我先唔計香港啲所謂UX Design工同打雜分別唔大,我建議你去上啲free course/ free talk/ conferences先,你會識多啲UX,UI,IA,等等嘅分別,UX算係個Umbrella term,下面可以有Product Design, HCI, UX Research, UX Design, UI Design (其實唔太算係UX但同UX緊緊相連),Information Architecture,UX Copywriting等等。
如果你係分析力強,有創意,想做UX Design㗎話,我建議你去花錢報UX Research & Design嘅course同埋報啲Intro to Psychology & Anthropology嘅courses,如果你係想做返近Graphic Design嘅工作,就報UI Design,然後搭個Intro to UX Design嘅course。當然呢個只係喺大公司先啱用,你去細公司㗎話好多時候啲HR都唔識嘢係請UX/UI Designer,乜都一腳踢,咁我會建議乜堂都報晒,然後做兩三個product出嚟解決一啲問題,中間要show到你點分析個問題,點做research (Methodologies, Process, Result),Insight係咩,你點用啲Insight嚟ideate,同你點樣test你個product,個product點幫到users,society同個client (Business, Technology, Experience)。將成個過程用講故事嘅方法講出嚟就perfect。
我諗最終都係視乎你想點行條路,其實我覺得你做graphic design都有一段時間,除非你真係對UX Design好有興趣,唔係㗎話我會建議你試吓報啲Junior AD/ Junior CD嘅工,或者UI Designer。
另外都想勸下你唔好覺得你做嗰行有頂薪呢樣嘢,好多嘢係視乎你做成點,你為公司帶嚟幾多價值,Design唔係只係Commercial Art,而係點樣Visually and tactically solve a problem,所以如果你有心嘅我建議你多啲留意身邊事物,做啲你鍾意嘅嘢之餘亦諗吓點樣用Graphic Design為公司提供更多價值,proactive啲,成功嘅機會就大啲。我都識唔少有心嘅人,畢業冇耐就因為喺公司入面好proactive,會提供一啲佢哋諗嘅解決方案俾公司去解決一啲佢哋見到嘅問題,幫client同公司賺到錢/慳到錢,幾年就升Art Director再升Creative Director,人工幾倍咁跳又有公司equity/stock。係好難同好辛苦但加油啦
