Why become a UI designer?
Imagine being passionate about your job, using your creativity, working on interesting projects, and earning a high salary.
Maybe you are bored at your current job. Maybe you feel stuck with no room to grow, or perhaps you wish you had the option to work remotely or even freelance. If any of these sound like you, it may be time to make a change.
UI designers love making beautiful interfaces
UI intersects psychology, design, and technology. It’s the extremely powerful art of creating visually pleasing, highly intuitive user experiences.
As a UI designer, you’ll work with a multidisciplinary team of designers, developers, and marketers to realize your projects.
UI designers come from many different backgrounds
While many UI designers come from a career in graphic or product design, we have found that anyone can become a successful UI designer if they apply themselves. For example, we have many successful graduates who used to work in marketing, sales, teaching, customer service, finance, architecture, HR, IT, and art.
Whatever your background, you likely have transferable skills which can be applied to UI design. Your dedicated Career Specialist will help you to identify these skills.
UI designers are in high demand
Employers struggle to find qualified UI designers, and the demand keeps growing. The average UX designer salary in the United States is $83,623—though that will vary depending on seniority and location.
UI designers are constantly evolving
The technology industry moves quickly, and UI designers are constantly learning and advancing in their careers. There is practically no limit to how much you can improve your skills and advance in your career as a UI designer.
UI designers can work in many types of companies
As a UI designer, you have opportunities to work for startups, agencies, large corporates, or even freelance. You can also often work remotely and choose where you want to be.
UI designers are shaping the future
From self-driving cars to the “Internet of Things”, designers are shaping the products and services around us and consequently changing the way technology and the world works.
UI designers are empowered to make a difference.
