I studied to get a degree in UX Design. There I was taught by senior designers about the whole design process, from research and building design systems from scratch to creating complete hi-fidelity designs and prototypes for apps, websites and physical screens. Within the studies I got to work in both fictional and real projects with other designers to also learn about collaboration and agile methodology.

Today's job market is strict on work experience, but since two internships were included within my studies, I was able to graduate with hands-on experience and references on my resume. That's one of the main reasons I would recommend anyone who would like to start out to invest in studying.

As a designer you ''wear a lot of hats''. The role ranges widely - from understanding behavior and what the user need, to finding the perfect creative solution, and visualize it. You need to ask the right questions to others and to yourself to lead the design decisions in the right direction. You need to understand how it's going to be used and question the possible outcomes of each decision to tailor it to the goal. Finally, you need to visualize the decisions into something that is understood, and preferably looks nice as well. 😄