‘UI/UX’ is an abbreviation for user interface and user design, which generally refers to the look and feel of a website, app or visual content displayed on various platforms. UI/UX designers bring the virtual world to life. This course provides website designers, app designers or anyone interested in learning UI/UX design with the skills and knowledge needed to deliver an exceptional user experience. Learn to create user-friendly interfaces that allow users to understand and navigate through web pages and applications easily. We begin by introducing you to Adobe XD. Discover how to download the design software to your computer, overview the user interface and learn about the three function modes in Adobe XD. These include the ‘design’ mode, ‘prototype’ mode and ‘share’ mode. Learn about artboards and how to save an Adobe XD asset to your computer and the design cloud.
This course will teach you how to create design layers, lock, hide, group them for clarity and ungroup them. Explore how to use the ‘grid’ tool to align page elements, copy and paste appearances and invite a team member to work on a design project. Then we will introduce you to Adobe XD shapes. Here you'll learn how to create various shapes and manipulate them with the ‘resize’ tool and apply fills and borders. Research the Boolean operations needed to create complex shapes, add drop shadows and blend modes and masks to your design. Finally, you will learn how to use the ‘vector’ tool to create illustrations and the ‘text’ tool to create typography. We'll show you how to import images into your design, use components and plugins to speed up the workflow and export an Adobe XD asset. You will understand how to design prototypes, websites and iOS applications.
A UI/UX designer's primary responsibility is to create interactive visuals with smooth design principles for websites and web apps in order to provide a positive user experience. This Alison course will provide you with hands-on experience with UI/UX design using Adobe XD software. Learn everything you need to know to design an ideal website, illustration, prototypes and an iOS application. If you've been looking for the perfect course to kickstart your career as a UI/UX designer, look no further. Take this course right away and learn a new skill.
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
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- List the three modes in Adobe XD...
- Identify the shortcuts for grouping...
- Distinguish between a layer and an ...
- Explain the setting up procedures for Adobe XD on a Mac computer
- List the three modes in Adobe XD
- Identify the shortcuts for grouping and ungrouping layers
- Distinguish between a layer and an artboard
- List the various Boolean operations in Adobe XD
- State the function of the typography tool in Adobe XD
- Explain the roles components play in Adobe XD design
- Recall some vital plugins used in Adobe XD
- Summarise the procedures to export an Adobe XD asset
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