User Interface & User Experience (UI/UX) Design Course
Here at Leinad studios, you will learn current best practices and conventions in UI/UX design and apply them to create effective and compelling screen-based experiences for websites or mobile apps using Figma. From there you will learn sketching, replicating your sketches in these softwares, color theory, design usability for developers, adding microinteractions, prototyping, creating user research and user persona, journey mapping, user flow and much more. Classes are always fun and insightful so go ahead, enroll and join us.
Join the bootcamp and become a skilled UI/UX Designer in 3 months.
UI/UX Design Course:
Leinad Studios Academy is the best place to learn UI/UX in Lagos, Nigeria. You will learn the fundamentals of UI/UX and the business value of UI/UX design in today’s fast paced growing field.
You will master the principles of accessibility and heuristics, covering areas such as text, navigation and links, colors, and assistive technologies.
Discover the importance of UX Research, and what can go wrong if you don’t do it correctly. Learn how to carry out interviews, focus groups, and surveys. Become an expert problem-solver, by exploring techniques such as affinity mapping. Then, learn all about persona creation and how to create a journey map.
Learn different ideation techniques such as brainstorming, bodystorming, mind-mapping, and more. See how to organize your content in an effective way to create a clean, well-designed interface.
Understand the value of prototyping once you have come up with several ideas, getting an in-depth explanation of the what, why, and when of prototyping. See how to carry out a smooth design-to-development handoff, learning about useful tools along the way.
Learn about how to measure UX and how to present your findings in a creative way to a client, as well as how to show the importance of UX design within a company. Create your own case study from scratch, documenting your entire UX design process and showcasing your work for your portfolio, and finish the course with tips when it comes to interviewing for UI/UX positions.
What you will learn in this course:
1. Introduction
2. What is User Interface
3. What is User Experience(UX)
4. Style guides
I. Typography
II. Colours
5. Creating Color Scheme, Color theory and Color combination
6. Using layout grids
7. Learning Alignments
I. Manual Allignments
II. Automatic Allignments (Auto layout)
III. Text Allignments
8. Creating Text Styles, Color Styles and Grid Styles
9. Learning plugins for:
I. Typescale generation
II. Typestyles
III. Color styles
IV. Icons
10. Creating buttons
11. Do’s and Don’ts in Typography
12. Do’s and Don’ts in using font weight
13. Introduction to UX Process
14. Design ideation techniques
15. Learning Wireframing tools Like:
I. Miro
II. Balsamiq Wireframes
16. Introduction to UX Research Methods
17. Competitive Analysis, usability testing Interviews focus groups and surveys
18. Detecting and defining the problem
19. Persona creation
20. Journey mapping
21. Empathy mapping
22. Information Architecture (Card sorting and Tree testing)
23. Value of Prototyping
24. Different types of prototypes and prototype tools
25. Micro-interactions and rapid prototyping
26. UX design and Product design similarities
27. Designing and importing illustrations using Adobe illustrator
28. User Wireflows
29. User testing Best Practices
30. Working with developers
31. Presenting to stakeholders
32. Case Studies 101
33. Design Presentation
34. Interviewing and design exercises
35. Final Project
36. UX Portfolio building:
I. Introduction to Notion
II. Creating and editing portfolio design templates with Notion
EXTRAS
– CV/Resume Review
– How to attend to interview questions
Skills you will gain:
Website wireframe
UX
Problem Solving
Adobe Illustrator
User Research
Information Architecture
Figma
Visual design
Critical Thinking
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Product Design Bootcamp (Weekdays)
Earlybird Discount ₦100,000 8 weeks
- Website Interface
- Mondays and Wednesdays
- Mobile & Web Interface Designs
- Portfolio Presentation
- Prototyping
- Plugins and Add-ons
- User Experience
Product Design Bootcamp (Weekend)
Earlybird Discount ₦100,000 8 weeks
- Website Interface
- Saturdays only
- Mobile & Web Interface Designs
- Portfolio Presentation
- Prototyping
- Plugins and Add-ons
- User Experience
Frequently Asked Questions for UI/UX
What is the difference between UI and UX
User Interface (UI) is all about how the product interface look and function. User Experience (UX) design is about the overall feel of the user experience. Ux designers conducts extensive user research on a target user, their needs and user journey. UI designers consider all the visual aspects of the users’ journey.
What is the difference between UXUI and Product Design?
UIUX is focused on the usability of the product and Product Design is focused on the overall feel of the product from start to finish.
UIUX focuses on the users need while Product design focuses on the business needs and users need and it includes more elements.
Do I need to learn how to code to do UIUX?
The simple answer is No. UIUX does not require coding. However, learning how to code will be an added advantage, e.g you will be able to expand your job opportunities, design better usable products and improve your communication with other team members.
Is UIUX a good career?
Yes, UI/UX is an amazing career with lots of opportunities and competitive salary. Websites, Mobile apps, games are all around us, so UI/UX designers have very solid influence on the look, feel and experience of the digital space.
Who coined the term UX?
Don Norman, a cognitive scientist is credited with coining the term User Experience in the late 1990’s.
What is the future of UI/UX?
The future of UIUX is certain to advance and revolutionize these fields:
What is the salary of UI/UX designers?
In Nigeria, the salary of a UI/UX designer ranges from 30,000 naira (Entry/Internship) to 500,000 naira.
In the US, the salary ranges from $30,000 to $520,000.
What software are used for UI/UX?
The software or tools used for UI/UX include(but not limited to):
Watch Introduction to Figma and accelerate your learning
Watch Introduction to Adobe XD and accelerate your learning
Watch Sketch for beginners and fast track your learning
Watch Introduction to Balsamiq and get bootstrapped
Watch Introduction to Axure RP and accelerate your learning
Watch InVision for beginners
Watch Protopie tutorial for beginners
What system requirement is best for UI/UX?
These are the average system or PC 💻 spec you should have for UIUX:
CPU Generation: Intel i5
Graphics Card or GPU: A dedicated GPU like an NVIDIA GeForce model
Storage: At least 250gb of SSD for MAC or 500gb HDD for Windows
RAM: 6gb RAM minimum
Remember, the higher the spec of your PC, the better!😊😁
What are the responsibilities of a good UI/UX Designer?
The responsibilities of UI/UX designers are:
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Gather and evaluate user requirements
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Illustrate ideas using sitemaps, storyboards and process flows
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Create page navigation buttons
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Develop UI prototypes
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Prepare and present rough drafts to teams and stakeholders
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Identify and troubleshoot UX problems
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Adhere to style standards on fonts, colors and images.
What are the roles in UX ?
UX Designer
UX designers are also called generalist as they cover the entire UX process especially in smaller companies. Other titles for UX designers include Experience Designers, Interaction Designers and UX/UI Designers.
Deliverables for UX Designer:
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Wireframes
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User Personas
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User Journey Maps
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User Testing Reports
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Style guides and design systems
UX Researcher
UX Researchers focus on the use of qualitative and quantitative research methods to provide real user information which other designers use to inform their designs. Other titles for this role are Researchers and User Researchers
Deliverables for UX Researchers:
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User Research Reports
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User Stories
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Personas
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Usability Reports
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User Journey Maps
UX Writer
UX Writers are focused on the words in the design which include everything from buttons to error messages. They help create the narrative. Other titles for this position are Content Strategists and Copywriters.
Deliverables for UX Writers
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Copy for the product
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Editorial guidelines which reflect the tone and voice of the product