Get Started in UI/UX Design

Discover core ui/ux design tools, compare sketch, figma, and adobe xd, and explore practical wireframing and prototyping with envision, freehand, wireframe.cc, marvel, principle, and flintlock.

Learn the basics of Google Drive for designers, including creating and editing docs, sheets, and slides, and sharing with clients to collaborate in real time.

Master PDF creation, editing and management using PDF Expert or Acrobat Reader, including merging, splitting, compressing, annotations, bookmarks, outlines, signatures, and page management.

Streamline design file management with cloud backups, using Dropbox or Google Drive for secure, accessible storage and a simple, multi-level folder structure with versioned file names.

Discover a fast method to remove backgrounds for e-commerce product photos, using a drag-and-drop tool and upload image workflow, with Photoshop as a fallback for complex backgrounds.

Discover how to create, edit, and share freehand designs in InVision Freehand, from signing up and starting blank canvases to using pen, shapes, text, images, and collaboration features.

Host a discovery meeting to learn the startup’s goals, end users, and success for a fixed cryptocurrency web design project, and outline the workflow, pricing, proposals, and contracts.

Learn how to craft sharp proposals that define high-level scope, milestones, deadlines, and pricing, and decide when long proposals are appropriate; align expectations and budget to avoid miscommunication.

Design a crypto web app homepage guided by a design brief: build a responsive dark UI with a header, dashboard, demo video, three features, testimonials, contact, and footer.

Create high-level wireframes using sketch or pen and paper to convey the website's core goals, explore multiple client-friendly options, and outline an inquiry form for feedback.

Learn how to efficiently gather client feedback on wireframes for UI/UX, discuss improvements, and align with business goals using tools like InVision, Slack, email, pen and paper.

Identify client preferences and curate design inspiration using Dribbble.com, Behance, awards, and design inspiration sites; search by color palettes and create a shared inspiration board to align outcomes.

Explore visual design by experimenting with a dark UI vibe, refining wireframes into a polished dashboard, using fonts and icons, and exporting a prototype to Invision for client review.

Master client feedback workflows and developer handoff using Envision, comments, and a detailed export process. Prepare assets with exportable icons and inspect-mode specs for accurate implementation.

Master responsive design by testing on real devices using prototypes or shared links to judge feel on phones. Tailor for iOS or Android with Material Design.

Explore responsive design and testing on real devices—from tablets to iOS and Android phones—to tailor designs to audience data while following material design and Apple guidelines.

Study material design guidelines and the human interface guidelines by reading them as theory, then allocate time weekly to review elements, take notes, and apply concepts to UI/UX design.

Explore the UI/UX design process from understanding business context to launch and continuous improvement, using one-on-one interviews, personas, wireframes, and AB testing.

Explore design thinking and its five stages—empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test—and its alignment with the ui/ux design process, emphasizing user-centered design and wireframe testing.

Explore how wireframes structure UX projects to meet client goals, distinguishing low fidelity sketches from high fidelity layouts and when to use each.

Learn how usability testing validates prototypes by observing users performing tasks to reveal what works and what needs improvement. Use remote or in-person sessions to guide final refinements before publication.