UX design & Prototyping: 2-day course for everyone

Date to be confirmed
London
Beginners–Intermediate
£159–£159 + VAT

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Screenshot of the course running remotely

Currently courses run remotely with live video, hands-on exercises & real-time tutor interaction.

What's on

An insightful, hands-on & affordable 2-day crash course on User Experience design.

It covers an entire UX design process: from UX research, user testing and analytics to wireframing, prototyping in Sketch and InVision.

Who runs it

Senior UX designer Chimmy Kalu who has experience working with British Airways, Vogue, GQ and New Look.

Day 1 — UX design

We'll show you how to carry out user research, map user journeys, run usability and A/B testing, track conversions and more. Show more Show less

introduction into User Experience design process
for you to have a lean, robust & effective workflow across your projects and company
UX versus UI
to explain important differences between designing pretty User Interface and understanding & solving actual user's problems
carrying out user research and reporting findings
to understand users, their needs and challenges using surveys and interviews
mapping user journeys and experience maps
to understand how users navigate through the system, find out about their feelings any pain-points
creating information architecture using card sorting
to group information in a more logical way to improve navigation and help users complete their tasks quicker
running usability testing remotely & in person
to validate assumptions and test product directly with users before spending time and financial resources on coding
A/B testing
to compare two or more design variations and pick the best performing one (instead of arguing with fellow teammates)
review of the best accessibility practices
to make sure design is inclusive and works for everyone (way further than only for people with disabilities)
looking into analytics
to measure performance of your design: setting goals and tracking conversions in order to turn visitors into customers

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The School of UX, Design How to do it Right course slide example

Day 2 — Rapid Wireframing & Prototyping

At this workshop you'll create an interactive prototype of a mobile website using Sketch, Figma and InVision, which you'll then run and test on your mobile phone. Show more Show less

structuring content
emphasising the importance of starting design with content (not chrome), which is most relevant to users
creating layout in Figma and Sketch apps
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 using InVision
creating interactive rapid prototype (no code behind) to be use 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