# AI UX Design Portfolio Development

Canonical URL: <https://www.nobledesktop.com/classes/ai-ux-design-portfolio>

## Overview

Build three live UX/UI portfolio applications using AI app development tools. In this project-based course, students choose from a selection of UX/UI-focused app projects and create working tools that combine design strategy, research workflows, responsive UI, database-backed functionality, and live deployment.

Project options include a portfolio website, UX portfolio and case-study builder, research repository and insight synthesizer, journey map and service blueprint studio, interactive design system and token studio, usability test and findings analyzer, accessibility audit and annotation studio, onboarding and microcopy studio, design handoff and spec studio, and survey and insights dashboard.

## What you'll learn

- Plan and scope portfolio-ready UX/UI applications based on your goals and project interests
- Build live apps such as portfolio websites, case study builders, research repositories, and UX dashboards
- Create UX tools for journey mapping, service blueprinting, usability testing, accessibility audits, and design handoff
- Use AI app development tools to build responsive interfaces, database-backed features, and working product flows
- Integrate features such as authentication, contact forms, file uploads, AI-generated insights, reports, and custom domains
- Deploy and document three finished projects that demonstrate UX strategy, UI design, AI workflows, and technical execution

## Schedule
- Dec 14, 2026 – Dec 29, 2026 — NYC

## Instructors

### Michael Suen — Instructor

Michael is an independent designer and creative director. For over a decade, he has run the design studio Weirdo, helping early-stage startups and enterprise companies alike clarify their unique value proposition and meaningfully engage their customers.

Drawing on his experience as a certified Design Sprint facilitator and former startup co-founder, Michael has worked side-by-side with leaders at LinkedIn, Bose, KonMari, Lovevery, IntelyCare, Hazel Health, and more to launch new brands, products, and services. His projects have been featured in the likes of _TechCrunch_,  _The_ _Wall Street Journal_, and _NPR_, and won awards at South by Southwest and Games for Change.

Prior to his position at Noble Desktop, Michael served as an adjunct professor at the City University of New York, where he co-created the user experience curriculum for their workforce training program. He has also taught user experience design at General Assembly and lectured on playful design at MIT and Haverford College.

In his former lives, Michael covered arts and culture as a journalist, shipped award-winning educational games as a digital producer, and participated in two successful startup exits as a founding designer (SwitchUp acquired by Optimal in 2018, VocaliD acquired by Veritone in 2022). Raised in Hong Kong and educated in Vermont, he now lives in Queens, NY.

### Christophe Drayton — Instructor

Christophe is the instructor for the UX & UI Design Certificate, Figma Advanced, and Generative AI courses at Noble Desktop, and the founder and Chief Design Officer of Kaaiind, which specializes in Applied Artificial Intelligence in the Creative field.

With over 20 years in Branding, UX Design, and Accessibility across Europe and the US, Christophe has positively impacted the digital experience of a large spectrum of companies, ranging from big data to startups, government entities to nonprofits, both in the private and public sectors.

As an Educator, Christophe has led transformative and award-winning UX programs at Thinkful, the City University of New York (CUNY), and the Brooklyn Public Library, which have opened doors for underrepresented groups in tech who have secured roles at top companies like Google, Uber, Citi, and IBM. Most recently, he has developed innovative curricula about AI in the workplace for the University of Phoenix, LinkedIn Learning, and Coursera.

Today, he focuses on developing Allie, one of the first AI-powered, patent-pending color-blind safe and WCAG-compliant design system generator, while concluding his 5-year fundamental research on color vision deficiencies in digital environments.

Christophe believes in hands-on, practical application of human-centered strategy and ethical and inclusive design. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge to inspire and empower the next generation of designers, especially those entering the field through nontraditional paths.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $2995