THIS SLOWS down your progress 10X
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- This is a very important topic. Here's my observation.
I've been looking at what junior designers do for a couple years now, including at university and sadly I am noticing a decline in quality (on average) right now than 4-5 years ago.
That's very weird, right? After all the amount of content about UX, UI, Product Design, Design Systems and most of all "Figma" is skyrocketing.
There's more and more free stuff to pick from, so why is the quality dropping?
Well there are a couple reasons for this and I share a way out of this mess in this video.
Watch till the very end and let me know your thoughts!
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This quote is always on my mind: "Learn to design, not Figma."
so true
And now more people are starting to wake up to this :)
You'd be surprised how many recruiters, seniors, CTOs, place more value on the wow factor because they don't have the time to go through your case studies, wireframes, user flow, and you might also be surprised how these people don't even know how to read portfolios. Companies hire HR firms that have no expertise in design to scout candidates, they are given a list of requirements to spot skills on resumes and if they match they get called; then they showcase their copy pasta Figma templates, and guess what? You're hired.
Designer social influencer detox! Much needed, thank you 😊
I appreciate your honest perspective on design influencers and the importance of practical experience. Can you tell us about a standout project from your 25-year career as a designer that taught you valuable lessons and had a significant impact on your growth?
He share his thoughts on the current state of design education online, and how he believes that most design influencers are not actually qualified to teach. He encourages viewers to unfollow all but five design influencers, and to focus on getting a job and gaining real-world experience. Good idea.
Absolutely agree with the importance of real-world experience in design. While influencers can provide inspiration, nothing beats hands-on projects and on-the-job learning. Quality over quantity when choosing who to follow. Thanks for the straightforward advice!
Man this is so real, thanks for putting this video out, I've been feeling the same way as I have acquired experience in the field, the best way to learn is doing the job, not staring at repeatable content over and over on social media. It goes to myself also, because I tried to do the same, creating that same type of content thinking it was the right thing, glad that I realized I was wrong.
Love your videos Mike 🤙
Appreciate it! :)
This is so true and speaks to the importance of doing your own research. When I was thinking of a career change, I researched all the major boot camps , the google Ux course, etc. I think that might be how I found your courses! There is so much out there such as paid blog posts promoting some boot camp… people need to take the time to find out if it’s worth it.
Thank you SO MUCH Michal! My brain has definitely been over saturated with trying to learn everything from everyone, and it's sucked too much time out of being productive and moving my skills forward. I just completed Day 6 of your Daily UI Challenge and I'm loving it! I look forward to each daily challenge and do feel like my progress is ramping up! Now to get back into my Hype 4 Academy library (love that) and focus on your courses that I have already purchased, and unsubscribe to most of the others to narrow down. But hey, you're number 1 on my top 5! Thanks!
Appreciate it very much! I'm an introvert and quite insecure, so comments like these really help me mentally :)
Very useful, and less stressful! 👏
Honestly, I have been following a lot of designers on social.
But your content is really useful.
And now you are the only one I follow.
You can still add 4 more - there's some people that are very good at what they do, but it's maybe 1% of those "influencers" :)
The world needs more people like you ❤
Not sure it would handle it :D
Michal you are so real it is unreal 😄🥰
2-3 years in and I can't agree with you more, most things that I know I got from working on real projects, solving real problems and dealing with real clients. It was overwhelming in the beginning seeing this much IG content related to UX but after some time I managed to filter it.
Thank you! I always tell the beginners to follow ur content, your mindset is what I value the most!
P.S. on my 7th day of ur challenge!
I REALLY appreciate that! :)
Am working as designer for 1.8 years and only now am starting to learn how to work in figma faster. And I have changed my design approach few times... And ofcourse now I am atending meetings with clients and giving suggestions about their online stores my design decisions... Now I feel that am going the right way😁 and am following about 4-5 senior designers with 10+ working experience😁
This is a super unique topic to cover and I love it, Ive been creating design content for at least 3 years flowing off of 6 years of experience and I must say seeing bots like this on social media is almost insulting to the overall goal which is to help designers learn the world of full time experience and more - for sure am looking towards more videos from you man, keep up the good work and the good advice :)
I just found your channel and I'm so GLAD I did! Love how honest and transparent you are, and this video especially resonated as I try to come up with a "content plan" that helps me get hired/more clients after years of just getting clients through networking and referrals. That works great, but having some form of content or portfolio online gives more trust I think, so working on that. Thanks for your videos!
Thank you so much!!
As someone who has been doing UX for 15+ years, this is good advice. Focus on doing work, thinking through problems, discuss it, defend it, ask for feedback on how it can be better and know that it can always improve. If you are just starting out, discussing work with other new people is still very valuable and you can learn a lot if you think.
Go pull up UA-cam if you have a specific question on how to do something that fits into a project you are working on.
Thank you, your videos are always insightful!
Appreciate your insights as always Michal! Glad to have a one stop shop here from such a pro
I'm not sure if pro is the best word that defines me. I have been doing this professionally since 2001 (and unprofessionally since 1998) but I still feel like I'm "just" a designer - just one that went through lots of "situations" - clients of all sizes, bad things, good things, great things, lawsuits, very successful projects and total failures. And lots of unpaying clients ;)
There are definitely people more skilled than me in many areas - but they likely don't have a huge following - most of those "big accounts" are content creators, not designers.
its been 9 months i got my first UX design job, and i had been watching your videos before i got a job. I must say every thing u said, every content u shared has been very valuable for me, before and after my job.
I need to see this video everyday.
I am soo deep down into fomo that i cannot even understand if i am growing anymore. My confidence is low and it has been soo hard to grasp things lately , it makes me sit in the corner and procrastinate
just regain focus. 🫡
Your no BS approach is very approachable!
I actually had to think and you're actually the only design influencer I follow, everyone else who "influences" me is my friends who just so happen to be designers.
I think of myself more of just a designer (not influencer) that happens to like to shitpost online ;)
Great vod, Michal! You always bring the heat and reality. No BS filler here!!
Trying to get out of this industry with a bang :-)
@@MalewiczHype and I’m trying to get out of the casino industry as well
thank you man what a wake up call, so redesigning real projects is fine for exprience or whats your tought.
I've commited to feed myself with all of your video's as much as possible. i really love your works and looking up to you in the industry. Thank god for your existence. i really love your videos ❤❤❤❤
You can do it!
I just follow 2 - Michal and Gary can't handle more than these two. Good video Michal
Thanks for the support! Much appreciated! :)
love your humor 😀 thx for the video!
"Your video content is like a breath of fresh air. It's creative, engaging, and a joy to watch."
I can't hide the fact that I used to have terrible problems with it. I would add all the videos to my favorites and never came back to them. Instead of finishing a project for a client, I watched some tutorials which I never used. Taking screenshots of influencers I never came back to. And do you know what the worst part is? The thought of "am I really in the right place, after all, there's so much I don't know yet". All this instead of helping only puts you in a bad mood, because instead of designing you start thinking how many things you still do not know .... Exactly, your brain is overdone
I will fix that trend even if as a result many people unfollow me too.
This is more important than me - for humanity to regain clarity, as with this distorted brain people won't be able to design well ;)
You are the GOAT 🤙@@MalewiczHype
This guy is a real gem in ui ux community
Hej, i also round about 25 years in the design industry. And YOU ARE RIGHT. Just deleted all my favs on YT.
This video editing is on point.
Wow these changes alot
To think of it your absolutely right 😊
I notice stuff.
I soooo needed to hear this!
I want to make a change, even if it results with some people unfollowing me.
That positive change is worth more than follower counts :)
I totally agree, most content creators nowadays are just content creators not actual designers, not to mention the fact that they copy each other's content almost all the time
Yeah, it's a plague.
It's about time! 💪🏼🥦
Team broccoli for the win!
No BS approach. This is the actual truth. ❤
This is so true, even in the web development field.
I've seen webflow / framer "bois" being a bit like that too in web dev space, but I'm not that strongly in it so only talking about stuff I know.
Great video, Michal.
I have a question: I need to learn advanced prototyping since I require that for my job, and Figma sucks. I've started using Framer and think it's a good approach for a nice site builder. What do you think? In the future, I could try something more advanced.
We often do these in HTML/JS (prototypes I mean). But Framer and Webflow are both good choices.
My first time here in a live session.... Thrilled
Welcome! :)
i'm actually a beginner this is actually helpful
I've unsubscribe from every "Figma superfast" almost 3 weeks ago, bcz all their lessons and advices was no good for me. They just showing how to make some animated and "cool" stuff but in my current learning process I don't see for myself any use from. I just felt frustrated every time I watch that tutorials, I just couldn't understand how they help me become a better designer. So just unsubscribe from all of them. And now you've said that I was absolutely right!!! I'm on your Daily UI Challenge and I love it!! Thank you!!!
There's definitely space to explore new things (even animation) but not at the very beginning when strong fundamentals matter the most. Welcome to the challenge, glad you like it :)
Blown up everything⚡️🔥🧯🚒
0:12 this is me months ago before i followed you on LinkedIn 😭
I blocked practically everyone, especially on instagram - it's horrible :)
Thank you so much sir now I understand I have to be an influencer with 27days of experience 🎉
That’s double the experience that most instagram influencers have - go for it 🫡
@@MalewiczHype you are 🤣🤣🤣, I currently finish your latest free book for beginners and it's help me a lot ... Lots of love from India 🇮🇳
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Hey Michal! I don't know if you'll respond to this, but I wanted some info on your Ultimate Design Collection Bundle. I wanted to purchase it but there is no mention of whether you'll give some feedback or not as it is available for some of your other courses. I am willing to pay more for your feedback on the ultimate collection bundle. Is there any way this can happen? Thanks! love your content!
Hey! We do have a "feedback round" product as a companion (but needs to be purchased separately) and if you finish all courses at once that can cover mobile and web design feedbacks all in one (async comment) session :)
@@MalewiczHype Alright so basically if I purchase your Ultimate Design collection bundle, ONE feedback round automatically gets included? Because I can't see a specific link on hype4academy to purchase the feedback on the UDC bundle.
it's on our gumroad (hype4academy.gumroad.com) - we're in the process of merging but that's where the feedback rounds are.
@@MalewiczHype Thanks a lot!!
Based my man
Figma's plugin section has become a flea market of its own, quantity but hardly any quality. About time Figma(dobe) gets a detoxification, both in and out but that probably won't be happening anytime soon 🤦♂️ I wish all people on their day 1 could know this truth.
Luckily I'm not using Figma for any real work, as it would be difficult for many reasons ;)
Hi! I would like to become a member of your channel. Is it available?
LOL, that "Smash A" guy...
There is a specific smash a guy? I thought they all say that.
I can only find the other 4 designers to follow if they are all real clones of you. Let me know when that happens 😂 However, I follow Diana. I love her designs, articles, and contributions to the design community 😊
Diana will contribute something else (design-wise) to the world soon in her new company that'll be doing her own products, based on her own designs. And these won't be "digital".
Can't say more yet, but yeah she's my favorite designer :)
@@MalewiczHype She’s such a boss babe! I’m so excited for her and looking forward to the good news, if we’ll get to hear it :)
And the music at the end? 🤕
UA-cam algo doesn't like it :(
I stick to your content :)
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Thanks!
@@MalewiczHype thank you for your videos, no doubt you are my reference, thank you... greetings from Mexico if one day you come I invite you some good tacos :)
Poor jonny is now selling NFT's on Telegram because of this.
He's doing okay still on instagram
I don't even watch these shit courses or tutorials.
I only watch a few designers (you included) who actually teach me a few stuff
Is there a list of influencer that we should unfollow?
I have a short list that I blocked for stealing my content (mostly big 200K+ accounts on insta) but it doesn't matter really.
Just check their portfolios and work experience and it may be easier to find who to unfollow than you think :)