Hi, This follows on from a discussion I was involved with regarding education for UX professionals. I'd be interested to know how easy it's considered to move from one area of web work into a more UI/UX-focused role (but still within the web industry).
I've read a couple of comments on older discussions that suggest that it isn't that easy but I'd be interested to get wider opinions. I'm currently working as a Web developer but have always been more interested in the interaction / UI aspects of the job rather than just the technical side, although it's only been reasonably recently that I've realised this is a whole separate area! Ideally I'd like to move from my current role into a "proper" UI / UX role. In order to do this, I'm currently studying a postgraduate-level course in UI design and evaluation (not a Master's). I'm also trying to refine my experience a bit -- pushing UCD where I can in my current work, redesigning my portfolio to emphasise the UI design aspects of it, reading the blogs / discussions etc. I'm also considering whether to take on voluntary work or contacting agencies / individuals to find out a little bit more about what they do. Do people have any views on this -- indeed has anyone made the transition from another web role (web designer, developer etc.) into a UI/UX role and if so do you have any comments or recommendations? Or is education to the key here, e.g. is an MSc in HCI etc. necessary? With many thanks, David ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
