I searched for how to become a product designer on YouTube and a video popped up explaining how to become a next level product designer. He mentioned the Human Interface Guideline for Apple products. I had never heard of it and decided to look into it. The Human Interface Guidelines are basically the principles for how the product should look and how mankind interacts with it.
The young person who is interested in this agreed to read the foundations section and take notes. I am still researching this area, such as design principles, UX/UI design, graphic design and coding. What is necessary? Classes on the list, so far are:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe In Design ( because why not?)
Adobe XD
Figma
Basic HTML and CSS
The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair. It is a short history on different colors.
Universal Principles of Design by Lidwell, Holden and Butler.
Classes on Domestika and Udemy
https://betheltech.net/curriculum/uiux
This is the start but we need to find the the time to implement the plan.