5 Things you need to know before hiring a UX or a UI designer

We talked about how UI and UX go hand in hand in a recent article. It is good to have practical knowledge, but as a business owner or manager of a web design agency, you don’t need to be an expert in both.

Have you encountered a client who wants a UI and UX designer to work on their project? If so, you might have to outsource one. 

So, the question is whether you should hire one UX designer and one UI designer or just one person who can do both jobs. Let’s find out.

UX vs UI Soft Skills

Both UX and UI designers need to be able to work together, talk to each other, and solve problems. Both need to have an open mind and empathy towards your target market or users.

UX designers, on the other hand, need to be curious, think critically, and keep learning, while UI designers have to be more flexible and creative.

UX vs UI Hard Skills

Both UI and UX designers need to know how to wireframe and make prototypes.

In terms of hard skills, the main difference is that UX designers need to know how to do user research and analysis. They also need to know about information architecture and how to test for usability and user-friendliness.

On the other hand, UI designers need to have visual branding skills, such as typography, icon design, and color theory. They also need to know about responsive design, animation, and how things work together.

What does a UX designer do?

Now let’s look at what a UX designer does on a daily basis.

Strategy and content include competitor analysis, product structure and strategy, customer analysis and user research, and content development.

• Wireframing and prototyping: prototyping, wireframing, development planning, testing, and iteration
• Execution and analytics: coordination with developers and UI designers, UX analysis and iteration, tracking goals and integration

The UX role has many parts and is complicated. Most of the time, UX designers are also marketers, project managers, and designers. Their job changes a lot depending on what kind of company they work for.

Through a process of user and usability testing and working to make both sides happy, their goal is to connect the needs of the user with the business goals.

What does a UI designer do?

Let’s take a look at the day-to-day tasks of UI designers. They focus and improve on:

• The look and feel of the product: design research, customer analysis, user guides and storylines, branding, and graphic development.
• The website’s ability to respond and interact – interactivity and animation, UI prototyping, implementation with a developer, and adapting to all screen sizes

As a visual and interactive designer, the UI role is important to any digital interface. For customers, it’s the most important part of trusting a brand because it’s how they understand what the brand is selling.

Which field pays more, UX or UI?

There is only a small difference in pay between UX and UI jobs. In general, salaries are usually set by things like location, industry, experience, and the type of project or product.

But you’ll find that there are more and better opportunities for UI designers in the technology niche as a whole other than mobile and web. This is because the field is more established and it also has a more direct and business-driven application.

Find your basic UI designer in Deer Designer

You can ask a website designer to do the work for you if you have a Business Plan with us. Our web designers know the basics of website UI and have made so many websites that they already know what works and looks good in your industry.

You can try our website design service before you hire a user interface (UI) specialist. When you combine your designer’s skills with what you know about UX and UI, both of you can make web design magic.