What capabilities are needed for 1.UI design? In 2020 and beyond, there may be no fixed standard answer to what kind of UI design is more popular with enterprises and what capabilities UI design needs, because the market demand has been changing. With these questions, I checked the functional requirements of a large number of UI designer recruitment positions from the recruitment website, and extracted the * * * requirements of UI design as a reference to improve myself.
Generally speaking, the most demanding full-link UI design on the market at present requires not only design foundation, design thinking and UI design skills, but also knowledge of interaction design, user experience, H5 design and illustration design.
Second, how to learn UI design? According to the market demand, push back the learning content to make your study conform to the real recruitment market. Therefore, by integrating the market demand for the position of UI designer and the standards of most enterprises for the position of UI designer, we can deduce what we need to learn, and then make our study plan, so that the design knowledge we have learned can meet the market recruitment demand and connect with the market, which can really be measured by the standards of commercial projects.
According to these market demands, I summarized some learning contents. Here, I simply share with you the purpose, learning process and main points of learning these contents, hoping to help and inspire you to make a learning plan.
Third, how should a UI without work experience go for an interview? Many small partners with zero-based career changes may have no work experience and don't know what preparations need to be made for interviewing UI design positions. That UI design post, like other positions, has an indispensable resume. In addition, because the UI design position is a position that needs to be spoken by works, most job applications will require personal portfolio, so it is necessary to prepare the portfolio before the interview. Then let's take a closer look at how to prepare your resume and portfolio.
1, resume
Resume is essential for all job applications, and UI design is no exception. Resume is HR's first impression of the applicant, and a good resume can get the interview opportunity for the applicant. How to write the resume of UI design? How is it different from resumes of other positions?
A complete resume will contain basic contents, such as name, gender, age, contact information, education, work experience and so on. Although UI design should be creative, creativity is not arbitrary, and certain rules must be followed.
Looking at the resume template or the online resume requirements of the recruitment website, we can conclude that a complete resume should be based on the following points:
Personal basic information: name, gender, date of birth (age), year of starting work (working years), contact number and email address.
Educational experience: school, major, educational background and educational time.
Work experience: working hours, company name, company nature, industry, department, position and job description (job content).
Project introduction: project name, project time, project description and project responsibilities.
Self-evaluation: advantages, abilities, etc.
So how can the resume of UI design be excellent?
UI design needs certain aesthetics. Is your resume concise and generous? Is the color scheme of resume uniform? Does the format of resume conform to most people's reading habits? All these can reflect the design skills of a mature UI, but don't overdesign your resume.
Generally speaking, a qualified resume should at least have neat layout, clear adjustment and complete content. Simple color matching, reasonable format, small icons in line with the content, and concise introduction are all bonus points for resumes.
2. Portfolio
As I have no work experience, how should I prepare for the interview? Do you do what you want? That's not true! The central point of the work must be the real need in the restoration work. Your interviewer and your future boss must want you to start creating value for the company immediately. This is what we often say: let the works speak, optimize step by step according to the commercialization process, and let the boss discover you and understand your ability through the portfolio.
I suggest you try to make a complete set of design works first. Starting from scratch, summarizing yourself in the production process can also clearly understand the UI design process. After all, designers are inseparable from works, and now employers rely on works to examine the level of designers. We don't show all the contents of the whole collection here. Let's see how to show a work from 0 to 1.
(1) product positioning (user analysis, user portrait, competing product analysis)
Image source: Students' works of Godfried Aduobe Institute of Design.
(2) Design stage (design standard, color/font specification, icon design, interface design)
Image source: Students' works of Godfried Aduobe Institute of Design.
Of course, your portfolio must not have only one work, so try to enrich your portfolio. If there are no original works, you can also optimize the existing APP and show your design ability.
3. Submit your resume
When preparing your resume and portfolio, check the recruitment requirements related to UI design positions online (such as direct employment of BOSS, worry-free future, etc.). ) and collect the positions you think are suitable for you. It is best to submit your resume during working hours. You can deliver multiple companies with one click, or you can choose to deliver your resume with a purpose. If you have a favorite company, you can sort out the portfolio according to the company's business direction and requirements, adjust the display order and display weight of the portfolio appropriately, and increase the probability of getting an interview opportunity.
If you get an interview, you must know the company's culture, ideas and job requirements in advance. Master interview skills so that you can clearly express your design ideas. If you have poor communication skills, you can organize the design concept of the portfolio into documents in advance, and remember and read more before the interview, which can increase the chances of success in the interview.
That's all. I hope the above answers are helpful for you to learn UI design or find a job in UI design. I hope you won't give up easily since you have chosen.