Why learning UX is not worth it in 2024
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I'm covering the reasons why you shouldn't become a ux designer in 2024. Next week we'll cover why you still should. Subscribe so you won't miss it!
Why am I doing this? Because I believe we need to honestly and OBJECTIVELY look at the industry. It won't help you if I pat you gently on the back and say:
- Don't worry, it will be okay!
The industry is tough and we need to openly talk about it. But don't worry, next week I'll go through those 5 reasons again but this time showing how to overcome them.
How to stand out:
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Is 2024 a good year to become a UX designer? Yes and No.
In this video we're going to look at the reasons NOT to become a UX designer this year - and I'll break down four of them for you - with the most important being last.
UX can be a great job, until it becomes horrible. It's definitely not for everyone and it's not even about learning Figma, or the Design Thinking process. The changes in the UX industry in just the last 3 years were huge, from widespread use of AI, new processes and design systems.
If you're a junior UX designer and you want to learn and grow, make sure you're ready for everything that this job entails.
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I’m a Senior UX Designer at a global company, and I can confirm that what this guy is saying is unfortunately true. I’ve grown frustrated as my role shifted from hands-on research to simply dragging and dropping elements on the screen. The monotony has made me lose interest in design, and I’m now exploring more exciting opportunities, like game development. I wish luck to those pursuing a career in design today.
I worked as a Game Designer and it's even more boring than dragging & dropping! You will end up working on extremely random game assets that will probably be used or noticed by someone or even you!
Game development as a hobby or a new career? Working in the game dev industry to pay your bills is brutal.
@@captnoplan3926 even when working for big studios like rockstar, dice, blizzard?
@@AAABBB-lh9se If you love games and you want get into the industry then yes working for these studios is good for your portfolio. It's just not a very good industry if you care about work life balance and pay.
Other programming jobs pay better. So the alternative route is to get a higher paying programming job that isn't as stressful and pursue game dev as a hobby and then maybe become an indie dev if you want to release your own game.
But do your research. Find game dev forums and ask your questions there.
@@AAABBB-lh9seBlizzard has fallen from grace in recent years. There was a lot of reporting on an outright toxic work environment in recent years.
I've been a designer since 2010. Websites, apps, UX, UI, front-end, back-end... I did them all. Every couple of years I save some money and take a break from the industry thinking this was it. But I always come back to it, because it's what I love doing the most. I'm now running a small UX consultancy company and it does well, the secret is to be a bit multi-disciplinary and be a likeable person... and you'll get projects.
100% true!
Hey can keep me as an intern
Looking to hire an jr ux designer as a free intern? (Looking to build some experience)
Do you prefer being self employed to employed?
I have worked in many large companies that have their own big IT projects and entire product ecosystems, and finding a good UI and UX specialist with a understanding of business is very difficult. Yes, things have been simplified for creating simple business websites, and today it is easy to use ready-made templates, but when it comes to unique and complex service startups, not a single AI is capable of designing, testing, and creating the necessary design properly. The truth is that today, to be a designer, it really requires a huge understanding of everything, from management to interacting with AI.
He said next week he'll do this video
There are two main problems I think - one is businesses are going towards efficiency at the cost of most of the experience (subpar products are done because its cheaper) and on the other hand most people "teaching" design teach flashy figma animations and not actual, useful skills because it gets more likes.
There are ways out of it and I'm lucky to have my community do better than the industry average :)
Your reasons are valid but they're not enough to deter me from pursuing a career in design 😁
That's the right approach!
I agree
You're in for an uphill battle, but it's ok, I think you have what it takes :)
@@LightsaberPanda why
@@saulescala literally watch the video bro what do you mean why 😂
Thanks for the confidence drop. Always appreciated 😅❤
Don't worry! My main goal with this is to set a baseline - if someone's not sure whether design is for them they should probably quit. Most people here are 100% sure and committed and they will thrive.
Next week I'll discuss the same 5 points again with how to go around them and still win :)
@@MalewiczHype Love your honesty, though! I did suspect most of these points, but getting confirmation from an expert always hits different. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us and help us be prepared, you're the best ❤️
I appreciate your efforts to bring what actually happening in design, unlike most of other content creators AKA UIUX designers.
Thank you! Most people ONLY want to sell their PDF's to people so they pretend it's all candy and confetti. I prefer people to not buy my stuff if they realise UX is actually not for them.
And for everyone else I'm here to help!
Truth hurts, but someone has to say it.
agreed! we need to and act like designers rather than just drag and drop components as said. He has pointed out facts to us, now whoever wants to learn ui/ux in 2024 work hard and smart.
Exactly! With that attitude I'm seeing a good future for you! :)
Thanks for being truthful..... You're really a good man. You'll prosper in life for simply being honest.
My goal is to never lie or mislead people - it is going to be harder now. Which means those not fully committed should probably quit without wasting time and money. However I have a whole video getting ready with how to go around these five reasons - planned for next week.
Really appreciate the honesty in this video because its all true. Started UX last year so I guess I have a lot of catch-up to do, although I've been a graphic designer for 3+ years.. I'm putting in effort every day to stay ahead. I'll be on the look out for the 5 reasons to do learn UX
If you have graphics design experience it's already putting you ahead.
I totally agree with you, this was my life for many years, and probably you can wake up from this nightmare when you reach maturity to learn how to win your battles, which will be a lot of battles, and you may get depressed and frustrated, but with a lot of study, strength, and determination you can go far in this field. So yeah, design is not for the lazy ones.
It is a great video thanks for the great information and well delivered. This is exactly what I was looking for.
Great insights, thanks for sharing! For everybody reading the comments remember that there is always need for good UX in enterprise level softwares, what is mentioned in the video is mostly true but depends on the industry and type of projects you specialize in, if all you do are landing pages or 5 pages website then yes a UI Kit does the trick and there is not such a need for an expensive designer.
Another amazing video, it's refreshing to have at least 1 source of unfiltered truth.
That's why I'm here - to break some narratives 🫡 But from the ashes we'll build back up - just stronger.
As someone working as a product designer, reason 4 is what I am most concerned about. As you say, having a senior designer working with AI on multiple feature looks like the inevitable future state. The work could even be better because there is one person owning the design that makes sure the design is more aligned and cohesive across all features and touchpoints.
And even if it’s not better, it will be good enough and a lot cheaper than hiring multiple designers. The best way to be safe in the future is to train to be that designer that works with the AI, so I think it will be important to keep an eye on what (mainly) Figma does with AI and make sure you know how to use it.
I don't think Figma is the main player here - I believe design tools (in a traditional sense) will be skipped and AI will jump to straight to code. And at the moment AI sucks pretty bad at design it's not useful at all - eventually it will be but I am not sure if design is a priority industry to pursue with AI really (there are other, more relevant ones that will go first). We'll see. At some point AI will definitely be able to do the whole design process.
I've been in UX/CX for the past 2 years, can definitely agree that for commercial sector this tends to be the case and you're often tweaking as opposed to innovating. But I will say though the industries where there's been a lot of opps for more impact (in my case) have been public sector, healthcare, energy, transport and education. I've found that there's still a lot of work happening in these since their UX maturity isn't as strong as something like e-commerce or banking, and there is more reception towards avoiding dark patterns. Plus having some Service Design skills can help making you a more well-rounded designer :)
I will not sleep tonight after this video haha but I appreciate the honesty. We need urgently another video about what hard work to do this 2024
Working on it right now, should drop around Tuesday :)
The market is tough around here. I know of some classmates that graduated a while ago and are still unemployed. I got some website projects out of the blue, not even looking, which is nice 🤩
Your courses are the BEST, btw.
I am so fortunate to attract amazing, motivated people so it's not even surprising that people from our community are doing projects without even looking for them!
I bet you're gonna make awesome stuff! :)
All the best Rosa 💖
Above all, the whole company thinks they are designers too because they can get their head around! --- Nailed it mate.
Olds school UX guy here with 20+ yrs in. I work in enterprise UX design and research now because for me that's where the money is. At the management level things are a bit different, but for my newer hires and jr/sr designers, this guy is pretty much spot on.
Thanks! I tried to share my view on the industry based on my talks with others that are also 20-25+ years in and it's shared by about 75% of them, so it's not 100% universal and I'm fine with people disagreeing as long as we're talking :)
The need for conversion is so compelling that it often overshadows design ethics. Every day, I encounter more landing pages optimized for conversion, regardless of the ethical implications of their methods. These tactics include clocks with artificial deadlines, creating a false sense of urgency for purchases, and the use of subpar typography paired with generic designs.
Brutally honest as usual, but it's good to stay on the ground and work your ass off rather than lying to yourself.
Exactly, new year should be all about crushing the dream and building it back up, but better and much stronger. That's why next week I'll share ways around these 5 main issues :)
I would like to know what directions for people who want to leave UX like me can go for? Could you prepare some information in one video to discuss this with us?
Would graphic design be a good field to go into this year?
Bad implementation is so true. Big reason why I’m soft pivoting to design & front end, my vision is never represented 😤
@MalewiczHype always speak nothing but absolute truth which I hardly find from others I know. Wish you all the best for you and what you are doing for us ❤️🙏
Thank you! I'm here to see everyone from the community to succeed! :)
Thanks Michal for sharing insight you are showing for us ❤️
Looking forward to what your work arounds are for these hards truths
Just FYI - no hacks. Just VERY, VERY hard work.
I think you’re right in this. I started out as a front end developer wanting to be more UX (12 years ago). I succeeded and did some coding but more and more UX - solving big complex problems for intricate systems and apps, it’s been fun, I was even early on this AI era at a company. Then mass layoffs and I’m “out”. Been trying to get “back in” but it’s been a strange journey since fall 2023. Weird interview processes and ghosting companies etc.
I’ve grown tired of this climate and an over saturated market of “UX:ers”. My plan now is to go back to coding, even something else than UI. Admittedly I’ve refreshed my React and Typescript skills but now also taking Python courses… I really like designing but even more so understanding and solving problems.
Even thinking of converting into cybersecurity (yeah I know, it’s trendy but I’ve always liked security for some reason, solving problems is key).
although hearing all this , i still wanna proceed with design but i appreciate the honesty !
That's why I'm here and if you still want to proceed it means you're doing the right thing!
You are right. The requirements have sky rocketed but if you are able to work in product and not marketing or B2C commerce, most of these things won't be an issue. A whole other set of boring challenges await you like launching a bare bones MVP that never gets updated.
Hey Malericz, I recently got laid off and I pretty much agree with all the points you mentioned here! Everything you said already happened in my last position. That's why I hope everyone knows the truth about working as a designer in 2024!
Then what should we do? Should we stop learning?
@@mrajax_0101 Sadly, I can't decide for you. But you need to know what he said is true and find other ways out based on your situation.
All true. Only “Celebrity” designers will exists. There is very little creative or rewarding design left out there - the work that pays is boring, and diminishing. In addition, older designers like myself are aged out or if they were smart switched out 10-20 years ago.
@@tonyswarm8829 so you mean there's no future of designers? Am i wasting my Time learning?
I totally agree and feel the same when you said the thing on 0:48s
🎉🎉🎉 bravo!!!! You perfectly articulated both my thoughts and tone on the matter. I recently pivoted from UX to Massage Therapy and my mental health has vastly improved. PLUS, I get to use my skills to p'wn all the RMTs that think Framer is a picture hanging company 😈
Wait, Framer is not a picture hanging company? My worldview is ruined! ;-)
@@MalewiczHype 🤣 afraid to ask what your worldview is built on if ruined from that
Great video, Michal.
Thanks! Already working on the balanced "other side" view
I'm really interested in UI UX design, i wanna learn and work hard to be , just i'm lost and i need a roadMap, thank you so much for this video at least you're not like other TH-camRS
You literally just described every tech and design industry.
Sensei you really are telling the truth for the most part, which is encouraging as a designer and not a Figma drag And dropper!
Happy to hear that, we're working on some training materials that will further push actual design skills :)
I work as a ux/ui designer since 5 years ago, and yes haha sometime you are moving the same components BUT it¿s not just moving, in mt case I'm always thinking many ways to solve problems, ux and UI have stages, sometime you will research a lot, and sometime you will work a lot with component, and also this depend on the company's culture and the designer, in my company I have freedom to carry out research (when it is necessary) and some designer has the possibility to make research but the don't want to, I love ux/ui 💚💚
That is great and it's a positive message for the world. However it's sadly not the norm, most companies go the optimisation route so heavy no they do practically zero research.
Why i watched this video :)
I'm so really want to study this field but can you advise me to study
You are speaking facts. The exact thing I am facing. I have 11+ years of experience in Designing. And now I am feeling usless. I don't know what the next step I should take? :(
Start your own design company if you have 11+ years of experience.
I like how honest you are. I started studying UX/UI 4 months ago, and I also wanna improve my skills by learning some HTML/CSS/JS. It's kinda sad to think that AI can replace us. Tbh, I don't think so. The first to be fired, is the designer. But they are also the ones that the companies might miss sooner. Would be nice if you make a video of 5 reasons to LEARN UX in 2024. I'm working really hard to that, and since it pays well, I really need this job. I can't throw it away rn LOL
That exact video is coming next week (why to become a designer 2024) and I will talk through the same 5 points but with workarounds for each one.
However I believe frontend devs may be replaced sooner - AI is surprisingly better at coding than at design.
@@MalewiczHype That's great to hear! Tsym, I appreciate your efforts!
@@MalewiczHype Exactly, and the low-code or even no-code tools are getting better and better and more accessible to non-technical people. Framer is a good example.
@@MalewiczHype Sir please stop misleading people. I know UX Ui is becoming competitive this days, that doesn't mean it is doomed, design life is boring, there is no creativity, etc. I know you are an experience designer but way you demotivated the aspiring upcoming designers is not good. If you think UX UI is not worth it today, then you first shut down this channel and find a new profession.
I think you used misleading here the wrong way. I'm not misleading anyone, instead I'm actually telling the truth about it so only those that REALLY want to do it will stay and do it. Because there will be no shortcuts, no hacks, no quick fixes - it will require an immense amount of hard work.
If you're looking for channels that lie to you saying "all is great, UX is amazing and people will definitely hire you just buy my $500 course or $6000 bootcamp" then there are channels like that - go enjoy those :-)
Hi! I'm about to graduate high school, and I found a Bachelor of Design, a 4-year program designated to User Experience. Would that put me at an advantage? Do you recommend getting into this career overall, do I have a good future outlook?
Most university programmes are about 2-3 years outdated (not all but it's a lottery) so unless they do job introductions after the fact I'd probably learn online instead. Nobody really looks at certificates and diplomas nowadays anyway.
you can be a decent UI/UX designer within 1 year, I don't find any reasons to spend thousands of dollars on some outdated curriculum.
Guy i advice to study computer science cuz it is more valued
I mean, I have a master's degree in design and some places require it or prefer it. @@MalewiczHype
I started learning UI/UX Design for about 4-5 months ago. I don't have any design background, or any IT background. I had my degree in commerce and It wasn't a field I wanted to work in. So I wanted to change my career and I came to know about UI UX. And as I started learning about it, I Find it very interesting and now I know that this is exactly the field I want to build my Career in. What is your advice for me and people like me. Do I need to go after a degree in order to become a UX designer or Is it better if I Study my own. Since I'm now 25 years old. If i was to be a self taught designer, where should I start and what are the basics things you suggest that I should learn ?
I have a pinned video on this channel's page that talks about the best paths. I think 99% of the time it's better to self-learn than do a degree as they're often outdated in terms of curriculums.
Switch you career. I am a senior level and people like me are only consider the one with degrees and senior level
@@dingalan8745 you mean should we stop learning ui ux design?
Hi, so i understand your points but are you talking about specific region or global? Because I'm not into robot lifestyle (like same things everyday) I switched my carrier after 4 years of jobs 😅
99% of the world works the same drag & drop way. Not location dependant. Some companies still innovate (like airbnb and lots of startups) but in general it's really boring now.
@@MalewiczHype okay I see, anyway I'll finish my learning and master this field but I guess I have to consider my previous experience and skills for better opportunities
So what’s plan B for Ux designers, is it the time to shift career to product management or what ?!
where i live, evem construction workers make more than a senior ui/ux😅😅😅
Is it a global thing? I'm 24yo from Italy, graduating from a master degree called "Web Interaction Design" in an italian university. I have a background of study of traditional graphic design and with this master I just learned UX/UI and the basics of html/css/js and a little bit of php. I also did a paid internship as Wordpress web developer in a local company for 6 months. I'm into adobe tools since I was 13 and use Figma everyday, just tyring to improve with the new setups. I'm a freelance at the moment and have some web design jobs from local companies and a bigger one in a startup as a UX (only ux, not ui), I'm pretty happy with them right now. I was thinking about keep building my portfolio and try to do a working experience abroad, probably northern Europe. My interest at the moment is in Ux research, also I would love to attend a PhD in Psychology or similar in the next year... Do you think is it worthy? I just keep doing what I love and studying. I also had a period where I wanted to be a full time frontend dev but I'm not sure about leaving design forever, anyway I still want to learn more serious develop with javascript, like React...
If you already have some experience then it's A LOT easier for you to get a job, but I wouldn't go into UX research - that field is collapsing the fastest of them all.
this is so negative and discouraging, but all truths are, reality is often dissapointing... hope next week you can show us the bright side as well sir, we all need that!
Yes, this is to set the stage for positive thought but it has to be rooted in reality!
Am debating whether to go for my BA for UX/UI but with the Weimar Republic effect 🤔 where a industry will collapse like graphic design where I was applying to 15 jobs pre recession after 2023 that number went down to 0...
Whats the point of doing anything i cant study a carrer that will collapse again....I just fell like giving up
It won't collapse, it will just evolve and we can evolve with it and be ready.
as a product designer of 2yrs, heavy on the lack of actual creativity and the drag and drop. also making little no no design decisions and design is an afterthought 🎉
sadly yes - but there is a way around it by innovating more in smaller companies - eventually the big ones will try to catch up and it will come back to listening to designers more.
But for sure nobody will listen to figma drag & droppers ;)
That made me sad i just start finding work on it 😢
Don't worry, it's good to hear the objective, honest truth, but next week I'll show you how to get around all of those five points.
There's A LOT of competition, but most of them aren't really good so it's all in the approach!
@@MalewiczHype ty i really hope to see small light on this field at least
It's all in how motivated you are. The world needs designers, just not as many so only the ones that truly WANT it will get it.
Go for it!
Thank you ❤
You're right, keep it up
This one hit harder than my ex breakup speech
I'm brutally honest - that way you know I'm not BS'ing people. I actually tell people who are not sure about UX to NOT buy my paid courses or books because it's best to use the money to learn a skill they'll actually want to learn.
For all the rest - who want to be great designers - I am here and we're going strong!
I want to get the knowledge for my own businesses. I am an entrepreneur. Do you recommend learning or finding people for help? I want to create good ux software. Thank you for your advices.
Definitely first learn a little yourself, then hire people. If you learn at least the basics you'll both hire better people and be able to better spot them doing a good job.
Question for all: what's a career pivot from UX if you're still in the junior UXer phase?
Frontend designer
I took a bachelor in cs after a bachelor in nursing just to be an ux designer. I can't find a job and is currently joining the "business wagon". Doing a master i business instead of waiting forever
Im taking a course on UX right now and u really love what um learning. So,whats the advice? Ditch my course?
Watch the second part of this video too :)
Trur sir i am working in start up company and they dont even know what they are doing they just say to add many features fir everything they say ok and they say copy others copy others fast and it makes me soo boring ... Now iam think about it
That is the sad reality of most of the design work, but if you're already working at a company you're already ahead of 99% of people starting so keep at it if you still like it!
So What should I do ???
I decided to study UI UX this month, but I'm afraid AI will take my place after all this time of learning . Is this the right time to study it or are there alternatives?
Watch part 2 of this video first :)
Sadly but really true, I'm a designer and ux ui for over 17 years and became very frustrated with this profession 😢
Everywhere I look it says web designers and web developer will be in great demand and wont be replaced by AI. But after watching this I feel really confused. :(
This video broke my heart but I still want it so much. 💔
If you want it then this is more of a reality check but you'll definitely achieve it. On Monday I'm publishing a balancing video about the same 5 reasons and how to go around some of them.
@@MalewiczHype I love following you, I will look forward to your posts. Thank you.
I’m a traditional graphic designer transitioning to UX/UI. I guess the bright side for me is that I can always go back to traditional graphic design. At the end of the day, I’ll always be a designer.
I've started last year to learn UX/UI design 😭. What can I do now??
If you started last year don't worry, it is a headstart already. Two things I'd recommend:
1. Watch the pinned video on my channel with a guide to learning - you may be focusing on things that are a waste of time - should speed it up
2. Sign up for our free daily UI challenge at hype4.academy and do them daily for 3 months - that boosts the skill in an insane way!
Yeah, screw this, I'm so done with UX - especially if it's projects that equal designing or improving an SaaS system. Design systems are literally the end of us and a lot of companies in the industrial sector are looking for UX/UX/product designers who can build, maintain and further develop a design system - that then the AI will run and the designer will be looking for a new job.
I'm considering, as my last hurrah in the design industry, to work as a UX/UI designer in the games industry. I'd rather work overtime for Electronic Arts than drag and drop components from a design system...
It may not come to that (drag & drop part) if enough of us try designing in another way.
Honest video! But I disagree that design is boring. Its never boring unless you make it one.
Wowee. Ever heard the expression “Truth hurts, don’t it?” I’m literally that person you describe, starting from scratch. Is it even worth it? Dunno. But, beats being a like ostrich with my head in the dirt. That’s for sure. Thanks for the heads up.
That's the right attitude! If someone sees an obstacle (or 5) and decides "nah I'm quitting" then it means it wasn't really for then anyway. Keep at it and you'll do fine for sure!
1:08 im a sr. Product designer. I think this is a huge statement. I guess it really depends on the working environment, team, what you do at work. I would be surrounded by designers who enjoy their crafts .. who don’t think design is boring 😅. I haven’t really done only dragging and dropping in my career.
Why this video was not availabe 2 years ago? Im tired of looking for a job and NO ONE is asking for an interview... ALL job descriptions are INSANE, tired of finding "5+ or 8+ years of experience", I mean what in the world???? plus, its is more common now employers ask UX/UI Designers to know how to code!!! WHY do I have to know everything????
Nice video. What do you think regarding UX researchers? Are they also at risk?
Sadly they're at even a bigger risk as small and medium sized businesses practically skip doing research completely or do very rudimentary kind and big companies that still do research also fire thousands of people at a time :/
This is why I'm glad I'm sticking with Branding and never broke into the UX/UI field because it felt TOO monotonous and BORING AF, not to mention the stress of every single MONOTONOUS detail, no need for creativity whatsoever... if everything is automated then why do they even need many people in a UX/UI team??? They're all gonna be replaced 🤣 I'd rather learn other useful skills like 3D modeling or animation, maybe even illustration since those require an extensive level of creativity which AI simply cannot duplicate!
Great time people - I'm in the half of UX-UI paid course - and REALLY needed to change industries from my now job. Great Michał for saying it's all for nothing... 😔
Hey! I hope before paying for a course you watched some videos on how UX really looks like and only after being sure it's what you want to do you want out to buy stuff.
If that's the case then you're still on the right track!
@@MalewiczHype I was watching your channel for half year in 2023 before commiting for bootcamp - so I known about UX as much as you shown on you channel. :)
A very cold splash of reality. Painfully true, but is there any hope? Stay tuned! Thanks
There is hope and I had to start with a hard slap to the ego first so it's easier to build up from there! All those 5 points have workarounds, but if someone's not sure whether they want to commit it's actually better if they quit without spending money and time.
Starting from nothing and in my 40s. Im doomed. But it was a dream of mine to be a designer and just fulfilling that is enough for me.
You're not doomed - watch the second video (green one) - I talked about it this way to provide balance :)
You made me more hesitant than ever. I used to think that web devs/front end have a better place in the industry and ui uxers aren't as needed as there are many talented front end devs who can do ui uxers job but at least not as effective, but that doesn't matter as stakeholders now want simple/minimalist and quick fixes and not unique or artistic work. I used to think that if i see ui ux as too boring or too competitive I'll just go for front end, but at the same time front end devs say it is crowded there too and it's roughto find a job due to the abnormal job requirements such as companies who require a degree in cs. So due to the ressession and everyone trynna make money online, the tech industry became too crowded and doesn't pay as good as it used to. In conclusion, idk if i should persuie ui ux and resist the boring or go for front end even though it's probably harder to find ur way around in 2024 🤡
Best way is to do frontend with good UX/UI knowledge - and generally if you're not 100% sure first watch my "becoming a designer" playlist here on youtube. It includes some of the boring parts as well. Then make sure if it's something you still want to do and if yes, then mixing a couple skills is the best way to stand out.
You have a great competitive advantage, just utilize them in a right way.
Bro gave us Anxiety until the next week 😭
It's a hard reset - to factory settings - and from that hard slap we can now build super-designers! :)
true bro..i just started this month lol
I love design so I will never give up 😅
That IS the right attitude! If you love it you'll have enough energy to grind and be awesome!
100% right. 0% wrong.... on all counts. I've been working with smaller companies where there is reluctance to sink money and time into testing. This dovetails into what you were saying about dark patterns, especially if you come into a company and the dark patterns are already there and the CEO loves it even when they understand the issues with it. And since there isn't time for testing, we can't get the data that very likely would sway them. (very likely in my particular case, there are definitely a lot where there the likelihood is zero).
Also, when you're in a job that has little to no time for testing, it makes it that much harder interviewing with people that are looking for that asset. Even the testing you've managed to do doesn't seem to be enough.
Even the bigger companies only do some research, a rare few do what's needed, many just do it to sort of justify stakeholder decisions and even if the research says otherwise they'd go with them anyway.
This broke my heart but I’m going to get a UX job this year you’ll see, I’m set
With that attitude you totally will! Keep going!
I appreciate this honesty. I have been off and on learning design for years. I was considering really getting into it, but I have been kind of hesitant seeing what AI can do with design. I think, at least for awhile there will still need to be a bit of the human touch in there, but I am sure it's only a matter of time for it to change. I will say though that I am sure what I learned currently in design can absolutely help in the future.
AI is at this point pretty bad at design. It can do well in photo-manipulation (photoshop generative fill for example) but typical design it's nowhere close. There's a lot of fake AI generators that just "search" for a set of components and that's not really AI - just a change of input. And yeah design skills can transfer to any industry!
I’ll continue my UX job until AI replaces me 🤷♀️ it’s boring but it pays really well
You can also find ways to pivot out of it - design skills aren't just what's typical to UX - it's general problem solving through creating new processes. Best designers will make new jobs for themselves :)
Yes, most jobs are boring and pay shit lol
Freelance is cool! 🐦But it's a tough road... Wishing you all success in 2024! This is the year of the wooden dragon, the perfect year for serious business changes! 😊🐲
Exactly! And you're a great example of creating opportunities for yourself - people like this always eventually win!
haha great and true video!!!
Great! And is there any solution? Or just get used with the facts what you say in the video.
Does this video apply to freelancers as well?
not really, it’s a very different game
@@MalewiczHype can you elaborte more
Of course, something finally interests me enough and got me contemplating to switch careers, and... it's already dead :
not entirely dead, please watch part 2 of this :)
I couldn't relate more :( I'v spent a year + learning ux/ui
Figma Drag n Dropper. That's hard relatable.😢
The push to efficiency creates that and that in turn breeds designers that aren't actually designers and fall apart with the simplest problem to solve.
I work as a UX Designer for a big tech company, and I can confirm that 100% of what you said is true. I love my job and the company, but I am very concerned about reason number 4. I am pretty sure that Figma will present something related to that at Config this year. This one is hard to solve. I am in a good position just by having 5+ years of experience and working for a big tech company that is very hard to get into, but I am afraid even that won’t be enough. It hurts to say this, but if you are thinking of starting in this area, please think again. There are better opportunities out there.
You are saying better opportunities can you please list some of them as I was thinking of doing ux
Please drop a list of better opportunities
like what? i studied ux/ui for 7 months and i am starting to understand how hard it is for someone NOW with no solid background to even get an internship. i dont know what to do. I am 31.
I worked at Motorola for 3 years and never had a feature go live. 😅
I know the pain - in 2011-2012 worked on some projects that never saw the light of day ;)
Let me do a prediction for designers in the next years:
UX Design won't be the same like today but it can't be removed
I think the current situation is mainly happening, because we got lazy the past years. Back in time before flat design you needed to have much more understanding to craft components since they where not flat. You had to put more effort into creating something outstanding. But the last couple of years where flat design made it, everyone (even non designers) were able to create simple designs and even with mordern technologys everyone is able to change that design into a real webdesign project. The second thing is the fact that companys all over the world save broken theirselfs by ditching bigger researches and more complex designs going into a direction which leads to using more automated and easier to maintenance tools like net promoter scores for example. And yes even ai will get better and provide even more possabilitys to kick some progresses we have to do as ux designers.
But should you stop learning UX design nowadays or beeing scared to get kicked out? Definetely not. There is a change happening right now and what youre doing today as a UX Designer won't be what your'e doing in the future. We need to see what companys will need from us in future.
So from the design part: Since 2024 we are jumping out from the flat design train back to more complicated components which are aiming for more uniqueness, there is a change already happening, so from today all the various tools and possabilitys may wont be used in the future since we are aiming for more stunning and unique components. Same goes for companys. They may want to work cost effective but there are always the big players who start changing directions and tell what's the new way. No company will stay at the same level they are today. And also AI never will be that creative to completely removes our skills.
And from the technical part: Every year in tech niche is providing new chances, new tools, new software, new technology and new mindblowing possibilitys. So in development when Chatgpt was launched, every developer was scared about their jobs to get replaced. Now in 2024 we can say even if AI is getting better it will assist developers and do boilerplate for us so that we can focus on the real interesting parts in development. It kicks out old tasks and brings in new opportunitys.
Mayber in the next years it wont be called "Developer" rather than something like "Code Engineer" and AI like chatgpt will be our tool to do our daily busines. And the exact same thing will happen for UX Design. it will be called different in future maybe and there will be a different frame we get used to, but its definetely not wrong to learn the principles and ask yourself what the pain points are from today and how this future frame will look like.
I love your point about flat designs....I am a commercial illustrator for the last 17 years. Trends come and go....we create new labels for slightly altered jobs....we keep learning and creating and hell, if Ai makes it so we dont havento work so hard i am for it!
Well said! 🎯
so, with all that you said are switching to another career because there are no more opportunities, do you?
No, this is part 1 of 2 of a balanced view with cons (this video) and pros (in part 2).
I can not afford to quit this path. I love music...but it has brought me $0. I love stand-up, but most of my life has been music, & it's another financially unreliable art. I am 41, single, & see the financial walls that have imprisoned my options for decades. Regardless of failure & setbacks (I'm the misled 3 years 650 apps guy) under no means can I quit.
That is definitely a motivation that can move mountains! Don't quit but simply pick the right path forward, avoding the fomo and quick hacks and going with the fundamentals from the ground up.
what did you think about designership micheal wong
No idea who that is but as always check their actual real previous work - not just teaching career of follower count. See what project for what companies they did. If they don't have a portfolio website and just say they did great stuff then it's likely not the right source.
Why Google launched a certificate and said they need more UX designers?
that was years ago, since then they fored thousands of
This is the fear I have with a lot of professional careers. The reality is you need to work extremely hard and you're competing with so many others who are putting the same if not more effort than you. Is there even a career where you can actually have a chance of succeeding in without spending years to become knowledgeable at?
Everything you do with your hands is both safe and still needed. Massage therapists, plumbers, electricians are all now raking in huge money. I personally know a plumber that has too much money and has no idea what to do with it.
But all those also need years to become good at.
Keep making these videos so I have less competition 🤣🤣
The truly motivated ones are not really pushed away by that - only those who wouldn't actually succeed in any case are.
hey you, yes you stop scrolling. i know you want to get out the rat race so you thought about being an ux/ui designer. in order to validate your choice you decide to look for videos for approval. at first you were happy then you saw this video telling why not be a ux. Now your paralyzed and worry until a weeks later he tell you why you should be a ux design. its not his fault his just playing the game. in order for him to keep getting view he you need you to not make decision and constantly consume content . now if i were you, don't do a job that is safe rather become marketable in something you love/passion and go through the good and bad.
Doing stuff you actually enjoy doing is my main message - that's why I tell everyone before they jump into ux to watch a couple of free videos on the actual processes (I have a few playlists on that) and see if it's even for you.
Honesty is better than pretending it's all sunshine and candy.
which is good, it great you are telling people both the good and bad, as said before it's not your fault you're just playing the system. you're doing what needs to be done to maintain your views regardless if it's out of altruism. the problem lies in how the system or algorithm makes the viewer paralyzed with choice, unable to make a decision FOMO.
being in that position before, it is a type of hell, (similar to tutorial hell) my advice is that people who are doing it for security/freedom won't last. you wasting your time scrolling because you always hear the good and bad and now you are stuck. the only way to break it is to do something you passion about not what is safe.
@@MalewiczHype
I need the next video fast really fast... 😢😢😢
I'm working on all the materials as fast as I can! :)
yes this job is pretty boring and repetitive, what the author said are mostly true. don't be fooled by all those ig and youtube tutorial videos out there teaching ppl how to make fancy animations and design. they are just not realistic (yet). maybe eventually we will have software that converts fancy animations into usable codes. But until then, ui/ux is mostly just a bullshit job like any another. don't be fooled by bootcamp advertisments that try to sell u stupid courses that people slapped together in a week.😅😅😅
maybe you should talk about alternatives too
That video is already in the works 🫡
Everything is evolution. Ai is coming. New tools come. But none of this replaces us as designers. If it is so UI/UX and many creative jobs already should gone by now. But now...Industry is changing and we need to adapt to new changes. When everybody using photoshop to design ..Then Canva comes offer as a template ready mate..But Photoshop never been replaced...so are designers.... There is many website builder without code comes before...but still programmer are needed in the market now. Stop the predict the future..Instead do the job because you want it...because you love. Become an expert of it...Because there is someone always need that expertise from you....