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Sarthak Wakade
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Getting Started With Frontend and UI/UX — A Beginner-Friendly Guide

Not Sure Where to Start in Tech? Try Frontend and UI/UX

If you're a student or beginner trying to figure out where you fit in tech — frontend development is a great place to start.

Why?

Because it's visual, creative, and gives you real results fast. You don’t need deep programming knowledge to build your first webpage. All you need is a browser, a text editor, and curiosity.


Start Simple: HTML + CSS

Here’s the basic stack to learn first:

  • HTML: Structure of the page
  • CSS: Styling, layout, colors, spacing
  • JavaScript (basics): To add simple interactions


Once you get the hang of those, you can build:

  • A blog layout
  • A landing page
  • A Netflix or Starbucks UI clone
  • A portfolio site to showcase your learning

The key is to build while you learn. No need to wait until you're “ready”.


UI/UX: The Design Side of Tech

Once you’ve built a few frontend projects, you might start asking questions like:

  • Is this layout easy to use?
  • Does this color scheme look right?
  • Where should this button go?

That’s the start of UI/UX thinking.

You can explore tools like:

  • Figma (for prototyping designs)
  • Dribbble / Mobbin (for design inspiration)
  • Frontend Mentor / DevChallenges (for real-world practice)

Try redesigning simple pages or apps. Focus on layout, user flow, and making the interface clean and usable.

A Quick Note From My Own Journey

I'm a student myself. I started learning frontend during semester breaks. I didn’t know much — just basic HTML/CSS — but I kept experimenting.

Eventually, I tried tools like Figma, rebuilt pages like Starbucks, created light/dark UIs, and even designed a fitness app layout. The more I built, the more I enjoyed it.

I'm still learning. Still improving. But I’ve found what I enjoy — and that’s a good place to start.


Tips for Students Starting Out

  • Don’t wait for college to teach you. Learn by doing.
  • YouTube + Figma + CodePen = your best friends
  • You don’t need to know everything — just enough to start
  • Explore frontend, then design, then full-stack if it interests you

Wrapping Up

If you're confused about where to begin in tech, try frontend.

Build something small. Tweak it. Break it. Fix it. Add a little design. Explore UI/UX. You’ll learn more by doing than any course can teach you.

Still unsure where to begin? Drop a comment or DM. I’m also figuring it out — and sharing as I go.

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