Course Description: UX stands for User Experience: This is the process by which design teams create products that provide meaningful user experiences. UX designers are responsible for a user's overall experience as they interact with every aspect of a product or service, such as an app or multi-step form.
UI stands for User Interaction: User interface design concerns the visual styling of an app or website. UI designers are responsible for determining the visual elements (e.g. menus, buttons, icons, etc.) that a person uses to interact with a product or service.
Course Skills: • Design resources • Designer vs. developer • Skills to be a top designer • Sketching and user flows • Figma • Sitemaps • Wireframes, prototyping and feedback • Visual design • Spacing and the grid • Typography • Color • Forms + UI elements • Visual assets • Accessibility • Application design and design Systems • Design patterns • Mobile design • Motion and micro-interactions • History of the web, HTMS.
Course Learning Outcomes:
Students in this course will be able to:
1. Understand the definition and principles of UI/UX Design in order to design with intention. 2. Achieve a deep understanding of the entire life cycle of design—the process, purpose, and tools. 3. Discover the industry-standard tools and specific project deliverables in UI/UX. 4. Explain why you made design decisions, through presentations of assignments.
