UX Design Course Introduction

Overview

• Course Focus: Creating storyboards, wireframes, and low fidelity prototypes.
• Current Progress:
  • Understanding user needs and empathizing with users.
  • Defining user needs and problem statements.
  • Generating design ideas using methods like Crazy Eights and How Might We's.

Course Objectives

• Ideation & Exploration: Continue exploring solutions in a low effort, low cost way.
• Research & Ideation: Use research to inform the ideation process.
• Storyboarding:
  • Learn to build storyboards.
  • Understand how storyboards aid in creating wireframes.
• Drawing Skills: Draw basic elements like shapes and lines.
• Information Architecture: Gain understanding of information architecture.
• Wireframing:
  • Create paper wireframes.
  • Build digital wireframes using Figma.
• Prototyping:
  • Construct low fidelity paper prototypes.
  • Develop low fidelity digital prototypes in Figma.
• Design Best Practices: Understand and avoid deceptive patterns in designs.

Course Project

• Continue building on a personal portfolio project.

Instructor Introduction

• Instructor: Karen, an interaction designer on the Material Design team at Google.
• Focus Areas:
  • UX accessibility.
  • Advocacy for underrepresented communities in UX design through Hexagon UX.
• Background: Transitioned from marketing and business development to UX design.

Career Relevance

• Supports those switching careers to UX design.