What Does a UI Designer Do? (2024)

🧑‍🎨 What are the responsibilities of a UI designer? What skills are essential when working in the UI design field? Discover what UI designers focus on throughout their average work day with CareerFoundry Design Lead, Zeyu Yu. Stick around to learn the technicalities, where the visual and human aspects of the job overlap, and what are the main soft and hard skills required. By the end you’ll know what UI designers do day-to-day and what skills you should develop to be successful in this career! Curious about a free UI design course? Try it out for yourself here: https://bit.ly/UIDesignShortCourse1 Still can’t get enough? Explore the UI design program where you’ll learn everything you need to master the typical tasks and learn the skills of a UI designer! Get more information here: https://bit.ly/BecomeUIDesigner1 Keep the learning going over on the blog—with UI design topics here: https://careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ui-design/what-does-a-ui-designer-actually-do/ Video chapters 00:00 - What does a UI designer do? 00:56 - The importance of visuals in UI design 01:33 - What are the human factors in UI design? 02:37 - The key soft skills of a UI designer 03:33 - Hard skills to master as a UI designer 04:14 - What are the main tasks of a UI designer? 05:28 - What is a prototype in UI design? 05:50 - Different types of prototyping 06:34 - What tools do UI designers use? 07:13 - How to get started in UI design, and your next steps Thanks for watching 👀 Even if you were only half-watching, we're honored to be your background noise! #UIDesign #UIDesigner #LearnUIDesign Want more from CareerFoundry? Check out the blog and our other social media channels here: ✍️ https://linktr.ee/CareerFoundry ​ Learn more about our programs here: 👩‍🏫 https://careerfoundry.com/ Link to this video: https://youtu.be/8rTTP7DE3rs Happy streaming! 🫡