Step by Step UX Product Design Roadmap for Beginners 2024 (100% Free)

Summary

This video script is a comprehensive guide for aspiring UI/UX designers, covering essential skills, tools, and strategies to excel in the field. It delves into mastering design software like Figma, understanding design principles and guidelines, prioritizing problem-solving and user-centric design, and leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT for feedback and inspiration. The speaker emphasizes the importance of visibility, networking, continuous learning, and documenting your journey. With practical tips, personal anecdotes, and a focus on self-improvement, this script aims to empower designers to become proficient, get their first internship or job, and ultimately succeed in the competitive design industry.

Takeaways

• 😎 You don't need a design degree or certification to become a successful UX designer; focus on creating great work instead.
• 📝 Document your learnings and findings regularly to reinforce your understanding and create a reference repository.
• 🔍 Continuously refine the problem statement, prioritize issues based on business impact, and understand user journeys.
• 🧰 Master design tools like Figma, including responsive layouts, components, design systems, input fields, and prototyping.
• 📖 Learn from free resources like learn.in, Google's pair.design, and YouTube channels focused on design principles and soft skills.
• 🌐 Build an online presence by sharing your learnings and curating content on platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
• 🗣️ Improve your communication skills, including writing, persuasion, and public speaking, to become more charismatic.
• 🤖 Leverage AI tools like ChatGPT for design feedback, resume review, learning mental models, and understanding UX laws.
• 🏆 Participate in meetups, events, and communities to network, learn from experienced designers, and get exposure.
• 🚀 Consistently dedicate time and effort to improving your skills, as it takes around 600 hours to become decent enough for your first job.

Q & A

What are the three popular reasons why people are not getting hired as UX designers?

The three popular reasons mentioned are: 1) You're not good enough at what you do, 2) You're not visible enough (your portfolio is not online, no LinkedIn presence), and 3) You don't know how to sell yourself (poor communication skills).

Is having a design degree mandatory for becoming a UX designer?

No, having a design degree is not mandatory. The focus should be on producing great work rather than having a formal degree or certification in design.

What is the recommended approach for learning and improving as a UX designer?

The recommended approach is to document your learnings daily, build a habit of documenting everything, and spend at least 600 hours (around 1 year with 2 hours of daily study) to become decent enough to get your first job.

How can ChatGPT be used in the design process?

ChatGPT can be used for getting UI feedback, getting resume feedback by comparing it with job descriptions, and learning about mental models and UX laws.

What are the core components of learning the UX design tool (Figma)?

The core components of learning Figma include auto layout constraints, creating responsive layouts, components and variants, design systems, refining problem statements, and prioritizing design tasks.

What are the recommended areas for improving as a UX designer?

The recommended areas for improvement include understanding UI guidelines, visual design hierarchy, accessibility, pitching using prototypes, verbal and written communication skills, and physical fitness.

What is the importance of being visible as a UX designer?

Being visible is crucial for getting noticed by potential employers or clients. It involves maintaining an online presence on platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, as well as attending meetups and events offline.

Should UX designers focus on being creators or curators initially?

Initially, it is recommended for UX designers to be curators rather than creators. They should focus on curating and sharing existing resources and learnings on social platforms before creating their own original content.

What is the recommended strategy for improving communication skills?

The recommended strategy for improving communication skills involves practicing verbal fluency, improving writing and texting skills, and observing and learning from interviews, documentaries, and transcripts.

What are the three mandatory books recommended for UX designers?

The three mandatory books recommended are: 1) Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, 2) The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, and 3) Rework by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried.

Outlines

00:00

👨‍🎓 The Journey of a College UX Designer

The speaker shares his experience as a college UX designer, participating in hackathons like HackMIT, HackHoward, and the Microsoft Imagine Cup. He interned at Swiggy twice and joined a Y Combinator-backed startup as their first UX designer, which raised $13.5 million in Series A funding. Throughout this journey, he documented his learnings in detail and aims to share key lessons and a roadmap to become a UX designer faster, using strategy and AI tools. He emphasizes the importance of great work over having a design degree.

05:00

🗒️ Documenting Learnings and Gaining Knowledge

The speaker highlights the importance of documenting learnings and building a habit of doing so every single day. He shares his own Notion pages, organized by topics, where he captures thoughts and resources related to various aspects of design. He stresses the need to understand the tool (like Figma) and the subject (like design principles) for any skill. He provides a list of essential topics to learn, including constraints, components, variables, design systems, information architecture, user journeys, and UI guidelines.

10:02

🎨 Mastering Visual Design and UI Guidelines

The speaker emphasizes the importance of mastering visual design, hierarchy, and accessibility. He recommends narrowing down a niche (web or mobile), choosing a platform (Android or iOS), and focusing on specific domains like fintech or edtech. He stresses the necessity of understanding the Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) and following UI guidelines, as ignoring them can lead to app rejection. He also suggests learning from free resources like library.score and pair.withgoogle.com.

15:04

🚀 Roadmap to a UX Design Career

The speaker provides a roadmap and advice for students to kickstart their UX design careers. He recommends focusing on writing, persuasion, and communication skills, as well as prioritizing physical fitness, skincare, and clothing. He suggests learning and building in public, participating in meetups and events, and avoiding the myth of waiting for job openings. He emphasizes the importance of charisma, recommending resources like Charisma on Command, and advocates for asking for internships rather than jobs, negotiating fair compensation.

20:06

🤖 Leveraging ChatGPT for Design Feedback and Improvement

The speaker introduces the use of ChatGPT for various design tasks, including getting feedback on UI designs, portfolios, and resumes. He demonstrates live examples, showcasing how ChatGPT can provide concrete feedback, suggest visual tweaks, highlight areas for improvement, and offer inspiration from other websites. He also emphasizes the importance of refining problem statements and prioritizing business outcomes when designing solutions.

25:08

💻 Reviewing and Improving Student Portfolios with ChatGPT

The speaker reviews two student portfolios, Paras and Vin, with the help of ChatGPT. He demonstrates how to get feedback on copy, text, and content suggestions, as well as specific visual design critiques and improvement recommendations. He highlights the importance of attention to detail, visual hierarchy, and taking inspiration from existing websites. ChatGPT provides practical pointers and sample URLs for inspiration, enabling students to enhance their portfolios effectively.

30:08

🔍 Tips for Enhancing Online and Offline Visibility

The speaker shares strategies for enhancing online and offline visibility as a designer. For online visibility, he recommends starting as a curator on platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, sharing learnings and insights before transitioning to creator platforms like Dribbble and Behance after gaining experience. For offline visibility, he emphasizes attending meetups, events, workshops, and paid communities to network and showcase one's name and face in the design community.

35:10

📚 Recommended Books and Resources

The speaker recommends several books and resources for personal and professional development, including "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill, "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant," and "Rework" by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried. He also highlights the importance of improving verbal, writing, and communication skills, as well as physical fitness, skincare, and clothing. Additionally, he shares YouTube videos and playlists focused on improving English speaking and writing skills, as well as life improvement tips.

40:13

🎤 Addressing Questions and Closing Remarks

The speaker addresses a few questions from the audience, including advice for individuals returning to the workforce after a career break and elaborating on strategies for increasing visibility. He emphasizes the importance of practicing communication skills, observing and learning from interviews and documentaries, and continuously pitching ideas to improve storytelling abilities. He concludes by encouraging students to attend meetups, events, and paid communities to network and showcase their skills.

45:14

🌟 Key Takeaways and Final Thoughts

The speaker summarizes the key takeaways from the session, emphasizing the importance of being a curator before becoming a creator, attending meetups and events, and continuously practicing and improving communication skills. He stresses the value of paying for access to design communities and events to increase visibility and make valuable connections. Finally, he encourages students to prioritize learning, building their skills, and consistently documenting their progress on their journey to becoming successful UX designers.

Keywords

💡UX Design

UX (User Experience) Design is the process of designing products or services that provide meaningful and relevant experiences to users. In the video, UX Design is discussed as a crucial skill that the audience should learn and master. The speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding UX Design principles, tools, and techniques to become a successful UX designer and get hired.

💡Portfolio

A portfolio is a collection of an individual's work, showcasing their skills and experiences. In the context of the video, the speaker reviews and provides feedback on the portfolios of audience members, highlighting the importance of creating an impressive portfolio to increase one's chances of getting hired as a UX designer. A well-crafted portfolio can demonstrate an individual's design capabilities, problem-solving approaches, and attention to detail.

💡ChatGPT

ChatGPT is a powerful language model developed by OpenAI that can understand and generate human-like text. The speaker extensively discusses the use of ChatGPT as a tool for UX designers, showcasing its capabilities in providing feedback on designs, analyzing job descriptions, and offering suggestions for improvement. By leveraging ChatGPT, designers can streamline their workflow and receive valuable insights to enhance their designs and increase their chances of getting hired.

💡Visual Design

Visual Design refers to the aesthetic and visual aspects of a design, including elements such as color, typography, layout, and imagery. In the video, the speaker emphasizes the importance of developing strong visual design skills, as well as understanding principles like hierarchy, contrast, and accessibility. Effective visual design can enhance the user experience and make designs more visually appealing and intuitive.

💡Communication Skills

Communication skills encompass the ability to convey ideas, thoughts, and messages effectively, both verbally and in writing. The speaker highlights the significance of developing strong communication skills, including speaking, writing, and persuasion, as these skills are essential for designers to pitch their ideas, collaborate with teams, and sell their designs to clients or employers. Effective communication can greatly contribute to a designer's success and employability.

💡Networking

Networking refers to the process of building and maintaining professional connections and relationships. In the video, the speaker encourages the audience to attend meetups, events, and workshops to expand their network and increase their visibility within the design community. Networking can lead to valuable opportunities, such as job referrals, collaborations, and access to industry insights and knowledge-sharing.

💡Continuous Learning

Continuous learning is the ongoing process of acquiring new knowledge and skills. The speaker emphasizes the importance of continuous learning for UX designers, as technology and design trends constantly evolve. By continuously learning and staying up-to-date with the latest tools, techniques, and best practices, designers can remain competitive and adapt to changing industry demands.

💡Prioritization

Prioritization involves the process of determining the order of importance and allocating resources accordingly. In the context of UX design, the speaker discusses the importance of prioritizing tasks, features, and design elements based on their potential impact on user experience and business objectives. Effective prioritization can help designers focus on the most critical aspects of a project and ensure that their efforts align with the desired outcomes.

💡Documentation

Documentation refers to the process of recording and organizing information, ideas, and processes. The speaker emphasizes the importance of documenting one's learnings and thought processes as a UX designer. Thorough documentation can help designers track their progress, revisit and refine their ideas, and facilitate knowledge-sharing with colleagues or clients.

💡Personal Development

Personal development encompasses the efforts and activities undertaken to improve oneself, both professionally and personally. In the video, the speaker encourages the audience to focus on developing various aspects of their personality, such as physical fitness, communication skills, and charisma. Personal development can contribute to overall well-being, self-confidence, and the ability to present oneself effectively in professional settings.

Highlights

Having a design degree or certification is not mandatory, what's mandatory is great work.

You need to put all your focus on making sure that you are doing great work.

Please continue whatever job you're in and spend one to two hours at the side learning UX.

It is very much possible to learn UX while working another job, you don't have to quit.

Please make sure you build a habit of documenting every single day no matter what you're doing.

For any skill, there is a tool and a subject. For UX, the tool is Figma and the subject includes things like design systems, user journeys, information architecture.

Focus on mastering the basics of the tool (Figma) and the core UX subjects before moving to advanced topics.

Read and understand the UI guidelines (e.g., Apple's Human Interface Guidelines) for the platform you're designing for.

Learn about visual design hierarchy and accessibility to create effective and inclusive user interfaces.

Practice creating realistic prototypes in Figma to effectively communicate your design solutions.

Use AI tools like ChatGPT to get feedback on your designs, resumes, and to learn about mental models and UX laws.

Prioritize improving your verbal communication, writing, and physical fitness alongside your design skills.

Be visible on social platforms and attend meetups, events, and workshops to connect with the design community.

Start as a curator, sharing and curating design content, before transitioning to creating your own content.

Consistently practice and document your learnings, as becoming a skilled designer takes dedicated effort over an extended period, often a year or more.

Transcripts

I have been designing apps and websites

for the last 5 years as a college

student I have competed at hack MIT hack

Howard and the Microsoft imagine cup as

a student of ux design I have interned

at swiggy twice as a professional I

joined a v combinator backed startup as

their first ux designer that eventually

raised $13.5 million in their series a

funding throughout this process I have

been documenting my learnings in

thorough detail this master class will

give away all of the key L lessons and a

proper road mapap that you can use to

become a ux designer faster than ever

using strategy and of course latest AI

tools I gave this master class at the

College of Engineering Pune to pun KAS

Workshop where we discussed how to use

AI for growing faster and making more

money you'll find a free download link

to my presentation in description watch

this video till the end because three of

you will end up winning my favorite

books so without without further Ado

let's get

started how many of you have a ux

internship or a job how many of you are

working okay so less than say 10% people

have a job rest of you want a job or

want an internship correct interesting

so folks this is the agenda for today we

have a lot of things in plan sub we'll

figure out how do you get your first

paying internship or job and I usually

prefer internships because it is easier

to get The Internship it is way more

easier to ask for a 3-month internship

and then impress your recruiter and then

eventually convert in the second module

we'll understand how can you use chat

GPT in your day-to-day ux work on your

WhatsApp group we had asked that if you

want to share your portfolio or work we

would love to review it on stage so

there are two three portfolios that have

shortlisted from the audience and we

will use Chad GPT to analyze their work

so it's going to be a Life practical and

then module three is for a live Q&A

let's start at module number one ke how

how do you even get your first paying

gig folks nobody will pay you unless you

really really good at what you do and

everyone knows this the issue

is there are three popular reasons why

you are not getting hired number one

you're just not good enough at what you

do this is the simplest reason

awareness that is your fault but if

people are not paying attention to you

it's mostly because you're not good

enough or or maybe you are good enough

but you're not visible which means that

your portfolio is not online you don't

have a presence on LinkedIn basically

the people who want you don't know that

you exist yeah at the very end even if

you are visible even if you get to the

interview rounds you don't know how to

sell yourself so you're a terrible

Communicator you don't know how to speak

you don't know how to write there are

many issues with your soft skills so we

will understand how do you improve in

each of these three sections you need to

run an audit of your knowledge of the

tool and the subject and I keep saying

this again and again no matter what

skill you pick the skill has two

components one is the tool one is the

subject now what do I mean by that

before I go ahead with the breakdown

there's one very important thing to note

and I think we can dim Down the Lights I

think otherwise it'll get very illegible

for the last student even if it even if

I'm not legible on the video that's

completely okay but let's make sure that

the screen has contrast a lot of

students feel that having a design

degree is mandatory no it is great if

you have a design degree or a

certification but it is not mandatory

what's mandatory is great work so you

need to put all your focus on making

sure that you are doing great work a lot

of students ask me that I've already

enrolled in another degree I'm a civil

engineer a graphic designer a fashion

designer should I drop out and pursue a

masters in ux no please don't take such

risks in most cases the downside is more

than the upside it is better to have

whatever degree that you're having right

now even if you have spent one one and a

half years it's completely okay please

pursue that degree finish it and learn

ux side by side people say should I wait

for a ux job and stay at my house and

work on a few internships and then apply

for a job no please it is not rocket

science please continue whatever job

you're in please keep continuing

whatever you're doing and spend one to

two hours at the Side Learning ux I'm

telling you it is very much possible you

don't have to go through that stress and

that embarrassment that oh I am sitting

at home applying for jobs I'll give you

the full list of topics that you need to

learn because it would be a waste of

time to go through tutorials so I'll

tell you what you need to learn and

where can you learn it from for free

okay even then after getting the list

and the resources I can bet that

majority of you will not take this

advice seriously so if we have 50 people

or 100 people in the auditorium only

five to six people will actually take

this advise and complete it till the

very end and only those five or six will

make money everybody else will just have

a simple dribble and behance profile

please make sure you're not one of those

and I would be very very happy if all of

you do this and break the stats but

please take this advice seriously just

because I'm giving it for free doesn't

mean that it's not valuable should I

rely on memory should I just do things

on my own not at all please make sure

you build a habit of documenting every

single day no matter what you're doing I

have been documenting my learnings since

2016 I was in my 12th I used to make

YouTube videos then in 2021 or 2022 I

switched to notion please make sure

you're documenting everything otherwise

you will forget in fact in the middle of

the session I will show you my own

notion Pages as well I have never

revealed them on YouTube but today I

will actually show you how I have

documented things since

2019 so this is one of those pages uh

this started in 2019 and you can see all

the topics that I had kept okay and you

would realize that I have picked the

smallest of things and I have created a

dedicated page for it for example for

something as simple as being a first

designer at a startup guide or building

a good design team or just getting

feedback grids and layouts these are

individual topics that a designer needs

to learn about and I've kept all of

those things near L organized so that I

can revisit them again and again if

someone is struggling with these topics

I can open up these pages and share the

right Resources with her in fact now

when I'm in 2022 and 2023 what I've done

is I rename the pages with the year

itself because I realize that every year

the titles are going to be the same so

now this is how I've named all of my

pages 2023 UI design resources 2024 UI

design resources so now it has become

really really easy for me to sort of go

through all of this and don't worry I'll

have have the entire presentation

uploaded on the WhatsApp group so you'll

get all the PDFs so don't worry about

that now if I go into a specific page

this is how I write okay I will have a

heading I'll have a basic subheading and

then just write whatever thoughts I

would have in my brain there's no

structure to this there are no rules to

documentation you can write them in a

Shabby way you can write them in

whatever language you want just make

sure that you're capturing the intent

behind your thought if you were to read

my language You' realize that I'm

literally talking as if I'm texting

someone and that is how it's supposed to

be this is not going on LinkedIn these

are your own personal notes and you just

need to make sure you document your

thoughts now remember I said for any

skill there is a tool and a subject

let's cover the tool in our case it's

most probably the figma that you have to

crack figma is the core tool that you

need to learn step number one we start

with auto layout constraints and

creating responsive layouts how many of

you are still not well versed with

constraints is it is there anyone who

has not tried constraints oh I mean even

if you embarrassed you will

say but yeah if you haven't tried

constraints please make sure you get

your hands on it super important for

like level one components variance and

variables I know a lot of you would have

tried components and

variant

variables be honest how many of you have

not tried

variables quite a few so many of you

we've uploaded a 1 hour long video on

our YouTube channel breaking down VAR

Ables it is the next big thing styles

are going to get outdated variables is

the next big thing please start learning

basics of Design Systems this is why

things become slightly tricky but I

think in a design system just basics of

declaring your color palette typography

Styles and components that is more than

enough if you understand input Fields

absolutely best if you finished your

colors typography and input fields that

is more than enough and if you know how

to create them in multiple themes you

are absolutely sorted you'll be the top

5% when it comes to ux please make sure

that you're really really good at

refining the problem statement and

priorities when you're working in a

company see when you go for an

internship when you go for a job there

would be some people who would not

understand design but they would

understand business okay they will come

to you with business requirements and

with a sample set of problems for

example I was giving this example to

somebody else as well let's say you

working in a company that sells clothes

and you are a UI designer for their

mobile app the product manager comes to

you and says that Ria you design this

app we want to sell our limited edition

jacket nobody is buying the jacket

there's something wrong with the UI

let's do something that will make this

jacket more appealing so that people

click on the checkout button you got the

problem statement but as a designer you

did not ask more questions you directly

started working on the problem statement

turns out that in the real scenario if I

come to your app as soon as I click on

check out turns out there is no option

to pay so there is an issue in the user

flow after you click check out turns out

there was no problem in the UI but the

PM missed this fact because they did not

look at the Dropout data there's this

metric called Dropout where you check

the entire user Journey from the user

opening the app till the user paying so

you have be very very careful that you

refine the right problem you can't just

expect that just because this PM is

coming to me with this problem this is

the real problem because most of your

thought process or your problem solving

skills start at refining the problem

once you have refined the problem next

step is about deciding the

priorities because when you're a

designer you will have 10 things to

solve everything will seem wrong to you

because you have the I for it so you

will be an expert at finding out

imperfections but not every

imperfection will get you business

basically not solving every problem will

get you business and for a lot of

startups getting business is on top

priority functionality is more important

than

Aesthetics but as a designer we keep

getting super excited about animations

and colors and making things gorgeous

and just making things more appealing

but your topmost priority in is to make

sure that your design drives business so

you will set the priorities with the PM

that forget about all of these nine

other problems this one problem will

help us get more Revenue so deciding the

priorities second basics of information

architecture basics of Design Systems

and basics of user Journeys these are

mandatory what is an information

architecture you don't need me for that

just go to Google and figure it out it

is literally you deciding a map of your

entire app

how many pages are there how many

subpages are there and of course you can

Google this you don't need me to explain

then of course basics of systems I've

already covered this I had made a video

a long time back it was titled 10 ux

design resources as good as a ux design

degree and I have mentioned some

supremely important resources that you

need to check out once you go back home

I'm mentioning this video because I

thought this video would be viewed by a

lot of people but it wasn't and you're

missing out on a lot of important free

resources in this one

there's a new website called library.

score. and this website has done an

amazing job at curating some of the most

crazy free tools out there free

resources out there a really good

repository I thought I'll share it with

you so yes uh oh yeah this is the slide

I think the slide got mixed up but these

are the remaining points that I wanted

you to explore you know when it comes to

design in general number four

understanding of UI guidelines so many

of you start designing on F Sigma

without reading the interface guidelines

first of all as a beginner UI designer

please narrow down the niche that you're

trying to sell yourself in web or mobile

let's say mobile because mobile has

limited real estate it is easier to

crack within mobile you decide Android

or iOS go for iOS because the clientele

for iOS is high ticket a lot of

businesses are trying to launch iOS apps

first if you pick iOS pick just two to

three domains I would recommend either

fintech or edtech because fintech and

edtech companies are on a rise

e-commerce apps are on a rise but if

you're really really good at artistic

apps or like gallery apps for the iOS

you will not have enough customers for

it but if you become an expert in

fintech edtech or web3 or crypto these

kind of applications have a huge huge

demand for

designers so let's revise you first

chose between web and iOS sorry web and

mobile then with within mobile you

choose between Android and iOS within

iOS you pick two three domains and then

you start reading the Apple human

interface guidelines which is

hiig you understand what is a sheet what

are the different states of the input

button what are the different kind of

checkboxes apple has because I see so

many resumes and portfolios where it is

a mockup of an iPhone and in the middle

all input fields are absolutely nonsense

random input fields random buttons

absolute no idea of what iOS requires

from you your app will instantly be

rejected if you don't follow the

guidelines so it's supremely important

that you're well worsed with the UI

guidelines next basic understanding of

visual design hierarchy and

accessibility Three core components of

how your UI looks visual design is bare

Aesthetics but then hierarchy is

supremely important you can have a

really goodlook UI everything is sorted

but the hierarchy is messed up which

means that even though everything looks

pretty the user is not noticing the most

important thing first the user is

noticing some random stuff so you need

to make sure that the hierarchy is

sorted then you have accessibility

making sure that the text is big enough

contrast is there the colors are right

and at the very end pitching using

prototypes you need to know how to sell

your designs how to sell your story how

to create realistic looking prototypes

within figma a lot lot of people still

don't know about this resource but we

have created a website called learn

.in which literally has a 9 we free

guideline road map like it is a proper

proper road map to get to a ux design

career and just to summarize in week one

we cover all the basics of what is figma

what is ux if you go to week three

you'll Master everything you need to

know about figma everything that I

mentioned for the tool once you reach

week 10 you will actually reach to a

point of Designing for AR and VR which

is about spatial design which is the

future spatial design is the next big

thing for 2024 but the thing is a lot of

people are either not aware or they're

not trying to follow this up Google

recently made this website public it's

called pair. with google.com where

they've given a couple of AI design

guidelines they have actually taught AI

patterns that you need to learn when

you're designing applications that use

AI incredibly awesome resource it'll

teach you a lot about creating better

interfaces so I think a lot of cohorts

give you community they give you a road

map but in the end you are the one who

has to learn and spend the next one year

horning your skills so don't expect

Magic from any of these courses or

certifications you need to make sure

that you plan for the next 6 months and

in six months you can only do the basics

by the way it takes one proper year and

when I say one year I mean at least two

hours of every day study which means at

least 600 hours you need 600 hours to

become decent enough to get your first

job should you take a gap year no just

get a job pay your own bills because

staying at home is going to be more

embarrassing for you people will put

more pressure on you and then you won't

have the peace of mind to learn design

on your own should I do cold Outreach

doesn't work barely works I would

recommend to learn and build in public

whatever you're learning write about it

on LinkedIn create carousals put

yourself on the internet that is the

only way to get attention the right way

should I be just a designer no if you're

interested in no codee try to put your

hands on no code get more skills and I

would recommend learn writing and

persuasion these skills are the

fundamentals of being charismatic and

Charisma is one subject that very few

people talk about I get so many emails I

was showing this to the team as well

this guy sent me an email saying I have

no clue give me a road map and it was in

such a bad terrible grammar like I was

just amazed that how did this guy even

press send knowing what he has

written there there was this one guy uh

who sent me an email

saying that was all like that was the

email no

subject but I know most of you will not

do this but I'm just letting you know

that anytime you're sending an email

anytime you're doing Outreach that has

to be very very well

written should I stay indoors hustle all

the time no folks most of these people

who can give you jobs are actually out

there they're in the world so they're in

office spaces they go to meetups they go

to events and I go to so many of these

talks and lectures right and anytime I

go to this event I would find some good

designer now designer number L and then

I would refer that Designer to somebody

else and that girl or guy would get

hired like that is literally how it

works so in all of these events me and

every other senior designer they're

always on a lookout for good talent it

is a myth ke company periods for job

openings like there's no job opening

they're always hiring good

talent if you are getting rejected or if

they're not replying to your messages

it's only because you're not good enough

but every great company is hiring 365

days so be mindful of that you should

100% check out Charisma on

command YouTube Charisma on command oh a

lot of you it is a game changer I would

totally totally recommend every single

person even on Instagram please start

watching Charisma on command Charisma as

a subject is highly underrated and I

keep telling designers that people will

not only buy the experiences you design

but they also buy the experience of

working with you you need to be a person

who is charming you need to be a person

who is good with his or her words you

need to be someone who's very smooth and

you will attract more opportunities and

it is not that difficult I have done it

a lot of my friends have done it it is

super

simple should you always ask for a job

no always ask to work as an intern and

please don't go less than 10,000 rupees

per month I met a student yesterday he

was in a college studied ux and he said

that I got hired at 6,000 rupees per

month of internship

stien educated ux designer getting a

stien of 6,000 Rupees is absolutely nuts

that recruiter is simply exploiting him

but he's not aware so if you want to go

low please don't ever agree to work at

10,000 per month and I would recommend

do 10,000 per month remote this guy was

going to

office and then getting 6,000 rupees per

month that is the state if you don't

know how to sell yourself if you're

selling to the wrong kind of people

should you be calculative a lot of

students do this when they start out

that uh they ask me to work for just 5

hours but now they're making me hustle

for 10 hours what should I do if they

are good people if you feel that the

product has potential go all in when I

got my first job at zle I was working

almost 8 to 9 hours a day and I know

some people say that it's toxic or

whatever but I was driven nobody was

telling me to work 9 hours a day this

was not mandatory from my boss I did it

because I wanted to change my life and

if you have a strong desire to change

your life you will have to put in the

work so always make sure that in the

initial parts of your career you give

more than what you get and trust me it

compounds you build a lot of good

relationships so let's have a quick

revision of model number one we first

understood that you need to be really

really good at the tool and the subject

both of them everything is available

expect except your intent bad

spelling every single thing that you

want to learn can be learned for free

the only thing that is missing right now

is your energy levels and your

dedication to invest your time be

visible to the right kind of people

nobody cares if you put stuff on

LinkedIn and the right people are not

connected with you or the right people

are not following you you if your

friends are following you on LinkedIn

what is the use of LinkedIn so don't

send connect requests to your friends

this is not Facebook this is a place

where you get work please be mindful of

that and please stop adding that I got a

certificate from this and this

University from this and this course

what nonsense nobody cares I would also

recommend not write stuff that oh I went

to this event and this happened no just

share your learnings just your learnings

nobody cares where you went

you have to give value on LinkedIn not

on LinkedIn actually in any part of life

you will only get attention only if you

give value so what are some important

call to actions number one start

focusing on your writing and speaking

skills and exercise at least three times

a week please folks it would be like

exercise how did like exercise come into

this but of course we'll get into that

someday later but if you've seen any of

my videos you would realize how much

emphasis I put on sleep nutrition and

exercise it really really matters

because your energy levels are directly

tied to those three components and your

quality of life is directly tied to your

energy levels if your energy levels are

low none of this tip or none of these

techniques will help you at all please

make sure you're focusing on that start

learning from learn uiux doin if you

still haven't and start document all of

your learnings and write about what

you're learning daily on either LinkedIn

or Twitter I would recommend to First

write on Twitter make a tweet thread

copy paste the same thing put it on link

go to chat GP get a fake image and put

it on the text post easiest hack don't

just take a text thread and put it on

LinkedIn put an image generated by AI we

covered this yesterday as well takes

just 60 seconds but it is such a good

hack so yes now that the theory is out

of our way let's do some live demos

let's check out module number two as to

how can you use chat GPT in your design

processes and there are three core use

cases that we will cover today okay

number one is getting UI feedback from

chat GPT then getting res resume

feedback so we will put your resume

we'll take a JD and ask JD is job

description basically what the company

puts as a job description and then we'll

ask chat GPT to tell us where are we

lacking and at the very end using AI to

learn about mental models and ux laws so

is Paras here hi Paras so Paris sent his

portfolio and he's made it on framer I'm

very very impressed did you code and

design all of it no it's a template it's

a template but you still learned how to

edit the template right so that he's is

very smart framer is a no code platform

any of you can learn framer in 10 to 15

days and have your portfolio look like

this it's a great first impression so

let's let's figure out let's assume that

parus wants to now use chat GPT have you

used chat GPT parus to figure out about

design have you ever used that you have

yes and what are some use cases that

you've tried out like making user

personas making user personas okay so

number one folks please don't use chat

GPD for user person personas uh this is

a very very common LinkedIn post I know

that people share this advice quite

often uh but the thing is user Persona

is the most human thing of your entire

research and don't use Chad GPT for

things that are so human uh it's very

very difficult for Chad GP to understand

what a user would want only a human

being can tell you but I know where

you're coming from because that is the

most common advice that people give so

what I'm going to do is I'm going to

copy this go to chat GPT paste it and

say

review

this design

portfolio it's mine I am applying for a

good Tech UI design job only tell

me these three things okay number one

any copy

or text

feedback grammar

mistakes I should

fix okay number two

any topics or

content I should add to

increase my

chances any areas it's getting slightly

cobbed I don't know why but let me see

if I can hide this is it possible to

hide

this okay very com very complicated

let's just minimize it so that you guys

can see everything cool any areas where

I can learn and improve okay super basic

okay Paris could have literally asked

for anything in L than 10 seconds it

went through the portfolio and it is now

giving me proper feedback so let's check

out copy and text it is well structured

and professional however it's always

beneficial to proof read okay content

suggestions to enhance your portfolio

consider adding more case studies or

examples details about your problem

solving approach including testimonials

from clients and colleagues and any

awards or recognitions so parus now I

will ask you is there a reason why

you've not added any testimonials

because you don't have experience is

that the reason and any awards or

recognitions no so are you not adding

them on purpose or you saying don't have

them yet I don't have them interesting

and areas for improvement in the realm

of UI continue learning okay so in that

case I think for UI text proms do

terrible okay so now what I'll do is

I'll go to his portfolio and let's check

out a project okay I'll take take this

project and let's take this app okay

I'll right click save this image and let

me call this

as sample

one

okay I'll go to chat GPT click on this

icon this is only available in the paid

plan I'll go to desktop

okay review actually first I'll say act

as a senior UI

designer let me give you

context about this UI okay now I'll go

to your case

study and I'll copy this entire

paragraph go back

here paste this again let me see if

you've added any more

text oh you've already oh this is this

the original UI no no this is yours and

then you've mentioned the problems and

then this is your design

solution interesting okay so I think

that much context is good enough and

then let me go here let me close this

tab give me concrete

feedback on the

following UI and visual

tweaks

component level

feedback edge

cases and core problem use cases and

then now I'm giving proper guidelines on

how I want the output to be so I will

say please

give

practical

pointers in bullet points and every tip

with a

CTA let's press

enter now it is going to read your

entire UI took less than 10 seconds and

now it has started to give individual

feedback for every single thing let's

check out the purple Hue is dominant and

consistent good for Branding but

consider incorporating complimentary

colors to enhance visual hierarchy let's

see if it's right makes sense you don't

have an accent color it could have been

better if you had at least one accent

color somewhere but this is not a big

deal breaker ensure legibility on all

the screens some of the smaller text

appears challenging to read that is true

increase padding around for a cleaner

look and better readability now let's

just say you read the sentence and

you're like what does it even mean where

do you want to increase the padding so I

can say I

couldn't

understand the white space

thing can you tell me exactly what and

how I need to fix it in my

UI so now you can cross question

you can have a proper conversation about

every single thing so let's see what

happened so now it is saying for example

the proceed to pay button could be

having more padding around the text and

more margin from the elements above

below it to stand out as a primary

action let's check out your UI if this

makes sense or not proceed to pay oh

yeah for sure dude this is super tight

so when it comes to by the way like

primary buttons it's always better to

extend the entire width to keep them at

the bottom and so the point here is

folks imagine how powerful this can be

for a

student this is design feedback

democratized to an incredible level

something that we've never seen before

and what you can actually do is so let

me now go to another example okay this

was Paras next we will review Vin's ux

portfolio is vene here awesome V so I

saw that you made your portfolio not

notion uh how much time has it been for

you as a

designer it's been like one year one

year okay

and yeah I applied for the jobs but was

too early for me so I just got unpaid in

are you in college yeah I'm in my third

year okay then unpaid internships are

bad but because you're in third year it

is still okay so are you starting your

third year or you're ending your third

year sir I'm my second term of third

second semester of third year basically

you're about to enter your fourth year

and what city do you live in um where's

the college basically what city is the

I'm

in and do you have more ux designers

around you or are you the only one sir

I'm the only one in my en what are you

saying so I have Vin's portfolio in

front of me and let's see what is going

wrong what exactly is the issue so vit

number one I really appreciate that you

didn't wait to make a website you made

notion so the structure is great but

number one thing vene I don't know if

it's visible on the screenshot or not

the cover picture is highly pixelated

see these are the small small things

that people miss out and what happens is

that when we are designing no sometimes

we become blind to these imperfections

because we've been seeing it for so long

so before sending it to recruiters you

need to send it to fellow designers be a

part of communities just send it to more

designers any designer will open it and

instantly tell you there's something

wrong

okay then you say business strategy user

centered design and business outcomes

user first of all this is it's not

making sense like it the words are great

but you need to be clear and not clever

being clear is better than being clever

right now you're trying to sound clever

by using like great words inspiring

words but if you were to write something

as simple as I design mobile apps that

is way more effective or I design mobile

apps of ftech

startups comes to the point user Center

design is in title case business

strategy business outcome is in sentence

case the S and O should be

Capital if the if the middle word is

title case then the left and the right

words also needs to be like entitle case

right and most importantly it is not

aligned it is not centrally aligned

vites us design portfolio everything is

left aligned and the cover is centrally

aligned so the alignment breaks

now if any experienced designer opens

this portfolio that person is going to

be like Vinnie doesn't care about these

details I will not hire him so you need

to avoid these mistakes cool now let's

scroll down and don't feel bad when I am

making pointing out mistakes today it is

only to point out mistakes okay and you

need to make sure that you are not your

work vene is different Vin portfolio is

different all of us are criticizing V's

work we're not criticizing vene you

understand the difference right even

when my YouTube video does terrible I

don't feel bad because all of us are

employees of ANM I am also an employee

of ANM ANM is a fake guy we've created

on YouTube and me and my team work for

that fake image so that is why we're

very detached and we can consume

feedback easily so now you say about me

my work I've worked on social media

management tool landing page redesigning

an NGO site redesigning it all of these

things cool let's let's open any of

these so I'll open redesigning NGO site

my role intro challenges and design file

so I will open your design file till now

everything is sorted nothing bad you're

feeling very anxious what he's freaking

out he's like I did not see this coming

cool now this is a prototype which is a

great step instead of showing a figma

file you have linked to the Prototype

and now I will scroll down cool now the

number one thing is let me just press Z

so that we have the full View and and

let's fit it cool now the thing here is

you have understood the basics but your

visual design needs a lot of work so in

your case the visual design seems

slightly old it doesn't look like a real

thing you've used the word logo on top

left but I would recommend you use Chad

GP to get a fake logo instead of making

our work underline make that a hover

State now how do you use visual design

techniques you just observe websites and

you trace websites

you literally tell yourself that I will

take one website every single day and I

will Trace them I will spend two three

hours every day now let's ask chat GPD

I'll click on this icon and let's go to

screenshot this

is of web UI I

designed give me at least 15 ways I can

improve this UI for each each

suggestion give me a sample URL of a

website where I can take

inspiration give concrete feedback in

bullet points I'll press enter now see

what I've done I gave your website I

said give me at least 15 ways and I said

give me a sample URL of a website that I

can take inspiration from it's a very

tricky and very complicated prompt first

increase text contrast ensure the text

stands out against the background for

readability inspiration

stripe hierarchy in text use size color

weight to differentiate so now if you

notice all of these tips are still

generic when it says hierarchy in text

you will still not know where have I

gone wrong so in my prompt I could have

said tell me exactly where I went wrong

and then highlight Where can I improve

so are you getting the point so now you

literally have Inspirations right in

front of you can you imagine the amount

of time you can save if you were to do

this properly cool so I'll just tell you

the prompt if we don't have a quick

example I just tell you the prompt you

need to take your PDF and you need to

take the URL of the job that you're

applying to tell J GPT read my PDF see

the JD tell me where am I lacking and

give me a road map for the next 10 days

to fill in the scill Gap it is as simple

as that so now you can tailor your CV

according to the job description okay

now we're almost at the very end uh

there are two very very important QR

codes that you need to scan can you just

give me the mic again because uh I feel

like students have all of these tools

and all of these resources but they

don't have Clarity so number one you

need to watch this video that is titled

how to make 2024 the best year of your

life is there anyone here who has

already seen this video okay five six

people right so this video will give you

utmost Clarity on how you should

prioritize your goals I'm telling you

the issue is with your prioritization

skills it is not with your brain or with

your information then the second one is

how to get ahead of 99% people it's a

career road map basically these work

sheets will help you understand what

field of career should you really pursue

and how should you plan that the entire

thing step by step just take a picture

and you can scan it when you go back

home there are three books that you have

to read mandatory books absolutely

important books in your college days

number one Think and Grow Rich by

Napoleon Hill next the almanac of Noel

Rian and at the very end rework by David

and Jason I've been reading these three

books again and again for the past two

to three years and I'm telling you

anytime I read them I will learn

something new they are that indepth they

are that insane three areas of your

personality that you have to improve in

your college days number one your verbal

speech and fluency how you speak speak

how you say your confidence levels

second your writing and your texting

skills because as a freelancer as a

remote worker if you can't text properly

if you can't write emails properly it'll

be a huge bottleneck for you you know

about this tool called slack it is used

for it's like a WhatsApp group but for

corporates slack has an interview round

where the entire interview round is on

slack you have to

text they check your texting skills in

the interview because if you can't text

clearly it's a big sign that you're just

not a clear thinker then at the very end

physical fitness skin care and clothing

we can talk about this for an hour more

but I'm just letting you know that go to

my YouTube channel there's a playlist

called improve your life where I've

explained how I fixed my physical

fitness skin care and clothing I'm

telling you it really really matters no

matter what people say everyone judges a

book by its

cover no matter what the conventional

quote says if you feel that you're not

very good at English English we created

a video where we teach how to improve

your English speaking and writing skills

this got almost 1.4 million views in

just 3 months so this will really really

help you

and thank you so much for investing your

time and money with that being said this

is your do Ana signing

[Applause]

out so just oh just one question

[Laughter]

all right yes uh I'm 2007 pass out BFA

natural Finance okay I took a parenting

gap of nearly 12 years

insan oh wow please have a round of

applause for that's

amazing that is so cool

my certific

you should not worry about young minds

young minds are the most distracted

Minds

ever you will have like 10 times better

focus than them so don't

feel

but in

reality candidates

quity if you become really good at what

you

do

at only with practice

unfortunately communication confidence

storytelling what I usually do is I

watch a lot of celebrity interviews and

I watch a lot of Netflix I would watch a

lot of documentaries YouTube videos and

session I would take the transcripts of

interviews and read the transcripts just

to break down reply in

fact YouTube mash and

mashl

lach where they are taking Bollywood

songs and they are interviewing the

person who made that BW

song and that is great for a

storytelling student because it will

really really teach you you know how a

narrative is built I would totally

recommend everyone to check it

out and I was

shocked there are 15 stems of sounds

or lots to learn from interviews so it

only comes from observation it only

comes from practicing I hope you're

going to meetups and events

and and a story even at home like for me

I am always

pitching even with my parents or with my

mom I have some scheme some way to like

pitch so I'm pitching even indoors so

just keep practicing and it takes two to

three years it's not a six Monon thing

it takes time yeah focused on more like

being visible so uh like what like will

you elaborate more on that like from

there to start correct so see being

visible has two components offline

visibility online visibility okay let's

Cover online visibility because that is

the easiest for a student in online

visibility you have some social

platforms that are just for designers

some platforms that are for everyone for

example Instagram LinkedIn Twitter these

are for everyone but a platform like

upwork Fiverr bance dribble these are

social platforms for just designers

right you need to make sure that in your

starting you're only putting work on

these public platforms like LinkedIn

Twitter Instagram because there the

sample size is high and the expectations

are really low as a student if you were

to put something on dribble from day one

you will not get attention because

dribble has filtered a lot of people the

expectations and the standard is really

high on dribble what students do is they

would start putting stuff on be hands

and dribble in the beginning it's

and it's very tough to get attention

because the pool is very small very

filtered it's super tough you need to

make sure that whatever you are learning

you don't become an online Creator you

become a curator there's a big

difference I am a Creator because I have

some experiences I would make a YouTube

video on top of it but a person like

sahil Bloom you should check him out

sahil Bloom says these are the 10 things

I learned from this book here are 10

profiles you can follow to learn about

AI he is curating he's not creating he's

not

saying so as a student being a curator

is better than being a Creator so you

can become a curator on LinkedIn Twitter

and Instagram whatever I you are

learning and if you found yeah if you

found something interesting if you're

reading about a mental law so I forgot

to mention that in chat GPT I regularly

use chat GPT to learn about mental

models I would take a screenshot from

moin mobin is this app where you get UI

inspiration put it in chat GP and say

scan this UI tell me all the ux mental

models this app is using to influence me

and it would list down that here they've

used hick law here they've used Fitz law

all of these things so you can do these

breakdowns on a daily basis start

curating on the social platforms after

two years of experience start creating

on dble behand and Pinterest so like you

suggest not to like just start posting

you suggest first curating and Q rating

because Q rating will make you better

and when you create your content will be

good if you directly start creating your

content is not going to be good enough

to get attention you barely know

anything it's better to be a curator

then you build your audience in 2 years

you'll build your audience after 2 years

when you start creating they will

applaud you for it so this is online

okay offline go to as many meetups

events like these as many workshops as

many meetups as you can I have paid

almost 15 to 20,000 rupees per month

just for these events and tickets as a

student even now I have paid a

subscription fee to enter these small

nit you know UK Community us community

that are just paid communities of other

design influencers just so that my name

is in that list if somebody clicks on

members they should see Ana face

and but it's just a fee that I've paid

to show my face and name because it

compounds like it really matters but

step one for you is be a curator start

learning thank you if you enjoyed this

video then do check out this video of

the same series I am sure that it will

help you even

more