Best paid and practical UI design resources
If someone asked me how to become a decent UI designer in a few months, I’d recommend:
- $150 https://www.refactoringui.com/book
- $160 https://designingui.com/ + https://hype4.academy/video-courses/mobile-ui-2
- $100 https://www.practical-ui.com/
- ~$1,000 https://learnui.design/
- $400 https://www.typewolf.com/checklist
- ~$1,500 https://shiftnudge.com/
For me, I found these courses organized and presented valuable information in a practical and pragmatic way that you can apply to your designs. The courses also encourage practice—key to retaining what you’ve learned.
- Expensive? Some are, some aren’t.
- Can you learn UI design without these resources? Of course.
- Are these topics available on the web? Many, but not all. There’s bad advice on the web too.
- Are they worth it? Probably, depends on you.
If you plan on freelancing or making your own app, then it may be worth investing a few months to really make something beautiful.
After these courses, just practice, play, and experiment.
Thoughts? Too expensive? Know of more or better resources? Tell me below!
P.S.
Not an affiliate.
Also, I’d love some feedback on my previous post
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Love the thoughts! And great resource list. Have you used all of them?
I did buy Refactoring UI. Best $50 I've ever spent. It is an incredible resource!
I am always skeptical about courses. I've never gotten much out of courses. I much prefer to read and go at my own pace. I know people that love them. However, I think I could start about 3-5 side hustles for $1,500. Or buy 100 months of Figma! Seems like I could get much more value out of that.
Yes! I’ve used all the resources. I think https://hype4.academy/video-courses are definitely good value for money—strongly recommended.
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It depends for the https://learnui.design/ and https://shiftnudge.com/. For me, Learn UI Design was the first and only option for learning practical UI skills, so it was definitely worth it at the time. Today, they are still helpful assuming you put all the work, practice, and receive feedback from them. They both have unique perspectives and helpful lessons I haven’t found elsewhere. I definitely improved as a designer by taking those courses. But did I improve $1500 worth as a designer?
Hard to say—it depends how much you value your time. As you learn more from other resources, you will inevitably learn less from these ones. They aren’t as necessary as they once were.
If your business is going well, or you have some disposable income, or are very busy, or have a high hourly, or can tell there’s a noticeable gap between your designs and Dribbble, I’d say go for it. If you are still recovering from the pandemic economy or haven’t read the other books and resources—do those first. Then assess yourself and see if the workshops are still needed.
Excellent thoughts! Couldn't agree more. Start with the lower-priced ones. Then go up from there!