UX Design & Interaction
Questions You'll Answer
What's the relationship between visual/interaction design and user experience?
What are visually appealing and usable interfaces?
What are interaction design patterns and how do people design intuitive and natural interactions?
Why is learning/doing Figma not enough to do UX well?
How do you conduct contextual inquiry and field studies?
What is Information Architecture and why is it critical?
What You'll Learn
Grasp key usability principles (learnability, efficiency, memorability, error prevention, satisfaction)
See usable, intuitive, and appealing in action, especially for web products
Explore optimization for designs and user experiences
Master visual hierarchy and Gestalt principles
Understand how to use Motion and Animation to enhance, not distract
Hard Truths
UX is neither about doing usability testing nor is it copywriting.
Good design doesn't mean doing bright colors, flashy animations, layouts. In fact, predictable layout is good, like for websites.
Animations are generally not a great idea for usability and accessibility if done poorly.