Is learning UI design really promising?
What is the future development of UI design industry?
These questions about UI design have troubled many friends who want to enter the field of UI design but dare not. In view of this, let's learn about UI design first, then look at the current market demand and salary of UI design, and then evaluate the prospect and development of UI design.
I. Industry Background UI refers to the overall design of human-computer interaction, operation logic and beautiful interface of software. UI design is developed with the development of software and Internet. The continuous development of Internet and software industry makes our life more dependent on the Internet and makes our life more convenient.
With the popularity of smart phones, the development of the 5G era, artificial intelligence, big data and so on, we can do shopping, eating, socializing, entertainment and other actions in daily life through mobile phones, and paperless office, distance education, medical care and so on can be realized through computers. It is the Internet that has brought us a smarter life. Without the interface, all these Internet products will not be used normally by users, so it is the UI design that brings us usable interfaces and convenient operation.
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Second, market demand Market demand can best reflect the development of an industry, and large market demand also reflects the good development of this industry. We compare the development trends of fashion design, furniture design, animation design and UI design, and we can see that the market demand of UI design in recent years is much higher than that of other design positions. Therefore, in the design work, the market demand for UI design is still great.
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Note: The higher the curve, the greater the market demand and the better the employment situation. On the contrary, it means that there is less demand for such positions. This data comes from the statistics of recruitment websites around the country, which may deviate from the objective facts due to factors such as the stability of the crawling system, and is for reference only.
In addition to comparing the market demand for design, let's take a look at the demand comparison of UI design in other positions in the Internet industry. We choose several representative positions such as JAVA development, software testing and product operation to compare, and the market demand for UI design is not small.
The demand for UI design and JAVA development is less than the market demand, which is caused by the proportion of personnel in the project. Generally, the proportion of UI designers in a project team will be much lower than that of development. However, as can be seen from the pictures, the demand for UI design is often higher than that for product operation and software testing, so the market demand for UI design is not small compared with other Internet jobs.
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Note: The higher the curve, the greater the market demand and the better the employment situation. On the contrary, it means that there is less demand for such positions. This data comes from the statistics of recruitment websites around the country, which may deviate from the objective facts due to factors such as the stability of the crawling system, and is for reference only.
Third, the salary of UI design is a matter of great concern to many small partners who want to enter UI design. As can be seen from the figure, the average salary of UI designers in China is about 1 ten thousand. Compared with the salary of other design posts, the salary of UI design post can be said to be very good.
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As we all know, the average salary of most Internet companies will be slightly higher than that of other positions, because the development requirements are higher than those of other positions, and the work content is a little more difficult than their positions. We choose Web front-end, JAVA development, software testing and product operation for comparison, and come to the conclusion that the salary of UI design is not low in the Internet industry.
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Let's take a look at the salary changes of UI design. The salary of newly graduated UI designers is around 6200, and the salary also increases with the increase of working years. Generally, the salary of a UI designer with more than three years can reach 10000+, so it can be said that UI design is a very "Qian Jing" industry.
Fourth, how to develop UI design? The above simple analysis of the market demand and salary of UI design shows that the current market demand of UI design is still very large, and the salary is quite good. UI design is based on the development of Internet industry. As long as the Internet industry continues to develop in the future, UI design will also have a good development prospect.
However, the requirements for UI design in the market are getting higher and higher, and the requirements for junior UI designers are getting stricter and stricter. If you don't keep the habit of continuing learning after entering the UI industry, you are likely to be replaced by new people, and your promotion may be very difficult. So how does UI design develop?
Most technical posts are divided into two ways, one is to specialize in technology. After working in a technical post for many years, I choose a direction to conduct in-depth research, and then become an expert in the industry to provide technical support for enterprises. The other is management, constantly accumulating project experience, then consciously cultivating their own management ability, and finally becoming a team manager. We look at the single career path of UI design according to working years and working levels.
1, Junior UI Designer: Junior UI design requires you to know design, have a certain understanding of interactive design and operation, and be able to complete the design tasks delivered by the company.
2. Intermediate UI designer: Everyone has different growth speed and opportunities in the industry. Some people may spend a year or two growing up quickly and have the requirements of a mature UI design. From junior year to senior year is not only the accumulation of working years, but also the accumulation of project experience and design experience. In this process, you need to constantly improve your design knowledge in the work industry, because different industry backgrounds may have different requirements for design.
3. Senior UI designer: From intermediate to advanced is a difficult process. Some UI designers stay in the intermediate UI design, no matter how many years they work, they just accumulate more project experience. In addition to mobile and web design, many intermediate UI designs need H5 interface design and even familiarity with the front end (HTML, CSS), which is to constantly improve themselves according to market demand.
4. Senior UI Design/Design Director: After accumulating rich project experience, if you have excellent technical skills and management skills, you can basically participate in formulating a company's product style. At this stage, you not only need to know the design, interaction, user research and fashion trends, but also need to know the management, lead the design team to produce the company's product ideas and ideas, and provide support for the company's decision-making.
The above advanced path of UI design is just one of the career plans of UI design, and it is also a very specific one. However, it is not difficult to see from the above road that the market demands more and more UI designers, and enterprises are more inclined to recruit composite UI designers.
Of course, in addition to the above development directions, UI design can also develop in the direction of product, operation and front end. Career planning varies widely, and personal development needs to be customized according to your own good direction, but no matter which direction UI design develops, you need to keep learning at all times.
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The development of the Internet will naturally drive the development of related work, so will UI design, which is indispensable in the Internet industry, develop badly? The times are changing and the requirements are changing, so in order to meet the requirements of the times, you need to reflect on your own shortcomings at all times, so that you can get good development and prospects in any industry.
You are worried that many people will learn UI design. After a few years, the market will be saturated, and your competitive pressure will be great.
In fact, I want to say that as long as the Internet is developing and there is a certain demand for beautiful things, the UI design market will not be saturated. Secondly, if you can't keep learning progress after entering the industry, you are in danger of being eliminated in any industry.