Learn how to design a user interface (UI) by learning how people understand and make decisions when using screen-based interfaces, and how to respond to this when making your own design decisions. In this course you put everything you learn into practice by creating your own interface design in professional design software (Figma).

This practical course focuses on designing user interfaces for screens. We cover common behaviour patterns when people are trying to understand a user interface presented on a screen, and how this affects their decision making. We look at how to design for different form factors and input modes, and cover the basics of information architecture, screen layout, responsive design, using design libraries, and selecting UI components. We also go over how to use screen design software, and throughout the day you will put everything you learn into practice by designing your own user interface using professional design software (Figma). Please note that this is a design course, not a coding course.

The course covers:

How user interface design fits into human-centred design and user experience design
Human behaviour and decision making for screens
How to design for varying device/screen formats and input methods
Using UI design libraries
Selecting UI components
Graphic design considerations for UI design
How to ensure your designs are accessible and usable
Useful interaction design principles
Basic information architecture principles for UI design
An introduction to UI design software
Documenting UI design
A basic introduction to how user interfaces are implemented
Emerging trends in user interface design

On the Day:

We start at 9:30am and wrap up at 4:30pm with an hour for lunch at 12:30pm
Lunch is not provided, but we do provide coffee and healthy snacks
You will need to bring a laptop with a modern web browser installed. Tablets are not recommended for this course.

On completion of the course you will:

Receive a certificate of completion if you attend the whole course and complete all the practical and theory portions of the course.
Have enough knowledge of UI design software to start designing an interface
Have an understanding of how people understand and make decisions when using screen-based interfaces
Understand the basic principles of good interaction design
Be able to design a solid accessible and usable screen-based interface
Understand the basics of how user interfaces are implemented
Be able to document a UI design

Who is it for?

All are welcome and no prior knowledge is required to do this course. However, the course is particularly useful for:

Non-UI designers and design graduates - Traditional designers who want to add UI design to their skill set or learn how to work better with their UI colleagues.
UX Designers - UX designers who want to expand into UI design or better understand UI considerations when doing digital design projects.
Strategists and analysts - Senior practitioners who want more insight into UI considerations when doing digital design projects.
Developers - Developers who want to build their UI design skills or learn how to work better with their UX and UI colleagues.
Product owners and project managers - Product owners and project managers who want a better understanding of UI design in order to collaborate with and manage their UI colleagues better or to get better outcomes for their digital products and projects.