Just about any job these days requires a combination of different skills - and UX design is no different! In this tutorial, CareerFoundry mentor and UX design expert Tobias Treppmann answers one of the most frequently asked questions in the industry: What skills do I need to become a UX designer? First, get ready to bust an all-too-common myth about UX design: that it's just about art and visuals. Actually, UX design is all about putting the user first, designing something functional and easy to use. So what skills are required to be a truly great UX designer? Well, in today's workplace, soft skills are considered just as important as hard skills. Discover what soft skills are crucial to the UX designer role, from communication and empathy to flawless organizational skills. Then, of course, there's quite a long list of hard skills that UX designers need to master. Do UX designers need to be comfortable with facts and figures? Why is it so important for UX designers to understand information architecture? What even is information architecture? Find out all you need to know about key UX design skills and learn what it takes to make it in this extremely varied field. This video is brought to you by CareerFoundry, provider of mentored online courses in UX Design, UI Design and Web Development. Learn more on our blog or discover our courses: Blog: https://careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ Courses: https://careerfoundry.com