Design X Institute | Design School in Singapore
User Experience & User Interface (UI/UX) Design Essentials
Step into the world of UX UI design today.
User Experience & User Interface (UI/UX) Design Essentials
Step into the world of UX UI design today.
Duration
1 Day
Course Fee
199 SGD
Course Description
Step into the minds of your customers with UX and create experiences that they’ll love!
User Experience Design design goes far beyond the tech industry, it looks into real life experiences that change the way people do everyday things. Great design will reach people in crucial areas of their lives: catching an airplane home, connecting with a relative, or capturing their child’s first steps.
A UX designer must take into consideration the circumstances, emotions, and priorities of users during their daily lives, design for them and hopefully make things that little bit better.
This course focuses on the principles and techniques in the design of good user experience. It will take you through the phases of the user experience design life cycle, with an emphasis on User Research. Throughout the course, you will learn and apply various UX principles and best practices through scenarios, examples, and exercises. You will also deep dive into the world of User Interface design, and be able to evaluate what makes a good user interface and finally, be equipped with the tools to conduct your own Usability Test.
Target Audience
This is course is suitable for anyone who wants to understand UX design. It is particularly valuable for:
- Aspiring designers
- Graphic designers and professionals working in other design sub-disciplines looking to transition into a career in UX Design.
- Software engineers
- Students
- Business owners and entrepreneurs
- Product managers
- Marketers
- Anyone curious about UX design and looking to apply the principles to various industries
Prerequisite
Trainees should be proficient in navigating the web and possess basic computer knowledge.
Learning Outcomes
By this end of this course, learner will be able to:
- Describe the UX design process and its benefits for businesses.
- Identify the key elements that contribute to a positive User Experience.
- Analyse the user experience when marketing campaigns are delivered.
- Examine user behaviors and their interactions with your business.
- Create User Personas and apply them in the UX design process to meet business objectives.
- Explore secondary research methods for gathering information about users.
- Create a Customer Journey Map to see your product / service experience from a User’s Perspective
- Evaluate the characteristics of an effective User Interface.
- Design a paper website wireframe and transfer it to a simple prototyping tool
Course Highlights
This course will explore the various facets of User Experience and User Interface design, giving you hands-on experience that enables you to solve real design problems, create wireframes and prototypes, as well as provide you with numerous tools and frameworks that you can apply at work.
What you’ll learn:
- Design Thinking and its integral part in UX Design to create solutions and solve problems
- Approach UX Design and Design thinking as a problem solving method
- Be equipped with industry tools and best practices to create:
- A good visual experience (Graphic and UI designs)
- Loyal customers and brand ambassadors (Customer Experiences)
- Execute UX Research Techniques and how the information gathered can allow you to:
- Gain empathetic understanding of your users – customer insights, demographics, and the creation of customer personas to know who you are designing for
- Apply UX Design practices to other industries through User Experience Research and the UX Honeycomb
- Organize your content with Information Architecture
- Create Customer Journey Maps
- Construct simple wireframes with Miro and Figma
- And much more
Course Schedule
Step into the world of UX UI design today.
| Learning Mode | Course Dates | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| In-Person | 29 Jul 2025 (Tue) | 8 Hours |
| In-Person | 10 Nov 2025 (Mon) | 8 Hours |
Click on the course dates above to register online.
Course Outline
Instructor-Led | Lecture, Group Discussion
What is Design Thinking?
- The 5 Steps of Design Thinking
- How Design Thinking and UX Goals are aligned
- Common Misconceptions about Design Thinking
What is UX Design?
- Key differences between User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI)
- Why is UX Design so important?
- The UX Design process
- What are good and bad User Experiences?
Instructor-led | Lecture, Demonstration and modelling, Individual Exercise
- Problem Statements – a method for identifying all forms of business issues
- Using UX to boost each stage of your Conversion Funnel
- Understanding user perspectives at each stage of the Conversion Funnel
Instructor-led | Lecture, Demonstration and modelling, Practice and feedback
- Why is user research so important?
- Essential steps in the UX design process
- User personas
- Why are user personas important?
- Benefits of user personas
- Characteristics of a good user persona
- Scenarios and personas – Knowing not only how do these users want to achieve their goals, but why as well.
Instructor-led | Lecture, Practice and feedback, Demonstration, hands-on practical
- What are Wireframes?
- Elements of a Wireframe and how to use them.
- Paper Sketching
- Transferring your Paper Sketches onto a Prototyping Tool
Exploring Layouts
- How does a User flow translate to a layout?
- What makes a layout aesthetic?
- Exercise – Building a Wireframe
Instructor-led | Lecture, Demonstration and modelling, Practice and feedback, hands-on practical
- What is first-hand Information?
- Where can we find first-hand information?
Customer Journey Mapping
- What it is used for
- Characteristics of a Customer Journey Map
- Why and when to use it
Why Learn at DesignX?
At DesignX, we are passionate in delivering quality training and want to see you succeed. Get expert advice, learning resources, and post-training support for up to 3 years.
Re-attend the Course Within 3 Years
3-year access to the courseware via our LMS
Post-Training Mentoring with Industry Experts
Certification
A Certificate of Achievement will be awarded upon successfully completing at least 75% of the course.
Trainers
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
No coding skills are required. You will be using tools such as Miro which require no coding ability.
User experience (UX) is the experience a person has when using a product or service. Sounds simple but is so much to it. User Experience Design combines numerous disciplines to focus on meeting the user’s needs. It takes into account psychology, market research, and even anatomy. But at the centre of it all, our focus is on – how an individual felt interacting with an app, website, shop etc.
UX Designers focus on making products and services easier, better and more enjoyable to use by looking at what customers need. This is achieved understanding the user, their behaviour and most importantly, any patterns or habits that they have. UX Designers can be involved in the initial design and built of a product long before any customers have even used it. They can also be constantly tinkering and improving a long running service based upon user feedback.
Among many disciplines, Empathy with the user is probably the most important skill to a UX Designer. UX Designers come from various backgrounds – from psychology, anthropology, and the humanities; to problem solving, data analysis and various digital skills. They all play a valuable part to the role of a UX Designer.
Definitely! Being a UX designer also means you are always learning, putting in the hard work to understand people and how they use products or services. A diverse background and range of different experiences can only ever be a good thing.
You will need your own laptop (PC or MAC). The tools used in our UX Design Courses will be provided and are all available online.
