Quiz: What STEM design job should you do?
Is STEM + art your jam? You're in luck coz this is a winning combo with lots of cool and creative careers to try! Take our fun quiz to see if you should be a lighting designer, UX designer or video game designer...
If you could do any job at your school, you would be...
A Software Design and Development teacher
The principal, so you could make sure every student had a great time at school
The maintenance person - fixing stuff is your jam
What's the first thing you notice when visiting a website?
The colours and brightness
How easy it is to use
Whether or not it has games
What's your favourite movie genre?
Adventure
Drama
Comedy
Mac or PC?
Mac
PC
No preference
What type of engineering sounds the most fun?
Civil
Robotics
Electrical
Lighting designer
You could totally be a lighting designer! These clever STEM peeps use tech to choreograph the movement and placement of lights in an industrial or commercial setting. They know how to use lighting to create effects and moods, and even make objects look flat or 3D.
As a lighting designer, you could work on concerts, plays or even major events like the Olympics!
Wanna read more about creative jobs in STEM? This feature has everything you need to know.
As a lighting designer, you could work on concerts, plays or even major events like the Olympics!
Wanna read more about creative jobs in STEM? This feature has everything you need to know.
UX designer
Awesome! You could be a UX designer. They are super important when it comes to building websites, apps and even everyday appliances coz they turn them into things people like and want to use. UX designers needs to think about the overall user experience and optimise their products to improve function for all kinds of users.
As a UX designer, you usually work as part of a product team, bridging the gap between the user and the developer.
Wanna know more about UX design? We spoke to a UX designer at Google! Check out Peter Finlan's UX study and career path.
As a UX designer, you usually work as part of a product team, bridging the gap between the user and the developer.
Wanna know more about UX design? We spoke to a UX designer at Google! Check out Peter Finlan's UX study and career path.
Video game designer
We bet this is your dream job! As a video game designer, you get to make creative decisions about a game’s story, interface, characters, maps, game play and goal. You’ll probably dabble in animation and modelling too. Their aim is to make a game that is engaging for the people who will play it.
Video game designers typically work for gaming companies (think Activision, Blizzard, Microsoft, Nintendo) alongside animators, game developers and producers.
Wanna read more about creative jobs in gaming? Check out our Creative Coders article for stacks of study and work options.
Video game designers typically work for gaming companies (think Activision, Blizzard, Microsoft, Nintendo) alongside animators, game developers and producers.
Wanna read more about creative jobs in gaming? Check out our Creative Coders article for stacks of study and work options.
