Wow, this is definitely the best and most clear answer I have ever got. As a mid-senior designer, I have been investing time and money in learning web development on the side, and I am actually enjoying it. However, from time to time I am still not sure about it and doubting myself "am I wasting my time on something that does not actually add value to my career?" Now your thorough answer has cleared up my mind. Thanks again, Michael!
Hey Junnan! I am sooooo happy to hear. Grateful that this video has helped answer an underlying uncertainty you've been having for years. Don't get me wrong, it's great to learn code but it's more important to know is it the best thing for what you want to achieve in the long run. Hope to see you around more often!
Hope you enjoyed the video! 1️⃣ Learn all my UI/UX tips to excel in your career 👉🏼ua-cam.com/video/MBUn4FBAg-A/v-deo.html 2️⃣ Learn all my tips to scale your freelance business 👉🏼ua-cam.com/video/0bNWesia2Hs/v-deo.html 3️⃣ Tips to improve your design portfolio 👉🏼 ua-cam.com/video/LxUvjobQQ54/v-deo.html 4️⃣ My free Figma Crash Course Playlist 👉🏼 ua-cam.com/play/PLvnhVb8yYRQ3TDOsSgN0pf0XqG6E56IYM.html I'd love to hear your thoughts on this topic as well. After watching the entire video.. I'd love to hear your thoughts and perspectives as well. This should be an interesting discussion.
Loved your approach tailored to different audiences! My experience is very similar, I did learn front-end when I first started and it was useful at some stage; but overall for a typical designer role, I would say designers don't need to code and it's often better if they don't.
Thank you so much for sharing here as well Ana! I’m sure a lot of younger designers will really appreciate your thoughts for validation and clarity!! 🙏🏼
This is the most clear answer I heard. That topic is complexe, and nobody agrees on this. But you summed it up very well, and it's so true. I learned the the basics of front-end development by myself, but it helped me to talk about my designs with the developers team of my agency, but it was not a prerequisite. I decided to continue as a freelance, and I'm pretty sure I have to dive back into the code! That video was amazing and helpful, thanks again Michael!
Thank you so much Vincent! I 100% agree with you on this. It is definitely a very complex topic. A lot of designers throw in their 2 cents without the design experience, hiring experience and empathy to understand the true goal of each situation. Really happy to hear that you found this relevant and useful. Thank you so much for the support and sharing your thoughts. It means a lot to me. See you around more often.
I started my career as a designer and after a few years, I transitioned into web design. I learn to code HTML and CSS because the industry look for web designers that can code not only design. But after years of working in the industry, I got distracted and confused on whether what I really want as a designer. I've become a Lead designer for a few years and just realized that I'm more passionate about creating designs and solving problems. I'll be starting over as a UI/UX and would love to learn more!
based from my personal expereince. i really only had to code like 10% of the time. However, that 10% when i did, it was super helpful that i had prior knowledge of html/css. without that basic underdtanding, it wouldve taken me 10x slower to complete the project. and yes, having some knowledge of coding made me more aware of how i design things that are practical.
💯 This was super helpful, thanks! As a junior designer looking to land my first role, I was worried about not being an "expert" front-end coder, as I see that listed as a requirement in a lot of job openings. Learning some front-end development in my free time as I look to land my first job should be beneficial in the long run
100%. Like I mentioned before in a perfect world - if we could learn everything with an insert of a chip, hell yeah we should. But people give advice blankly without even considering that other people have lives outside of work. Family, responsibilities etc. My honest opinion is considering different stages of a designer and the amount of time they realistically have. To progress in a career, you have to excel in one area. Understanding code is a great but being an expert... why would you even be a designer then 😂 Might as well become a software engineer, right? Glad you found this useful.
Great perspective! Love the way you broke everything down. I'm a UX/UI designer with some basic coding knowledge. I sometimes wonder if I should invest time in learning to code, even though I know that I don't find joy in coding. This video has added more clarity for me. Thank you! From personal experience, I find understanding some code can be beneficial when communicating with developers, especially when they pushback on design feasibility.
Thanks Tracey! Really happy to hear this video gave you clarity. No doubt learning code is helpful and useful. In a perfect world I would say 100% hands down learn code. But with the time we have etc if we want to make use of the time we have more effectively it really depends on the situation we’re in. Very grateful for the comment and support 🙏🏼
This was absolutely helpful!!!!!! I'm a Product Designer from Nigeria who recently started learning front-end development for the fun of it, but most times I realize I can't cope with it due to it being in a class of its own. I moved with Webflow and I've so far enjoyed using that.
Thank you Stephen! Glad you enjoyed it. I think it’s important for people to understand “why” the need to learn to code. You’ll eventually get to a point where learning it will feel right because it aligns with what you want to achieve.
Hey Kay! Ha, great to hear someone appreciates my setup. I might have done alright in design but film production is definitely very new to me.. so you complimenting it means a lot haha. I'll add your request to the list 👌🏼
@mizko I wouldn't say I am struggling but I've never run a workshop and I would like to because I took a heavier role at my company, I am Sr. UX designer that work with BA, Product manager, developers, and designer, I lead my product within R&D.
Let’s just say - I watched the entire video because I was genuinely interested in knowing the answer to the wrong question! I love the insight and I agree - it really depends on our goals. Keep up the good work! How do you learn how to code as an all rounder, if I want to go down that freelance route? 😬 Thanks mizko!!!
Thank you Amy! Really appreciate it. It was a lengthy video but there was so much to cover if I wanted to answer this correctly. Learning how to code for designers is a great question! In summary focusing on HTML5/CSS3 and some JS is a great start. I’ll definitely launch a video about this soon.
The problem is you have to keep continually coding otherwise you just forget and also fall behind of what's new. This makes it difficult for a designer who maybe only looks at code occasionally, or more importantly, as a student who maybe does a couple of coding units in 2nd year uni, then by the time they've graduated, have no idea how to code because of the time that's passed. For me, I feel like, unless there is something I want to MAKE that requires code, why would I invest my time going through random coding classes when I don't have an end goal in mind? There just isn't that motivation there. My question is, what kind of interesting projects could a Product Designer make that they could only do with code? Also, in terms of personal portfolio sites, what are the limitations of Editor X etc, should I code my own website instead?
Hello Misko, You are polishing UI and your video with your work setup. If you could please reveal your work setup, what are the things you use to make videos. If you could help me, I am planning on starting a UA-cam channel. I am inspired by you. I hope you will consider my request. Could you post your gadget videos?
i'm a developer and i'm focusing more on becoming a designer. the hard part of it is because people see me as a jack of all trades master of none. and i work for both functions and get paid for one :/ how can i turn the game to become a "designer who code" and not the opposite?
Great content Mizko, thanks for your opinion. My situation is that I am ux/ui lead, and have very small overview of html, css . I can understand simple code. I would love to move with my carrier to also provide my skills through freelance and I was asking the same question if I should learn more about coding. Although, I would like to take a path to do more art related stuff ( i like to draw in my freetime ) like concept art, 3D art etc. I want to still continue with ux ui design as well even it is not art related, but I want to develop my skill toolkit different direction than coding. What would you recommend to me to start with ? First increase my level of frontend skill and become a master of ux/ui craft with all direction, or more focus on the art besides ux design ? I dont have specific deadline when I want to achieve my goal, just wondering if it's worth to learn code before art path thanks for your opinion!
Great question Dusan. I personally would go down the path of: 1. Master UI & UX. 2. Learn code on the side if it's something you enjoy doing and can add value in your freelance career. 3. Treat art as a hobby on the side. The moment you turn a hobby/interest into a job, you will lose the joy in it all.
Wow, this is definitely the best and most clear answer I have ever got. As a mid-senior designer, I have been investing time and money in learning web development on the side, and I am actually enjoying it. However, from time to time I am still not sure about it and doubting myself "am I wasting my time on something that does not actually add value to my career?" Now your thorough answer has cleared up my mind. Thanks again, Michael!
Hey Junnan! I am sooooo happy to hear. Grateful that this video has helped answer an underlying uncertainty you've been having for years.
Don't get me wrong, it's great to learn code but it's more important to know is it the best thing for what you want to achieve in the long run.
Hope to see you around more often!
Very insightful. this is the most articulate piece on this subject i have seen. Thanks for this.
Hope you enjoyed the video!
1️⃣ Learn all my UI/UX tips to excel in your career 👉🏼ua-cam.com/video/MBUn4FBAg-A/v-deo.html
2️⃣ Learn all my tips to scale your freelance business 👉🏼ua-cam.com/video/0bNWesia2Hs/v-deo.html
3️⃣ Tips to improve your design portfolio 👉🏼 ua-cam.com/video/LxUvjobQQ54/v-deo.html
4️⃣ My free Figma Crash Course Playlist 👉🏼 ua-cam.com/play/PLvnhVb8yYRQ3TDOsSgN0pf0XqG6E56IYM.html
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this topic as well. After watching the entire video.. I'd love to hear your thoughts and perspectives as well. This should be an interesting discussion.
Loved your approach tailored to different audiences! My experience is very similar, I did learn front-end when I first started and it was useful at some stage; but overall for a typical designer role, I would say designers don't need to code and it's often better if they don't.
Thank you so much for sharing here as well Ana! I’m sure a lot of younger designers will really appreciate your thoughts for validation and clarity!! 🙏🏼
This is the most clear answer I heard. That topic is complexe, and nobody agrees on this. But you summed it up very well, and it's so true. I learned the the basics of front-end development by myself, but it helped me to talk about my designs with the developers team of my agency, but it was not a prerequisite. I decided to continue as a freelance, and I'm pretty sure I have to dive back into the code! That video was amazing and helpful, thanks again Michael!
Thank you so much Vincent! I 100% agree with you on this. It is definitely a very complex topic. A lot of designers throw in their 2 cents without the design experience, hiring experience and empathy to understand the true goal of each situation.
Really happy to hear that you found this relevant and useful.
Thank you so much for the support and sharing your thoughts. It means a lot to me. See you around more often.
I LOVE IT! Thank you so much for this video Mizko, keep up the great work!
Thank You Zineb!! Really happy to hear you enjoyed the video. Would love to know what was your key takeaway 🙏🏼
I started my career as a designer and after a few years, I transitioned into web design. I learn to code HTML and CSS because the industry look for web designers that can code not only design. But after years of working in the industry, I got distracted and confused on whether what I really want as a designer. I've become a Lead designer for a few years and just realized that I'm more passionate about creating designs and solving problems. I'll be starting over as a UI/UX and would love to learn more!
based from my personal expereince. i really only had to code like 10% of the time. However, that 10% when i did, it was super helpful that i had prior knowledge of html/css. without that basic underdtanding, it wouldve taken me 10x slower to complete the project.
and yes, having some knowledge of coding made me more aware of how i design things that are practical.
💯 This was super helpful, thanks! As a junior designer looking to land my first role, I was worried about not being an "expert" front-end coder, as I see that listed as a requirement in a lot of job openings. Learning some front-end development in my free time as I look to land my first job should be beneficial in the long run
100%. Like I mentioned before in a perfect world - if we could learn everything with an insert of a chip, hell yeah we should. But people give advice blankly without even considering that other people have lives outside of work. Family, responsibilities etc.
My honest opinion is considering different stages of a designer and the amount of time they realistically have.
To progress in a career, you have to excel in one area. Understanding code is a great but being an expert... why would you even be a designer then 😂 Might as well become a software engineer, right?
Glad you found this useful.
Great perspective! Love the way you broke everything down. I'm a UX/UI designer with some basic coding knowledge. I sometimes wonder if I should invest time in learning to code, even though I know that I don't find joy in coding. This video has added more clarity for me. Thank you!
From personal experience, I find understanding some code can be beneficial when communicating with developers, especially when they pushback on design feasibility.
Thanks Tracey! Really happy to hear this video gave you clarity. No doubt learning code is helpful and useful. In a perfect world I would say 100% hands down learn code. But with the time we have etc if we want to make use of the time we have more effectively it really depends on the situation we’re in. Very grateful for the comment and support 🙏🏼
Thanks so much for some great perspectives, I will look into some of those no-code apps.
🙏🏼
This was absolutely helpful!!!!!! I'm a Product Designer from Nigeria who recently started learning front-end development for the fun of it, but most times I realize I can't cope with it due to it being in a class of its own. I moved with Webflow and I've so far enjoyed using that.
Thank you Stephen! Glad you enjoyed it. I think it’s important for people to understand “why” the need to learn to code. You’ll eventually get to a point where learning it will feel right because it aligns with what you want to achieve.
Great content as usual. Can you create a Kit link of your studio setup?
The camera looks amazing!
Hey Kay! Ha, great to hear someone appreciates my setup. I might have done alright in design but film production is definitely very new to me.. so you complimenting it means a lot haha.
I'll add your request to the list 👌🏼
@@Mizko Thanks!
Thank you very much for this! 😊🙏
No worries, happy to hear you found this video useful Cherotich!
Thanks Mizko great insights
Thank you Chris! Means a lot. Appreciate the support.
I am really looking forward to learn about the entire design system of Webflow
Sounds good! I have one
@mizko I wouldn't say I am struggling but I've never run a workshop and I would like to because I took a heavier role at my company, I am Sr. UX designer that work with BA, Product manager, developers, and designer, I lead my product within R&D.
Nice Ray - Congrats! What sort of Workshops do you want to learn how to run. I can do a couple of videos around them for you.
Nice video, I smashed the like button
Thank you 🙏 helpful and inspiring, like 👍🏻
Thank you so much Max! Liked you back 👌🏼 Really appreciate the support
Let’s just say - I watched the entire video because I was genuinely interested in knowing the answer to the wrong question! I love the insight and I agree - it really depends on our goals. Keep up the good work!
How do you learn how to code as an all rounder, if I want to go down that freelance route? 😬
Thanks mizko!!!
Thank you Amy! Really appreciate it. It was a lengthy video but there was so much to cover if I wanted to answer this correctly.
Learning how to code for designers is a great question! In summary focusing on HTML5/CSS3 and some JS is a great start. I’ll definitely launch a video about this soon.
Short answer: Absolutely YES! minimum front end code experience is needed
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The problem is you have to keep continually coding otherwise you just forget and also fall behind of what's new. This makes it difficult for a designer who maybe only looks at code occasionally, or more importantly, as a student who maybe does a couple of coding units in 2nd year uni, then by the time they've graduated, have no idea how to code because of the time that's passed. For me, I feel like, unless there is something I want to MAKE that requires code, why would I invest my time going through random coding classes when I don't have an end goal in mind? There just isn't that motivation there. My question is, what kind of interesting projects could a Product Designer make that they could only do with code? Also, in terms of personal portfolio sites, what are the limitations of Editor X etc, should I code my own website instead?
Hello Misko, You are polishing UI and your video with your work setup. If you could please reveal your work setup, what are the things you use to make videos. If you could help me, I am planning on starting a UA-cam channel. I am inspired by you. I hope you will consider my request. Could you post your gadget videos?
i'm a developer and i'm focusing more on becoming a designer. the hard part of it is because people see me as a jack of all trades master of none. and i work for both functions and get paid for one :/ how can i turn the game to become a "designer who code" and not the opposite?
I like this
I like your ideas! :D
Thank you!
Great content Mizko, thanks for your opinion. My situation is that I am ux/ui lead, and have very small overview of html, css . I can understand simple code. I would love to move with my carrier to also provide my skills through freelance and I was asking the same question if I should learn more about coding. Although, I would like to take a path to do more art related stuff ( i like to draw in my freetime ) like concept art, 3D art etc. I want to still continue with ux ui design as well even it is not art related, but I want to develop my skill toolkit different direction than coding.
What would you recommend to me to start with ? First increase my level of frontend skill and become a master of ux/ui craft with all direction, or more focus on the art besides ux design ? I dont have specific deadline when I want to achieve my goal, just wondering if it's worth to learn code before art path
thanks for your opinion!
Great question Dusan. I personally would go down the path of:
1. Master UI & UX.
2. Learn code on the side if it's something you enjoy doing and can add value in your freelance career.
3. Treat art as a hobby on the side. The moment you turn a hobby/interest into a job, you will lose the joy in it all.