You don't need experience to become a UX designer. If you don’t have professional projects yet, that’s okay. You can still build case studies that prove you’re ready. Start by creating your own “real-world” work: ✔️Use AI to generate realistic product briefs so you can practice the full UX process. ✔️ Pick a local animal shelter, nonprofit, or community org and offer a redesign they can actually use. ✔️ Treat it like paid work. Set goals, define success metrics, research real users, design, test