5-day

Certified UX, UI & Content design crash course

21–25 Mar 2022, 13:00–18:00 (UK)
Online via Zoom
Beginners–Intermediate
£159–£798 (you can Pay in 3)

What's on

Day 1 – UX, day 2 – UI, day 3 – Wireframing, day 4 – Behavioural UX, day 5 – Content design.

From UX research and prototyping UI in Figma, to behavioural psychology and UX writing. An insightful, hands-on & affordable 5-day course run by professional designers with 15+ years of experience.

You will be working on various projects with lots of practical exercises throughout the week. And you'll design your own portfolio too 💼.

The course is run remotely via live video 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

Sergei – UX designer & entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience working with Microsoft, Heathrow and British Gas.

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

Patrick – Behavioural Scientist trusted by Sony, eBay and Vodafone. Ex-Lead Psychologist at Cambridge Analytica.

Felice – Content Designer Manager with vast experience working for Transport for London, CNN and London Councils.

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

We've helped peeps from graphic, print, UX and UI design backgrounds, marketers, BAs, PMs and completely new to design (from choreographers to accountants).

For anyone who’s self-taught in UX, I’d strongly recommend this course it’s a game changer!

Maria, UX Designer @ IBM

If you’re building or improving digital products, this course will deliver real value to your team and users alike.

Gary, Product Owner @ Johnson & Johnson

Thanks to Sergei from the School of UX for delivering AI+UX training for my team. Well structured, concise and delivered with a smile.

John, UX Manager @ Ford

I landed my current role because of the portfolio piece I specifically did with The School of UX so I'm very glad I attended this short course.

Stephanie, UX Designer @ Electronic Arts

Day 1 — UX design and AI. Hands-on exercises.

Learn design process on real-world UX case studies: from improving Google sign-in to pitching your design to HSBC business manager.

understanding long business requirements documents using NotebookLM AI
setting up problem discovery framework using Lean UX Canvas
carrying out user research and creating UX findings repository with your custom OpenAI agent
gathering feedback from your (and your competitor's) users with Deep AI Research
mapping detailed user journeys covering all unhappy paths with FigJam AI and ChatGPT
setting up A/B tests with AI-summaries in Lyssna

The School of UX, user journey mapping exercise on day 1 of the UX course

The School of UX, A/B testing techniques

Day 2 — UI design and AI. Project work.

Learn to design actually usable UI (not just "bells and whistles" for Behance). All with practical project work on re-designing Sainsbury's supermaket self-checkout kiosk.

core UI design principles & following content-first—layout-second—styling-last process
working in Figma: from mapping semantically-structured content to responsive layout using auto-layout, and design system with components
mobile-first layout using 12-column grid system
making your design accessible and compliant with WCAG
"buttery-smooth" UI techniques following PageSpeed Insights
tips on working with software developers to ensure your design is technically feasible to implement

The School of UX improving Transport for London website

The School of UX prototyping Sainsbury's self-checkout kiosk UI in Figma

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

The School of UX optimising UI performance

Day 3 — Prototyping in Figma. Project work.

Design from scratch a mobile app for a luxury car rental company Miles&Miles in London — from UX to UI in Figma.

designing a style guide as part of the design system, and reusing existing design libraries
making your UI accessible and comply with WCAG using Figma Design AI and ChatGPT
design handover workflow with Figma Dev Mode and MCP servers
setting up automated UI usability testing with OpenAI Agent and BrowserStack AI
testing in-browser, in Figma Mirror and on real devices

The School of UX, students working on a project

The School of UX designing car rental app in Figma

The School of UX, grid system covered as part of days 2 and 3 of the course

The School of UX optimising graphics for speed

Day 4 — Behavioural UX

Understand how to use behavioural science to ‘nudge’ the behaviours you want, and how to use data to do this in a personalised way. Show more Show less

behavioural science principles of decision-making
taking nudging digital
inside Cambridge Analytica
predicting the future from behavioural cues
using digital footprints to understand your users
designing personality-targeted user experiences
the power of the personalised nudge
faces, cheeks and eyes: New tech opportunities
the ethics of it all

The School of UX, Personalising UX with Behavioural Psychology workshop

Day 5 — Content Design & UX Writing

writing and editing skills/digital copywriting: tips and tricks for turning bad, boring corporate speak copy into something that works for users and helps with SEO and customer retention. Lots of practical text exercises on front-loading, decluttering, plain English and crafting user-friendly headings, links and other signposts
AI editorial tools, with an overview of how to use them to generate text content
working with stakeholders on content and tone of voice so they're confident that you know what you’re doing if you edit their bad copy!
plus some basic content strategy techniques to underpin any project