missimelda01:

Yes o, HNG ended yesterday and I was among the 50 design finalists. Good to know that you’ve started the UX course, I would start mine now that HNG is over...good luck.

Ọmọ... U don turn agba laidis

Post for LinkedIn mk dem rush you o

Emeraldfynest:
Great, you dey motivate me . I have plans to follow the same path next year. Since you will have a good number of projects in your portfolio now, you can sign up on Upwork for freelancing.

Can you kindly put is through how this upwork stuff works?

Emeraldfynest:
I just read this bro, very interesting and well detailed. Sounds like you were stressed a lot though

Ọmọ, brainstorming and designing in 4 days, I almost didn't sleep.

Thanks man. I really appreciate it

It was published to UX Collective Bootcamp by the way

Synord:


I would love if you don’t derail my thread sir please . With all due respect . Thank You .

U for answer my question na, abi not allowed to ask no questions?

Etinosa1234:

Got to stage 9 but I didnt make it as finalist
I got more experience tho and that's what matters

U try gan

missimelda01:

I’m a FINALIST!

Wow. I'm really really really happy for you. You'd be the 4th I know, for you (virtually) that's ending a finalist

So happy

Nor forget me oo

missimelda01:
Niceee...you’re still doing the google UX design course?

Gracias

Yea. Still on the Google course, although at a slower pace for now

You? How far HNG?

3 days....

I was working like a mad man, 7am to 7pm, I got home by 9pm and woke around 5am, ₦800 per day, using ₦400 for transport fare

I just didn't resume the 4th day. Ayam not built for dat kinda stress

Hola amigos ��

My team recently worked on a solution to help pregnant mothers access proper antenatal care.

Here's how we carried out our ideation process.
Yea. You can call it a mini-case study

Not so good at this writing thing, but here goes...

https://link.medium.com/gVkoqyjIkkb

Hello everyone, how una de?

I finally mustered the strength to do a mini-case study. It's my first!

It details my Product Design team worked through an ideation process in a Design Charrette

Not so good at this writing thing, but here goes...

https://link.medium.com/gVkoqyjIkkb

Kindly engage and give critic too

Oworo...my birth place.
To think I've played on dis grounds

BeksT:

leave my Arya o

I likee

Arya? Hilarious �

BeksT:


Thank you very much for creating this thread,I have a question...is it possible to start the learning process without having a laptop? To just make do with my phone

Congrats bruh

Happy for you �

Little tip, start applying for financial aid for the next course, while you start this one, so no momentum is lost

Emeraldfynest:
You can apply for Google UX Certificate on Coursera, my financial aid just got approved. The course is so packed merely seeing the syllabus already. I believe I will learn a lot.

Yea, most design schools are expensive.

Emeraldfynest:
That's really expensive, this self-taught path may not be easy, but consistency matters too, and having mentors. The goal is just to be good at what you do, whether you attend a training school or not.

De nada

Yea, somehow. You could start ur learning process by deep diving into the world of UX first.

This is the time to read a lotta articles, books on UX, pick a design book, check dis thread for recommendations.

If you can really do this diligently, you'd be surprised at how ready your mind would be, when you start the main thing.

Google is your sure bet, then soak yourself in Medium, as a start.

But you will need a pc in the long run, for the UI aspects

BeksT:


Thank you very much for creating this thread,I have a question...is it possible to start the learning process without having a laptop? To just make do with my phone

Hmmm.... Interesting

I've been following...

I'd like to understand, why can't an artistic work be patented?

Synord:
PATENTS

A lot of programmers may ask , how can My Work qualify for Patents . In Nigeria , The Patent and Design Act Cap P2 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria provides some requirements that must be fulfilled in order for a work to qualify for Patent . We have listed those requirements on this thread .

For emphasis sake , we will briefly outline some of these requirements again

1) New - The Work of a Creative that must be registered for Patent must be distinctively new . The work must have never been recognized , made or used publicly before . It must be something that no one doing what you are doing ( in the same creative field with you ) has thought of before or created at any point in time . Newness is a stringent requirement for patent .

2) Capable of Industrial Application - the creation must be capable of being made or replicated in some kind of industry I.e such creation can be mass produced . Essentially , the creation must be capable of taking a practical form of a product , device or design . It must be something that can be replicated using industrial process and available for use by multiple persons .

Is your invention capable of be reproduced for an industry. Can it be multiplied and recreated for industrial use ?

3) Public Policy - it must not be contrary to public policy and morality . An invention that kills people in their sleep might not get patented . Your invention or work must be within the ambits of the law .

4) Fully Detailed - All information about the invention must be disclosed before filing an application for Patent . Nothing must be hidden and all possible additions that must have been reasonably identified must be done before an application for Patent is filed .

What can not be Patented as A Creative ?

As earlier stated , a Patent gives the inventor the exclusive right to the commercial exploitation of an invention . It gives the inventor the exclusive right to exclude others from producing , using or selling the patented invention without the permission of relevant laws or the consent of the inventor for the duration of 20 years that the patent subsists .

It should however be noted that not all creations can be patented .

Some of the innovation or creations that can not be patented are

1) literary works
2) artistic works
3) an idea or theory
4) plant or animal varieties Cabot be patented in Nigeria ( e.g a new breed of maize cannot be patented in Nigeria regardless of the fact that you discovered such breed ).

Scientific theories like phythagoras etc can not enjoy Patents .

Time machine cannot enjoy Patent.

Magic potions cannot enjoy Patent

Surgical procedures that are allegedly new can not enjoy Patent etc

hoover420:
I'm a newbie to UI/UX & I need someone to mentor me. I wish there was a group class either on WhatsApp or Telegram for a token
That's because some of us are slow learners so mentorship is gonna go a long way.
Also is there a way someone can get certified in this field without spending tooth & nail?

There's a lot to gain from this thread yunno, that's why I created it.

...but I understand some people are more comfortable with in-person trainings, or mentor sessions, but that would mean buying the person's time and attention. That's okay too.

I can deal with slow learners btw

Getting certified fit de expensive o. There are Design schools, even in Naija. Stutern is ₦540k, Perxels too. Ọmọ

Buh, you can go round dis things, even at a slow pace

micorpy:
Pls do you know any online site where I can get free course on UI/UX design with certificate?

Lol... You won't easily see a free course with a certificate on UI/UX

But in Nigeria, you shud be on the lookout for online trainings or bootcamps from people like
Zuri
Sidehustle
SkillNG, and several more like that

Check LinkedIn Learning too

And Google UX Course, it's about $39, but you could get it free, there are few tricks to it

Certificate na money, buh u cld learn a lot online for free, if you know how to use Google

Other recommended sites to check to read up uxcel.com, uxdesign.cc, medium, Interaction foundation, career foundry, etc...

There's a lot to know, start from somewhere

hakeemhakeem:


Weldone bro and other contributors of this thread . Any clues about the installation of some of best app for ui/ux,if you can educate us here

What do you mean by apps?

The design tools for this field are mostly Invision, Sketch, Framer, Adobe XD, Protopie... and Figma.

I recommend Figma, it's more popular

.

Effulgent:


you don't need to beg to differ actually cos we are still saying same thing..

I know graphics design is different field but it will only make things easier , the reason is mainly because of all those design principles. take for an example, branding, how color and typo is very important when creating a brand and designing for a brand.

A two week crash course on graphics design/ branding can rectify this very well ,now I'm not saying they won't learn this in Ux design, but Ux design is a broad discipline, so any tutorials on Ux design might not necessarily teach these principles in depth looking at the fact that it is just like what small fraction of Ux but also important.
What I've seen mostly is majority just want to jump into figma straight, I don't know if you have noticed this though.

And of course you know that it's Ui/Ux .. so Ui too is important .

whatever rocks anybody's boat though .

I understand you. And this is because I used to think this way too, till I got better advice.

UX Design deals with branding too, and it's something you can learn on the get-go. You'd surely learn the principles of design too, colour, typography, contrast, proximity and all of that. Trying to know everything might just be overwhelming.

UX is all about solving problems, and coming up with solutions, and not just Figma and tools. You need to know why you are doing UX first, not just because it's trendy.

Coming from a graphics design background is sure a very good leverage, cos of the transferable skills, but if you're just starting out, start learning about UX straight up, inside UX, the more you know, the more you'd streamline your interests into either UI, visual design, interaction, research, writing, etc...

I have seen good graphic designers do very poorly in UX, cos they are two different things.

DanteSilva:
This is a direct appeal to seun or any developer on this platform, please change the design and user interface/experience of nairaland.

The current design is a sore to the eyes, the colours are so dull, in fact nairaland looks like a throwback website. The same design yesterday, today and forever... like damn it even Instagram the change their interface once once na, haba
This site looks like the flag of Nigeria if rumpled, or if NTA was a website, it'll look exactly like this.

Please update and redesign this website thanks.

Hola, about this, can I have a word or two with you??

I beg to differ...

You really don't need to learn anything about graphics design before you venture into UX. They are two different fields, and you should be able to tell the difference...

There are UX specific tools, AI and PS are just additions.

Having an Indepth understanding of them is good, but if you're doing UX, focus on improving your skills in UX.

So before you jump into figma, have a basic understanding of design, principles of design, colour, typography and all of that

Effulgent:
id advice, for anyone just starting out to go into ux design.

please before you jump into figma, learn a lil bit of graphics design /brand identity design first. work with PS, AI... things will be much more easier for you

Another road map I posted earlier... Just go through it
cc. micorpy

Fire down Boss

Check the first page of this thread, I gave a tip on how to go past the financial aids stuff, through a scholarship by blacks in tech

Emeraldfynest:
Fine, good morning. The last time I talked about getting a laptop. I finally got one, now I have applied for Google UX certificate financial aid on Coursera, they said they will get back to me on 10th October, I pray it is approved. I have also gotten some YouTube tutorials on Figma, and Udemy courses.

micorpy:




Alright, let me go through the self learning process. Can you help with something like course outline of what to learn with FIGMA?





Secondly, guide me through the roadmap

Try this... https://link.medium.com/iC7l3vBRahb

An advice, learn UX first, before going into the UI side of things

micorpy:
Is there any tutor here that can organise class (WhatsApp or Telegram) for us then proceed to internship?

I wished I had time for that.... Well, that's why this thread, if you can, you'd do much of self learning

I can guide you through a roadmap, what you need to learn first

You should also go over to YouTube to learn the practical UI skills. Then read a lot of articles to understand the UX part of it

HiideaConsole:

Thank you for the books
I read steal like an artist, it's highly recommended for creatives

Yea. Welcome to our little Nairaland community.
How's it going guys? How far with our progress

HiideaConsole:

Thank you for the books
I read steal like an artist, it's highly recommended for creatives

Yea. Welcome to our little Nairaland community.
How's it going guys? How far with our progress

Following

You are good with the colours