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    UI/UX Designer Roadmap

    Complete learning path

    4-8 Months
    Beginner
    ₹5-20 LPA
    6 Phases

    Overview

    This roadmap guides you to become a UI/UX Designer. You'll master design fundamentals, user research, Figma, prototyping, and design systems. Perfect for creative minds, completable in 4-8 months.

    Prerequisites

    Creativity & curiosity

    Outcome

    UI/UX Designer Role

    Resources

    Mostly free resources

    Learning Phases

    1

    Design Fundamentals

    3-4 weeks

    Learn core design principles and visual hierarchy.

    Skills to Learn

    • ★
      Design Principles
    • ★
      Color Theory
    • ★
      Typography
    • ★
      Visual Hierarchy
    • ◆
      Grid Systems
    • ◆
      Gestalt Principles

    Resources

    • Refactoring UI
      Paid
    • Design Principles
      Free

    Projects to Build

    • →Design Analysis
    • →Color Palette Creation
    • →Typography Study
    2

    UX Research

    4-5 weeks

    Master user research and understanding user needs.

    Skills to Learn

    • ★
      User Interviews
    • ★
      User Personas
    • ★
      Journey Mapping
    • ★
      Competitive Analysis
    • ◆
      Surveys & Questionnaires
    • ◆
      Usability Testing

    Resources

    • Nielsen Norman Group
      Free
    • UX Research Methods
      Freemium

    Projects to Build

    • →User Research Study
    • →Persona Development
    • →Journey Map Creation
    3

    Wireframing & IA

    3-4 weeks

    Learn information architecture and wireframing.

    Skills to Learn

    • ★
      Information Architecture
    • ★
      User Flows
    • ★
      Low-fidelity Wireframes
    • ◆
      Sitemaps
    • ◆
      Card Sorting
    • ○
      Sketching

    Resources

    • Balsamiq Wireframing
      Free

    Projects to Build

    • →App Wireframes
    • →User Flow Diagram
    • →Sitemap Design
    4

    UI Design & Figma

    6-8 weeks

    Master Figma and high-fidelity UI design.

    Skills to Learn

    • ★
      Figma Fundamentals
    • ★
      Components & Variants
    • ★
      Auto Layout
    • ★
      High-fidelity Mockups
    • ★
      Responsive Design
    • ◆
      Design Tokens

    Resources

    • Figma Learn
      Free
    • Figma Academy
      Free

    Projects to Build

    • →Mobile App Design
    • →Web Design
    • →Component Library
    5

    Prototyping & Animation

    3-4 weeks

    Create interactive prototypes and micro-interactions.

    Skills to Learn

    • ★
      Interactive Prototyping
    • ★
      Micro-interactions
    • ◆
      Animation Principles
    • ◆
      Prototype Testing
    • ○
      Motion Design Basics

    Resources

    • Figma Prototyping
      Free
    • Principle App
      Paid

    Projects to Build

    • →Interactive Prototype
    • →Micro-interaction Design
    • →Clickable Demo
    6

    Design Systems

    4-5 weeks

    Build and maintain scalable design systems.

    Skills to Learn

    • ★
      Design System Fundamentals
    • ★
      Component Documentation
    • ★
      Style Guides
    • ◆
      Token Architecture
    • ◆
      Accessibility (a11y)
    • ○
      Design Ops

    Resources

    • Design Systems 101
      Free
    • Material Design
      Free

    Projects to Build

    • →Design System
    • →Component Library
    • →Documentation Site
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