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UX Designer learning roadmap
Bring your curiosity about people into the work you do.
Explore design study, apprenticeships or relevant work experience. Build evidence of research, accessible design and testing.
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Phase 01: Understand how people use products
Try it yourself
Write a research plan, interview three consenting volunteers and summarise the patterns without personal identifiers.
- Google UX Design ↗
Google · Coursera · Paid
- Effective communication in the workplace ↗
The Open University · OpenLearn · Free learning
- Google UX Design ↗
Phase 02: Turn research into a working prototype
Try it yourself
Build a clickable prototype, test it with three people and document what you changed.
- Design basics ↗
Figma · Free learning
- Google UX Design ↗
Google · Coursera · Paid
- Design basics ↗
Phase 03: Build a portfolio that tells your story
Try it yourself
Publish a case study explaining the problem, research, iterations and limitations of your design.
- Google UX Design ↗
Google · Coursera · Paid
- Design basics ↗
Figma · Free learning
- Google UX Design ↗