Certified 5-day UX, UI design course by The School of UX
Run by professional designer with 15+ years of experience working with companies like Microsoft, British Gas & Heathrow.
The School of UX
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- Certificate of completion - Free
- Tutor is available to students
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Overview
Day 1 – UX research, day 2 – UI design, day 3 – Wireframing using Figma, day 4 and 5 — project work
From UX research and UI design fundamentals, wireframing and rapid prototyping in Sketch, Figma and Adobe XD, to behavioural psychology in UX and Content design. An insightful, hands-on & affordable 5-day course run by a professional UX designer with 15+ years of experience.
The course is run via live video, real-time interaction, hands-on exercises.
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DAY 1 — UX DESIGN
We'll show you how to carry out user research, map user journeys, create IA, run usability testing, track conversions and more.
- differences between UX and UI design
- carrying out user research and reporting findings
- mapping user journeys
- creating information architecture, sitemaps, card sorting
- running usability testing remotely and in person
- A/B testing
- review of the best accessibility practices
- understanding analytics and tracking conversions
- how to collaborate with software developers
- book recommendations
- live QnA
DAY 2 — UI DESIGN
You'll learn the base User Interface design principles, how to create an icon font and optimise for touch, make your UI responsive and accessible and more.
- UI design principles & process
- typography (faux fonts, px vs. em, n-dash vs. m-dash)
- accessibility (how to get WCAG-compliant)
- components (usability practices, affordance)
- iconography (creating icon font)
- graphics (formats comparison incl. SVG, ways to optimise)
- layout (responsive techniques, mobile first, desktop)
- interactions (prototyping, optimising for touch)
- various design tools on the market
- designing with development in mind
- book recommendations
- live QnA
DAY 3 — RAPID WIREFRAMING & PROTOTYPING
You'll create an interactive prototype of a mobile website using Sketch, Figma or Adobe XD, which you'll then be able to run and test on your mobile phone.
- structuring content
- creating layout in Sketch/Figma/Adobe XD app (mobile-first approach)
- embedding fonts, icons and graphics
- prototyping using InVision (navigation, interactions, optimising for touch)
- testing on a real device
- review of UI design tools
- book recommendations
- live QnA
DAY 4 & 5 — PROJECT WORK
Who is this course for?
Everyone is welcome. Over 3000 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/Sketch or Adobe XD 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
When is the certified 5- day UX UI course starting in this January?
Answer:We're currently running UK government-funded UX Skills Bootcamps. We're yet to schedule paid courses.
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