UX (User Experience) Designers focus on designing apps, websites, and other products that are easy and pleasant for people to use. UI (User Interface) or Visual Designers focus on the appearance of apps, websites, and other products so they are beautiful and visually effective.
In this project-based certificate program, you’ll gain the skills to launch a career as a UX & UI designer. Between classes, you’ll work on projects and then get 1-on-1 feedback from your instructor during class time.
Under the guidance of expert instructors, you’ll learn best practices for user-centered UX design and visual design.
Study your target user base, make user personas, and conduct testing to identify potential problems.
Design digital products (such as websites and apps) and build clickable prototypes to show your designs to users for testing, clients for review, and to the developers who will turn your design into the final working product.
Spotlight your best work in an online portfolio of designs that you can show potential employers.
Get help and feedback on developing your portfolio website and resume.
From our hands-on training style to world-class instructors and custom-crafted curriculum, we deliver results our alumni are proud of.
I’ve since been hired at Fordham University as a UX designer. My favorite teachers knew about almost all of the issues we encountered, and gave us time to try and figure it out ourselves before revealing the solution.
UX Designer, Fordham University
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.
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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.
We don’t currently offer discounts as we do our best to affordably prices our courses.
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Attend this course 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.
Our instructors are verterans of their field and experienced educators, driven to help you succeed.
We want you to succeed in your career goals. In addition to 132 hours of hands-on, interactive training, you’ll also receive six 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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We offer a single free retake of the the class 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.
Here are some projects students created for their portfolios as part of this course.
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 User Experience (UX)? UX design is a user-centered design approach that aims to design products and experiences which are effective, efficient, and enjoyable.
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.
Design the UX and UI of digital products such as websites, apps, and more. Build prototypes and visual designs in this design app.
Testing designs (including prototypes) on users allow UX designers to uncover unforeseen issues that need to be fixed/improved, and ensure designs actually work well.
Prototypes are a functioning example of a product (website, app, etc.) that are useful for user testing, showing to clients, and more. Prototypes can be made in Figma, Sketch, InVision, etc.
In addition to 132 hours of interactive training, you will receive six 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).
Yes, you should expect to spend about 5–10 hours outside of class each week.
During class hours you’ll learn, work on projects, and get instructor feedback. Outside of class you’ll continue to work on your projects, portfolio website, and resume. Your instructor will then review your work during class time to give you feedback. We’ll guide you throughout the process, so it’s a good mix of learning and work both in the classroom and out.
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).
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