Certified UX & UI bootcamp with Figma at The School of UX
Hands-on 5-day bootcamp in User Experience design for everyone
The School of UX
Summary
- Certificate of completion - Free
- Tutor is available to students
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Location & dates
Surrey Quays Road
South East London
London
SE167AR
United Kingdom
Overview
Days 1 & 2 – UX and UI foundations, day 3 – Prototyping in Figma, day 4 – Project work, day 5 – Portfolio and Career advice.
Hands-on 5-day bootcamp in User Experience design for everyone, where we cover an entire design process: from user research to wireframing and prototyping using Figma app. All run by an experienced designer.
You will be working on various projects with lots of practical exercises throughout the week. And you'll design your own portfolio too. One-to-one mentoring is available as a ticket option: we'll review your portfolio, provide career advice, salary insights, and prepare you for that interview.
Your health & safety is super-important to us. We follow COVID government guidelines and encourage all our students to do so. Hand-sanitisers will be available for you to use. Kindly use a face mask when necessary.
The course is run in-person at Canada Water Culture Space in London SE16 7AR.
Achievement
CPD
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Description
Day 1 — UX design fundamentals
We'll show you how to carry out user research, map user journeys, run usability and A/B testing, track conversions and more.
- introduction into User Experience design process
- UX versus UI
- carrying out user research and reporting findings
- mapping user journeys and experience maps
- creating information architecture using card sorting
- usability testing remotely & in person
- A/B testing
- review of the best accessibility practices
- looking into analytics
Day 2 — UI design fundamentals
You'll learn the base User Interface design principles, how to make your UI responsive and accessible, create a style guide, and more.
- UI design principles & process
- typography and importance of content design
- accessibility
- iconography
- graphics
- layout using responsive grid
- styling and design systems
- designing with development in mind
Day 3 — Wireframing & Rapid Prototyping
At this workshop you'll create an interactive prototype of your own portfolio website using Figma, which you'll then preview and test on your mobile phone.
- structuring content
- creating layout in Figma app
- embedding fonts, icons and graphics
- prototyping interactions
- testing on a real device
- review of UI design tools
Day 4 — Project work
You'll be completing projects from scratch with days of full-on practice designing UX and UI.
- working individually and as part of a team on a given brief
- practicing what you've learnt in the previous days on real-world projects
- designing a new mobile app, or a responsive website prototype
- iterating on your design
- all guided by a professional designer with over 15 years of experience
Day 5 — Career in UX & Portfolio Advice
You'll leave with plenty of knowledge on what it's actually like to be a UX designer in the field, what you need to become a freelancer, how to create a portfolio, where to find a job, interview tips and market rates.
- what a day of a UX designer looks like
- working in startups vs. big companies vs. design agencies
- how to create an impressive portfolio
- complimentary copy of our UX portfolio template
- where to look for jobs
- practical tips for your interview
- how to be a freelancer
- money side: market rates
Who is this course for?
Everyone is welcome. Over 5000 students from different backgrounds and companies attended our courses — complete beginners, graphic designers, UX & UI designers, developers, PMs, BAs, marketers.
Requirements
No previous design background required. We'll teach you everything you need to know. You'll need a laptop with Figma app installed (that works on both Windows and MacOS) or Sketch app (if you use MacOS).
Career path
UX & UI design industry is booming and you're definitely in the right place with us. You’re not on your own after the course – you get further support with our one-to-one mentoring. You can book for additional mentoring sessions over Zoom, where we review your portfolio, give career tips, prepare you for upcoming interviews and answer design related questions – all to help you grow.
Questions and answers
Do we work on many case studies that we can use in our portfolio?Or we're just shown how to use the programs needed to build a prototype and wireframe
Answer:Throughout the course you will be working on numerous case studies, which will be part of your portfolio.
This was helpful.Is 5 days really enough to know everything I need to become a ux designer? Do we work on projects for our portfolio? I have no projects of my own
Answer:You'll be surprised how much you'll learn in a week — we don't unnecessarily stretch our curriculum and focus on what you need to know to get job done at a workplace as a UX designer. Yes, plenty of hands-on exercises and projects building portfolio.
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Certificates
Certificate of completion
Digital certificate - Included
CPD-accredited certificate
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