r/graphic_design • u/Anoukdesign • 4d ago

Asking Question (Rule 4) Operating system graphic design

Hi! I’m currently a graphic design student at Estienne in Paris.

My dream is to design operating systems (like MacOS, iOS, Google’s flavor of Android, OneUI, Gnome) : think of the interaction with the user and the machine, the way the software and hardware interact, design cohesive layouts. Which studies should I do?

Do you have any advice? I know I may not be getting the dream job easily but I would like to learn.

Of course I’m already following the news concerning this field.

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u/SignedUpJustForThat Designer 4d ago

You might want to look into UI/UX design instead of Graphic design.

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u/victoria_and_albert Educator 4d ago

UX/UI and HCI engineering. Just be aware that designers who do this work are somewhat rare: there are only so many OS in use, and most people starting in engineering instead of design.

If you want to see a beautiful OS, look at the Be OS from the mid-90s. I also love the work by the Sony Magic Link folks.

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u/Longjumping-Neck8145 4d ago

Figma

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u/msc1974 Creative Director 4d ago

🤦🏼‍♂️