Adobe XD

Adobe XD/Figma Web Design - Training Course

Learn to design professional user interfaces (UI) and user experiences (UX) for websites and mobile apps using Adobe XD and Figma at ETC.

Duration: 30 hours

Teaching Methodology: Hands-on

Course Schedule: Schedule

Fees: $450

Course Mode: Blended - Face-to-face or online via Zoom

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OVERVIEW

This Adobe XD course teaches you to create applications or web designs with the following characteristics:
UI (User interface design) is the building process of an application, website, or other interactive media. UX (User experience design) is the user journey in interacting with this product. UI and UX designs are closely related professions that often work hand in hand. Adobe XD is the best tool for prototyping and designing user experience and interaction applications.

Figma is a tool that allows designers and developers to work in the cloud to collaborate to develop fully functional applications. You will also learn about Figma.

  • Organized, detailed, and planned research
  • Usable, enjoyable, and accessible interface

AUDIENCE

Anyone interested in learning how to build an application based on user research and basic design principles.

PREREQUISITES

None

Adobe XD 01
UX User Experience
UI User Interface
aAdobe Figma

COURSE CONTENTS

01 - Definitions

  • Definition of User interface and user experience
  • Definition of UX Writing
  • Key principles of UX design
  • Visual aids for design inspiration
  • Summary of course

02 - Design Outline of UX UI

  • User research: The essential guide to designing
  • UX UI case study: The complete design process
  • Visual aids for design inspiration

03 - Color Theory

  • Importance of color theory
  • Warm and cool colors
  • Primary and secondary colors
  • RGB, CMYK
  • Hue, shade, tint, tone
  • Complementary colors
  • Triadic colors
  • Analogous colors
  • Color meanings
  • Visual aid for better understanding of color theory

04 - Introduction to Adobe XD

  • An overview of the main features
  • Creating shapes and lines
  • Using pen feature
  • Texts
  • Align
  • Repeating grids

05 - Introduction to Prototypes and Animations

  • Prototype section
  • Sharing Adobe XD files
  • Animating screens
  • Using plugins
  • Downloading fonts

06 - Different Animations

  • Animating scrolling effect
  • Animating scroll bar
  • Animating transition effects
  • Hover button effects animation

07 - Navigations

  • Navbar icons
  • Navigating through icons
  • Prototyping icons

08 - Practicing Adobe XD

  • Further understanding of Adobe XD features: In class designing

09 - Assignment: Creating a Brief Project

  • Testing out features and creating artboards with attractive designs

10 - Introduction to Figma

  • Moving files from Adobe XD to Figma
  • Overview of main features

11 - Animation and Plugins

  • Sharing Figma files
  • Animating screens
  • Using plugins
  • Downloading fonts
  • Animating scrolling effect
  • Animating transition effects
  • Previewing phone mockup

12 - Assignment: Practicing Figma

  • Testing out features

13 - Design Brief

  • Asking clients the right questions before designing
  • A sample of questions to ask
  • Getting started with wireframes based on acquired information

14 - Choosing Topic for Project

  • Preparing 2 to 3 problems to solve using UX UI
  • Introducing problem and providing a brief solution for each

15 - UX Design Process

  • Draft of “sub questions” to ask for the implementation of the project
  • Definition of primary (Interviews, surveys) research, and secondary research
  • Introduction to Miro for researching and brainstorming

16 - Comparing Competitor Applications

  • Choosing a competitor application for project
  • Defining the good and bad features of the different apps
  • Listing the information on Miro
  • Introduction to Google Forms

17 - Empathizing

  • Method conduction with survey
  • Collecting data from survey
  • Listing the user problems

18 - Defining

  • User persona
  • User journey
  • Storyboard

19 - Ideating

  • Working with Miro to organize collected data and create solutions
  • Creating flowchart
  • Visual aid for flowcharts

20 - Designing Wireframes

  • Creating wireframes for project based on the flowchart
  • Visual aid for wireframes
  • Choosing color palette, typography, icons, images, etc.

21 - Feedback on Wireframes

  • Updating wireframes with more details and features
  • Applying designs on Adobe XD/ Figma
  • Getting feedback from real users
  • Draft of a “list of questions to ask users for feedback”

22 - Design Process After Research

  • Feedback on final design
  • Updating project based on user feedback

23 - Design Process After Feedback

  • Finalizing designs after feedback

24 - Project Progress- Update Features

  • Working on organizing the features in the application
  • More visual support for design inspiration

25 - Project Progress- Animation

  • Using Adobe XD/ Figma to create prototypes and animations for wireframes

26 - Project Progress: Testing

  • Adding more animations for screens
  • Feedback on project
  • Sharing and testing application/ website on real users using google forms
  • List of questions to ask users for feedback

27 - Project Progress: Updating Design

  • Updating project based on user feedback

28 - Mockups for Adobe XD screens

  • Exporting screens on Adobe XD/ Figma
  • Using the right mockups to showcase work
  • Downloading mockups
  • Quick mockup tutorial on Photoshop

29 - Portfolio Tips for UX UI

  • Examples of good portfolios: First impression, context, consistency, etc.
  • Design portfolio review
  • Adding value and context to the project
  • Visual aid on good portfolio pieces

30 - Final Review

  • Presenting final portfolio piece with acquired tips from previous session
  • Final feedback on designs