UI Design Course Overview

Design Beautiful Interfaces

In this UI Design course, understand how typography, color, and layout intersect to create beautifully designed interfaces.
Bring Designs to Life

Learn the fundamentals of interaction and motion design to take your designs to the next level and delight users.
Develop Functional Prototypes

Use InVision, an industry standard design tool, to assemble and share clickable wireframes.

Earn a BrainStation UI Design Certificate

When you complete your course, you will earn a BrainStation certificate, which can boost your LinkedIn profile and resume, helping you stand out in the job market.

Master UI Design Tools

Sketch
Invision
Zeplin

Your Final UI Design Project

To earn your UI Design certificate, you will develop and design a mobile application, from conception through to a clickable prototype — with your own UI scheme. The theme of your application can be part of the class project, or a topic of your choosing.

What You'll Learn

Typography

Learn the anatomy of typeface and gain key insights on how to select and pair fonts that match the aesthetic of your design.

Visual Design

Understand the different requirements of print and screen design. Explore the method of establishing brand colours, and keeping them consistent in all designs.

Sketch

Using Sketch, one of the most widely used tools in the industry, learn to design with layers, libraries, and grids. Plugins created to maximize workflow will be introduced to help you create beautiful interfaces.

Interaction Design

Learn how motion and microinteractions are added to design elements to bring screens to life.

Prototyping

Create beautiful end-to-end experiences by linking screens together into a prototype. By the end of the course, you will mimic a real application or web page.

Learn From Industry Leading Guest Speakers

BrainStation students get access to exclusive guest lectures and panel discussion events led by some of the world's leading subject matter experts and professionals.

Recent Industry Guests

Clare Carr

VP of Marketing at Chief
Laura Elsener

Senior Data Scientist at Squarespace
Fab Dolan

Head of Marketing at Google
Shimona Mehta

Head of EMEA at Shopify Plus
Michael Katchen

Co-founder and CEO at Wealthsimple
Satish Kanwar

GM & VP of Product at Shopify
Samantha Yu

VP, Brand & Integrated Marketing at Refinery29
David Lennie

SVP, Data Science and Engineering at Shopify
Kirstine Stewart

Head, Shaping the Future of Media at World Economic Forum
Michael Ayeoola

Senior Product Manager at The New York Times
Alexandria Stried

Chief Product Officer at Ellevest
Nicole West

VP, Digital Strategy & Product at Chipotle
Mike Giepert

ECD at Wealthsimple

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Experience the Future of Learning

BrainStation provides an unmatched online learning experience, with a world-class, data-driven learning platform, engaging live classes that emphasize collaboration and feedback, and comprehensive training and development resources.

Attend Live User Interface Design Lectures

Learn in-demand skills with engaging live lectures, and then apply them immediately, working on projects in a collaborative, online setting.

Get Real-Time Feedback

Get personalized feedback and guidance from Instructors with experience working in the field.

Connect With Your Peers

Build real-world connections collaborating with like-minded professionals and experts from around the world.

Leverage Synapse

Use Synapse, BrainStation's intuitive, data-driven learning platform to access course content, as well as additional quizzes, challenges, and resources.

What Our Students Are Saying

"My experience at BrainStation was nothing short of fantastic. The staff is extremely professional, insightful, and attentive. The facilities are superb and create an ideal environment for both learning and networking. I would definitely consider taking another BrainStation course to continue my professional development."

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"The best part of my experience with BrainStation was the great Instructors and the well-organized course materials. I was very impressed with what we did in the class, which was heavily focused on hands-on projects."

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"I've taken multiple professional development courses and BrainStation has by far been my favorite experience ... the teachers are professionals in the industry and always seem to be willing to take extra time outside of class to make sure you're staying up to speed."

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When you take a BrainStation course, you are learning with the very best. Enroll today to tap into a global network of instructors and students at some of the most innovative organizations in the world.

Flexible Payment Options

BrainStation offers some of the most competitive payment options for digital learning, with a range of flexible plans and scholarship opportunities.

To learn more about course fees and payment options, view our course package.

Monthly Payment Plans

Split your tuition into smaller monthly payments.
Employer Sponsorship

Get your tuition reimbursed by your employer.
Scholarships

We offer a range of scholarships to make learning more accessible.

Please be advised: all scholarships must be approved and applied prior to enrollment in a BrainStation course or program.

What is the difference between UI and UX design?

UX design is the craft of making a user’s experience as effective, efficient, and pleasant as possible, especially when interacting with digital products. Essentially, it’s the process of designing products with the user in mind.

UI design, on the other hand, refers to all the visual design elements the users of a website, app, or piece of software (or mobile device, or even appliance) interact with. The "UI" in "UI design" stands for "user interface."

UI design, therefore, has a narrower focus than UX design, which concerns a user’s entire journey from beginning to end. These two specialties must work seamlessly together to create a strong user experience.
Will I earn a UI design certificate from this course?

Yes, when you complete the UI Design course, you will earn a BrainStation User Interface Design certificate, which can boost your LinkedIn profile and resume, helping you stand out in the job market when applying for UI or UX design positions.
What payment options do you offer?
BrainStation offers some of the most competitive payment options for UI design training, with a range of flexible plans and scholarship opportunities.

These include:
- Monthly payment installments
  Allowing you to split your tuition into smaller monthly payments.
- Employer sponsorship
  Get your tuition reimbursed by your employer.
- Scholarships
  We offer a range of scholarships to make learning UI design more accessible.
Are there any prerequisites for this UI design course?

BrainStation’s UI Design course was created for those who are new to UI or UX design, and can be considered beginner-friendly. There are no prerequisites for this course.
What kind of backgrounds do people have that take this course?

By enrolling in the UI Design course, you can expect to learn from an Instructor with experience in the UI and UX design field, and to collaborate with a wide range of like-minded, ambitious professionals keen to boost their UI design skills.

From an educational point of view, 80 percent of learners at BrainStation have a post-secondary education, with 20 percent having earned a Master’s degree or PhD.

Professional backgrounds vary quite a bit, as an increasing amount of individuals – from development to marketing – are looking to add design know-how to boost their career toolkit.
What design tools do we learn?

Throughout the UI Design course, you will learn to work with design tools that will take your digital design skills to the next level.

Get hands-on experience with Sketch, Invision, Figma, and Zeplin. You’ll also have the chance to try out motion graphics, mood boards, and accessibility testers that will help you effectively plan a stimulating and inclusive design.
What kind of jobs will this course get me?
The following roles draw heavily on UI or UX design skills and can be entry-level, or more senior-level positions:
- UI Designer
- UX Designer
- Graphic Designer
- User Researcher
- Content Creator
Almost every company has a mobile app or desktop website to showcase their products and services. With each of these platforms comes an opportunity for UI designers to contribute their skills.

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