Design graphics and interfaces for websites and mobile apps. Learn essential design concepts and the apps used by design professionals: Figma, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Create a portfolio of projects to showcase your skills to employers.
6 weeks full-time (weekdays), or 5 months part-time (evenings or Sundays)
NYC or Live Online
Learn to design the UI (user interface) of websites and mobile apps. Gain a comprehensive understanding of design concepts and create portfolio projects to show potential clients or employers.
Learn about composition, typography, color, interactivity, user interface elements, best practices, and more.
Design responsive webpages (which look good at all screen sizes) and mobile apps using Figma, Photoshop, & Illustrator.
Having good designs in your portfolio is an important way to show clients or employers that you can do good work and is vital to getting design work. In this program you’ll work on projects including both websites and apps.
This certificate program is approved by the New York State Department of Education. No prior experience is required, as long as you’re comfortable using computers.
Learn to design websites , first by learning applications such as Figma, Photoshop, & Illustrator, then design principles and image optimization techniques for mobile and desktop.
From our hands-on training style to world-class instructors and custom-crafted curriculum, we deliver results our alumni are proud of.
I’ve taken a few in-person Adobe classes with Noble Desktop and their UX/UI Certification remotely. Every tech school is built different, and this school is great for those that enjoy the traditional classroom setting with a live instructor [online and in-person classes all have live instructors]. It’s a great option to add supplementary knowledge to your tech skill set. With the different options for scheduling, you can go as in-depth as much as you want too. It’s also a good starting place in case you want to dip your toes in a certain field of study without too much time commitment just yet. It gave me a great starting foundation to learn more once classes ended.
Software Engineer, Springboard
If you prefer to pay your tuition over time, we have payment options to meet your needs. Finance your education through an installment plan or a 0% interest tuition financing plan. We also assist with documentation should your employer offer tuition reimbursement.
See the Installment plan FAQ for more information.
Student financing plan provided through Leif. See the Leif FAQ for more information.
If you’re a company enrolling your employees, choose Corporate Invoice at checkout.
If you’re an employee seeking to have your tuition reimbursed by your company, email us for an invoice to submit to your employer for approval.
This program is approved for the training of veterans and other eligible persons by the approved agency. Contact us for more information.
There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us.
However, if you plan to take the course live online, you may need to obtain required software. We’ll help you get set up with a free trial of paid software prior to the class. Most of our coding classes utilize freely-available open-source software. For most of our design and motion graphics courses, we will help you get set up with a free trial of Adobe Creative Cloud. If you attend the course in-person, we will have a computer already set up for you with all of the required software for no additional cost.
This program is a discounted package of classes that is 15–25% off the individual class prices.
Learn the concepts and skills covered in this program or your tuition is on us. See details and terms & conditions.
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The teaching method at Noble Desktop is perfect and the classes provide you with infinite knowledge that makes you eager to take everything they offer. I love Noble!
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Attend this certificate program in-person in NYC or Live Online via Zoom. Engage with expert instructors, ask questions, and get feedback on your exercises and projects. Switch between live-online and in-person as needed, even after the course has started.
Unlike other providers, these are not mass open-enrollment classes. At Noble Desktop, you’ll learn in small groups (typically 8-15 students) and receive personalized attention.
Get face-to-face interaction with an instructor and other students when you learn at our NYC campus. Courses are hands-on with a computer and software provided.
Get the same interactivity and access to the instructor as in-person students. There are no extra fees and we’ll work with you to ensure your remote setup is perfect.
We want you to succeed in your career goals. In addition to 120 hours of hands-on, interactive training, you’ll also receive eight 1-on-1 mentoring sessions where you can:
Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive an official certificate testifying to your mastery of the curriculum. We’ll send you a link where you can download your certificate, share it online with your friends, post it to your professional network on LinkedIn, and view all your earned certificates. Congratulations on your achievement!
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This program includes several detailed workbooks, available in print or ebook at no additional cost.
Our proprietary workbooks are designed by a team of industry experts and instructional designers, and are updated regularly for the latest features and trends. Learn by completing a variety of real-world projects, and apply your newly-learned skills right away.
We offer a single free retake of the any module or the whole program within a year.
You can also access recordings of each session in your student portal within one business day of the session’s end. Recordings are available for one month after the session.
This is the recommended order, but some courses may be taken in a different order. See the FAQ for more details.
Unit 1 18 Hours
Unit 2 18 Hours
Unit 3 12 Hours
Unit 4 30 Hours
Unit 5 42 Hours
Here are some projects students created for their portfolios as part of this program.
Learn practical skills by working on real projects with instructor guidance and lectures to strengthen and improve your skill.
We cover the tools and techniques you need to succeed.
What makes for a good looking User Interface (UI) for websites, app, etc.? The combination of layout, hierarchy, spacing, typography, color, interactivity, and more are all important factors.
What makes for a good webpage? The combination of layout, hierarchy, spacing, typography, color, interactivity, and more are all important factors.
Design the UX and UI of digital products such as websites, apps, and more. Build prototypes and visual designs in this design app.
The combination of layout, hierarchy, spacing, typography, color, and more all contribute to creating a beautiful and functional design.
Retouch and color correct photos or design graphics for a wide variety of uses.
Drawing & edit vector graphics such as logos, icons, and much more.
Color theory guides how we apply color to elements in a design. Decisions such as which elements get color, what color, which combinations of colors (color harmony), and more are considered.
Typography is the art of styling text. Type design establishes hierarchy, affects legibility, branding, and includes choosing typefaces, size, line spacing, and much more.
Layout is important for establishing how you look at a design. Sometimes called composition, it’s the design principles of hierarchy, spacing, alignment, and more which affect the appearance and usability of a design.
Designers and photographers can build a portfolio website with ease using Adobe Portfolio (free with your Adobe Creative Cloud membership).
The UI Design Certificate is for those seeking to learn industry-standard tools and skills for designing website interfaces. This program is best suited for:
In addition to 120 hours of interactive training, you will receive eight 1-on-1 mentoring sessions that can be used for career and job support, including polishing your resume, preparing for interviews, and reviewing best practices for applying to jobs. Note, however, that we don’t provide job placement (i.e. reaching out to companies on your behalf).
We provide computers (Mac or PC) equipped with the appriopriate software. Choose your operating system at checkout.
In the UI Design Portfolio Bootcamp (one of the classes in this certificate) you will be designing a website and app, so we encourage you to come with concepts (or real-life projects) in mind. If you do not have any, the instructor will help you brainstorm ideas or will provide you with project ideas you can choose from. If you want to work on your own website and app design projects, please collect as much content (text, images, logos, etc.) as you can ahead of time, and bring that to class so you’ll be ready to work!
Noble’s typical class ranges from 8–12 students, but we accept up to 20 students.
We have scheduled the certificate classes in various tracks (day, night, or weekend) for your convenience, but you can customize your schedule.
When creating a custom schedule, you’ll be able to choose between the various available dates for each class in the certificate program. So if you can’t make a particular class, you can choose a different scheduled instance that works better for you. Please keep the following in mind when scheduling:
All apps taught in this course work on both Mac and PC so you can use whichever you prefer.
Students must be comfortable using a computer. No other prior knowledge is required.
Yes, this course is eligible for our installment plan or a 12-month financing plan through Leif (no interest or financing fees).
Learn more in the Financing section above.
You may attend this training virtually (online) at the scheduled time the course is offered (New York, Eastern Time).
You have some options:
