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In this course, you will :
- Be able to create useful, usable and visually compelling UI design for any kind of app, site or system..
- Understand how to properly balance form and function.
- Understand the critical rules for designing on small screens and mobile devices.
- Know how to effectively organize and economize visual information.
- Understand + apply the principle of Balance to create visual order.
- Understand + apply the principle of Rhythm to establish and reinforce comprehension.
- Understand + apply the principle of Harmony to shape disparate UI elements into a unified, consistent experience.
- Understand + apply the principle of Dominance to direct user focus and enhance UX.
- Understand + apply the principle of Alignment to lead the user's eye and speed task completion.
- Understand + apply the principle of Proximity to signal relationships between screen elements and decrease users' cognitive effort.
- Communicate with color, typography and imagery in the UI.
- Understand how color communicates and influences interaction.
- Know how to choose the right colors for any UI design.
- Know how to apply contrast properly to guide users and call attention to critical UI elements and interactions.
- Know how to determine whether or not color and contrast are appropriate.
- Understand the fundamentals of typography as a design element.
- Know how to choose the right fonts and design appropriately with them.
- Understand + apply 7 crucial rules for great typographic design.
- Understand + apply 5 rules for choosing the right imagery.
- Understand + apply a core set of DOs and DON'Ts when designing with images.
- Know how to create and simplify visual cues that direct user focus and interaction.
- Understand the 3 kinds of data visualizations used in UI design.
- Understand how the context of the data presented determines its visual form.
- Understand + apply 6 rules for great data design.
- Know how to simplify visual information to clarify meaning and improve UX.
- Know how to visually separate content from controls to make interactions easier for users to understand and act on.
- Walk away with a set of "18 UI Design Mantras" that you can apply to anything and everything you ever design!.
