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Designing User Interfaces and Experiences (UI/UX)

UI and UX design is a thriving industry with numerous prospects for anyone with the right skills. This course is designed for those who are interested in starting a career in designing UI and UX experiences as well as developers who want to create web and front-end applications. It emphasizes the key concepts, tools, and methodologies used in front-end development. Web and mobile-accessible devices are transforming the world. Nowadays, everyone has a smartphone, tablet, smart TV, and/or laptop, which they use for communication and data searching. Companies are increasingly turning to front-end developers, mobile app developers, and UI/UX designers to assist them in producing user-friendly products. Therefore, it is crucial to provide users with a robust yet intuitive user interface and experience. In this course, you will learn about the best practices of visual design development and identify the differences between well-designed and poor user interfaces. You will explore typography, readability, and colour theory in UI design. You will gain insight into key methodologies in visual design like Responsive Web Design (RWD) and Progressive Web Design (PWD). You will gain exposure to tools like Figma, a collaborative cloud-based app used for interface design. You will discover the steps to set up a Figma account and learn about its configuration. In addition, you will explore the various components, styles, libraries, and layout grids used in Figma that are essential for design. Throughout this course, you will learn through videos, readings, activities, and quizzes designed to teach you the fundamentals of visual web and mobile design and development. You will gain a range of technical and practical knowledge and get insights and guidance from experts in the field. The practical knowledge you will gain from the hands-on labs will further strengthen your base and enable you to perform better. This is a beginner’s course, intended for learners with basic computer operating skills who have a fundamental knowledge of visual design development and are familiar with Figma. To be successful in this course, you should have a basic understanding of User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) design as well as website wireframes, familiarity with the different kinds of layouts and tools used for visual design in various devices, and familiarity with the Figma application.

Status: User Experience Design
Status: Wireframing
BeginnerCourse19 hours

Featured reviews

RP

5.0Reviewed Oct 16, 2023

I've learned more about UI/UX than and have a clearer idea of my next career move.

LA

5.0Reviewed Feb 27, 2024

This is a great beginner course for anyone transitioning. Thank you IBM and Coursera!

AR

5.0Reviewed Sep 19, 2024

Please enhance the course by incorporating expert opinions and focusing more on visual learning. Currently, the content relies heavily on memorization.

OA

5.0Reviewed Oct 17, 2023

Modules are comprehensive and easy to understand. Made design look super easy

SS

5.0Reviewed Oct 9, 2025

this course is very good, it helped me understand the fundamentals of UI/UX, tools to use Figma and much more

FJ

5.0Reviewed Mar 20, 2024

This course has been amazing, It has opened me up to understanding the basics of product design.

AI

4.0Reviewed Sep 20, 2023

less practical content , lots of theoretical content

MC

5.0Reviewed Sep 16, 2023

The course gives the clean idea of an integrated design management in #softwaredevelopment for the #softwareengineers though IBM should select a better alternative to Thunkable.

SW

5.0Reviewed Jun 30, 2024

Hard to learn, But its worth to complete, very informative, if you study slowly, carefully with complete focus this course will make your master of the UX field.

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