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If you take a close look at the screen you’re reading this post on, every last feature you see was intricately designed to better facilitate your ability to read and interact with this content. But this is just the beginning of UX and UI design. 

UX and UI design have both been among the more misunderstood fields within the tech space. But these two fields are perhaps the most fundamental to creating a product that’s not only attractive and interactive but salable as well.

According to Datareportal.com, nearly 62 percent of the world’s population was online at some point in October of 2021. To put this in better perspective, that’s roughly 4.88 billion people. 

With all of the front-end users in the world today, this makes it all the more important for tech companies to create an optimal user experience. And this is the world of UX and UI design.

What is UX Design?

UX refers to user experience. And this basically means that a UX designer creates the front-end experience based on a variety of data analytics and design principles. 

A UX designer is well-versed in human-computer interaction, and believe it or not, these designers also need to know a bit of basic psychology. This is because, in order for a design to be functional, a UX designer needs to know how a human being feels about the digital world as a whole, and their intentions when using a product.

In addition to understanding the finer points of computer design principles, software development, interface architecture, and usability preferences, a UX designer has to put all of these elements together in wireframes for a development team to have a blueprint of sorts. And this facilitates the ability for a business tech development team to create the perfect user experience for its target customer group. 

Not only is UX design a huge part of your overall user experience, but it’s also what drives the development of new interface technologies. 

UI Design

Often UX and UI design are looked at as interchangeable disciplines. And the two are often looked upon as Yin and Yang, as both are largely inseparable. But where UX designers focus on the user experience and human-to-computer interactions, UI designers are those responsible for the user-interface design.

A UI designer will take what the UX designer has developed and will add all of the essential bells and whistles which give a web page, app, video game, or any software interface its overall ambiance and usability. 

Essentially, a UI designer will add app or website imagery such as color, animations, video elements, screen-use tools, and structure the typography to the overall “vibe” that a tech company is attempting to reach. 

UI UX design company basically pick up where UX designers leave off, and the end result is the product that you use and interact with.

How to Get Started in UX or UI Design 

It should be noted that UX and UI designers often play dual roles. Basically, to understand the whole of user experience, you have to have intricate knowledge of both of its parts from the interaction to the interface.

As such, jumping into this field requires significant knowledge of computer science and software development tools. And many UX/UI designers begin by enrolling in a coding boot camp, where they learn the basics of their trade. 

It’s also of great benefit to continue your education and pursue at least a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field. And it’s also good to note that some of the highest-paid UX/UI designers hold Master’s degrees, or have knowledge in several disciplines of computer science. 

UX and UI design might be the least understood professions that even those well-versed in the tech space have trouble explaining. But without UX or UI designers, the overall experience of reading this post, or interacting with any digital product might not be nearly as attractive or as “user-friendly” as it is today. 

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