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Take the next step in your career with this advanced training in UI/UX design and international standards. Through hands-on Figma projects and real prototyping experience, discover how to create best-in-class digital experiences. Learn directly from industry experts and put your growing skills to the test in a capstone project. Enroll today to future-proof your career and distinguish yourself as a top-tier UX professional!
UI Design Skills: Improve your Figma proficiency with practical exercises in prototyping, grids, and components for efficient design workflows.
User Research Techniques: Conduct user research and usability testing to better understand and design for customer needs.
Strategic Design Application: Use frameworks like service design blueprints to address customer needs and create effective solutions.
Project Management Basics: Learn essential project management skills to plan and deliver successful digital products.
Capstone Project: Create a portfolio-ready project that demonstrates your skills in accessibility, performance, and design best practices.
Basic understanding of design principles, typography, color theory and composition
Proficiency with user experience tools like Figma, preferably with past UI projects to build upon
Familiarity with common design deliverables such as user flows and wireframes
Experience analyzing user needs through interviews, surveys or usability testing
Passion for technology and solving problems through design thinking methodologies
Students who graduated from the course Fundamentals of UX Design & Practical User Research have solid foundations for taking this new course.
Level up your UX career with advanced training in UI design, prototyping, testing and more. Hands-on Figma projects and real client work will prepare you to create exceptional digital experiences. Put your new skills to the test in a capstone project. Enroll now to stay ahead of the curve and open doors to top UX jobs and opportunities.
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Unit 1. Core Design Theory & Principles
Design Theory
1.1 - Why is UI just as important as UX?
1.2 - Introduction to Common UI Elements
1.3 - Colour Theory
1.4 - Introduction to Interaction Design
1.5 - Typography
1.6 - Iconography
1.7 - Design Composition
1.8 - Responsive vs Adaptive Design
Unit 2. UI Design Process
Workspace setup
2.1.1 - The Designer Toolkit - Tools, Extensions, and Plugins
2.1.2 - Figma Tour: Get to Know Your Tool
Building UI on Figma - UI Design Practice (Workshops)
2.2.1 - Grid Systems and Layouts
2.2.2 - Constraints
2.2.3 - Breakpoints
2.2.4 - Autolayout
2.2.5 - Components and Their Properties
2.2.6 - Atomic Design
2.2.7 - Design Systems and Design Styles in Figma
Prototyping in Figma
2.3.1 Prototyping in Figma
Unit 3. Usability Testing
Usability Testing Preparation
3.1.1 - What is Usability Testing?
3.1.2 - Planning Usability Tests
3.1.3 - Usability Testing Script & Metrics
Dev Collaboration
3.2.1 - Project handoff preparation
3.2.2 - Project handoff documentation
3.2.3 - Communicating with developers
Unit 4. Innovation in the Design Process
Strategic Design
4.1.1 - Strategic Design vs Design Thinking
4.1.2 - Contextual Design
4.1.3 - Strategic Design Frameworks
4.1.4 - Applications for Strategic Design
Service Design
4.2.1 - Service, product, experience - What's the Difference?
4.2.2 - Service Design Principles
4.2.3 - Service Design Process
4.2.4 - Service Blueprint
Unit 5. UX Design Project
Project Kick-off!
5.1.1 - Understanding the Design Brief
5.1.2 - Project Plan
5.1.3 - Research Wall
5.1.4 - Prototyping and testing
5.1.5 - Project report and presentation
Career success
5.2.1 - LinkedIn Profile
5.2.2 - Master Resume
"This course helped me to be more customer-oriented, and that helped me perform better in my career."
Keris Cheng
UX Designer | Graduated: 2023
"This experience is valuable for your future career"
Michael Chu
UX Designer | Graduated: 2023
"Amazing instructors and robust curriculum!"
Elaine A
UX Designer | Graduated: 2022
"Perfect for beginners!"
Elsie Wong
UX Designer | Graduated: 2022
"Build skills to be job-ready."
Jasmine Leung
UX Designer | Graduated: 2021
"Xccelerate provides an opportunity to gain the knowledge I need to be a UX designer."
Rosie Yip
UX Designer | Graduated: 2021
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