Introduction to UI Design

In this Specialization, you will learn industry-standard theory and methods for developing successful user interfaces (UIs). Upon completing this Specialization, you will have fluency with the user research, prototyping and evaluation techniques necessary for creating intuitive interfaces that facilitate good user experiences. You will also have demonstrated this fluency through an in-depth Capstone Project that can be shown to prospective employers in the fast-growing field of UI design.Concepts and techniques covered include structured approaches for helping you understand your user base and

Created by: Loren Terveen

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In this course, you will gain an understanding of the critical importance of user interface design. You will also learn industry-standard methods for how to approach the design of a user interface and key theories and frameworks that underlie the design of most interfaces you use today.Through a series of case studies on commercial systems - many of which you likely use on a regular basis - we will illustrate the benefits of good design. We will also demonstrate how the costs of bad design can often be severe (in user experience, money, and even human lives).You will then gain a high-level understanding of the user-interface design process. You will be introduced to common design scenarios - e.g. improving on existing designs and starting a new design from scratch - and the general design processes that tend to be used for each scenario.Finally, we will begin introducing the large body of existing knowledge on design by providing overviews of core user interface design theories and concepts. This key foundational information will help you avoid "reinventing the wheel" when you are designing your interfaces in this specialization.

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Instructor Details

Loren Terveen

Loren Terveen is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Minnesota. Before joining the University of Minnesota, he received his PhD in Computer Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin, and then spent 11 years at AT&T Labs / Bell Labs. Terveen is an expert in the areas of human-computer interaction and social computing. He has published over 100 scientific papers, holds 9 patents, has advised several startup companies, consulted on intellectual property cases, and has held many leadership positions in his profession, including serving as President of ACM's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction. Terveen's current areas of research emphasis are: peer production systems and the quantitative analysis of social media data. He has led projects that have: revealed new information about how valuable content is created on Wikipedia, produced and deployed new interface designs to enhance participation in online communities, developed a new location-based messaging system, combined wiki and geographical information systems technologies to create novel interfaces that let people enter and access information about places in their local communities, and created the first fully functional geographical wiki. In all his work, he seeks to use knowledge gained from empirical studies to build novel systems that solve real problems.

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By Ramakrishna on 31-Jan-19

The content was explained in very easy ways.

By Abhaya D on 1-Feb-19

Very well organised course structure, video's ,accessibility, great user experience, well organised evaluation process, very unique course.

By Surabhi K on 5-Feb-19

Nice Course. Please improve review options , as one has to wait for too long

By sachin m on 8-Apr-19

Course is really excellent, i have gained a lot of knowledge doing this.

By Citterio A on 25-Apr-19

Great course!

By faten b e on 26-Nov-18

Very interesting

By Michal H on 17-Dec-18

This course was kind of nice introduction to UI Design and thinking about what might be important for the users whilst using the product. Not only theoretical background was made, the course was pretty well structured and well completed with examples of known services (such as Netflix etc.), on which we could describe what is good and what might be better and why.

By Alona S on 10-Jan-19

It's so good that I even don't have words!

By Artjoms L on 31-Dec-18

It's amazing opportunity to learn something new and get motivated to start your career in this field, 100% will continue to complete all of 5 courses of UI design.

By Kallur M on 8-Mar-19

Very beneficial for my career

By Cagri A on 21-Jan-19

Has given valuable insights and new points of view. It extended my horizon, even though I am new on the field and have designed several user interfaces not according to the course principles so far.

By Adam B on 11-Jul-18

If you're interested in learning about UI/UX design and research then this is the course for you.