Module 1: UX Fundamentals
- Identify principles of design in everyday life
- Introduce UX/UI terminology and practices
- Introduce design toolkit (Sketch, Figma, Webflow)
- Learn how software is designed: design vs engineering driven frameworks
- Explore tools used in the design process
Module 2: Problem Framing and User Research
- Identify and apply research methods in order to understand stakeholders and build domain knowledge
- Create personas and proto-personas to understand and empathize with key users
- Practice user interviews to build confidence and improve question sets
- Build research reports and centralize learnings to improve design outcomes
Module 3: Discovery Practices and Applied Research
- Build solution hypotheses based on user research insights
- Practice applying quantitative and qualitative research in the discovery phase of design
- Create user story maps to translate research into design solutions
- Conduct competitive research to identify value and delivery across project domain
Module 4: Ideation and Crafting User Experience
- Learn and apply the principles of interaction design
- Practice applying UX principles to software mockups
- Utilize wireframing and component-first architecture to deliver value
- Study UI fundamentals of hierarchy, typography, spacing, color
Module 5: Prototyping and Interface Design
- Study advanced interfaces and prototyping techniques
- Practice designing features and layouts using UX principles
- Create usability tests to measure prototype UX
- Apply ‘design sprint’ methodology to the design process
Module 6: Designing Engaging Products
- Apply the Hooked model to product design
- Study user flows and outcomes
- Evaluate dark patterns and how they’re used
- Learn how to communicate design choices
Module 7: Qualitative and Quantitative Testing
- Introduce prototype testing tools (Invision, Adobe XD)
- Study user interactions to find bottlenecks
- Apply heatmaps, user flows, and time bars in testing
Module 8: From Concept to Prototype
- Take an idea from concept to prototype
- Study advanced question sets, interview techniques
- Focus on case studies and examples: idea, UX concept, UI, and prototype
Module 9: Mobile-First Design
- Study iOS design fundamentals
- Learn about Google Material Design fundamentals
- Build responsive patterns from web projects into mobile
Module 10: Design Sprint, Part 1
- Start design sprint to develop UX from user stories
- Design features and user flows
- Translate research learnings into mobile mockups
Module 11: Design Sprint, Part 2
- Build design system for project
- Finalize design elements, navigation, typography, colors
Module 12: Prototyping
- Build clickable prototypes in Figma/Sketch/Invision
- Meet with developers and review assets/layouts
- Create and apply usability tests to test solution hypotheses
Module 13: Design Testing
- Implement feedback and revise designs
- Critiquing app architecture and usability
