# UX Bootcamp NYC UX design classes in-person in NYC (34th & Madison Ave), onsite, or online from anywhere Canonical URL: ## Overview Master the fundamentals of user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design by learning to create intuitive, user-centered products. From research and prototyping to integrating AI tools, you’ll gain the skills to design apps and websites that are both functional and visually engaging. - **Learn UX & UI Design Principles:** Explore usability, visual design, and user-centered methods that balance user needs with business goals. - **Design Prototypes & Digital Products:** Use Figma to build interactive prototypes, test designs, and prepare polished projects for production. - **Conduct User Research & Testing:** Create personas, conduct interviews, and run usability tests to uncover insights and improve designs. - **Integrate AI into UX/UI Workflows:** Apply AI tools to wireframing, prototyping, and visual design, while streamlining repetitive tasks with prompt-driven workflows. - **AI-Driven User Research & Feedback:** Use AI for proto-personas, sentiment analysis, and usability enhancements that refine user flows and engagement. - **Career Preparation & Mentorship:** Work one-on-one with a mentor to build a portfolio, strengthen your resume, and prepare for design job applications. ## What you'll learn - Learn UX and UI design concepts and best practices - Design webpages, apps, and more - Conduct user research and analyze results - Build clickable prototypes and conduct user testing to gain feedback - Learn Figma for design and prototyping - Write case studies for your UX projects, create visual designs, build your portfolio website, and create your resume - Get 1-on-1 assistance with job preparation (help and feedback on developing your portfolio website and resume) ## Curriculum ### UI Fundamentals #### How & when to use common UI patterns - Menus - Tabs - Bottom tab bar - Buttons (including “Call to action” or CTA) - Accordion - Carousel - Breadcrumbs - Modals - Forms - etc. ### Learn Figma #### Create Visual Designs & Clickable Prototypes - Learn how to use Figma to create clickable prototypes to show users for testing, or for clients to see your work. - Design the UI (user interface of websites, apps, etc) in Figma. ### UX Design Concepts #### Intersection of Design, Technology, & Business - Through critical analysis understand how user experience as a field sits in the intersection of different areas of the product. - What is the difference between User Experience Design and User Interface Design? - Learn about heuristics and apply heuristic evaluation to websites. - Competitive Research #### Knowing Your User - Learn how to structure and conduct user interviews to better identify the needs and current behaviors of the user. - Understand how to engage the user to work through assumptions and preconceived notions that arise during the process. - Write down assumptions for your class project. #### User Research Through Interviews - Refine user interview questions. - Interview classmates for your project. #### Refining User Research and Creating Personas - Create user personas from the interviews to represent the goals and behaviors of the users within the system. - Develop user scenarios to show when and how the user engages with the system. #### Synthesis of User Research, Journey Maps, and User Flows - Continue to synthesize results of user research to find patterns. - Create a journey map for your project. - Think through the different features of the system by building user flows. - Take the written narrative to the next level through sketching and improvising using techniques such as storyboarding and bodystorming. #### Wireframing, Sketching, Prototyping - Practice a sketching session for an existing website or mobile application of your choice. Start with sketching on a whiteboard or your notebook. - Sketch wireframes for your class project. - Learn the power of prototyping and testing an idea. Understand different methods of prototyping and their levels of fidelity. - Discuss the motivation behind the prototyping, such as newly discovered user goals, business needs and improved functionality. #### Prototyping & User Testing - User testing methods and strategies. - Do’s and don’ts of user testing. - Do a user test on your project with a classmate. - Clearly list the assumptions and test your concepts. Work on multiple iterations of the prototype based on the test results. #### Iterating the Prototype and Further User Testing - Report conclusions based on user testing. - User testing reports. - Rework the prototype based on user testing conclusions. ### Case Studies #### Building Case Studies - Look at case study examples. - Finish your clickable prototype. - Using a compilation of user research, prototypes, photographs, and user research, build your case study. - Present class projects as case studies on-screen. ### Creative Briefs #### Getting to Know a Project: Creative Briefs - What is a Creative Brief? - What to Include in a Creative Brief ### Wireframing for UI Designers #### Wireframing - Why and How to Create Wireframes - Issues to Solve - Steps in Creating a Wireframe - Designing on a Grid System (like Bootstrap) - Get Critiques - Incorporate Feedback & Improve Your Designs #### Wireframe to Refined Design - Iterate & Refine - Understanding the Mobile Experience ### UI or Visual Design Concepts #### Learning from Existing Websites & Apps - What Works & What Does Not? #### Color - Color Harmonies - Creating Contrast with Color - Guidelines for Proper Color Usage #### Typography & Fonts - Display Text (Such as Headings) versus Body Text - Legibility - Type Trends - Typeface Selection & Pairing - Where to Get Web Fonts - Ideal Line Height - Column Width (Line Length) - Hyphenation & Justification #### Design Elements - Proximity - Similarity - Continuity #### Trends in Web & App Design - Analysis of Example Websites & Apps #### Design Patterns - Example Design Patterns #### Multiple Screen Sizes - Responsive Web Design - Mobile Considerations & Limitations - Discoverability Challenges - Mobile Navigation - Phone vs Tablet App Design #### Workflow: Idea to Design - Example Web & App Design Workflows ### The Business of UX & UI Design #### The UX & UI Design Industry - Getting into the business: strategies and ideas. - Resources ### Portfolio Website & Job Preparation #### Creating Your Portfolio Website - Examples of UX & UI portfolio websites - What you should include on your portfolio website - Get 1-on-1 feedback on your case studies & portfolio website #### Resume Development - What you should include on your resume - Get 1-on-1 feedback on your resume ## Schedule - Jul 15, 2026 – Jan 6, 2027 — NYC - Aug 3, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026 — NYC - Nov 2, 2026 – Dec 10, 2026 — NYC ## Pricing **Tuition:** $3495 Payment options: 0% interest financing available, pay-as-you-go installments, and GI Bill accepted.