# Welcome!

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## Why UX Design?

UX design is an exciting and rewarding career path. The demand for Designers is growing as technology companies mature and realize that great investing in UX is a must and that intuitive and delightful experiences can be a key differentiator that decides their company's success or failure.

In addition, users' expectations changed dramatically over the last 10-15 years, and the bar for any product on the market is very high. People no longer accept clunky solutions that they need to learn for hours.

## 4 pillars for learning UX Design

There are 4 pillars to learning UX Design - learning the tools & processes, learning UX patterns, designing features, and designing products. During this 6 month's journey, you will go through all of those stages first. Then, we will focus on building your portfolio and landing your first job.

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