The daily work of UI designers is a systematic work, so the software used is different. Let me explain the distribution of software use in relevant UI design that I have learned and learned:
First, UI design visual design software: PS, AI
Postscript (same as postscript); Police officer (police sergeant)
PS is a powerful image processing software, so it can be used not only to retouch photos, but also to complete UI design. In addition, for the icon design, it is made by vector drawing software, so that the amplification will not be distorted and there is no virtual edge, and AI may be needed. However, according to industry statistics, the main softwares commonly used in the UI design industry are PS and AI.
Second, MindManager: MindManager or XMind
Mindmanager or XMind are both MindManager, so it doesn't matter which software you use, just according to your personal habits.
Mind mapping must have been used by everyone in planning, analyzing and brainstorming. It is also often used in UI design. This course is specially set in the training of Youtu UI design, which is mainly used to sort out product demand ideas, product architecture, product interaction logic and so on. In short, before doing vision, he is a good helper for everyone to sort out their ideas.
Third, rapid prototype design tools: AXURRP, ink knife
Axure RPAxure RP is a professional rapid prototyping tool. It mainly enables experts (product managers and UI designers) who define requirements and specifications and design functions and interfaces to quickly create wireframes, flowcharts, prototypes and specification documents of application software or websites. As a professional prototype design tool, it can quickly and efficiently create prototypes and support multi-person collaborative design and version control management.
Ink knife is an online prototype design and collaboration tool. With the help of ink knife, product managers, designers, developers, sales, operations and entrepreneurs can build product prototypes and show the effect of the project.
Fourth, collaboration tool: blue lagoon XD software.
Blue lagoon is a platform for product documents and design drawings, which helps internet teams to better manage documents and design drawings. Blue lagoon can display Axure online, automatically generate design drawings, share design drawings with the team, and show the jumping relationship between pages. It also supports sharing with colleagues so that he can also check the design effect on his mobile phone.
XD software is a portable vector+prototype tool, which integrates the functions of wireframe design, visual design, interactive design and prototype design. It can easily handle user experience design. Create wireframes, design, prototype, show and * * * enjoy a great network, mobile device and voice experience-all in one application. It provides all the functions needed to work efficiently, collaborate easily and create and manage design systems.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) dynamic effect design: AE software
Adobe After Effects(AE) is suitable for organizations engaged in design and video special effects, including TV stations, animation production companies, personal post-production studios and multimedia studios. It belongs to the later software of layer type. But in the UI industry, it is to do some UI interaction. Dynamic effect is the most efficient software, but AE can't be used as an interface. This AE is not good at it.
Six, four-dimensional image design of cinema
More and more domestic companies begin to pay attention to dynamic design, and more and more teams realize the importance of dynamic design in product user experience. As UI designers, why do we need dynamic design?
Finally: let users use your products (App, webpage, software, intelligent hardware, etc.). ) It's cooler and cooler. Dynamic effect design can easily express static pictures or abstract dynamic effects. Therefore, UI designers usually design and produce dynamic effect drafts, express abstract interactive experience in addition to the necessary interactive effects, and let the development team have an intuitive understanding of the products to be developed. In a word, it is very useful and powerful in interactive experience design.
Although, you already know the commonly used software for UI design. But it can't be said that learning to use these softwares can make you a qualified UI designer. This probability is too small! For UI designers, software is just a tool to express design ideas. What UI designers need is real product design thinking, understanding users' usage scenarios, users' needs, understanding the product vision of enterprises, and finally designing an excellent product that users are comfortable and enterprises need.
To be a truly qualified and excellent UI designer, you must have eight abilities: software operation ability, theoretical ability, working ability, icon design ability, graphic design ability, design arrangement ability, poster banner design ability, operation illustration ability and so on. I hope I can help you.