Everything You Need To Know About Becoming An Interaction Designer

Everytime you find yourself using an application or a digital product seamlessly, being able to understand and perform functions without any manuals or instructions, it’s because the product has been carefully designed to cater the needs of the customers and its interface is understandable to them. This is done by Interaction Designers.

Prerequisite Skills

• Analytical skills
• Creative and critical thinking
• Communication • Problem Solving Abilities • Researching Skills

Softwares

• Adobe XD • Sketch
• Figma • InVision Studio And more

Salary Range

20,000 to 85,000 INR

Work in:

• In-house Design Teams
• Corporate Design Studios
• Advertising Agencies
• Start-ups
• IT Industry
• E-learning Companies

Career Wayforward

• Junior UI/UX Designer → Senior UI/UX Designer → Senior/ Lead/ Manager/ Principal Interaction Designer
• Freelancer

Interaction Design is one of the most crucial aspects of UX Design

A subset under the broader UX design field, Interaction Design has its own place & importance. It is one of the main aspects that helps improve the overall UX of any given project.

Hence, you could expect getting a substantial amount of exposure and career opportunities in this field as an Interaction designer.

What does an Interaction Designer do?

Interaction designers are there to create a dialogue (or interaction) between the user and the product/system/service he or she is using, at each given instance. This dialogue is achieved via planning, prototyping and technology. 

 

What are the skills required to become an Interaction Designer?

You must be skilled in creative and critical thinking, market research and strategy, basics in visual communication, analytical thinking, and communication skills. A fundamental level of understanding in technologies is also required.

 

Where do Interaction Designers get employed?

Interaction Designers can be employed by designer studios, agencies, startups, NGOs, IT firms and many more. 

 

What is the career scope of an Interaction Designer?

Interaction designers are in high demand all over the world. With the world rapidly turning digital, the growth in this particular field of design has only skyrocketed. 

You can begin your career as a Junior UX designer and eventually with experience can move onto a Senior UX designer. Some other options could be a career in Design Strategy, Exhibition Designer, UI Designer and many more. 

A user interface is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it’s not good.
Martin LeBlanc