Why I Chose UI/UX Design After Studying Sociology

When I tell people I studied sociology before moving into design, they sometimes ask, "How does that connect?" To me, it connects perfectly.

Sociology taught me how to observe people, ask the right questions, and understand systems—all skills that directly translate to UX. I’ve always been interested in how people navigate the world, and design felt like a natural extension of that curiosity. It allowed me to go from understanding behavior to shaping it.

Design is where people and systems meet. With a sociology lens, I get to look deeper—not just at what users do, but why they do it. That’s what drew me in, and what keeps me excited about every new project.

What started as a curiosity about human behavior turned into a passion for building better tools and systems. UX design gave me a path to make tangible change—to take what I learned in theory and put it into practice, screen by screen.

The overlap between sociology and design is constant: both require listening, noticing patterns, and thinking critically about impact. That foundation shapes how I approach every problem I tackle in UX.

Even as a kid, I loved making things look nice and helping people—it showed up in school projects, handmade cards, even how I organized my room. UX lets me do both: craft something beautiful and make someone’s life just a little easier. In a way, I get to live my childhood dream.