2-week course

UI Design in Figma

11–20 Mar 2025, 19:00–21:00 (UK)
Online via Zoom
Beginners–Intermediate
£279–£499 (you can Pay in 3)

👉🏼 Book now places are limited

What's on

2 hours every Tuesday and Thursday for 2 weeks: learn UI design in Figma + project work.

⏰ 19:00–21:00 GMT / 11:00–13:00 PT on March 11th, 13th, 18th and 20th.

🧠 At this part-time hands-on 2-week course, which is run by an experienced senior designer, you'll learn everything you need to know to design mobile-first responsive User Interfaces of apps and websites.

💼 You'll be working on various projects with lots of practical exercises throughout the weeks.

💬 The course is run online via Zoom with live instructors (not recordings) – you'll be able to ask questions and we'll provide feedback on your work in real-time.

One-to-one mentoring is available additionally to the course: we'll review your portfolio, provide career advice, salary insights, and prepare you for that interview.

Who runs it

Chimmy – Senior UX designer who has experience working with British Airways, Vogue and WorldRemit.

Our students rate us ‘Excellent’.
Come see why for yourself.

As a graphic designer I wanted to gain more of an insight into the world of UX/UI design and I was definitely given the knowledge and tools to be able to apply them into my day to day role.

Shauna

I took this course as a content designer wanting to learn more about UI and UX. Most other courses don't offer certificates but this one did. So it's great to have actual evidence to place on my CV, LinkedIn and online portfolio.

Jordan

This was a fantastic week of learning. Each tutor was incredibly helpful. Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to start a career in UX and or UI.

Izzy

I did the UX writing course and it was exactly what I needed. I'm looking forward to finishing the UX/UI cycle with the school of ux and upping this to a 5-star review.

Cerise

Week 1 — UI design

You'll learn numerous User Interface design principles, how to make your UI responsive, create a style guide, and more. All with practical exercises. Show more Show less

core UI design principles & process
to understand where User Interface design sits in a process and essential design fundamentals
typography and mapping content
knowing when to use px and em, n-dash and m-dash, how to embed fonts and to avoid faux fonts, making your content legible
using and optimising hi-fi graphics
understanding which media format to use when (raster versus vector), and how to optimise it for the best performance with @2x, @3x
layout using responsive 12-column grid
to make sure your design works across different devices, benefitting from mobile-first approach
creating a style guide as part of the design system
creating a style guide of UI elements to have consistent design across your systems, overview of design libraries
how to work with software developers
to ensure your design is technically feasible to implement, understanding technical constraints

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The School of UX, students completing UI exercises as part of day 2 of the in-person course

The School of UX, esponsive UI design exercise on day 2 on UI

The School of UX, creation of UI style guide on day 2 of the course

The School of UX, responsive UI design techniques covered as part of day 2 of the course

The School of UX, padding versus margin explained on day 2 of the course

Week 2 — Prototyping & Project work

You'll create from scratch an interactive prototype of a mobile app or a large-screen kiosk using Figma in under 5 hours. Full-on project work for your portfolio. Show more Show less

using AI in UI design
techniques for more effective design with the help Artificial Intelligence
structuring content
emphasising the importance of starting design with content (not chrome), which is most relevant to users
creating grid layout in Figma app
to visualise concepts bearing in mind different device form factors, including designing responsive UI for mobile
embedding fonts, icons and graphics
to prepare all the assets for prototyping stage and handover to developers
prototyping interactions
creating interactive rapid prototype (no code behind) to be used in-browser as well as real device, optimising for touch
testing on a real device
sharing, testing and giving feedback on a working rapid prototype on your mobile phones
review of UI design tools
overview of the most commonly used apps used by User Interface designers on the market