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UX vs Graphic vs UI Design — What’s The Difference?
UX’ers do the floor plan, creatives set the mood.
Imagine walking into a house where you’ve never been before, but everything feels just right. The decoration matches your taste, you understand which light switches turn on which lights — and you know where to find the coffee cups — it just feels like the place has been designed around you!
That’s what UX does! So when you download an app or visit a website for the first time and it feels like that — you know a User Experience Designer (UX Designer) has been there.
Hey guys, my name is Justin and in this quick read, I’m going to explain what makes a UX Designer different from a Graphic or User Interface Designer.
I’ll also explain:
- How a UX Designer approaches a design challenge;
- Some example activities;
- How much money they make;
- And what experience you’ll need to get started.
1. How is a UX Designer’s approach different from a Graphic or User Interface Designer?
In most cases a UX designer is involved in a project from fairly early on, whereas Graphic or User interface designers normally join on a bit later to add the polish.
So while a Graphic or User Interface Designer would execute the details such as typography, colour palette and image style, a UX Designer would do things that inform the product vision further up the pipeline — which leads nicely into the next section:
2. Some example activities that a UX Designer does:
While a Graphic or User Interface Designer would usually do things such as create moodboards to inform the art direction of a project, or design a brand’s Visual Style Guide, a UX Designer would do things…
