UX Design Foundations

Hands-on Training from Experts NYC or Live Online

Discover the essence of UX Design. From UX vs. UI to usability testing and prototyping, delve into the intricacies of user experience design. Gain practical skills in research, wireframing, and more. Elevate your design game with this comprehensive course.

  • Free retake
  • Setup assistance
  • Expert instructors
  • Small classes

User experience design is often misunderstood as simply interface design, but is actually comprised of many moving parts beyond the visual aspect–a good user experience also takes into account how the user feels.

Whether you are exploring a new career or are looking to better understand the role of UX designers on your team, this User Experience course is the perfect primer to learn more about the user experience design process. This UX class will blend lecture, discussion, industry examples, and classroom activities. You'll leave the class with a broad understanding of how UX designers work with other team members, fundamentals of the industry, and how designers move from research insights to design concepts.

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Take this class as part of a certificate program to learn more skills, build your portfolio, and access 1-on-1 mentoring:

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From our hands-on training style to world-class instructors and custom-crafted curriculum, we deliver results our alumni are proud of.

UX Design Foundations is rated 4.7 stars

in the past 24 months

UX Fundamentals gave me a good sense of the overall process and scope of UX design. It offered me a way to move forward in my inquiry into this dynamic and growing field.

Sari Wilson

UX in a Day is a good overview of User Experience methodology and practice. I liked the hands-on approach and practice examples.

Jill Loewenthal

Great to have a subject matter expert that doesn't resort to lingo/trend words/odd catchy phrases that the rest of the industry wouldn't use or care about. Loved the class exercises that helped us actually take what we learned and implement it more hands on.

Saki Tanaka
Lippincott

I think it's a great starting point when you're interested in pursuing / learning UX from scratch.

Coco Han
Lippincott

The instructor was top notch, and gave us loads of information on UX design in one day. The class was structured in such a way that each minute was valuable and no time was wasted. He was very engaging and presented the material in a way anyone could understand.

Shannon Brown
Shannon Brown Web Design

UX Design in a Day is a great introduction for those interested in understanding what UX is and learning the necessary skill set for this growing field. The instructor was very knowledgeable, and the short activity sessions helped me get a hands-on feel of the UX process.

Joseph Broda
AARP

My first course at Noble Desktop was extremely relevant and informative! The class format was engaging and educational - I'm excited to continue learning more about the UX/UI field.

Leah Jarrett
Persado

Great introduction to UX and the myths around UX.

Sean Walsh
New York Life

Extremely informative and clear - I had never done UX design and now I can't wait to start my career with it!

Jenn

I'm feeling much more confident about talking to my clients about UX now. Exactly what I wanted!

Carla Frank
Carla Frank Creative

Bill's UX Design in a Day class was fun, informative, and engaging. It helped me to understand what it means to be a UX Designer, and whether or not it's something I want to pursue as a career.

Pam Weis
Getty Images

A great overview with enough information that I feel I can dive into UX in the field

Joann Hill

It seems like we hit on all components of UX with interactive exercises so we could see it come to life. Nice mix of classroom and hands-on work.

Jessica

Positive experience and highly recommend. Very personable, hands-on, easy to understand, and knowledgable.

Naoyuki Suemura
nSpird

Overall, this class is great value for the money. Newbie designer or seasoned pro, this class covers more than the basics to help you grow and apply the general knowledge and practice of UX.

Terry W Rulapaugh
KPMG

Schedule & Enrollment: UX Design Foundations

  • 12 Hours
  • $695
  • NYC or Live Online
  • Free retake
  • Setup assistance
  • Expert instructors
  • Small classes

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Learn the Elements of the UX Design Process

User Experience (UX) Design
  • User Experience (UX) involves a person’s behaviors, attitudes, and emotions about using a particular product, system, or service.
  • Includes the practical, experiential, emotional, meaningful, and valuable aspects of human-computer interaction and product ownership.
  • Considers a person’s perceptions of system aspects such as utility, ease of use, and efficiency.
  • UX is important because of the increased emphasis on user-centered design. It’s not about what the client wants, it’s what the user needs and wants.
User Interface (UI) Design
  • Design that focuses on how users experience and interact with a variety of products from websites and software applications to computers, appliances, machines, and mobile devices.
  • The goal of user interface design is to make it as simple and efficient as possible for users to accomplish their goals—what is often called user-centered design.
User Research
  • Investigating how and why humans do what they do.
  • Includes research methods used to collect information from existing or potential users, such as user interviews, focus groups, monitored interviews, informal interviews, and quantitative surveys.
Personas
  • Fictional characters that UX designers create in order to highlight demographics, behaviors, needs, and motivations.
  • As a snapshot of the target audience, personas make it easier for designers to empathize with consumers throughout the design process.
Journey Map
  • A diagram that explores the multiple (sometimes invisible) steps taken by consumers as they engage with the service.
  • Allows designers to frame the consumer’s motivations and needs in each step of the journey, creating design solutions that are appropriate for each.
  • Can utilize inputs from user interviews, customer service, and sales.
User Flow
  • A visual representation of the user’s flow to complete tasks within the product.
  • It’s the user perspective of the site organization, making it easier to identify which steps could be improved or redesigned.
Sketching, Wireframing & Prototyping
  • Sketching is a quick way of visualizing a new interface by using pen and paper. Sketches are useful for validating product concepts and design approaches with both team members and users.
  • A wireframe is a visual guide that represents page structure, as well as hierarchy and key elements. Useful for discussing ideas with team members and clients, and to assist the work of designers and developers.
  • A prototype is a simulation of a product’s navigation and features, commonly using clickable wireframes or layouts. It’s a quick and dirty way to test and validate a product before fully developing it.
User Testing
  • A one-to-one research interview in which the user is asked to perform a series of tasks in a prototype or a product.
  • Validates and collects feedback of flows, design and features.
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