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Beginner Course

UI/UX Design Basics

Understand user-centered design, usability principles, and design thinking. Learn how to create interfaces that work for people, not just look good.

UI/UX Design

What you'll learn

This course teaches design thinking and usability fundamentals. You'll learn to approach interface design from a user's perspective, understand accessibility, and apply principles that work across any tool or platform.

  • Design Thinking: Problem-solving methodology focused on user needs
  • Usability Principles: What makes interfaces intuitive and easy to use
  • Information Architecture: Organizing content logically
  • Visual Hierarchy: Guiding attention through design
  • Accessibility: Designing for diverse users and abilities
  • User Research Basics: Understanding user needs and behaviors

Course structure

Five modules covering core UX/UI concepts. Approximately 18 hours of content including readings, exercises, and design challenges.

Module 1: Design Thinking & User-Centered Approach

Understanding the design thinking process, empathy in design, defining problems, ideation techniques, and user-centered methodology.

Module 2: Usability & Interface Principles

Core usability heuristics, interface patterns, consistency, feedback, error prevention, and recognition vs recall in design.

Module 3: Information Architecture & Navigation

Content organization, navigation design, mental models, card sorting, site structure, and findability.

Module 4: Visual Design Fundamentals

Typography for interfaces, color theory, visual hierarchy, spacing and rhythm, grid systems, and composition basics.

Module 5: Accessibility & Inclusive Design

Designing for disabilities, WCAG guidelines, keyboard navigation, color contrast, screen reader considerations, and inclusive design principles.

Course Details

Level

Beginner

Duration

~18 hours of content

Access

Lifetime access

£49

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Who this course is for

✓ Right for you if:

  • You're new to design and want to understand principles
  • You want to create user-friendly interfaces
  • You value accessibility and inclusive design
  • You want conceptual knowledge over tool training
  • You're willing to practice and apply design thinking

✗ Not right for you if:

  • You want Figma or Adobe XD tutorials only
  • You expect guaranteed design job placement
  • You already have professional design experience
  • You prefer tool-specific training over principles

Important: This is an educational course only. It does not guarantee employment, career outcomes, or design mastery. Success requires ongoing practice and professional experience beyond this course.