UI/UX Design Cohort

- Course Overview and expectations - What is design - Design vs art - Design in everyday life - UX, UI and product design overview - UX vs UI roles - UX mindset - Design thinking process - Real-life UX examples

- User-centered design - Problem-first approach - Empathy in design - Introduction to user research - Research vs assumptions - Qualitative vs quantitative research - Mini research activity

- Persona creation exercise - Empathy mapping - User personas - 5 Whys technique - Problem statement framing - Research insights

- User journey mapping - Touchpoints - Emotions and pain points - Competitive analysis - Direct vs indirect competitors - UX comparison matrix - Opportunity identification

- UX laws - Hick’s Law - Fitts’s Law - Jakob’s Law - Miller’s Law - Gestalt’s laws - 3-Click Rule - Heuristic evaluation deep dive

- Affordance, Signifiers & Feedback - Usability principles with real-world examples - Common usability mistakes - Information Architecture (IA) - Sitemaps & User flows - Usability issues identification - Mini UX audit exercise

- Wireframing basics - Low vs High fidelity - Layout thinking - Card sorting (intro + use cases) - Wireframe practice (guided) - Critique & iteration

- Visual design fundamentals - Visual hierarchy - Spacing & alignment - Typography - Readability - UI consistency principles

- Colour theory - Colour psychology - Accessibility contrast - Grid systems - 8pt grid - Layout practice with grid

- Responsive vs Adaptive design - Mobile-first approach - Web vs App UX - Accessibility fundamentals - Disabilities overview - WCAG basics - Accessibility in UI (practical examples)

- Emotional design - Human emotions in UX - Hooked Model - Maslow’s hierarchy of need - Design systems (basics) - Components & consistency - Product thinking - User value vs Business value

- Prototyping - Clickable prototypes - Micro-interactions - Usability testing basics - Feedback analysis & iteration - UX case study structure - Storytelling in case studies - Resume + Portfolio tips - Interview & design challenge guidance