Interface design
Learn how to design attractive and accessible interfaces: from visual principles to technical specifics.
Who is it for
Graphic designers
UX designers and researchers
Product/project managers
Front-end developers
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Curriculum
Welcome
- Opening access and communication channels
- Invitation to participate by e-mail
- Contact with mentor in the cohort Slack channel
- Moderated introductions of all participants
- Setting personal goals for the course
- Mentor's instructions for the first exercise
Design basics and rules
- How physical experiences differ from digital
- What we need to consider when designing
- Inseparability of technical and visual aspects
- Modularity of interfaces, use of Figma components
- "Responsive" design, auto-layout in Figma
- Preparation of the first "responsive" components
- Overview of your first "responsive" components
- Sharing suggestions for improvement
- Remaining questions & answers on the topic
Setting the interface scaffolding
- Use of a "grid" for the placement of elements
- Mathematical scales as a tool for consistency
- Determining the layout grids in Figma
- Limiting the range of sizes, offsets, etc.
- Simulating depth: the role of layering in 2D
- Specify grids and layering for your interface
- Overview of grids and layering for your interfaces
- Sharing suggestions for improvement
- Remaining questions & answers on the topic
Defining the look & feel
- The role and rules of typography
- The role and rules of colour
- The role and rules of iconography
- Consistency through use of styles in Figma
- When and how to add media content
- Defining and using styles in Figma
- Overview of styles and their use in Figma
- Sharing suggestions for improvement
- Remaining questions & answers on the topic
Checking the interface
- Why check the UI before implementation
- Usability testing your interface
- Checking the accessibility of your styling
- How to hand the UI over for implementation
- How to check the interface after implementation
- Usability and accessibility testing
- Overview of usability & accessibility tests
- Sharing suggestions for improvement
- Remaining questions & answers on the topic
Check-in session
- How you applied course skills in daily work
- Evaluating personal goals for the course
- Mutual suggestions for further development
- Feedback on the effectiveness of the course
- Receiving a diploma for successful completion
- Invitation to participate in the alumni community
Skills you acquire
Your mentors
Aljaž's work includes designing solutions in the areas of IoT and digital twins, infographics and data visualisation, cartography and spatial orientation, and personalised or contextually tailored content. His collaborations with leading companies in the media and technology industries have resulted in numerous business successes, excellent user feedback and professional awards in the fields of design, journalism and statistics. Along the way, he has been involved in the creation of three internationally successful teams. He is constantly dedicated to finding and mentoring young talent, and expanding his knowledge through lectures, workshops and trainings. He has conducted over fifty of them, both at home and abroad.
Options and prices
Regular program
- 4× recorded lessons by the tutor
- 4 practical exercises
- 4x 2-hour group corrections
- Check-in session one month after the course
- Working in a small, close-knit group
- Private channel for communication between participants
- Unlimited access to tutor recordings
- Unrestricted access to presentations by the mentor
- Unlimited access to reference examples from lessons
- Unlimited access to templates for practical exercises
- Unlimited access to the cohort archive
- Unlimited access to additional literature
- Unlimited access to the school's alumni community
- Course certificate
Intensive program
- 4× recorded lessons by the tutor
- 4 practical exercises
- 4x 2-hour group corrections
- Check-in session one month after the course
- Working in a small, close-knit group
- Private channel for communication between participants
- Unlimited access to tutor recordings
- Unrestricted access to presentations by the mentor
- Unlimited access to reference examples from lessons
- Unlimited access to templates for practical exercises
- Unlimited access to the cohort archive
- Unlimited access to additional literature
- Unlimited access to the school's alumni community
- Course certificate
- 4x 1-hour one-to-one mentoring
- Learning from your real, commercial project
- Feedback specific to your environment
- Discreet cooperation, protection of trade secrets
Fundamental bundle
We've put together three online courses for you that are the foundation for a successful entry into the industry. They take you through the entire process of designing a digital product.