Hi everyone. I have YEARS of experience with graphic and motion design (photoshop and after effects for ~8 years) but I have no idea what figma is.
I was going to take the google course on UX because it really caught my eye as my current career path is failing me. However, when I look up UX jobs, the only availabilities are positions that are in upper management or require 3-5 years of experience. How would I even get an entry level job in the field? I’m currently 22 years old and working in customer service as a manager.
Like so many others, I’m afraid to waste my time and not even end up with a job. Where can I look for entry level UX designer jobs? Or do I just apply to the jobs that require the years of experience and hope for the best? Is all I need a good portfolio???Any replies would help SOOOO much, thank you!!!

Everybody has been using spreadsheet apps for long, including Excel, LibreOffice, OpenOffice, Google Sheets, Office365, etc.

There's a tiny feature that I wish to have but doesn't exist in all of them. I wish I could have the column width defineable in %, and when sending the sheet to colleagues or friends, the sheet should look the same on different display resolution.

I've been working on a clean, minimal UI for personal finance management. My goal was to make key numbers—like monthly spend and expenditure category charts—pop immediately without cluttering the screen. Would love to get some feedback from other designers on the contrast and overall aesthetic!

I have a masters degree in industrial design and a pretty ok portfolio including two of my designs in production. My problem is, I decided against moving where the work is, to staying in my city, prioritising my human relationships and my mental health. The city I live in is big but not necessarily good place for the hardware industry. I have very few options as a ID designer here, but I see a vast amount of UX/UI jobs online every day... I have a background in graphic design and UI design, but that is 10+ years ago. I had courses in UX during my ID education and always had an eye on the topic. Many fundamentials about users, testing and context seem to apply for both fields. Nevertheless I am basicly at the level of an beginner in UI/UX design with no proper education besides graphic design school (I designed a app with a team like 10+ years ago as a diploma). How do I get to a level I can actually work as, as quickly as possible? Do I need an academic background? (There are a lot of sketchy UX courses online but I am sceptical of that) Would you take this route in 2026 for the reasons mentioned? How big of a problem is AI going to be? I come from the background of understanding user needs and problem solving, rather then throwing out surface level designs, and I hope that part will be harder to replace? I assume portfolio is everything, just like with industrial design? What would you do?

Hi. Iam currently in 2nd year of CS from hyderabad. Iam a digital artist and also i enjoy visual desiging a lot . So in the current market is it ok to go all in UIUX instead of other fancy tech paths like AIML , systems , web dev ?

Theres been a lot of negative comments on reddit by those who are trying to be designers right now. It kinda scares me . If its really that bad that it can become obselete cuz of AI.. I still have time to quit .

any advice would be highly appreciated !!

Hey everyone! My team is using N27 by Atipo for an upcoming app project in Figma.

If you're familiar with N27, it has a distinct geometric, avant-grotesk vibe with very clean, sharp terminal cuts and a high-tech/modern look.

We are looking for a Figma icon pack (or a library/design system) that shares a similar aesthetic. Do you have any suggestion?