How to learn design on your own?

Question

Design

I do mobile development.
I want to master ux and ui design:
UX for designing the user journey,
UI for the ability to draw a nice design outside the framework of standard components.
I studied development according to the scheme:
general theory of programming and architecture (martin),
subject theory (doc on language / framework),
examples on github.
Tell me what you need to study for the general theory of interface design, the design of certain styles, where to see the full layouts available for analysis (a dribble with sketches makes me wildly horrified)?

Answer 1

1) First you study design theory (color combinations, typography, composition, patterns in design, etc.), take UX theory from the basics, for example, Alan Cooper "Fundamentals of interaction design", this is a classic; Jacob Nielsen "Web Design"
2) You study a tool for work: FIGMA 100%, there is a lot of free and at the same time good content on YouTube
3) You develop observation (do not just look, but analyze why certain design decisions were made) sites with examples heap, behance, avvwords, landbook, etc.
4) Practice: first you just redraw the works, then try to combine several works in one, then try to redesign some bad sites, then you can find real technical specifications on the Internet

Answer 2

https://www.figma.com/community/explore

Answer 3

Scroll through some Soviet textbook on academic drawing. Or a Western photography textbook. You don't need to learn how to draw / take a picture, just swipe. It outlines the basics of color, light, form and composition. Trust me, this will help you a LOT.

Answer 4

It is enough to practice on real tasks (on orders) so as not to litter your bins with a dead weight. You can get inspired at templatemonster.com , pinterest.com , https://dribbble.com/shots/popular/web-design

Answer 5

If you are talking about learning Digital Design, a couple of suggestions to start with:
Always practice & research yourself online.
Practice as much as you can.
Practice pencil ddrawing/sketching Because before you start any project, you should & need to sketch your ideas 1st on paper.

Answer 6

To be a cool designer, you need to constantly learn and be, so to speak, "in the subject."
I won’t tell you about universities (who needs them now, and for a long time).
But there are many courses and books, in the article all the pros and cons of popular platforms are easily dismantled - https://sitehere.ru/professiya-ux-ui-dizajner
I can also advise the Udemy platform, there is generally a storehouse of cool lessons and courses. And of course, in addition to everything, you need a lot of practice.