Course Description
Design encompasses a variety of interconnected concepts. User Interface Design (UI ) is concerned with how navigational components are organized within a system interface to ensure the layout is intuitive and helps users achieve their goals. Visual Design emphasizes aesthetics and the strategic use of communication elements, such as images, colors, fonts, and other graphic components, to create visually appealing layouts that achieve a business purpose.
Some of the topics we’ll cover are research, mood board creation, testing, user flows, Figma essentials, component libraries, general layout and design, wireframing, prototyping, microcopy, and more. At the end of this course, students will know how to create impactful UI designs and have knowledge of the tools to bring designs to fruition.
This class is a good match for students who:
• want the fundamentals of human perception and cognition that inform effective interaction design;
• want to understand how UI and Visual Design complement each other;
• want to learn the essential steps, tools and knowledge that inform effective UI & Visual Design workflows
University of Washington
Department of Communication