks Michal, your review was detailed and so helpful !
My pleasure :)
I'm taking the fundamentals of UX design by Google and it is really good so far. I'd like to become an interaction designer!
All the best 👍🏻
Which software it uses like figma or what
You hit the nail on the head in your review of the course. You summed the course up rightly in my opinion. I'm actually taking the course. I've been using the financial aid and haven't had to come out of pocket. It's a good course and I've learned tons. Yet there's tons of crap I plan to scrape from my memory bank after obtaining full certification. Students are required to do like a 20 page case study. Full of fluff mostly. It's mandatory to create and submit (as well as add to your portfolio) their interpretation of a case study. The case study is a good example of what I've come to call the "Google way".
My biggest peeves with the course has been, the platform (Coursera) - it's awful, and being indoctrinated in what I've come call the "Google way". I'm on week 4 of course 7, so I'm kissing the end. It's been intense, joyful, informative and even though I'm not a Google groupie, they haven't been successful for nothing, so there's a lot of real meat in the course. It's a great fit for beginners. I should mention I wasn't a total novice before starting the course. I'm self taught a front-end designer. This course has broadened my skillset and made me love designing even more.
My favorite part of the course is building prototypes in Figma and Adobe XD. I've become an intermediate user of both tools in a matter of weeks. I also prize the external resources they provide. There are times I learn more from the linked information than the course material. The additional resources have been invaluable to my growth as a web designer.
I have to mention there is this dark underbelly of UX. Google has it bad. This focus on the user (empathy and equity) is unhealthy. Not something I wish to go into here, but I've heard you talk of the "dark side" in another video. It haunts the entire course. And if I hadn't watched your video I wouldn't have a name for it. Basically it's been a creepy sensation for me. I doubt I'll be employed by Google after certification. My goal is to use what I've learned to build and further my own freelance business.
With all that being said, I'd recommend the course to anyone that wants to learn UX and is just starting out. Just be mindful of what your goal is and don't let Google lead you blindly into the dark vortex of UX.
Thank you!
Hello, I'm just starting out, please how did you get the scholarship and grants for the course?
How much is it ?
BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK YOU VERY
Happy to hear that!
I do plan on taking the google UX design course mainly because I believe that it can help me in my software engineering career. What I like to do is build prototypes of how I want the design of an application to look before I actually make it a fully functional web/mobile application, a lot of jobs actually do look for people who will take a prototype and convert it into code. Thanks for the review!
Glad you liked it! :) Definitely true unicorns (developers who design) are the most sought-after + can create mindblowing things - like their own mini startups. I know many people like that and strong design skills help them develop better products. Good luck!
Thank you for this review! I'm transitioning from psychology to UI and I was wondering if this course was any good. Appreciate it! Would love to see your thoughts on the rest of the course :)
Thanks. There are 3 more videos (on the next parts) here already and another coming on Monday 😊
@@MalewiczHype Wow, you work fast! Thanks so much again :)
Hi! I know your comment was from 9 months ago, but I just found this video. I'm in the same boat as you, I am graduating with a B.S. in Psychology but I want to to UX/UI. How has it been going for you and do you have any tips? Thanks!
This video is beneficial - I liked that you reached out to other enrollees and gathered info from them. I am thinking of enrolling in this course, I have a little background about UX already, but I also want to learn it from a different POV (Google POV).
And yes, please do all the rest of the course!
Thank you. Parts 2 and 3 are already on the channel, I’m going through part 4 right now.
taking it now, a lot of the criticisms are still relevant but i cant speak on the others, im completely new. i like it so far. i hope it'll be enough to get my foot in the door.
This helped a lot thank you
Funny how I like the UX of coursers because it’s straight forward. 😅
I currently started the course and I am also not a fan of the whole job descriptions because I am a one man team in my company and have to do all on my own. Nevertheless it shows all the steps you should go through if you want to get the best out of your UX.
As a beginner this seems a really good entry point for me for the price.
Definitely! The only part that is a bit lacking is the UI / High-fidelity, but the rest is really solid and I recommend it to all juniors starting out in the field!
I'm on the third chapter of this course, and I can confirm it's pretty much what he's saying, although it might get more interesting now that we are close to use Figma and Adobe XD :)
That hands on approach is quite good, sadly the UI's they show in the google course are not explained too well. You can find a video on Figma on this channel (and quite a lot of tutorials after that)
@@MalewiczHype thank you very much, I will take a look🙌
Guy giving the answer we all clicked the video for at the beginning of the video instead of trying to bait u to watch the entire thing, we need more people like you
PS: i watched it through
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO
Thank you for this review. I started this course and got so bored (I was learning online through other resources before I started it). Good to know that it’ll get better as I go on.
It does, even though a lot of that stuff is not really used in the real world, but still worth trying.
I had the same issue. I’m trying to get beyond the first section. It’s very very boring if you have any design or customer service experience. I really want to get to the hands on design part.
I'm still doing the course... but I completely F'ing agree with Coursera's bad UX. Not to mention their iOS app.
Maybe I can get a job there afterwards 😂
Great, I'm lucky, it works great for me without errors
Good stuff man, just subscribed and looking for more content from you!
Thanks! There’s quite a lot here already 👋
I have been on a totally different organization and now I have quit that job.. I am engineering drop out and have been thinking of becoming UX designer.. I will surely opt for this course as it is cheap and can help clearing basics .
Go for it! And if you want to learn a bit of UI there's a lot of stuff (including super-beginner content) on my channel. Cheers!
Great review 💯💯💯 I'd be curious for your reactions to the other courses 🙏to see your opinion as an experienced designer, as they seem to dive more into the actual skills vs ramping up on background info
Parts 2 and 3 are already on the channel :)
@@MalewiczHype 🙌just came across your channel - wow! !💎& just saw the books - love their vibes!! 💯
Very cool that the video has subtitles in Portuguese, it helps a lot for those who are learning the language and looking to consume quality content!
Thanks! I invested in Spanish and Portuguese subtitles for some of my more popular videos, but sadly it's not really possible financially to do it for all.
@@MalewiczHype Got it, good. Anyway, it's already a great help, your videos have taken a lot of doubts for me lately, congratulations on your work, I'm already a fan 👏✌🏻
I'm going to do this certification. I haven't had a UX design job yet - I'm just starting. I have done a Coursera specialization in interaction design and have one figma prototype made of an app I created, and I suppose I could replicate that process to make more projects and help get a junior job, but I think the Google certification is valuable, I want to refresh my existing UX understanding and maybe add to it, and I really like that there are 3 projects in the certification. I will add those to my portfolio.
Thank you for covering this topic! I have been learning about UX Design the DIY method since I dropped thousands of dollars on graduate school :P. Your review has definitely made me feel a lot better about the validity and worthiness of this course.
I have been seeing some bootcamps offer industry design project as part of their course offering. What do you think about such approach? My initial instinct is that this is a good idea.
That may be a good idea, but depends on the quality. My UI course was made with practical knowledge in mind, as I’ve seen way too many theoretical ones.
I think the idea here is that you are partnered with a company to work on a project, that way you don’t only have theoretical projects in your portfolio.
Yes! I’m going to start going through your videos from the UI playlist soon. Bardzo dziękuje za pomoc! Na serio super content.
Yeah I need full course review
If many people request this, I'll do Part 2 of 7 next weekend (for next monday)
It does take ma 12-13 hours to do each part, so it's not as easy - but doable ;)
@@MalewiczHype thank you
@@MalewiczHype thanks. You help me and others to be better UX than media
Thanks, that's exactly my goal - to be able to help as many people as possible :)
Is it the Coursera one?
He's so good at what he does.
Awesome, great video!
I finished this course a month ago. I’m transitioning from photo-editor to UX. I think it was really good course for basic knowledge and for making a portfolio. Google also suggests many helpful articles, books, websites etc for complementary reading. Of course, I am going to broaden my knowledge before applying any job. I’m familiar enough with graphic design (typography, colour theory, composition etc), but UX is smith new for me. So I really enjoyed this course despite strange coursera UX. 😁
So I’m going to read many literature and explore design systems 🙌🏻
That's the right approach, you're going to do great :)
If you want to learn a bit more I have a couple of playlists on this channel both on UX and UI ☝️
Was there an additional fee other than the $39/a month to obtain the actual certificate or was it given upon successfully completing the courses?
@@TheCnBEmpire no additional fee, only successful completing
Thanks for your video. I’m currently enrolled in the course (just started this week) and I agree with most of what you noticed. I think I’m just interested in the “job consortium” that they say we have access to after we finish the course. I’m ultimately curious see the industry result of this.
I'm planning to definitely check that job consortium out + also ask some larger companies what they think about this certificate. By the way I also made videos on parts 2,3,4,5 and 6. Doing part 7 this week and I'll be done with the course completely :)
@@MalewiczHype awesomeness! ❣
This is my question too. Did you find any value on the job consortium? @Irbyy
Thank you for the adding the portuguese subtitle! Cheers from Brazil!
My pleasure! If it helps reach people there I'll definitely pay for making more subtitles in PT_BR :-)
Thanks for info. I am thinking of taking this course, I am Graphic Designer who wants to know more about UX. Thanks for sharing your opinion and experience with this course.
Thank you Michał! Lil off topic but how did you edit your last two thumbnail photos and your profile photo? Looks soooo good!
Thanks! The photos are actually not that edited - I took them while holding two Philips Hue Play lights on both sides of my face (just out of frame) with those colors - and the background was my black wall :)
Thanks so much for such a thorough explanation! I am new to UX design. I noticed that many other boot camps offer 1-on-1 mentorship. One of the downsides of Coursera is the lack of knowledgeable feedback. Unfortunately, many of the peers don't make an effort to provide a good critique. Did you find mentorship and feedback necessary to complete the projects and fully understand the material on this course?
I didn't really need mentorship, as I've been a designer for a (long) time already, but in some cases (especially the UI part) I think without direct mentorship people are going to make very basic mistakes over and over, because they simply didn't know any better.
It's not perfect, but it's only a start into the career, so those case studies don't have to be great. It's all about what you do after the course - for at least a couple of months of solo-work on your portfolio.
Get a mentor to help you asap!
Hi Ginger, curious did you finish this course and what were your thoughts if so? Also, wondering if you had insight to any of the bootcamps for UX? Thanks!
Dziękuję za recenzję i rady :)
An excellent video turned out, everything is well thought out, a very clear instruction turned out)))
Thanks for covering this, Michał! A pro tip for anyone looking into the course: Coursera allows you to audit all of their courses for free. You won't get reviews or a certificate this way, but all the course materials will be accessible. So if you're just looking to learn from the videos and reading materials, you can forgo the fee :)
Oh that's nice! Thanks for sharing the info, I'll add it to the next video!
I enrolled. With free trial, completed first part of the course and got certificate for it.
@@ts_dzen Congrats! 👏
@@MalewiczHype Yeah, by that comment I meant that you are able to get certificate even with free trial. Quickly finished 3 courses out of 7 within trial period. I had experience with UI | UX before. So it is possible to get certificates for free, if anyone's wondering. (if price is issue)
@@ts_dzen Yeah, or just paying for the first month if you don't want to rush it as much - $39 still sounds better than $300 :)
One thing I noticed about the course is how bad the example portfolio websites were. We had to view some Google employees' portfolios and list what we liked about them. It was comical and ironic how bad a lot of them were!!
Google is not really that good at design ;-) Especially the UI part - that's the whole reason (segment 5 of this google ux course) that I did my own UI courses after that, to actually have people get some useful UI skills ;)
Great first look at this thanks! Subscribed!
Welcome aboard!
This is what real information sounds like 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks! I also reviewed all the other segments of the course individually and the IxDF course ;)
Hey, what do you think about IDF (interaction design foundation) courses? :)
It's cheap (around 100€ per year) and I¡m currently taking one of them. They are quite good. Lots of theory and sometimes a bit dense. I would see it as a complement for your designer career. I would recommend it, however. Not if you want to become a UX like a Bootcamp or something.
glass vs plastic bottle: plus, ironically, the glass bottle is more of an experience, more appealing, more elegant, healthier, better on the environment, it makes the ketchup stay cold longer, and there's less waste overall because you use every last drop of the product - it just makes more sense on so many levels, except, corporate greed looking to save money.
Yes, I made an entire video on just that but I think it’s time to revisit. Very valid points!
Really appreciate your hardwork...🙏
Thank You So Much
It's my pleasure!
Thanks for feedback 👍
what do you think about IDF (interaction design foundation) courses?
I have the same question