A little late, but I’m sincerely grateful to @Wizarab10 for the @TechSphereAcad scholarship and @BobbyMa29381147 for pointing me to it. Thanks to tutors Olusegun & Ololade for smooth, impactful learning and everyone who supported me. Open to internships & growth in Product Design
Learning UI/UX design is easy.
But building a career out of it is freaking hard!
At the beginning, you might think
“Once I learn this, I should start making money in a few months.”
But that’s not how it works for most people.
I didn’t get anything meaningful from design until 2 years in.
And my first gig came over a year after I started learning.
So if you’re in that phase where nothing is happening yet… this should help you.
Here are 5 things that actually help:
1. Get better at what you do
Simple.
If you’re good, it’s easier for people to hire you.
Focus on the basics and learn how to use them properly.
2. Practice a lot (and do it intentionally)
Don’t just design randomly.
Practice with purpose.
It might take months, even years, but it pays off.
3. Share your work
People need to see what you can do.
Even if you feel like you’re not good enough, just post it.
Let people give feedback. That’s how you improve.
4. Be around design content
Join a community if you can.
If not, train your algorithm (interact with as many designers/design posts as possible).
Follow designers, study their work, keep seeing good design every day.
5. Apply for jobs. A lot.
This one is important.
Before I got my first international role,
I was applying to 15 jobs every day.
In total, I’ve applied to 500+ jobs.
It’s a numbers game.
You will get rejected. Just keep going.
There’s no fixed timeline for this.
Just because someone got a job in 3 months
doesn’t mean it will happen that way for you.
It will eventually work out.
Anytime am designing and hit a creative block, I will just remember one lady on IG that said the easiest way to enter tech is through UX Design.
This lady is not a UX Designer, she just teaches people affiliate marketing and mostly how to make money online.
How her girls never threw things down. Asking if I saw her keys that her son also threw away. That how come the phone's screen didn't break. She then said thank you and left. Now this is me asking.. WHAT IF?
But what do I even know ?
So it happened that my neighbor's son (20months old) threw down her mum's phone from the 2nd floor. I came back from church and saw it under the car. The phone stayed with me for 2hrs before they started calling. She came to collect it and was lamenting about boys this and that.
Happy New Month Of February!
Wishing all of us..
Easy grinding that brings fulfilling results.
Favour surrounded with good hearts.
God's protection, provisions and clarity.
Be stay HAPPY 😊 e get why.