UX/UI Design Basics

Part 1: User Experience (UX)

• UX Design basics

• Introduction to User-Centered Design

• Problem statements and hypothesis

• Conduct user research, surveys, interviews + identify user needs and goals.

• Information architecture + site maps

• Empathy Map, Personas, Competitor Analysis

• Navigation Theory

• Interaction Design

• Portfolios Q&A

Part 2: User Interface (UI)

• UI Design basics

• Visual Design, Responsive Design

• typography, color theory, and layout, to create effective and engaging digital products

• Using Figma for Design and Prototyping Practice

• Wireframing + Prototyping + Usability Testing

• Design ethics + Accessibility

• Analytics

• Preparing your work for handoff (to the developers)

• Applying what we learned to creating a Final Project

• You are interested in design thinking, and how a product that starts as a user-need is conceived, designed, prototyped, tested and validated

• You are familiar with basic computer terminology

• You are confident with using a computer, creating files and folders, and browsing the web

• You are looking for a basic course to start your journey into Web Design

• You can commit at least 10 hours a week (classes + self-study), 80% attendance of the course is required for graduation

• You can commit at least 8 hours for career workshops or trainings during the semester

• You are able to understand and speak English

• Watch the How Computers Work YouTube series

• Read from “Getting started in Design” using Figma

• You are able to understand the different stages of UX/UI Design:

  • You can define the problem space, and understand the user-centric need

  • You will deliver a design outcome of a simple Website or mobile application

  • You will explore creativity and technical skills using Figma

  • You will have learned various tools and techniques for investigating, and designing and developing a prototype

• You will deliver a design outcome of a simple website in a presentation to your class

• You will explore creativity and technical skills using Figma

• You are prepared to continue with the UX/UI Design Intermediate course for the User-Centered Design Track

• Career & Soft Skills Workshops, Company Visits

• ReDI Mentorship Program (mentors in the IT industry)

• ReDI Talent Pool (job listing platform)

• SkillBuild self-paced eLearning (by IBM & ReDI)