Zero-basic professional training takes about 4-6 months, and the self-study time varies from several months to one or two years. Self-study conditions are limited, based on the basic content and personal interests, there is not much demand for learning effect, so you can learn by yourself.

If you want to engage in related work through study, the effect of professional training will be better. UI design involves interface design, icon design, interactive design, dynamic design, user experience improvement and so on. If you want to learn well, you still have to find the right learning method.

1.ui design concept definition:

Understand the concept of UI through the following three levels.

First of all, UI refers to the medium of interaction between people and information, and is the functional carrier and typical feature of information products. UI exists as an available form of the system, such as visual interface, which emphasizes the organization and presentation of visual elements.

This is the design of physical presentation layer, and every product or interactive form appears in this form, including graphics, icons, colors, text design and so on. , through which users can use the system. At this level, UI can be understood as UserInterface, that is, user interface, which is the basic level of UI as human-computer interaction.

Secondly, UI refers to information collection and feedback, input and output, and is the interaction between people and products based on the interface. At this level, Ul is understood as UserInteraction, that is, user interaction, which is the significance of the appearance and existence of the interface.

Finally, the advanced form of UI can be understood as UserInvisible. For users, UI is "invisible" at this level, not visually invisible, but allows users to naturally interact with the system under the interface, immerse themselves in their favorite contents and operations, and forget the existence of the interface.

2.2. Design direction of UI design:

UI is a user interface, which is the abbreviation of English user and interface. Literally, it is two components of user and interface, but actually it also includes the interaction between user and interface, so it can be divided into three directions, namely: user research, interaction design and interface design.

3.3. Positioning of UI design:

Software graphic designer, interaction designer, user research engineer, etc.