UI/UX Designer
Designs how digital products look, feel and behave for users.
What this career is
UI/UX design is responsible for how people experience a digital product: what they see, what they understand, and how easily they finish a task.
- Typical education pathway
- Design degree (B.Des), or a computing or communication degree with a portfolio
What professionals typically do
- Research user needs and current problems
- Design flows, wireframes and interfaces
- Build prototypes and test them with users
- Maintain design systems with engineering teams
Typical education pathways
- B.Des in communication, interaction or product design
- Computing or humanities degree combined with a strong design portfolio
- Postgraduate design programmes for specialisation
Important skills
User research · Interaction design · Prototyping · Visual design
Suitable student interests
Visual thinking · Psychology · Problem solving · Empathy for users
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