Design beautiful, intuitive user experiences
UI/UX Design combines user research, interaction design, and visual design to create intuitive, beautiful, and functional digital products. As a UI/UX designer, you will conduct user research, create user personas and journey maps, design wireframes and prototypes, conduct usability testing, and create high-fidelity designs. This comprehensive roadmap covers design thinking, user research methods, information architecture, wireframing, prototyping tools (Figma, Adobe XD), visual design principles, interaction design, accessibility, and design systems. UI/UX designers are essential in creating products that not only look good but also provide excellent user experiences. The role requires creativity, empathy, problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to balance user needs with business goals. Modern designers work closely with product managers and developers in agile environments.
6-8 weeks
Empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test
Color theory, typography, layout, hierarchy
Usability, accessibility, user-centered design
Figma basics, layers, frames, components
8-10 weeks
Interviews, surveys, observation, analytics
Creating user personas, empathy maps
Journey mapping, touchpoints, pain points
Analyzing competitors, benchmarking
6-8 weeks
Sitemaps, navigation, content organization
Flow diagrams, task flows, decision trees
Open, closed, hybrid card sorting
Low-fidelity wireframes, sketching
10-12 weeks
Auto layout, constraints, variants, components
Components, patterns, style guides
Mobile-first, breakpoints, adaptive layouts
Animations, transitions, feedback
8-10 weeks
Interactive prototypes, hotspots, transitions
Test planning, moderation, analysis
Design experiments, metrics, iteration
WCAG, screen readers, inclusive design
6-8 weeks
Developer handoff, specs, design tokens
Working with PMs, developers, stakeholders
Case studies, presenting work, storytelling
Latest design trends, tools, best practices