4 levels of UI/UX design (and BIG mistakes to avoid)
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Career Progression Mistakes in App and Web Design
Learn the common, career-level specific design mistakes—from beginner to senior—and implement targeted fixes based on a real client project redesign.
Short Summary
- Identify six critical failure points common to beginner designers (e.g., typography, color overuse).
- Track improvement through junior and mid-level stages, recognizing where initial fixes partially solve problems.
- Understand how senior designers achieve high-value results through deliberate minimalism and communication efficiency.
- Discover the "hidden mistake" many seniors make: neglecting interactive experience design in the age of AI.
This document outlines a design skill progression by analyzing a single client screen redesigned across four career levels: unpaid beginner, junior, mid-level, and senior. Follow the explicit fixes provided for each stage to rapidly advance your design competency and project value.
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Top Comments (10)
Even the senior's design has mistakes. That data visualization does not make any sense to me without any numbers or axes.
As a senior designer you should consider to apply accessibility rules. Your final design not complies with AA standards about contrasts.
There's no way that final 'senior' version is passing accessibility guidelines or even basic contrast standards.
if you're going to do this make sure the 'senior designer' example actually is good (its not)
As a UX/UI Designer, I rate your understanding of these things as a solid 6/10
Thank God I've already avoided these mistakes with just over 4 months of experience.
Damn, the senior looks worse than the junior.
Being a Sr. Product Designer I can say, the Mid-level you have mentioned is basically the skillset of a Junior Ui/Ux designer nowadays.. and a Sr. usually works on the journey more of a cleaning visuals.
UI/UX designer here from Nigeria. ❤
Great breakdown of the progression from beginner to senior design! I really appreciated the focus on the common pitfalls at each level. If I had to offer some constructive criticism, it felt like the 'Beginner' and 'Junior' stages were hit quite hard while the mistakes you highlighted are definitely real, it might have been more encouraging to acknowledge that some of these 'over-designed' choices are often just a part of the necessary experimentation phase for new designers. Additionally, while the '60/30/10' rule and the '8pt grid' are excellent standards, it would have been helpful to briefly mention that these aren't 'hard laws'—designers sometimes break them intentionally for creative expression. Overall, a very insightful video, but I think emphasizing that design maturity is a messy, non-linear process could make the advice feel even more accessible to those just starting out!
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Top Comments (10)
Even the senior's design has mistakes. That data visualization does not make any sense to me without any numbers or axes.
As a senior designer you should consider to apply accessibility rules. Your final design not complies with AA standards about contrasts.
There's no way that final 'senior' version is passing accessibility guidelines or even basic contrast standards.
if you're going to do this make sure the 'senior designer' example actually is good (its not)
As a UX/UI Designer, I rate your understanding of these things as a solid 6/10
Thank God I've already avoided these mistakes with just over 4 months of experience.
Damn, the senior looks worse than the junior.
Being a Sr. Product Designer I can say, the Mid-level you have mentioned is basically the skillset of a Junior Ui/Ux designer nowadays.. and a Sr. usually works on the journey more of a cleaning visuals.
UI/UX designer here from Nigeria. ❤
Great breakdown of the progression from beginner to senior design! I really appreciated the focus on the common pitfalls at each level. If I had to offer some constructive criticism, it felt like the 'Beginner' and 'Junior' stages were hit quite hard while the mistakes you highlighted are definitely real, it might have been more encouraging to acknowledge that some of these 'over-designed' choices are often just a part of the necessary experimentation phase for new designers. Additionally, while the '60/30/10' rule and the '8pt grid' are excellent standards, it would have been helpful to briefly mention that these aren't 'hard laws'—designers sometimes break them intentionally for creative expression. Overall, a very insightful video, but I think emphasizing that design maturity is a messy, non-linear process could make the advice feel even more accessible to those just starting out!