Will you get a job? - Google UX Course 7 review by a senior designer

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  • Опубликовано: 15 ноя 2024

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  • @chekwubechukwu4288
    @chekwubechukwu4288 3 года назад +21

    I just love how blunt, concise and precise your analysis and feedback are. Experience can never be made up. You are the man.

  • @da.j.9096
    @da.j.9096 3 года назад +35

    I just finished the whole course! The personas and UX research ect. for every single assignment definitely got repetitive and I ended up just skipping it all for the last two assignments. It was also difficult to suddenly be expected to know how to create an online portfolio without any instruction, I struggled there and had to watch a bunch of different youtube videos. It was a good course to get some foundational knowledge but I feel like I'm going to need to do a tonne of extra lo-fi/hi-fi wireframing practice to be able to create anything professional looking. I mean they didn't even explain how to round the corners of square buttons and create drop shadows. Your tips were very helpful! Thank you!!

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +12

      There’s a lot of ui tutorials on this channel including ones for complete beginners. Hope that helps :)

    • @sushilakumari3387
      @sushilakumari3387 2 года назад +3

      You have finished the google UX design course even though you were facing a lot of difficulties so could you please tell me what other courses you have taken for making the good portfolio ,actually I have also started google ux design course from coursera that's why I am asking to you.

  • @makupa86
    @makupa86 3 года назад +11

    These reviews are truly priceless. Thank you for making them!

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +1

      Glad you like them! Now it's time to gather all the problems I found in the course and in the assignments and come up with a solution :)

    • @hemnath7774
      @hemnath7774 3 года назад

      @@MalewiczHype yeah man please do

  • @maroku007
    @maroku007 2 года назад +2

    I am glad I stumbled upon your channel, the reviews about this course has set my mind at ease that I will be learning some practical skills that will be applicable to ux jobs. And thank you for constantly reinforcing the don’t be lazy part.

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  2 года назад

      Welcome aboard! :)

    • @maroku007
      @maroku007 2 года назад

      @@MalewiczHype Thanks! Glad to be here, can’t wait to check out other resource videos on the channel.

  • @regent2970
    @regent2970 3 года назад +13

    I agree with UI > UX in terms of employment options. I once got interviewed for a UI/UX role for a web app. Basically it needed much UX and some UI, but the owner was convinced that he's got the best app ever. No need to change anything related to how you do thing, just make it look prettier. Even though there were many glaring problems with usability. What he *wanted* was pure UI, what he *needed* was UX then UI (as per job offer). And that's not an isolated case. Visuals sell for smaller companies/startups, which I think is most of the market. While I don't agree with this trend entirely, I'm glad You're pointing it out. It will certainly help people job hunting. 👍

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +6

      I'm trying to push a divide between UX researcher and a UX/UI designer as the only two roles needed in most companies. And obviously the designer should also get research basics. My goal is to eliminate the "UX talkers" that don't do any design and cause communication chaos ;)

  • @ilmaux
    @ilmaux 3 года назад +3

    I am happy to see this video, because after finishing the course(that took me 2 months) I thought my hi-fi was looking amazing, and it weren't 😅 the UI was weak. Actually, it took me one week after the feedback to learn why it wasn't good 🤣

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад

      Great to hear! That's the first step to improvement!

  • @renatagibson445
    @renatagibson445 2 года назад +7

    Thank you so much for doing this review! I’ve been working as a graphic designer for over ten years now and decided to transition to UI/UX. I’ve been searching for good courses (and they’re all expensive, especially in Brazilian currency) so having access to such a thorough analysis before purchasing anything was pure gold. (Not to mention your other videos and resources.)
    Btw, do you recommend any other online courses?
    Thanks again!

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  2 года назад +2

      Thank you! Happy that it helped :)
      As far as courses go, if you want to learn UI as well, my courses at hype4.academy were done with all the knowledge on what's lacking everywhere else and so far people who took them (4000+ designers) love them :)

    • @bvs455
      @bvs455 2 года назад +1

      Hi, Renata!
      Brazilian here, and I have a similar situation, I have 10 years of experience as a graphic designer and I am transitioning to UX/UI design.
      I can recommend the courses that I did that are the UX Google course (to understand the UX foundations and the design process), the Curso de Figma from Felipe Santa (to learn how to design an app and a landing page in Figma following UI design best practices) and Hype4's bundle course on how to create case studies and to build your portfolio. They are all very affordable considering the amount of value you get from those courses and they will have enough teachings to guide you through this transition.

  • @hemnath7774
    @hemnath7774 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for your open & honest reviews. Right now I'm on the 2nd course the problem I'm facing is the design ideas from the prompt isn't contextual enough.

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад

      Feel free to modify it then, it's not enforced and Google has no idea what you picked anyway :)

  • @kaushik5014
    @kaushik5014 3 года назад +2

    Really loved your app idea :) Thanks for this wonderful series!

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +2

      Glad you enjoyed it! Wasn't easy to fit taking the course and doing all the exercises into my schedule, so I'm glad it's over :)

  • @Lumi003
    @Lumi003 3 года назад +3

    Keep up the good stuff 👍. Your content is worth paying for

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! There will be some paid content too (+ I already have a very popular design eBook), but there will ALWAYS be free stuff here as well :)

  • @pclifton4
    @pclifton4 3 года назад +3

    I've really enjoyed your review of this course! As someone who's a bit more interested in UI I'm struggling on deciding the best path to take as nearly every bootcamp is either heavy on UX but light on UI (such as the google cert), or close to a year in duration for $10,000+, yet I keep hearing from bootcamp graduates that employers are requiring experience for Jr. Designers. I'm taking a Udemy course that's focused on UI in Figma as well as Webflow with the end goal of becoming a freelancer right out of the gate which appears to be working well for people. Is it crazy to try this approach, to first get the UI skills down then learn and apply the UX skills while working with actual clients in freelance mode in order to build your portfolio out so you can show real work experience in interviews? Looking forward to your course announcement!

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +4

      Hey! Thanks!
      Those "UX Skills" are mostly logic, common sense and the ability to identify good patterns. Of course it's important to distinguish a ux "designer" from a ux "researcher". But if you plan to just be a designer, starting from UI and learning good UX patterns and research basics is going to be enough.
      I started freelance myself many years ago, without any courses. Taught myself and simply started doing - that's the best approach :)

  • @Splittechfeelings
    @Splittechfeelings 3 года назад +2

    I’m planning to begin the course this month but I’ve been waiting and watching your reviews to learn as much as possible.

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +6

      If you want to learn a bit more I have a playlist called "Becoming a designer" where I explain some of those basics concepts in plain english, without jargon. May be useful to know all that during the course :)

  • @tanishakapoor6804
    @tanishakapoor6804 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for your course review and analysis. I love how concise your reviews were. I'm currently on the 4th course, week 2 and it's taking me longer than usual to complete (I'm not a big fan of research :') ). One thing I don't like about this course is that it doesn't focus much on the UI part. I look forward to watching more of your videos and learn from you.

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +3

      Thanks! The UI part is the biggest issue here, as currently for junior roles in most companies you need that UI knowledge to stand out and to even have a portfolio that's "eye-catching". Sure case studies are good and all, but most people don't read, they look for nice images first and then scan through the case study a bit.
      That's why I did my own UI course to supplement this one :)

  • @Justcetriyaart
    @Justcetriyaart 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for all this info! This is the stuff that they even miss in collage (illustration major). Also youtube at times don't reward (well people just don't watch as you see in the drop off in the course) analytical/data/ observation videos. Really thank you!
    My plan is the switch at the start of the year so have to put in long weekends. also going to refresh my CSS/Html skills just to add to my resume. I already make lifestyle illustrations so combined I hope this will give me a good edge.

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад

      Thanks! I'm not here for the views (or at least it's not my main metric of interest) 😎
      That's a good plan, but learn more within the UI design spectrum before going HTML/CSS, like interaction / animation design, and having illustrations in the portfolio will help, as they are still quite popular in app/website onboardings :)

    • @Justcetriyaart
      @Justcetriyaart 3 года назад

      @@MalewiczHype I've taken some animation classes before and have done some gifs way in the past for my personal use. For these UI animations, are they done in figma/sketch/XD ? or do I have to learn after affects? I'm not really interested in fully going into motion design?

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +1

      I mostly use InVision Studio for animation, but there are other tools like ProtoPie, Principle etc. They're all cheap / free and it's a good way to showcase a design when it "moves" at least a tiny bit :)

  • @tarunjindal2977
    @tarunjindal2977 3 года назад +1

    I started with Daily UI challenge for first few days which helped me improve upon my UI design skills. After that I jumped to the Google UX course, a small tip if it helps :)

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад

      Keep it up! That's what it's all about!

  • @njengathegeek
    @njengathegeek 2 года назад

    I have watched all your google review up to here and I totally agree with you, I went through their vids on their official website (about 57 vids) To be honest that isn't enough and one need a lot of practice to feel fit for any role, thanks bro

  • @anitaasingh8499
    @anitaasingh8499 3 года назад +1

    Thanking you from India..I really love your content..thankyou for being so genuine

  • @zdnmks3005
    @zdnmks3005 3 года назад +3

    Can't wait for you UI design course 😊. Can you tell us more about it please?

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +5

      We're making an announcement video this Wednesday (and preorders start then too)
      I will explain everything in that video :)

    • @zdnmks3005
      @zdnmks3005 3 года назад +1

      @@MalewiczHype great

    • @chekwubechukwu4288
      @chekwubechukwu4288 3 года назад

      me too. I turned on my notification for that.

  • @angelica.travels
    @angelica.travels 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for this info! I’m in Course 5 of this certificate program now. I’m wondering if you think finishing this course and then enrolling in a UX boot camp would be a bad idea? I agree this course has provided a good foundation but I’d like a structured way of going more in depth.

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +8

      If you're looking for a bit more UX knowledge without UI, then bootcamps should be fine. If you plan to be a UX/UI designer it's going to be all about exercise (daily) for a few months. (And potentially my book and upcoming course can help with that :-)

    • @angelica.travels
      @angelica.travels 3 года назад

      @@MalewiczHype thank you! Very excited for the book ☺️

  • @alienwithsunglasses5604
    @alienwithsunglasses5604 3 года назад +1

    Very helpful review! I feel the second course is taking me too long. I am more interested on the UI side. Do you recommend me to prioritize finishing the 7 courses first or will there be more chances to get hired with a UI portfolio made of design concepts. Also what should be included in a portfolio of this kind compared to the longer ones of the course? I am not a pro, but I have past experience with design and been reading a lot about best UI practices.

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +2

      Currently getting a job with just UI skills is waaaay easier than with just "overall ux skills but no ui".
      So you should be good there. If you're not into the course projects just do some on your own - the more the better.

    • @alienwithsunglasses5604
      @alienwithsunglasses5604 3 года назад +1

      @@MalewiczHype Thank you very much!

  • @darianrichardson9709
    @darianrichardson9709 3 года назад +1

    I have been patiently waiting for this video, I thank you for putting this together. I started the course last week and sifting through section 1 currently. You mentioned that the overall course content is not enough to gain a UX Designer entry-level job without any prior experience in design and UX. Out of curiosity, what are your thoughts on if an individual does have basic experience with website design, sales, and digital marketing ( Facebook ads, Google ads), and a core understanding of digital analytic software like Google Analytics. Do you think that this course will add another layer of intention with the UX design process to be able to land an entry-level job and bring value to a company value?

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад

      Yes. If you've worked in any form of IT (sales, marketing, anything digital) then having that experience + the UX can make it a lot easier to find a job. But to be a product designer it's best to show a really good portfolio :)

  • @abhinavvyas312
    @abhinavvyas312 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for the course analysis.. i am at the end of course 1 (foundations). watched all your videos and will move forward considering your analysis. Once again thank you @Malewicz.
    Keep the beat up ! 👌👌

  • @senna6774
    @senna6774 3 года назад

    Thank you sooooo much

  • @omaryassir5885
    @omaryassir5885 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for your content 🔥

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад

      My pleasure! I have an entire plan of what to share this year :)

  • @SIKHGAL1
    @SIKHGAL1 3 года назад +1

    Great video, are Google ux jobs available in UK or remotely.

  • @maheshharavade4527
    @maheshharavade4527 3 года назад +1

    I am excited for your UX course, I am sure that will be great. Is the course going to be paid??

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +2

      Hi. Yes. It will be paid, but we plan to start the preorders at a very low price for the amount of knowledge in it.
      I have a lot of free videos on this channel that you can use to practice too though :)

    • @maheshharavade4527
      @maheshharavade4527 3 года назад

      @@MalewiczHype Thank you very much. I have to start saving for the course.🙏

  • @jxxindica79
    @jxxindica79 2 года назад

    Thanks dude you made me a motivated to enroll my UX Design Courses at coursera

  • @burak9857
    @burak9857 2 года назад

    I usually thought It was almost impossible to find a good place to start our research in the course for second and third projects for a non-existent product. This became especially challenging for the last section of the course "designing for social good".

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  2 года назад +2

      Yes, that last part was more difficult, for the first part I simply asked employees of a similar business some questions - most people are happy to help :)

    • @burak9857
      @burak9857 2 года назад +1

      @@MalewiczHype for my first project I was literally washing the dishes at a restaurant, observing them and set up interviews with the staff. It was fun 😁

  • @Monika-tu8rp
    @Monika-tu8rp 3 года назад

    Great video as always !
    thank you for your tips🙏🏻👍

  • @uzairsiddique6930
    @uzairsiddique6930 3 года назад +1

    I am currently in course 3. However, I can see that I will only be able to get foundation of UX more than UI design. I am more interested in UI design.

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +2

      I already have a UI design ebook that's quite popular among designers (thousands already own it) and I'm working on a UI course with a "better approach" - but there's also a lot of free UI tutorials on this channel that you can try following :)

    • @uzairsiddique6930
      @uzairsiddique6930 3 года назад +1

      @@MalewiczHype I will learn from your tutorials. I checked out your book but it's a bit expensive for me to buy. Hope that I will own the book soon or learn from your free stuff. Thanks

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +2

      No worries about the book. But you can get the free chapters with 50 pages anyway and just do the tutorials. There will be free content on this channel always :)

    • @uzairsiddique6930
      @uzairsiddique6930 3 года назад +1

      @@MalewiczHype Thank you very much. I just received free 50 pages of the book. I can certainly learn a lot from your videos as well. 🙂😊

  • @o.g3370
    @o.g3370 3 года назад

    Thank You for valuable info!

  • @monstera677
    @monstera677 2 года назад

    I'm halfway through the course and I needed to hear this, thank you! Can you recommend any (beginner through advanced) motion ui resources for designers? That is my next goal. I am also interested in your course offering. Thank you!

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  2 года назад

      If you want to play around with motion I have a couple of simple inVision studio tutorials - the app is free and the way you animate in it is very similar to most other tools, so it's a good first step to learn. There's an entire playlist on this channel.
      As for my courses - thank you :) So far the support for them had been phenomenal :)

  • @temvlas
    @temvlas 2 года назад

    Hi! I'm taking this course now. Could you help me with one question? My first project is to design a customer loyalty app for a bakery. The current step is to define the target audience for UX research and conduct interviews with its representatives. But I don't understand whether I should take as a target audience people who go to bakeries or people who use customer loyalty apps? Thank you in advance.

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  2 года назад

      People who go to bakeries, as people who just use customer loyalty apps don't necessarily have to be fans of bread at all.

  • @PhotoshoppersStop
    @PhotoshoppersStop 3 года назад +1

    Sir, can you make a single video explaining how to take the course & what to do on the side to get the most out of the courses? Thank you for your time in advance ❤😇 - currently, I'm in the week2 of course1.

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +1

      I made that video already: It’s called “how to stand out” 😊

    • @PhotoshoppersStop
      @PhotoshoppersStop 3 года назад

      @@MalewiczHype Thanks man, just completed that video, got it.

  • @Digital.Done.Right.
    @Digital.Done.Right. 3 года назад

    I finished on Friday last week and look forward to your review.

    • @alexg97343
      @alexg97343 3 года назад

      What is your review on it

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад

      I'd love to hear what you think about it too :)

  • @dontthinkjustdoit6362
    @dontthinkjustdoit6362 3 года назад +1

    After completing the Google UX professional certificate 7 course and having the good portfolio
    Then we can get design intern in Google.?

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад

      I don't think Google itself will be hiring many people who complete this course ;)
      And they don't promise anything really - but if you're good and motivated you can get a job at any company eventually :)

  • @ajeethraja3274
    @ajeethraja3274 3 года назад

    One question. Will you teach UI. I mean after taking your course. Can I be a standalone UI designer to work... It is basically a UI design course?

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +4

      Yes, my course will be UI only. No research, no writing. Just designing.

    • @KunalSingh-by7sn
      @KunalSingh-by7sn 3 года назад

      @@MalewiczHype upload fast sir

  • @KunalSingh-by7sn
    @KunalSingh-by7sn 3 года назад

    I wanna watch this so much, I started doing the interaction design course by UC san diego but if you have good reviews on this course i'll take this course

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +1

      If the course you were planning to take has real instructors looking at your work, then it will be better than an online course.

    • @KunalSingh-by7sn
      @KunalSingh-by7sn 3 года назад

      @@MalewiczHype no sir, i was taking an online course by UC San Diego on coursera, it’s called specialisation in interaction design

    • @bassboostedmusix5121
      @bassboostedmusix5121 3 года назад

      @@KunalSingh-by7sn how was the interaction design course. Have you completed it. If not how's it going so far, I'm thinking to take that course. Can you please give your thoughts regarding the course.

  • @sachinkumart
    @sachinkumart 3 года назад +1

    Can you please share your portfolio projects?

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад

      I can't because of the platform "honour code", but if you want to see some previews of my first project for this course, check the video on part 5 - I show some screenshots there very quickly.
      Can't share the actual files though, sorry :(

  • @devroopdas
    @devroopdas 3 года назад

    Hey Malewicz! I am high school student based in India. My financial situation is not so good. I saw that you have learnt everything on your own. Can you please give me some tips?

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад

      Hi, I learned on my own but it took me 22 years :) If you want to start, check out my "becoming a designer" playlist here, and then start doing some of the tutorials, including the complete beginner guide to Figma :)

  • @stibler6394
    @stibler6394 3 года назад

    Nagrasz kiedyś coś o zdobywaniu doświadczenia w it? Głównie chodzi mi o UI/UX.

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад

      W jakim sensie zdobywaniu doświadczenia? Pierwsza praca? Ja zaczynałem w nieco innych czasach, więc moje doświadczenia z początków w IT będą zupełnie inne, niż to obecnie wygląda. Ale planuję serię o szukaniu pracy, w której zrobię wywiady z firmami oraz nasz outlook na to czego szukamy u designerów.

  • @arbaazimtiyaz
    @arbaazimtiyaz 3 года назад

    Which other UX course would you recommend from Coursera ?

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +1

      I haven't checked any other courses yet. After we launch our own course in June I plan to go back to reviewing other courses :)

  • @Mania26
    @Mania26 3 года назад

    Mam pytanie odnośnie UI. Czy muszę zaprojektować design dla każdego ekranu/ panelu aplikacji, np odnośnie jedzenia lub informacji o miastach? Mam 50 dań i do każdego osobno muszę zrobić ekran? Lub mam miasta z całego Świata...Jak to działa konretnie? Jestem zainteresowana UI/UX i jak na razie zadaje pytania by zrozumieć dokładnie poszczególne rzeczy.

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад

      Nie, wystarczy jedna "wersja" takiego ekranu dania, programiści kodując aplikację po prostu podmieniają tekst i obrazek na takim szablonie.

    • @Mania26
      @Mania26 3 года назад

      @@MalewiczHype Rozumiem, dzięki za odpowiedź! Strasznie mnie to trapiło...

  • @RoxanneAtHome
    @RoxanneAtHome 3 года назад

    Thank you so much for this review. I'm a Thinkful graduate and I feel the same about your final comment.. It's a good basic course but there's a lot left to learn. And I want to learn how to do better UI. I'm looking forward to getting more info on your UI course as I continue iterating on my portfolio and job searching. Thanks again for this review.

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  3 года назад +1

      Glad it was helpful! UI Courses are problematic because it almost always requires time, and that's why those bootcamps and platforms usually price them quite high. I have a different approach to this, we'll see how it works :)

    • @DesignerInDesigner
      @DesignerInDesigner 3 года назад

      Hey! I was actually looking into Thinkful myself. How has the job search been after graduation? Worth it?

    • @RoxanneAtHome
      @RoxanneAtHome 3 года назад

      @@DesignerInDesigner I'm about 80 days into the job search. I haven't been putting in the 100 apps a week suggested because I'm still working full time. But with the amount I have put in I received two interviews. I'm waiting to hear back on one. Didn't get the first one. The interview / job search in this field is really something. I'm coming from engineering and it's totally different. Thinkful rubrics are used to pass assignments like making your portfolio and case studies but they are not good enough for actually job searching after graduation. They need more work unless you come from a graphic design background already. Once I did more work I started to get interviews.

  • @cristinaprevir9489
    @cristinaprevir9489 2 года назад

    - And will this course teach you how to design beautifull user interfaces? - No) But dont worry)

  • @teooooooooo27
    @teooooooooo27 2 года назад

    You are my salvation 🤣

    • @MalewiczHype
      @MalewiczHype  2 года назад

      Glad to hear that it helps :-) This channel's goal is to have as much helpful stuff as possible.