User Experience (UX) Design Systems and Prototyping (online)

Course description

Dive deeply into a project brief through the process of research, design, and prototyping. Learn how to ensure that accessibility and equity are integrated into the design process from the beginning. Explore how design systems and reusable components lead to thoughtful digital experiences, and how responsiveness, flexibility, and scalability are fundamental to designing for screens and across platforms.

Follow a project brief to create a design system to establish standards to manage the project, reduce redundancy while creating a shared language and visual consistency. A well-crafted design system can support everyone within an organization while meeting the needs of all our audiences: developers, designers, content strategists, and business stakeholders. Create prototypes and evaluate ideas by capturing user feedback and iterating on designs

Students who are interested in developing their coding skills further are encouraged to take the courses Web Development: HTML and Web Development: CSS. These will be offered in the Fall.

This course is part of the User Experience (UX) certificate, the second and final course. / Students will have access to Adobe Creative Cloud software throughout the class. / No class June 19.

Open to students ages 18 and above. Review complete policies, including class cancellation policies, before completing your registration.

Class meeting details

This online course will be synchronous, meaning students will meet together online twice weekly. Class meetings will be conducted via Google Meet and will be supplemented by weekly office hours for one-on-one feedback and guidance. Course activities will include lectures, demonstrations, group discussions, exercises, work time, and critique.

Prerequisites

User Experience (UX) Concepts and the Mobile App. or equivalent UX experience with instructor approval. Previous experience with Adobe Xd, AfterEffects, and Illustrator or equivalent UX software (Sketch, Figma) are helpful but not required.

Required materials

Supplies
Pen or pencil; notebook or sketchbook.

Software
Adobe Creative Cloud (provided by MCAD), free Figma account, and free Miro account.

Hardware
A computer capable of running Adobe Creative Cloud with a camera and microphone, and internet access.

Class resources

This class uses Adobe and Canvas, MCAD’s learning management software. Please see links for more information.

Class savings

Register on or before May 12 and save $25.
Register for more than one class at a time and receive $25 off each additional class (same-day registrations only).
Additional savings. Are you eligible?

Questions?

Contact MCAD Continuing Education at continuing_education@mcad.edu or call 612.874.3765.