When choosing graphic design and UI design, many people will compare which industry has better prospects besides salary. If you want to know the employment prospects, you must first understand what these two industries do and what are the differences.
What is UI design?
UI design is an industry born with the development of Internet. UI in UI design is the abbreviation of user interface, so UI design mainly refers to the human-computer interaction of software, the overall aesthetic feeling of interface and the design of operation logic.
UI design can be divided into entity UI and virtual UI. At present, most companies' UI design on the Internet belongs to virtual UI design. The physical UI design may not be easy to understand. Take the car as an example, the steering wheel, dashboard and central control all belong to the category of physical UI.
What is graphic design?
Compared with UI design, I believe everyone will know more about graphic design. Graphic design also has a name called visual communication design, which regards "vision" as a way of communication and expression. Create and combine symbols, pictures and words in various ways for visual expression to convey ideas or information.
Logo design, publication design, print advertising design, product packaging design, etc. , are all related to graphic design. Besides these, with the development of the Internet, some pictures, posters and LOGO we see on the Internet also belong to the category of graphic design.
What's the difference between graphic design and UI design?
From the above explanation of graphic design and UI design, we can find that there is still a big difference between them.
1, the bearing media of the results are different: the main bearing media of graphic design results are printed media, while the main bearing media of UI design results are virtual interfaces.
2. The focus of design is different: the focus of graphic design lies in the transmission and expression of information, so that people who see the design can understand the designer's intention at a glance. The focus of UI design is human-computer interaction, user experience and operational logic. The main purpose is to make the interface more concise and smooth to use.
The above two are the main differences between UI design and graphic design.
What is the difference between the salary level of graphic design and UI design?
Salary has always been a concern of students. As we all know, the wages in the Internet industry are generally high, and UI design is no exception. At present, the salary of primary UI design is about 6K~8K, intermediate UI design is 7K~ 12K, and advanced UI design is generally above 12K. This is the general situation at present. Different cities may have different situations, but the treatment of UI design will never be low.
The salary of graphic design will vary due to various factors, and the difference is quite big. Work area, design level, working years and company nature will all affect the salary of graphic designers. The salary of a graphic designer who just learned is about 3K~4K ~ 4 k. With the increase of working years and the accumulation of experience, the income of an intermediate graphic designer is about 6K~ 10K, and that of a senior graphic designer is above 10K.
Generally speaking, the income of UI designers will be slightly higher.