Increasingly sophisticated technological advances give rise to a variety of applications ranging from online learning applications to online businesses.

The development of this application also makes the role of UI and UX designers very much needed. To design and develop applications according to user requirements.

Although the same is the same application designer, both are different types of work.

Understanding

Reporting to the Interaction Design Foundation, UI Design or interface design is the process used by designers to build interfaces in software that focuses on display. Well, the person who creates UI design is called UI Designer.

In short, a UI designer will design the application interface so that the application is easy and fun to use.

UI designers are responsible for creating visual elements in an application such as buttons, color schemes, typography, text size, illustrations, and others.

In addition, UI design is also required to be able to work with UX design to help determine user needs and overall product aesthetics, compile and create interactive application elements, and create prototypes.

To become a UI designer, you must have several skills, namely communication and collaboration, empathy, problem-solving, prototyping, visual branding skills, and knowledge of responsive design.

Then, what about UX designers?

While UI designers are more likely to handle the visual design of an app, UX designers handle the big picture of a product, such as creating sitemaps and user journeys based on how they interact with a business, including its employees, products, and services.

The main task of a UX designer is to improve the user experience in using applications, products, and services or systems by implementing a process that is divided into 5 stages: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.

To become a UX designer, you must have several skills: communication, empathy, critical thinking and good problem solving, wireframing and prototyping, and research and analysis.

 

How? Are you interested in becoming a UI/UX designer in the future? Continue to be enthusiastic about honing skills and don’t give up easily. Hope it helps.