Introduction to UX Design

Introduction to UX Design teaches you how to encompass all aspects of the end-user’s experience, which requires an understanding of the company, product, and user. To become a professional User Experience (UX) designer, one needs to gain the skills necessary to design for a task, need or action in which the user participates.

Throughout this Introduction to UX Design course, you will be guided by expert instructors including senior UX engineers and graphic designers.  With support and mentoring every step of the way, you will learn to tackle advanced technical concepts and industry-leading software for UX Design in an easy to understand format.

The Introduction to UX Design workshop is project based, where you will learn UX Design in a hands-on format. Throughout your program, your instructors will be teaching critical topics ranging from UX basics to User Interface (UI) concepts to tools such as Adobe XD and Figma.

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• 56 hours of classroom training | Additional assignments outside of class
• Professional Textbook
• Download materials with practice data files
• One month of technical support
• One year for a free re-take (for attended students of public classes only)
• Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of the Introduction to UX Design class, students will be able to:

• Understand UX Design Vocabulary
• Define a persona and target audience
• Explain User Flows and how they relate to Customer Journeys
• Understand the role of accessibility and usability for all users
• Create the elements needed for a UI design system
• Use Adobe XD to create UX designs
• Create both a “paper” and digital Prototype for testing their designs
• Create a Style Guide and the digital assets for other teams or projects
• Understand some of the variations in UX Tools like Adobe XD, Figma and Sketch

• Basic Digital Literacy or equivalent knowledge is required.
• Introduction to Design Fundamentals is recommended, but not required.
• Knowledge of basic UX Design concepts and Adobe software environment is recommended but not required.
• Install the latest Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Bridge software before starting class.
  • Students at DWC are eligible for a student rate on Adobe Creative Cloud (click to learn how).
  • You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version from Adobe.com