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UX Design Fundamentals

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80 reviews

Created by: Michael Worthington

Produced in 2018

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This hands-on course examines how content is organized and structured to create an experience for a user, and what role the designer plays in creating and shaping user experience. You will be led through a condensed process that acts as a roadmap for developing robust UI/UX design: from ideation and sitemapping, to the creation of paper and digital prototypes. Building on the design skills learned in Visual Elements of User Interface Design, you will apply this methodology to produce a digital prototype for a multi-screen app of your own invention.By the end of this course, you will be able to describe and apply current best practices and conventions in UX design, and employ the fundamental principles of how UX design functions to shape an audience's experience of a given body of content.This is the second course in the UI/UX Design Specialization, which brings a design-centric approach to user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design, and offers practical, skill-based instruction centered around a visual communications perspective, rather than on one focused on marketing or programming alone.These courses are ideal for anyone with some experience in graphic or visual design and who would like to build their skill set in UI or UX for app and web design. It would also be ideal for anyone with experience in front- or back-end web development or human-computer interaction and want to sharpen their visual design and analysis skills for UI or UX.

Beginner Level

Time: 24h

Instructor Details

Michael Worthington

4.7 Rating
80 Reviews

Michael Worthington is the founding partner of Counterspace (Los Angeles), a graphic design studio specializing in editorial and identity work for cultural clients. His recent book designs include A New Sculpturalism, Made in L.A. 2012, and More Real, as well as catalogues for Mark Bradford, William Leavitt, Amanda Ross-Ho, Meleko Mokgosi, Alice Konitz and Samara Golden. His work has been published widely and exhibited in Belgium, Italy, England, the Czech Republic, El Salvador, Japan, France, China and the US, and he has lectured in Korea, Belgium, Holland, Australia, England, France, Mexico and across America. He has been a judge for the California Design Biennial, Output, the AIGA and the ADC and curated the design show "Two Lines Align" at REDCAT. His writing has been published in Eye, Print, Slanted, and Threaded magazines, and various design books, most recently Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires and Riots: California and Graphic Design 1936-86. He has taught at the California Institute of the Arts since 1995.

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By WEI-YI L on 13-Nov-19

I suggest "the peer review" can include one instructor or expert so that students can get a better feedback.

By Lidija K on 11-Nov-19

People are not reviewing assignments. You don't get any feedback from the professionals!

By Jorge S on 7-Nov-19

Good

By Christina on 3-Nov-19

Good course, the example of perfectly organized information and easy study process. Informative and easy to understand videos and other materials, external links and advices. Quick support on forums is also a valuable thing. Thanks a lot to CalArt members who created this course.

By aqsa i on 31-Oct-19

Very Easy to learn

By Amilcar J L R on 30-Oct-19

Excellent..

By Rajat M on 29-Oct-19

Very nice course

By Milton M on 28-Oct-19

I really enjoyed doing this course. There is so many and valuable information that enriched my knowledge. Now I want to learn more about Ui/Ux and I am looking forward to finishing the last two courses of the Ui/Ux program.

By Успенский ÐÂ on 28-Oct-19

It's amazing! I really liked the gradual development - from the idea to the prototype.

By Семен З on 18-Oct-19

Nice and simple first step of UX. Thanks for the course!)

By Javier O on 14-Oct-19

Excellent course. Course i pretty challenging, forces students to really dive into the principles being taught. I really enjoyed working on the assignments.

By rafi g on 10-Oct-19