Nick Lawrence
1 min readJul 8, 2021

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Exceptional article and I absolutely agree with you Lena. I think it's important that this kind of information is shared openly with prospective UX designers.

The transition into UX from a pure design background can be jarring for many, especially because many bootcamps, online coursework, and even some college degrees for that matter, may not set people up for success in the ways that they really need in this day and age.

Now more than ever before, UI/UXers are expected to know everything. From stakholder interviewing, discovery research, competative analysis, conducting user interviews, task hierarchies, system blueprinting/diagramming, all the different types of user documentation, wireframing, lo/mid/hi-fi mocking, prototyping, creating and maintaining design systems, component specification in HTML/CSS and sometimes even JavaScript, and that's just the basics for a lot of these jobs; not to mention user testing and continuous innovation based on that feedback, all while trying to hit potentially moving business targets as the economy rumbles under our feet.

Some are now even requiring React/Vue (js library), build tool-chains, and ecosystem experience, and as the market becomes more and more competative we will probably see this become even more of an issue for people just trying to get their foot in the door.

I would say for most UX designers just getting into it, the best things they can focus on are UX core-competancies and growing out from there, just because trying to learn everything at once is like drinking from a waterfall.

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Nick Lawrence
Nick Lawrence

Written by Nick Lawrence

UI/UX designer with over thirteen years of experience in the design industry. nicklawrencedesign.com | designwalkthroughs.com

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