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UX Design: Foundations to Portfolio

The first two modules are free. Start whenever you like.

Start — How this course works
00

Orientation

Free
  1. How this course works6 min
  2. Setting up Figma, FigJam and your workspace12 min
  3. How you're assessed, and how the certificate works8 min
01

UX Foundations

Free
  1. What UX actually is (and what it isn't)11 min
  2. The double diamond, and why process beats talent14 min
  3. Users, tasks and context: the three things you must know12 min
  4. Business goals vs user goals: designing in the tension13 min
  5. The cost of a bad assumption10 min
  6. Design ethics and dark patterns15 min
  7. Exercise: map a product's design process45 min
02

User Research

  1. Choosing a research method13 min
  2. Writing interview questions that don't lead14 min
  3. Running a user interview18 min
  4. Surveys that produce usable data15 min
  5. Competitive and heuristic analysis16 min
  6. Synthesis: from transcripts to affinity map19 min
  7. Personas and jobs-to-be-done: when each is useful14 min
  8. Exercise: research plan and affinity map90 min
03

Information Architecture & Flows

  1. How people look for things12 min
  2. Card sorting and tree testing16 min
  3. Building a sitemap13 min
  4. User flows and task flows15 min
  5. Navigation patterns and when to use them14 min
  6. Content inventory and audit11 min
  7. Exercise: sitemap and primary flow75 min
04

Interaction Design & Wireframing

  1. From flow to screen13 min
  2. Wireframe fidelity: when to stay rough11 min
  3. Layout and grids16 min
  4. Forms that people actually complete18 min
  5. States: empty, loading, error, success15 min
  6. Microcopy as interaction design14 min
  7. Mobile-first and responsive behaviour15 min
  8. Exercise: wireframe set120 min
05

Visual Design Systems

  1. Typography: scale, measure and rhythm18 min
  2. Choosing and pairing typefaces14 min
  3. Colour: building an accessible palette17 min
  4. Contrast and WCAG in practice15 min
  5. Spacing systems and the 8-point grid13 min
  6. Hierarchy: making the important thing look important16 min
  7. Components and variants in Figma19 min
  8. Tokens and theming for light and dark17 min
  9. Exercise: mini design system120 min
06

Prototyping in Figma

  1. Prototype fidelity and purpose11 min
  2. Figma prototyping: flows and overlays17 min
  3. Smart animate and transitions15 min
  4. Interactive components16 min
  5. Variables and conditional logic20 min
  6. Prototyping for handoff vs for testing13 min
  7. Exercise: interactive prototype120 min
07

Usability Testing & Iteration

  1. What usability testing can and can't tell you12 min
  2. Writing a test script and tasks16 min
  3. Moderated vs unmoderated testing12 min
  4. Recruiting participants13 min
  5. Running a session without leading17 min
  6. Analysing results and rating severity16 min
  7. Exercise: usability test report120 min
08

Portfolio & Case Study Craft

  1. What hiring managers actually look for15 min
  2. Structuring a case study17 min
  3. Showing process without boring the reader14 min
  4. Writing about outcomes, not outputs13 min
  5. Presenting your work out loud16 min
  6. Your portfolio site: structure and platform14 min
  7. Capstone: your full case study240 min