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Learn UX design with Google's free online course. Topics include design sprints, wireframing, prototypes, usability testing, and creating a portfolio. Start your UX career now!
The UX Design course is a comprehensive program designed to equip you with the essential skills and knowledge required for a successful career in User Experience Design. Spanning a duration of 16 hours and 52 minutes, this course is meticulously curated to cover a wide range of topics pertinent to the field of UX, promising to transform beginners into proficient designers. The course falls under the Design and Art category, specifically focusing on UX - User Experience.
One of the first aspects the course delves into is an introduction to UX Design Careers, providing a foundational understanding of what a career in this dynamic field entails. Following this, you will explore what a Design Sprint is, drawing on methodologies to fast-track the design process and enhance problem-solving skills within a limited timeframe.
Essential tools and terms used in UX design form a significant part of the curriculum, ensuring you are well-versed with the industry jargon and the arsenal needed for effective design work. You will also get hands-on experience in building a website design portfolio, a crucial element for showcasing your skills to potential employers.
The course also examines the intersection of psychology and design, highlighting how psychological principles can influence and enhance user experiences. Understanding the importance of UX Research, empathy, and design thinking process will further solidify your knowledge, teaching you how to effectively gather and employ user insights.
Practical skills such as creating storyboards, drawing wireframes, designing low-fidelity prototypes, and transitioning from paper to digital wireframes using tools like Figma are extensively covered. An in-depth case study on improving design offers real-world insights and practical examples of design excellence.
Sharpen your research skills with lessons on sharing UX research insights, and delve into usability testing tips and examples to ensure your designs meet user needs. Moreover, you will learn to create high-fidelity prototypes, understand visual design principles, and get acquainted with design systems and sticker sheets.
In terms of iterative design, the course covers testing, iterating, and finalizing prototypes, alongside active design feedback sessions. You will also explore the nuances of UX mockups, particularly focusing on design, layout, and typography.
Specialized tutorials on designing and testing low and high-fidelity prototypes in Adobe XD will empower you with the skills to bring your designs to life. Competitive audits to ideate, wireframing your website, and responsive web app design are also meticulously covered.
Furthermore, the course emphasizes the significance of designing for social good, instilling a sense of responsibility and empathy in your design approaches. And finally, you’ll receive actionable advice on how to land a job in UX, rounding off an intensive, well-rounded educational journey into the world of UX Design.
Video class: UX Design Careers | Google UX Design Certificate
0h03m
Exercise: What is a key difference between an internship and an apprenticeship in the context of starting a career?
Video class: What is a Design Sprint? | Google UX Design Certificate
0h23m
Exercise: _What is the goal of a design sprint?
Video class: UX Design: Tools, Terms,
0h38m
Exercise: Why is it essential to design with the end user in mind?
Video class: Build a Website Design Portfolio | Google UX Design Certificate
0h46m
Exercise: _What is a portfolio in UX design, and why is it important to have one?
Video class: How Psychology Affects Design | Google UX Design Certificate
0h09m
Exercise: What is the role of psychology in UX design as described in the given text?
Video class: What is UX Research? | Google UX Design Certificate
0h23m
Exercise: _What is the goal of UX research?
Video class: The Importance of Empathy in UX Design | Google UX Design Certificate
0h36m
Exercise: What is the key difference between empathy and sympathy in the UX design process?
Video class: The Design Thinking Process | Google UX Design Certificate
0h33m
Exercise: _What is the goal of ideation in UX design?
Video class: From Storyboarding to Drawing Wireframes | Google UX Design Certificate
0h34m
Exercise: Which of the following UX design tools focuses on four main motivations of users: what the user says, thinks, does, and feels?
Video class: How to Design Low-Fidelity Prototypes | Google UX Design Certificate
0h41m
Exercise: _What is a low-fidelity prototype in UX design?
Video class: Go From Paper to Digital Wireframes in Figma | Google UX Design Certificate
0h53m
Exercise: What is the role of Information Architecture (IA) in UX Design?
Video class: Improving Design at Google: Case Study | Google UX Design Certificate
0h18m
Exercise: _What was one of the insights that the Google Maps team learned from their research in India and Indonesia?
Video class: 2 Ways to Share UX Research Insights | Google UX Design Certificate
0h22m
Exercise: Which of the following is NOT a true statement about presentations in UX research, according to the video?
Video class: UX Research
0h41m
Video class: Usability Testing Tips and Examples | Google UX Design Certificate
1h03m
Exercise: What is the second step in a UX research study after planning the study?
Video class: Create a High-Fidelity Prototype | Google UX Design Certificate
0h18m
Exercise: _What is the difference between low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes?
Video class: Understanding Visual Design Principles | Google UX Design Certificate
0h27m
Exercise: What is the principle of proximity in Gestalt psychology as applied to visual design?
Video class: Intro to Design Systems and Sticker Sheets | Google UX Design Certificate
0h29m
Exercise: _What is a design system?
Video class: Testing, Iterating, and Finalizing Prototypes | Google UX Design Certificate
0h31m
Exercise: What are the seven elements that make up a UX research plan?
Video class: Design Feedback in Action | Google UX Design Certificate
0h30m
Exercise: _What are the advantages of asking for design feedback regularly?
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