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Here's a complete roadmap to becoming a UI/UX Designer in 2025 (With Free Design Resources). Great post by Abraham John Original Post Below 👇 👇 👇 Here's a complete roadmap to becoming a UI/UX Designer in 2025 (With Free Design Resources). Repost to share with others 💜 🧵 List below 👇 1. Grasp the Fundamentals Start by understanding the core differences between UI (User Interface) and UX (User Experience) and their importance in creating effective digital products. Key Points: - UI: Focuses on visual design, layout, typography, and colors. - UX: Centers on user research, journey mapping, and usability testing. Free Resources: - Introduction to UI/UX Design (YouTube) →  https://lnkd.in/drW_ANEZ - What is UX Design? (NNG Group) →  https://lnkd.in/dccUD2Fi 2. Master Free Design Tools Begin designing by exploring free design tools. Key Tools: - Figma (Recommend you to use) - Sketch - Adobe XD - Pen and paper for sketching ideas Free Resources: - Figma for Beginners Playlist (YouTube) → https://lnkd.in/dzEA3ZCs - Figma’s Free Educational Guides → figma.com/resource-library 3. Learn Core Design Principles Build a strong foundation in essential design principles to create functional, appealing, and user-friendly designs. Key Topics: - Typography - Color Theory - Layout & Grid Systems - Accessibility Free Resources: - Laws of UX (Website) → lawsofux.com - A Guide to Color Theory (TutsPlus) → https://lnkd.in/dmjpXDjU - Typography Super Playlist (YouTube) → https://lnkd.in/dS5cG_DM - Grid Systems in Web & UI Design (YouTube) → https://lnkd.in/dGgw_v7s 4. Develop UX Research Skills Learn how to gather and analyze user data to improve product usability. Key Point: - Conduct user interviews - Create surveys - Perform usability testing Free Resources: - UX Research 101 (Maze) → maze.co/guides/ux-research - User Research Basics (IDF) → https://lnkd.in/dpE5Gy9Z - UX Research Methods & Usability Testing Playlist (YouTube) → https://lnkd.in/dYf_SzRt 5. Practice Wireframing & Prototyping Create wireframes and interactive prototypes to visualize design concepts. Key Points: - Build low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes - Use Figma for wireframes and prototypes Free Resources: - Wireframing in Figma (YouTube) → https://lnkd.in/dsFyKuem - How To Make Your First Wireframe (CareerFoundry) → https://lnkd.in/dTpdaavS - Prototyping in Figma (YouTube) → https://lnkd.in/dq_B6HHA 6, 7 and 8 in the comment below 👇 I hope that this will help you. Like & Repost, If you find this helpful. Share your thoughts in the comments. Enable notification 🔔 Don't forget to follow Abraham John #uiux #design #designgod #uidesign #uiuxdesign ____________ Design is everywhere, Great design starts here. Follow Design Daily for ideas that never take a day off.

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Job occupations for UX designers are confusing and do they really matter? Great post by Simonas Maciulis Original Post Below 👇 👇 👇 "Job occupations for UX designers are confusing and do they really matter? There are many names for designers. They should help to define responsibilities and skills. They do not. Different meanings, depending on the industry, company, and person. UX vs UI vs Product designer debate, creates friction in our community. It divides us and creates barriers for acquiring new knowledge. Semantics only matter until they do not. In this case - job titles are meaningless. Instead of focusing our energy on these debates, we can focus on learning new skills than can help any “type” of designer. Skills and a few people to learn from: 1. User research UX and design deal primarily with the user and its problems. Designers should understand and do UXR. 🧠 Janelle Ward, PhD 🧠 Nikki Anderson-Stanier, MA 📗 Resource database for UXR www.researchbookmark.io 2. UI and Interaction design In the current technological age and economy, it's very hard to navigate without having great visual skills. 🧠 Adham Dannaway 🧠 👨🏻‍💻 Michal Malewicz 🪄 🧠 ⚡️Zander Whitehurst 3. Product sense A very underrated and crucial component is understanding problem space, competitors, numbers, and KPIs. How to become effective and drive business results. 🧠 Tommy Geoco 🧠 Aakash Gupta 🧠 Shyvee Shi 🧠 Paweł Huryn 🇺🇦 Hope this helps you to learn something new. DM me if you do not agree or have anything to add - happy to discuss! Find more inspiring people at my free 200+ resource list: https://lnkd.in/d4Pk3CQu #ux #uxdesign #design #productdesign" ____________ Design is everywhere, Great design starts here. Follow Design Daily for ideas that never take a day off.

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Job occupations for UX designers are confusing and do they really matter? Great post by Simonas Maciulis Original Post Below 👇 👇 👇 "Job occupations for UX designers are confusing and do they really matter? There are many names for designers. They should help to define responsibilities and skills. They do not. Different meanings, depending on the industry, company, and person. UX vs UI vs Product designer debate, creates friction in our community. It divides us and creates barriers for acquiring new knowledge. Semantics only matter until they do not. In this case - job titles are meaningless. Instead of focusing our energy on these debates, we can focus on learning new skills than can help any “type” of designer. Skills and a few people to learn from: 1. User research UX and design deal primarily with the user and its problems. Designers should understand and do UXR. 🧠 Janelle Ward, PhD 🧠 Nikki Anderson-Stanier, MA 📗 Resource database for UXR www.researchbookmark.io 2. UI and Interaction design In the current technological age and economy, it's very hard to navigate without having great visual skills. 🧠 Adham Dannaway 🧠 👨🏻‍💻 Michal Malewicz 🪄 🧠 ⚡️Zander Whitehurst 3. Product sense A very underrated and crucial component is understanding problem space, competitors, numbers, and KPIs. How to become effective and drive business results. 🧠 Tommy Geoco 🧠 Aakash Gupta 🧠 Shyvee Shi 🧠 Paweł Huryn 🇺🇦 Hope this helps you to learn something new. DM me if you do not agree or have anything to add - happy to discuss! Find more inspiring people at my free 200+ resource list: https://lnkd.in/d4Pk3CQu #ux #uxdesign #design #productdesign" ____________ Design is everywhere, Great design starts here. Follow Design Daily for ideas that never take a day off.

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✅ UX Checklists For Interface Designers, with just a few wonderful resources kindly released by the community for everyone to use ↓ Checklist.Design, an ever-growing collection of best design practices, all gathered in one single place. Curated by George Hatzis https://lnkd.in/ekiipJe6 Figma Checklists, with actionable guidelines to deliver better Figma components — from layers and layout to properties, style and testing. By Javier Cuello. https://lnkd.in/eNfcj6JQ Form Design Flow Chart Checklist, a full decision tree on how to choose the right form component for a particular use-case. By Runi Goswami. https://lnkd.in/e4NM5sgk Design Systems Worksheets and Checklists, useful PDFs and checklists for planning, building and growing a design system. https://lnkd.in/eaS-Ngnw Design Systems Figma Checklist, an open-source checklist to help you plan, build and grow your design system. By Mohsen H.. https://lnkd.in/e6bmTNup Accessibility Guidelines Card Deck (Not Checklist), a thorough guide through accessibility, with points grouped by topics and success criteria, with filters for WCAG 2.0 and WCAG 2.1 and best practice recommendations. By Johannes Lehner, with kind contributions by Makoto Ueki, Laura Wissiak, Marcelo Paiva and Kimberly Brinkhuis. https://lnkd.in/ec2prAki Complex Tables UX Checklist, an illustrated guide on table anatomy and how to design a reliable one. By Slava Shestopalov. https://lnkd.in/eWSZqHWt UX Project Tools Checklist, to discover and choose some of the UX project tools and techniques. By Alecsandru Grigoriu. http://uxrecipe.github.io/ Design Tools Database, an overview of design tools with costs, capabilities and features, as well as pricing. By Jordan Bowman and Taylor Palmer. https://lnkd.in/e6svRcEk UX Research Methods Cheat Sheet, how to choose the right qualitative research method, with an overview of each. By Allison Grayce Marshall https://lnkd.in/eyKW8nSu UX Research Methods Flowchart, an overview of common strategies, grouped into behavioral, attitudinal, qualitative and quantitative methods. https://lnkd.in/eNpkff46 To me, UX isn’t about comprehensiveness. It’s not about ticking off all the checkboxes. But I find checklists very useful to initiate a meaningful conversation with the team — and perhaps discover blindspots we haven’t considered before. Happy crossing off those tickboxes! 🎉🥳 #ux #checklists

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🧠 𝗨𝗜/𝗨𝗫 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘃𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 — 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 Still confused about what UI/UX designers do? This post is for you. The role of a UI/UX designer goes far beyond making things “𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆.” Yet, many outdated myths persist. In this carousel, I’ve unpacked some of the most common misconceptions — and what the reality looks like in modern design teams: ❌ UI/UX is just about visuals ✅ It’s about solving real problems, defining flows, testing usability, and more. ❌ UX = Wireframes ✅ UX covers research, accessibility, emotional design, and the full user journey. ❌ Design is done when the file is shipped ✅ Design is iterative — powered by feedback, data, and continuous improvement. And many more… 🎯 Whether you're a product owner, developer, or aspiring designer — this guide is for you. Great design starts with clarity — across teams, roles, and expectations. 👇 Which myth have you had to debunk on your team? Drop it in the comments! 📩 Save and share this with a teammate, client, or stakeholder who needs a refresher on what UI/UX means. #UIUXDesign #ProductDesign #UXReality #UXCommunity #MaidaHaqDesigns #UXStrategy #DesignThinking #UXProcess #UXWriting #UXMyths

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Some designers think mastering UI/UX is about memorizing rules. Here’s the truth no one tells you: memorization won’t make you a great designer. Due to mentoring and teaching beginners, the most common question I get is: "Do I need to memorize all these principles to be good at design?" Here’s what I tell them: you don’t. I don’t memorize every guideline either. 🎯 The designers who excel are the ones who internalize principles through practice - experimenting, testing, failing, reflecting, and building intuition over time. That’s how the rules actually start working for you, instead of you working for the rules. 🎯 Here’s the expert insight: UI/UX principles are tools, not textbooks. → You internalize them by using them, not memorizing them. → You develop instincts by solving real problems, not reciting rules. → Mastery comes from doing, not from repetition. Apply this approach consistently, and you’ll notice your designs start “just working”, not because you memorized the theory, but because you understand why they matter. Here’s my question to other designers: how do you internalize design principles - memorization, trial-and-error, or something else entirely?

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📍 Product design methods mind map A handy guide to help you decide when to use what UX methods. 1️⃣ Understand 2️⃣ Define 3️⃣ Ideate 4️⃣ Execute 5️⃣ Validate Check it out 👇 https://lnkd.in/gMM3gST By Mei Zhang

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🎨 Ever struggled to name your design tokens consistently across platforms? This guide breaks down best practices for creating clear, scalable naming systems that improve collaboration between designers and developers. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dJJzTmYa 📚 Credits: Design Tokens Guide #DesignSystem #UXDesign #UIDesign #DesignTokens #ProductDesign #DesignOps #Frontend #DesignGuidelines #DesignCollaboration

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As designers, it’s tempting to chase engagement metrics! 😕 But true impact comes when we create experiences that respect users attention & mental health. 👉 Here’s how to build that: ▶ Respect Attention Reduce unnecessary notifications and interruptions. Give users control over what demands their focus. ▶ Break the Doomscroll Cycle Implement gentle nudges, clear stopping points, and reflection prompts to prevent endless scrolling. ▶ Healthy Engagement Patterns Encourage meaningful interactions instead of pushing addictive loops. Think quality over quantity. ▶ Design with Empathy Test how your interface affects emotions. Ask: “Does this make users feel empowered, informed, or drained?” Small design choices create a big impact. Human-oriented UI/UX automatically increases metrics, so create digital experiences people love to engage with.😃 💬 To build human-oriented UI/UX let's have a talk at hello@zignuts.com #HumanCentered #Design #DigitalExperience #ProductDesign #UIUX #UXDesign

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🎓 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 ≠ 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 They shape how you think, structure, and solve problems as a designer. I’ve seen many jump straight into Figma — skipping the thinking, the process, and the why. But real design begins way before the mockup. In this post, I’m sharing why UX/UI certifications matter (especially for beginners), and how they helped me grow as a problem-solver, not just a screen-maker. ✨ If you're self-taught, starting out, or stuck in the “tool trap” — this one’s for you. 🔽 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 — 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨? #UXDesign #DesignThinking #GoogleUX #InteractionDesign #UIUX #UXCertifications #HumanCenteredDesign #ProductDesign #WomenInTech #Figma #UXProcess #LearningDesign #OpenToWork

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Are you a UI/UX Designer or decide to learn it? I've curated a set of professional, up-to-date resources to help you learn UI/UX design in 2025. These materials cover the latest trends, tools, and techniques, making it easier to stay aligned with current industry standards and grow your skills effectively. Be up-to-date with these resources and learn fast!

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🚨 Free Resource: My 50+ Topics of UX Design Checklist 🚀 🌉 I spent last night compiling a comprehensive checklist of over 50 essential UX design topics for 2025. 📌 it Covers - User Research & Strategy - Information Architecture - Prototyping & Interaction Design - Accessibility (WCAG) - And so much more... If you're studying UX, building your skills, or just need a handy reference guide, this is for you. Hope this helps you on your design journey! 🩷 Follow : Rohit Kumar Mandal 🙌 🩷 Save for Future 🔖 #UXDesign #UIUX #DesignResources #Portfolio #uiux #ux #uidesign #resources #hiring #jobs #connections #freshers

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📚 6 UI Design Books That Transformed My Workflow: 1) UI Design Principles by Michał Filipiuk 2) The UI Professional’s Design Manual by Adrian Kuleszo 3) UI Pedia by Pixel Academy 4) UI Design Systems Mastery by Marina Budarina 5) Practical UI by Adham Dannaway 6) Making Design Decisions by Tommy Geoco Missing any game-changers? I’d love your recommendations! 👇 → Save this post for your next design deep dive. → Tag a designer who needs these! #UIDesign #DesignBooks #UXReadingList #ProductDesign #DesignSystems #UIInspiration #DesignEducation #UserInterface #DesignCommunity #DigitalDesign

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👋 Hey PMMs, Save this framework by Aatir Abdul Rauf "The PM-Eng-Design alliance isn't enough anymore. There's a dire need for a new product trio: Don't get me wrong. Even with AI at the helm, we will still need PMs, engineers, and designers to help build the "right" product. But here's the uncomfortable truth: Great products in the future will die in obscurity because we haven't evolved our product teams to embrace distribution as part of their DNA. There needs to be the emergence of a complementary trio: - Product Manager. - Product Marketing Manager. - Growth Owner. This isn't about disrupting what works. It's about adding what's desperately missing. Here's how to go about it: [1] 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗠-𝗣𝗠𝗠 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 → They should work in lockstep from inception to launch. → Exchange research notes to identify & assess priorities. → Start building messaging early in the development phase. → Develop market feedback loops that inform the roadmap. [2] 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁-𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁 → Wait until you have repeatable business patterns. → Design experiments based on real customer behavior. → Build retention mechanisms into the product's core. → Create scalable growth engines, not one-off campaigns. [3] 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗽 → PM owns building what matters. → PMM owns positioning, messaging & GTM. → Growth owns accelerating the flywheel. → All three co-own sustainable product-market fit. [4] 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 → Bind all 3 with a unified vision of the product. → Align them on common north star metrics. → Shared understanding of adoption friction → Collective ownership of customer success [5] 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗴 → PM influences engineers and design. → PMM connects sales, marketing & customer success. → Growth unifies product, research, and data insights. Building great products is table stakes. The real competitive advantage comes from having equal excellence in getting the product into the hands of the right customers." -- Thoughts on this approach? P.S. Make sure you give my friend Aatir Abdul Rauf a follow btw!

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