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10 Things That Helped Me Improve as a UI Designer
Everything I did and still do to grow as a designer
Building a career in design isn’t easy but here are some of the most worthwhile things I did that helped me improve by leaps and bounds.
1. Side projects
Side projects are what lead me to discover my interest in product design in the first place.
When I was 18 years old, I had the idea to build a tool that allowed people to create their own Snapchat geofilters, which had just been released by Snapchat, at the time.
I had some graphic design experience — knowledge on how to use photoshop and illustrator, but zero exposure to product design.

After attempting to design my first side project, I realized that I enjoy the process but was clueless about how to properly design a real product.
I ended up hiring a designer to finish what I started, and they did a slightly better job…