This Is What A Typical Day In The Life Of A UX Designer Looks Like
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Meet Ryan Wu, a content manager turned UX designer based in the wonderful city of Berlin. In this video, he gives us a behind-the-scenes look at his life as a UX designer. Ryan works at Intive, a digital agency with offices all around the world.
From meetings and sprint planning to sketches and wireframes, all the way through to developer handoff-Ryan walks us through a typical day in the life of a UX designer. By the end of this video, you'll have a good idea of the kinds of tasks that UX designers work through on a daily basis, as well as the challenges and rewards that a career in UX entails.
If you're curious about becoming a UX designer, this video will provide you with a good overview of what you might expect from your new career path.
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FINALLY!!! A perfect video on what it's like to be a UX designer! Tell me why I was looking at several other videos with the same title and saw that most of the content consisted of morning routines, workouts, what they eat, etc... 💀 smh..
Glad it was helpful to you Vianey! What other videos could help you that we could create, around UX / UI design?
@@careerfoundry It was very helpful, thanks! Maybe a video on what we could expect working for a startup vs. a big company like Facebook. ? Or ... more personalized info like stress levels, work perks or other challenges/rewards that we might expect working on the field?
Completely agree! I was just complaining about the same thing! Like we don't care what latte your ordering from Starbucks during your 30 minute lunch! Tell us what the damn job is like. HAHA This video was super helpful.
I've seen those videos too 🤣
They weren't keeping the users in mind 😂
Great insight. I'm glad that you mentioned that you're not the "artsy" type. I don't see myself as an "artsy" type and I was letting that cloud my judgement. I like the balance of meetings with team members and clients as well as time for independent technical work. It seems like an interesting day.
I'm currently considering pursuing a career in UX and this video was incredibly helpful in providing a picture of what that could look like. Thanks for the insight.
Thank you for the positive feedback! The great thing about the UX design field is also the different job opportunities that come with it, for different types of skills, such as UX writer, researcher, or even UX/UI designer. If you enjoyed this video, we recommend you have a look at the UX design section of our blog. We publish new articles on a weekly basis: careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design
Love it! Very informative, straightforward and well explained! This is what i need! Thanks you! ❤️
Yeahh, seriously no beating around the bush, loved it.
I really appreciate this video. It was super helpful in sharing what a typical day might look like, I learned a lot!
This is possibly one of the BEST videos I've ever seen! So simple and to the point, perfect!!!
Great video! I know nothing about UX/UI design and wanted a bit of insight to it to see if it's something I want to pursue further, but other videos were either too detailed or too general (like what they eat and when they wake up..) this one is perfect! Thank you so much!
Great video. Very informative and well explained. Thank you!
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing these insights!
I extremely like the video, man. Very helpful and informative. Thank you very much. It is presented so well too. Great, positive work.
Very informative video. Thank you, Ryan.
Nice little video. Thanks and well done
Great video!
I've always been a designer at heart, and I've been seriously considering switching away from my current field, which is urban planning (slightly to moderately boring). This video makes the job of UX/UI Designer seem doable and rewarding. Thanks!
Hey Christian, that's great to hear. Have you made the move yet? Can we help in anyway?
Many thanks for share your experiences with us
That was instructive, thanks!
Thank you for your video. It is super informative. already signed up for a phone call with a counselor and for he mini course to see if UX is a good fit for me. If it is, then I'll def sign up for the full course via your links. Thanks again for this valuable information. Great job Ryan!! I've now officially subscribed :)
Go Ryan!!!
Great information!
Bravo, explained very well.
Explained so well. Thanks a lot!
Glad you liked it, thanks for the feedback David!
Thanks For Sharing. Very Useful🔥🔥🔥
You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it!
Pretty cool video! It gives a very clear idea about day-by-day life... Thanks!
You're very welcome Rodrigo!
This is exactly what I want to do!
so useful...thanks
Great Video! And Super Informative ! What was your background before you took the Career Foundry Course ?? How difficult was it for you to find a job after taking the course?
This is very useful! Thanks a lot!
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic. I'm a graphic designer and considering looking into UX/UI and this was very helpful in understanding what the work day would look like compared to my day right now. Thanks for sharing
nerdypeachmango why the change? Any specific reason? I was thinking of going into graphic design from UI.
there's a lot more money in UX, but it is not at all a creative job, so dont expect to be designing any cool stuff. it's more research and finding insights than it is "design"
There’s is in UI design though
@@yoyoz333 would you say ux or cyber security if you had to choose
@@bea3130 there's probably higher wages in cyber security, but i would rather work in UX seeing I am already a graphic designer and you can still incorporate UX into a graphic design career.
thanks for the video
Thanks for watching!
I've been trying to learn coding languages slowly for a year or so now, but nothing has really stuck with me that makes me want to pursue it and be happy with that decision (except HTML and CSS, I may dive back into that). However this morning, I saw something about UX design that interested me and after looking into it more, I think this is exactly what I want to do! Thanks for the video, I'm excited to start learning!
Hey this is great to hear, what did you see that sparked your interest in UX design? We have a great blog with more on UX and the various fields, learning styles and practices - careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/ Hopefully this helps you get started. If you feel ready we also have a free short course that acts as a nice introduction to the field: careerfoundry.com/en/short-courses/become-a-ux-designer
Woot! I am on the way there. It's better to take courses in person rather than online. There are more resources as well as networking benefits when you actually go to school for it.
May I ask what course/major you are taking in school to study for UX design? I'm trying to decide my course of action !
love this
Thanks Haley, would you like to see more content like this on our channel?
@@careerfoundry Yeah that would be awesome!
I definetly need to change my mind set
Did you?
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did you LOL
did he?
so i watched this video about a year ago for the first time and I never really forgot about it. despite the pandemic, I went back to university, and started a bachelor in digital projects (including UX design.) thank you for the informative video !
Hey Martin! That's fantastic to hear, well done! How are your studies going? Is there anything we could create on our CZcams channel that could help you further?
@@careerfoundry so far so good ! thank you so much for this !! one thing we will touch upon in a few weeks will be motion design. maybe not quite in the same subject as this channel, just an idea like that :) keep up the amazing work. your dedication really shows
Hi Martin. Random CZcams person here! Came across ur comment and it's been over a year.. I'm curious...what's going on now. Got your dream job and everything.?!!
@@audreyo6001 hi Audrey ! you found my comment ! here is a little life update :
life took a turn after the first year : in here (France) you have to spend a few months as an intern for your studying year to be recognised. I got accepted in a pretty well-known shoe company, however the internship did not go as planned : they were missing a graphic designer, rather than a web designer. I learned about very quickly, but there was no time for me to find another internship, unfortunately.
so I ended up Photoshopping a lot of their products. it was essentially menial tasks or tedious, repetitive actions. It wasn’t all so bad though, after 6 months, I received two free pairs of shoes, and a very valuable lesson : I am not and will probably never be a graphic designer (not as my main activity anyways)
I’ve learned useful skills though !
What about now ? well, after this mostly unsuccessful internship, I was burnt out from the pressure of work + studies + student loan. A friend who works for the national radio told me there could be a job for me, not in web but in events. Here I am, 8 months later, managing concerts and crowds, making sure everything unfolds in the best way. From UX designer to event manager in just a few months :)
I really love the job I’m doing now, even though it is pretty tiring physically. And who knows, maybe I’ll pick up UX/UI again someday ?
Thank you for asking though, it felt good to reflect on this wild part of my life !
Tqsm for the informative content! 😍😍 I'm a diploma computer science (multimedia) student and just started my internship as UI/UX Designer few days ago! Haven't got any real task from my sv yet so I keep asking myself if I did the right choice... thanks to this vid I finally understand there's different phases and I probably join during the last phase and that's why I haven't got any task yet hahaha 😂😂😂
Btw a lil bit abt my background and why I choose to take a UI/UX intern position...
Since I was a kid, I've been interested in illustrating/animating and dreaming to become an animator.. However, during my university hunting- my parents didn't allow me to pursue animation cuz it's too "unstable" and "harder to find a job".. I ended up taking diploma in CS cuz I pretty enjoyed the subject during my high school.. Fast forward and I could say I had so much fun studying CS(Multimedia)!! It's like I finally can combine both of my passion (illustrating/animating + coding) in one place! However, just for a note.. I'm not really artsy or a coding master... so UI/UX seems like somewhere I belong to..
Awesome!!!! I’m trying to decide between digital marketing or UX cert.. I’m wanting to work in the healthcare side of UX... since I have a broad background in medical!! Thanks for An awesome video!! 🌸🤙😎🦋🌺✌️🌻
I’m having trouble choosing between ux design and IT support but I feel I would
Fit this job a little better the IT support
Hey! Really great video. Even I wanted to learn more about UI/UX design. Can you suggest me good Master's program for the same?
I love this video! Amazing and interesting a day in the life of a UX Designer 💗 I really love the collaboration part between UX Designer and Software Developer & 🎨
This vid is very helpful I’m thinking of pursuing a career in ux/ui design : can anyone give me suggestions of what I could major in uni to achieve this ??
I'm a computer science major with a love for graphic design. I really want to get into UI/UX. If you have any advice or tips, please let me know by responding to this comment. :)
Hi Ryan,
as a newbie in design with no work experience, please where can I learn to design experience maps or is it something I can learn only from getting a job?
most of the practical information I’ve come across on the internet pertain to visual and interaction design.
As a UX, do you spend a lot of time on electronical devices or is it still a healthy amount? Thank you :)
Can I ask you a question?.... Do you think it's smart to take the Google ux design course and do you think I will be able to land a job?
I'm about to start a graduate program in HCI. Hope I can become a future UX designer/researcher!
Fantastic to hear Roman, good luck on your journey!
Hey, I am thinking of choosing this as a career path...can you guide me what it took to secure a place in such agency....asking about the scenario of United States
one dumbest question . can we export this ui file i have designed to android studio just like that . i mean ui from xd to a working android app. is it too much i am asking for? any plugin .?
Ok... I'm from a non-tech background more precisely customer service. And I want to switch my career so I'm thinking of moving into UX designing. but I have heard it requires a little bit of programming knowledge so I'm kinda scared, would I be able to do it?
Do “UI” designers have to collaborate a lot with clients and colleagues. I really prefer to work alone. It seems like “UX” involves a lot of collaboration. Is that the same for “UI”?
Had to go back just to stare at the wireframes. 😍
do ux designers do a lot of presentations and meetings? I am an introvert and i dont know if this is the right career for me.
I notice employer roles tend to combine UX/UI and separate design/research, while bootcamps and other schools separate UX/UI and combine design/research.
Hey Michael, we see this too in a lot of job postings! They tend to be more generalist roles in nature though, where a designer may be expected to cover both research and testing, alongside developing visual assets and elements.
You have an awesome professional career opportunity going on there for yourself. I live in Salt Lake City, USA and been trying to get my state or it's department of workforce services to sponsor me for a certification for several years, but no money or route to pay for something like a data science certification course with employment programs not assisting me in making something happen in my favor. I just discovered UX design by random chance surfing the net and find it a fascinating new tech topic of designing user interfaces of devices and systems where Windows and point and click are going to be history probably within 5 years. I just searched Craigslist jobs in my area to find one listing for UX designer. It is freelance and requires 3-5 years+ of experience designing UI / UX / interactive for consumer web or mobile applications (preferably eCommerce or gaming). I'm in my 40's now and have both associates and bachelors degrees, but find myself so grossly underemployed and unemployable realizing the past several years I need to study a certification and network into a job from that experience. However after all my many explorations and attempts out there over the years, I can't ever break into a specialized industry to apply myself, successfully sell my work, and thrive. How do you really break into something tech and knowledge oriented offering a decent career opportunity to go on? My area does have a developing tech economy and like Berlin, housing prices are surging and the area is truly urbanizing, but none of the companies nor the government want to give me a chance for they only ignore me while some are doing really awesome all around me locally in everyday visual sight. Is it quite a different kind of job market over in Europe and Germany for those who have sponsorship or are EU citizen? How do you go some place to get in the door and succeed in my own country, the USA? I just want to apply myself in a knowledge based industry like UX design or data science and thrive in order enjoy life in the moment having a decent little place to live, bills paid, savings in the bank, and a nice little car to drive.
I wish I could give you some practical advice but I am not the right person. Something will work out for you soon :)
Thank you for the video. I’ve been interested in becoming a up designer but I do worry how much English fluency requires. Would you give me some opinion how it can be difficult for someone who’s living in USA with intermediate English level. Thank you!
Yes, absolutely, with the current situation in the world there are loads of remote roles available too.
If you feel more comfortable operating in a different language, there could be work available online, lots of UX roles can be performed remotely, for global companies not just limited to English.
Sticking with English though, you don't need to be fluent in the language, but being able to communicate with users and working within a team will be important to this role.
Perhaps you could try reaching out to people on social platforms and arranging short interviews to practice UX focused terminologies and phrases?
Why UI/UX only have 4.0 rating for job satisfaction in Glassdoor website ?
Thanks for the video. What if you are working in a scrum and you have 2 times, but you get sick? What will happen then? Does your colleagues have to cover you ? For me it seems like its a "rush" and you have to be more like a "machine" ...am I wrong ?
Hey Alex, typically you would have some back up protocols in place to cover absences or illness. If things are well planned through, and tested, then it shouldn't feel overly stressful.
Do you think the new Google UX Design certificate (with a strong portfolio of course) would be sufficient to get an entry-level job in Berlin?
Hey, UX & UI design roles are incredibly in-demand in Berlin, we have a few articles that might help here.
How to get started in UX design:
careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/how-to-become-a-ux-designer/
We've detailed a number of bootcamps here too (the Google course isn't included as it's only just gone live):
careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/best-ux-design-certification-programs/
Portfolio construction:
careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/golden-rules-ux-portfolio/
Hope these help! Let us know if you have any other questions!
The background music choice made it a bit hard to follow Ryans line of argumentation.
Hi! What’s your degree/ degrees in??
finally a real -in a life of UX, not in a life of me, me...
Glad you enjoyed the content! Thanks! Anything else you'd like to see?
I've heard that sometimes UX designers are rewarded for doing unethical things like creating dark patterns and double negatives to mislead and get people to spend more money. Also user-engagement ie. keeping them addicted. This one of my concerns going into this field.
Does it require coding ? Cus google says it doesnt ... but how else would u develop an app
You're right: coding skills are not needed! UX designers work at an earlier stage of the development of a product. Here you can read more about the role of a UX designer: careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/what-does-a-ux-designer-actually-do/
Is this the same thing as Web Design? It seems like UX designers mainly design websites. Or is it more similar to Graphic Design?
Hey great question, they are similar and there is a lot of overlap, however UX designers would be looking at the experience of people using the website / product / service, whereas web designers would be looking more at the visual styling, content structures and layouts of that site.
For UX designers, they would be looking at how a user would interact with the site, and how easy and accessible it is for the user to undertake the task, of find the information, that they are looking for.
Hopefully this article will be useful!
careerfoundry.com/en/blog/web-development/what-is-the-difference-between-a-web-developer-and-a-web-designer/
This is how busy I want to be
That's great to hear! If you're interesting in starting a career in UX design, we have a great free short-course which will help you start your journey into this field: bit.ly/UX_Design_Short_Course
Hey. What's the tool he metioned on 1:50 mt?
Hi Alejandra! The tool is zeplin.io/ :)
Do you get fun time , holidays or full time living a busy and systematic dame life?
sounds like ad for your website.
Can I connect with you Ryan?
Handsome cutie pie. Good stuff
Its not getting into the mind of the user, is observation and asking right questions.
Hi Antro, this is just a turn of phrase that implies this usually. By observing the users you can make more informed decisions based on evidence rather than assumptions, and better place your team to understand their needs and mindset when using your products or services.
Got to say dude , your good at your job given the video you just made was simple and straightforward. Not some long fukin video where the cat comes on screen and telling us what his name is and what not
Thanks Eddi!
Wow im surprised you have to do the research as well, do you need a hci, or psychology background for that
It's a very people focused profession, lots of research, empathising with people on their pain points or experiences, and interviews with users.
No prior background in those areas is needed and you can pick up a wealth of information and tactics via online resources! You can check out our blog for more on UX research, and deep dives on loads of other topics! careerfoundry.com/en/blog/?q=Research
Which areas are you interested in finding out more about?
@@careerfoundry is it mostly qualitative interviews + quantative surveys r the main tools of the trade?
u dont need design skills, you just need to have the urge to get bummed by a big salary. people who do jobs for the money are very shallow inside. you should do a job for the love of it, ule feel better. big wages dont make u happy
Hi, that's just one perspective and people do jobs for a variety of personal, social, economic and geographical reasons of course... It seems like this video didn't resonate with you though, is there something we could make that would help you in your area of UX Design perhaps?
ummm.. ux design/ui design need coding skill? sorry for my bad grammar
Seems like all the ux designers on CZcams are Asian ? Just an observation
Geez this sounds so stiff and fake. Some good information and in-house view of workflow but the guy speaking sounds like he's sitting on something unpleasant.
Well he lives for the work, starting at 9 and still there after 6. I'm giving him couple of years before burning off
Cliche script. Most basic, cookie cutter answers and comments