UI Designer Essentials - Vancouver
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Learn the essential skills of UI Design in 5 weeks.
A great digital User Interface Designer (UI) has the skills and knowledge to create delightful visual designs that are true to the brand while balancing seamless interactivity and ease of navigation for apps and websites. With today’s growing consumer expectations of flawless, high quality experiences, the caliber of the UI Design can be what makes or breaks the success of a business.
Throughout this 5 week part-time program, you will gain the introductory skills required to apply design theory foundations to create engaging user interfaces for apps and websites. Upon successful completion of the course, you will have an overview of the UI Design process, and be able to put in practice your knowledge of composition, colour, typography and interaction design to create interfaces using Sketch.
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Curriculum
Typography, Colour & Composition
Create coherent and balanced designs by making good use of colour, typography and other visual elements.
Sketch & InVision
Create mid to high fidelity prototypes using sketch, and learn how to make them interactive with inVision
Iconography
Learn how to effectively communicate through iconography, and design pixel perfect icons using illustrator.
Prototyping
Create prototypes that ranges from low-fidelity using pencil and paper, to mid and high-fidelity clickable experience that can be used for testing.
Responsive Web Design
Create website designs that are optimized for all screen sizes including mobile, tablet, and desktop.
Mobile App Design
Create digital interfaces optimized for mobile considering touch interactions and common usability patterns.
RED Academy opened the doors to UI/UX for me, and gave me the tools to start venturing in the design world by myself. I could not have asked more from a part-time program that allows me to keep my full-time job and learn the skills and tools needed for success.
Andy Yeh, Marketing Assistant at Echelon Home Products
Student Journey
Your Student Experience At RED
Our commitment to a fully engaged learning process extends into the creation of an energizing environment where you have the time to work and play. Every aspect of our school experience is dedicated to creating a space where students, instructors, alumni, and mentors can engage with one another in a way that’s professional, supportive and friendly.
Active Learning Methodology
Instructors facilitate lessons which are designed to be highly interactive and engaging to optimize your retention rate. We are passionate about making learning fun.
Project-Based Applied Learning
You will be given time to work with your team on client projects. It’s during that time that instructors, mentors and TAs will be available to give you guidance and feedback on your work.
Peer & Instructor Feedback
Peer evaluation is a tremendously effective way to not only gain the skills required to assess the quality of a team member’s work, but also to learn how to receive and articulate constructive feedback to them.
Networking Events
You will be given the information and encouraged to attend networking events and open houses to develop their contact within the industry.
Tuition & Dates
How To Apply
Applying to RED is super easy. Our dedicated admissions team members are there to guide and support your each step of the way.
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