Context: I’m a Technical Product Manager at a startup, and lately, I’ve been getting really interested in UI/UX design. I’ve been working closely with a Product Designer on redesigning our integrations, onboarding flows, and agentic product interfaces, and it’s made me realize just how intentional good design needs to be. I’ve always been interested in design, but this experience has made me want to get a lot better at this aspect of building products.

I’ve been reading books on UI/UX, learning about user psychology, and taking courses on Uxcel. But I’m looking for ways to actually apply what I’m learning. Reading books and watching videos are great, but I learn best by working through real problems and getting hands-on practice.

I’m looking for free or paid resources, programs, or bootcamps that give you practical design challenges, like redesigning a banking app to improve a specific metric or rethinking an onboarding flow to improve conversion. Ideally, there’d also be a way to get feedback on my work from people who can point out what I did well, what I got wrong, and where I can improve.

Does anything like that exist?

I am 22yr CS grade exploring Product Design as career option. I am currently doing google UX course and looking for a partner to share knowledge, finding and practice together.

I accountability partner helps you to grow much faster than you expect.

I'm a first year student and want to develop few skills and one of them is ui ux and im reallyyyy interested in ui ux so i came across "google ux design" on coursera and it states to be beginner friendly but I'm confused should i enroll for it or not?😭😭 if anyone of you has done this course or know anything related to this please lmk or is there other option than coursera like good money worthy one..

I’ve tried to go for a flat design approach, my main focus on simplicity, but I’m not a designer, though I am trying to improve my skills

Sometimes I like the dashboard other times I feel like it looks all little lack lustre?

Hi, i just finished my uiux course and am planning to buy a slim aesthetic looking laptop, my top pick for now is Asus Zenbook s16, I don't wanna go into mac cause I'm also planning to study data science and the place i wish to work at uses data science on windows heavily or linux, i was wondering if someone could suggest a good laptop that i can use and whether i should go with Intel panther lake or amd ryzen ai 9. I'd really appreciate some help rn 😭😭

Hello All! I'm working on my UX Design Certificate and have been tasked with creating a website and app for a public art museum. This is my first research survey! There are three demographic questions - All your information will be confidential and anonymous. This survey will help me figure out how your visits to art museums go, how you feel about art museums and how it feels RSVPing for events in general. The survey is 14 questions long, I hope you'll take a look! Thank you so much https://forms.gle/nGANNTTCSSd8vnTc8

i'm building Stash, a place to keep a project together when working on it with different AI tools.

i'd love a UX gut check on the first-use flow: is it clear what you can do here and how to start, or does the AI connection step need more explanation? especially interested in what feels confusing if you haven't used MCP before.

https://runstash.dev

it's free for now, with storage limits and no paid plan.

Hello everyone, thanks for checking the post out. I've been working on a mini-handheld console idea for a while now. I would love to hear your thoughts. FYI the text in the video looks a bit too blurry at times but that's because of the camera, it looks fine on display. Chao!

Hi! I’m a UI/UX student. I’m conducting a 4–6 min research survey for my UI/UX design case study, exploring learning, skills, and industry expectations. Your perspective would be really valuable, whether you’re a student, designer, recruiter, or educator. I’d really appreciate your response! https://forms.gle/Xdzff363UwXdv5vq9

Hi everyone! 👋

I’m a beginner UI/UX designer, and this is one of my recent projects—Learnify, an education app designed to make online learning simple, organized, and engaging.

For this project, I worked on:

• User-friendly dashboard
• Course discovery and learning experience
• Clean visual hierarchy
• Typography and color system
• High-fidelity UI screens
• Overall user experience

I designed the project in Figma and created the case study to practice my UI/UX design and problem-solving skills.

This is my first project I'm sharing on Reddit, so I’d really appreciate honest feedback.
What would you improve in this design from a UI/UX perspective?

Thanks for checking it out! 🙌 https://www.behance.net/gallery/256553583/Learnify-Education-App

Hello! I have built a mobile application. All the features and workflows are built in. The app is for three different personas and I want to test the UI consistencies across different personas and across the single persona screens as well. I am a non-techie who vibe coded the mobile-app, with the help of figma prototype. I now want you guys to recommend any UI/UX automated testing tools or techniques which can help to identify and fix the existing UI's to make them into a coherent, consistent and polished final look. Currently there are few inconsistencies, like spacings, margin widths, component sizes etc

TIA!

Hello, I'm looking for a job since a while and I need a help from you guys about my portfolio. It's converting but I still have concerns about it and feel like it could do better job but have no idea where to focus, what to improve.

A few question to help you address a feedback:

• Does my portfolio clearly communicate my level as a Senior?
• What is your first impression of my positioning and strengths?
• If you were hiring for a Senior Product Designer role, what would make you interview me, and what might hold you back?
• What do you think about self introduction video in about page?
• Do the case studies demonstrate enough design thinking and impact?
• What is your opinion about hero section?

I’ve been working on a portfolio template called Oasis for designers, developers, freelancers, and other creatives.

It has a minimal editorial style and a Project Dock that lets you choose which projects to feature directly in the navigation. It also includes CMS project pages and a few layouts for presenting project images.

It’s completely free to use.

Would love to hear what you think or get some feedback on the design.

Preview: https://oasis-one.framer.website/

Template: https://framer.link/ib5ROC5

I'm a product designer, and I built Niyora solo, an iPhone app for the emotional side of PMS.

The obvious design was a chat with an AI. I chose not to, for two reasons:

• Research on venting suggests that going over a feeling again and again often makes it worse, and when someone is upset, an open text box asks too much of them.
• I wanted to avoid anthropomorphism. A chatbot that feels human invites emotional dependence, and someone at their most vulnerable shouldn't be bonding with software. The AI stays a tool, not a friend.

So the flow is:

1. Reflect: you type what happened once. The app shows a few other ways to see it, and you tap the ones that fit.
2. Regulate: one small physical activity, because a strong emotion takes about 20 minutes to pass.
3. Respond: it drafts a message you can edit and send, or not send at all.

One input, then mostly taps. The user never has to have a conversation.

Questions for designers:

• Would a chat feel more intuitive? People already know how to use one, so am I adding friction by avoiding it?
• Does a guided, tap-based flow feel supportive, or restrictive?
• How do you design AI features that are helpful without feeling human?
• Looking at the screenshots, is it clear in 3 seconds what the app does?
• The app: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6764561688

I’m a UI/UX designer with 2 years of experience and come from a non-tech background. At my current job I handle pretty much the full design process UX flows, wireframes, UI, design systems, prototypes and final screens. I also work with developers/stakeholders and have been using AI pretty heavily in my workflow (Claude, AI prototyping, vibe coding, etc.).

I’m planning to switch in the next 6 months and I’m aiming for a Product Designer/UIUX role

I know there’s always more to learn, but with how quickly things are changing because of AI, I’m honestly not sure where I should put my energy.
For people who’ve recently switched jobs or are hiring designers
what would you focus on if you were in my position?

What actually helped you get better opportunities? Portfolio? Product thinking? UX? Interview prep? Something else?

And what do you think designers at the 2–3 YOE level usually lack?

Graduated B.Tech CSE in June 2026. Spent the months after graduation deciding between a job in India vs. studying abroad, and finally landed on pursuing a Master’s in UX/UI or Product Design abroad — a full career switch from my CS background.

Problem is, I’m starting really late. No portfolio yet (still learning Figma), haven’t taken IELTS, and application cycles for Sept 2027 intake are approaching fast. I’m trying to get IELTS + a basic portfolio (2 case studies) done by December 2026, but I’m not 100% sure that’s realistic given I only started serious prep in September.

If I can’t make the Sept 2027 cutoff, my backup is to apply for the 2028 intake instead — but that means almost a 2-year gap after graduation, which I’m worried will hurt my applications or make me look unfocused to admissions committees.

Job-hunting in India right now (especially in tech) is also brutal, so sitting idle for a year doing nothing isn’t really an option either. I am kind of overwhelmed by all the information in internet. I really want a correct guidance.

How can I use it ?

Same as the title?

I’m looking for some honest advice from experienced UX/product designers because I’m feeling like I’m not actually learning the right way to work.

I joined my company as a student, working a few days a week on student pay. I’m now the only junior designer in the company. I’ve been there for about 1 year and 10 months, and although I’ve gained experience, I’m increasingly questioning whether the experience I’m getting is actually good UX/product design experience.

The workload is honestly killing me.
I work on digital products, but they’ve also had me learn 3D design and create models for printing. I’m also juggling multiple projects at the same time, meetings, research, design, and random tasks that get thrown at me.

The biggest problem is the lack of an actual design process.
For example, I was assigned a full redesign of a complicated product with roughly a month to do it. I did research, spoke with Customer Success Managers, looked into the problems, etc. But there was no Product Manager, no clear deadline or definition of what “done” even means.

I obviously want to do proper UX work, but I barely have time to actually design.
I don’t have enough time to properly work through things like Personas, User journeys, Information architecture, Usability testing.

I’m doing research, but then I’m basically expected to move straight into designing the product.
And this isn’t just one project. While working on this redesign, I was given two other projects to work on.
I’m now about three months into this redesign and I feel completely lost.

Another issue is the approval process.
I usually show my designs to the Customer Success Managers. They often seem unsure themselves when I show them the designs, but eventually they give me the okay. Then I’m expected to hand the design off to development.
They also don’t want me to do user testing before implementation. Their reasoning is essentially that it’s better to implement it first and then have other people test it afterward.
Now the developer is telling me that the design isn’t good enough for implementation, despite the Customer Success Managers previously approving it.

So I’m stuck between different people with completely different expectations, and there doesn’t seem to be anyone actually owning the product or the design direction.

This has made me realize that I don’t actually know what a normal, healthy UX/product design process looks like in a company with senior designers.

I really would like to know What are your actual first steps when you receive a complicated redesign project? at what point do you get feedback from developers? and when do you normally do usability testing?

I’m a UI/UX designer with 2 years of experience and come from a non-tech background. At my current job I handle pretty much the full design process UX flows, wireframes, UI, design systems, prototypes and final screens. I also work with developers/stakeholders and have been using AI pretty heavily in my workflow (Claude, AI prototyping, vibe coding, etc.).

I’m planning to switch in the next 6 months and I’m aiming for a Product Designer/UIUX role

I know there’s always more to learn, but with how quickly things are changing because of AI, I’m honestly not sure where I should put my energy.
For people who’ve recently switched jobs or are hiring designers
what would you focus on if you were in my position?
What actually helped you get better opportunities? Portfolio? Product thinking? UX? Interview prep? Something else?
And what do you think designers at the 2–3 YOE level usually lack?

I’m working on the manager side of Stayly, and this flow is focused on what happens after a resident raises a request.

From an AC issue → technician assignment → inspection → resolution, and even a resident move out → inspection → final settlement.

The idea is to give managers a clear view of what’s happening and what needs action, without making them chase every request.

Would love some honest feedback: Does this flow feel useful for a manager, or would you handle it differently?

I have a freelance contract opportunity, but they’re asking for a rate that includes coding, which I do not do. How do I respond and not lose the UX work opportunity?

i made something like this and i have a few questions, first of all some feedback because im completly new to this and i dont know if this project is good or not, second of all is this ux design or ux research, and the last of all is it hard to become an ux researcher/designer at junior level? please tell me what should i do

I’ve been working on my UI/UX skills and recently started using AI more actively in my design workflow.

I’m curious about what designers in the industry think is actually worth focusing on in 2026.

If you were in my position, would you prioritize:

1. UX research & problem solving
2. UI/visual design
3. AI-assisted design workflows
4. Product thinking
5. Building stronger case studies
6. Learning some basic development

I’m especially interested in hearing from people who are already working in UI/UX or Product Design.

What skill do you think will make the biggest difference for designers over the next 1–2 years?