About the course
Understand the ins and outs of the design industry, including the processes designers follow, the tools they use, and what a day in the life of a designer looks like.Have introductory design skills you'll build while working through an end-to-end design projectHave experience working with Sketch or Figma, two of the most popular design tools used by designers all over the world
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Learn 1:1 from an expert mentor
Work 1:1 with a career coach
Build your first design project
What you'll learn
You'll complete an end-to-end design project that will allow you to apply skills covered in each unit of the course. Total hours - 50.
- Curriculum Logistics
- Your Support System
- The Design Thinking Mindset
- UI vs UX Design
- Competitive Research
- Personas
- Sketching Techniques
- The Crazy 8s Ideation Method
- Sketch
- Figma
- Design Patterns
- Wireframes
- Style Guides
- Designing in High Fidelity
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Your own individualized agenda
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Is the program right for me?
This course is for people who are interested in UI/UX, but are not ready to make the full leap to switch careers. It is structured to give you a good introduction to, or refresher in, design concepts as well as some of the technical skills you will use in a future in design.
Prerequisites
No prior design experience is required to take this courseMac or PC with an internet connectionMac users can choose between Sketch or Figma. PC users will use Figma. Sketch has a free 30-day trial. Figma is free and browser-based, however we recommend downloading the desktop application.
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Learn morePricing
Cohorts begin every Monday. Apply tuition to the Career Track. Read how in FAQs.
Access to a community of aspiring designers and design experts, including weekly Office Hours with mentors and UX and UX/UI Career Track alumni 4 weekly sessions (30 minutes each) with your expert mentorLifetime access to a curriculum created by design experts that features proprietary learning content and projects Dedicated student advisor, student operations support, and teaching assistant who can troubleshoot design tools Preferential application review and admissions fast-tracking upon successful course completion for our design career tracks -- you can also use your tuition toward the tuition for our UX Design Career Track or our UI/UX Career Track if you go on to take one of thoseFrequently asked questions
The intro course has cohorts starting each Monday. Simply click “Enroll Now” and select the cohort that best works for you.
The total estimated workload is 50 hours that is expected to be completed in 4 weeks. You may complete the course faster with previous design experience or if you are able to dedicate additional time to the material. You may also need more time or longer to complete if you are brand new to design or have a constrained schedule-- no problem, students will have lifetime access to the course. You will be limited to four mentor calls but can continue to work on this flexible, self-paced course for as long as you need.
No prior design experience is required, all you need is a desire to learn.