UX/UI Design vs Product Design |Salaries, Skills and More…

Today I wanted to write a little about the two most confused areas. It is true that the responsibilities of these areas vary from company to company, so it is not enough to know them specifically. But once you know the main difference, you can almost decide in which field to progress.

Product designers are involved in the entire design process of a product, while UX designers focus more on the hands-on design portion of the process. This means both are expected to know how to use common UX tools, like Balsamiq, Sketch, Lucid Chart, or design tools like Figma. But sometimes they’re not. Broadly speaking, product designers tend to be more involved with the entirety of the design process of a product, while UX designers generally focus specifically on refining the user experience of a product.

Characteristics that show a sharp change

The best conclusion we can draw from this is that Product designers think more business-oriented. UX designers, in contrast, focus on the relationship between people and the design they make, rather than the product’s market value, sales, and how much funding it will get.

Well, what should we pay attention to in order to become a UX designer or Product designer? In addition to these, the most interesting question is what should be paid attention to in order to transition from Ux design to Praduct design?

UX designers are more design focused.UX designers are more design oriented and their focus is on how well the relationship between people and design is. Of course, the most important thing is to improve it.Nevertheless, we cannot say that the Praduct designer did not pay attention to this. However, while Product designer focuses on the practical solutions of the product, the UX designer focuses more on the practical solution of the product from the design aspect.

UX concepts and skills: UX designer would also include being able to prototype, build wireframes, or map user journeys or user flows. These skills will also be foundational for your work as a product designer.

Design tools and principles:· UX designers should generally be familiar with several design tools. These can include Figma, Sketch, and Adobe Creative Suite. A strong understanding of design principles — like typography and color theory — will also be an asset.

Moving from a UX designer to a product designer can be a natural transition as you gain more experience and begin to take on more responsibilities.

Product designer is more business oriented. Therefore, many companies expect him to manage the team and finish the process properly. That’s why you need to stand out from the team by developing your proper management skills rather than the ability to work with a team.

Collaboration across different teams: Since the product designer is expected to manage the process properly, it is important to have a close relationship with the developer, visual designer, UX and UI designers. Being in touch with many other departments of the company, not just with the design team, helps him create a better product.

In addition, it can be said that most of the desired skills are similar in both.

UX DESIGNER MUST HAVE:

• Creative and critical thinking
• Problem-solving
• Visual Design
• High competency with a range of design tools(Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch etc.)
• Is empathetic
• Open mind
• Technically proficient
• Reasearch

PRODUCT DESIGNER MUST HAVE:

• Product design
• Problem-solving
• Project management
• The ability to empathize
• Public speaking — for interviews and presentations
• General understanding of HTML, CSS, Javascript
• Creative and critical thinking
• Long-term planning and strategy
• Technically proficient
• Research

What are the responsibilities of a product designer and a ux designer in a workflow? I note the responsibilities section below any job application posted on Glassdoor

UX DESIGNER RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS:

Key Responsibilities

· Lead for all UX Design and support on graphic design work

· Analysis and design of exceptional experiences across a portfolio of products

· Understanding of different web and mobile platforms and how user experience and design are specific to the platform

· Able to design and implement an Information architecture that delivers a superb user experience

· Design of website and landing pages

· Work closely with our Brand lead to create design improvements to the customer journey

· Collaborate with the development team to ensure they implement designs that are pixel perfect

· Help support on video projects with new ideas and graphic elements

· Refine images, fonts and layouts using UX and graphic design software

· Ensure projects are complete to the highest of standards

· Stay up-to-date with industry developments and tools

· Work as part of an agile delivery team, collaborating with user research, business analysis, quality assurance to deliver a product

Requirements:

· Self-motivated

· Self- starter who has the ability to take lead and ownership of the area, to come up with recommendations and improvements

· Strong Design skills, Graphic Design Background preferred

· The desire to work as part of a team, and always willing to share knowledge

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills

· Excellent Photoshop skills

· High quality portfolio of work

UX DESIGNER RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS:

Responsibilities:

• Expand and refine our customer journey through the design of new product features as well as the refinement of existing features
• Through research and testing grow the Customer Journey Team’s knowledge and understanding of the customer
• From the Product Lead as well as self-directed research, gather and understand business requirements
• From the development team gather and understand the technical constants
• Contribute to the continued improvement and evolution of the Customer Journey Team’s tooling and processes. For example our team would benefit from the establishment of an assets library and better defined design system.

Core requirements:

• 3+ years experience working as either a UI Designer, UX Designer, Web Designer or User Researcher
• Bachelor’s in UX, HCI or related field (e.g. Visual Communication,Design etc.) or equivalent experience
• User Research experience including planning and running user testing
• Skills/talent geared towards UX copy writing rather than visual design
• Experience using design & prototyping tools such as Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma etc.
• Ability to work independently and take the initiative while being team orientated and not driven by ego
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to work with people at different levels and professional backgrounds
• Familiarity working with ambiguity and shifting requirements/context. Not only can you find the answers, but you can find the right questions to ask in the first place.

Thank you for reading. We hope it will be useful for you.

by Tayfun Ashrafli