Product Design Foundations II: UI

Curriculum 

Industry-approved curriculum to help launch your career as a product designer

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Information Architecture - 3 weeks

This course dives into Lean UX, emphasizing user-centered design through continuous feedback and iteration. You'll learn to turn ideas into testable prototypes, conduct user testing, and validate design solutions. The course concludes with a project where you'll apply UX recommendations to improve existing prototypes.

What you'll learn:

• Explain how secondary research provides context to a design problem.
• Evaluate information architecture.
• Evaluate effectiveness of usability testing approach against research objectives.
• Communicate UI designs to teammates and stakeholders.

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‍User Interface Design Principles- 3 weeks

This course covers UI design principles, including usability heuristics, responsive design, and accessibility. You'll learn to evaluate interfaces, implement UI patterns, and ensure designs are accessible. The course project involves performing a heuristic evaluation, assessing accessibility and usability issues, and providing recommendations to improve existing UI patterns.

What you'll learn:

• Perform a heuristic evaluation.
• Evaluate pattern implementation and accessibility.
• Provide recommendations for improving the usability and accessibility.

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‍Design Systems - 3 weeks

This course teaches you to design beautiful and functional interfaces, focusing on user-centered design principles. You'll learn usability checks, responsive layouts, clear UI messaging, and design systems. The course covers testing to ensure your designs are intuitive, accessible, and meet user needs and business goals.

What you'll learn:

• Create designs that adhere to the rules of a design system.
• Create feedback about results of interactions.
• Annotate designs to communicate implementation concerns .
• Provide recommendations for improving the usability and accessibility.

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‍Portfolio and Case Studies - 3 weeks

This course helps you launch your design career by crafting a compelling portfolio and case studies. You'll learn to showcase your skills, tell engaging stories, master interview techniques, and apply industry best practices to secure your ideal design job. By the end, you'll be well-prepared to impress potential employers.

What you'll learn:

• Create a case study that illustrates the value of completed work.
• Develop a product designer portfolio.
• Solve for design challenges in the interview process.

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