Introduction
Sections
Section: Design / UX
Section: Web Design
Section: User Experience (UX)
Section: UI Design
Section: App Design
Section: Graphic Design
Section: Marketing
Takeaway: The UI Design Academy is a great place to learn user experience design.
Section: Learn UI Design from a full time and passionate instructor.
Section: Get access to a completely free bootcamp with lifetime access.
Section: Build customer projects from actual companies to learn and grow your portfolio.
Section: Gain in-depth knowledge about design tools like Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop & InVision Studio from me personally.
Takeaway: This course is completely free for you to enjoy!
Section: Project-driven curriculum
Section: Real world experience
Section: Dedicated mentor support
Section: Job placement and interview prep
Section: Flexible program
Takeaway: Come learn UI/UX design and get a job in as little as 3 months.
Section: The first thing to understand is that UI Design doesn’t exist in a vacuum—it’s one of the three key components of design. Graphic, UX and UI Design are equally important and must be considered together.
Section: Before you think about designing a specific interface element (button, progress bar, or any other item), it needs to be clear what problem you’re solving for the user. This is where UX comes into play; UX creates the structure and outline of your app.
Section: Sketching is part of what we called “thinking on paper.” Sketching can help you explore your ideas quicker than by using software tools only. You don’t need to spend 5 hours on one sketch; it can be done quickly with a pen or pencil and a piece of paper (or any other surface). And don’t forget that this is just a rough draft; at this point, you should not be focused on details but rather show your general concept.
Section: When it comes to digital design, there are more options and opportunities than ever before. It’s no longer enough to know basic Visual Design principles and how to use Photoshop—the industry has outgrown those skills over the past few years. As a UI Designer,
Do you have a physical location that you'd like to promote?
If you have a physical location, your website can be a great way to promote it. You can show photos of the inside and outside of your business or product, as well as maps and directions from nearby locations. Be sure to include menus, hours and contact information on your site so that potential customers know where you are located before they get there.
Is your client base mostly in an area with reliable high-speed internet access?
You may need to consider different options if you are in an area with unreliable high-speed internet access. For instance, if your customer base primarily uses mobile devices and they aren’t at home or work often enough to have reliable high-speed internet, you may want to consider other alternatives such as creating a mobile-friendly website that can still be used when there is no connectivity.
However, if you are based in an urban area where high speed internet is more reliable and affordable than ever before; this is not something for you to worry about!
Does your business require you to take orders?
If you have a business that requires people to place orders, then yes, you should absolutely have a website. It’s the easiest way for people to find out about your product and make an impulse purchase. If you’re in the business of selling furniture or clothing or food items or whatever else someone might want to buy online, having a proper ecommerce website is almost inevitable.
However—and this is important—if your business doesn’t involve taking orders (for example, if it doesn’t have any inventory), then having an informational website can still be very useful for driving traffic back towards your physical location(s). The more exposure you get online leads directly back to how many people visit your store and what kind of profit those visits generate!
Do you want to aggregate social media information and activity into one place?
Can your customers easily reach you by phone, email or text?
Are there few businesses in your area that do what you do, and do they all have websites?
It's probably still good to have a website.
Conclusion
It’s important to remember that a website is just one piece of your marketing strategy. If you don’t have a website, there are still many things you can do to reach your audience and grow your business, including social media pages and search engine optimization (SEO). It might be time to revisit these techniques if they haven’t been working as well as expected lately!
