PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN USER INTERFACE (UI) DESIGN
Every screen a user taps or scrolls through is the result of deliberate design decisions, from layout to colour to type. This certificate introduces those decisions from the ground up, building from core visual design principles into structured, functional interface work in Figma. It's designed as an accessible starting point into UI design, whether you're a designer curious about screens, a marketer who wants to speak the same language as your product team, or someone with no formal design background at all.
WHAT YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH
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Apply core visual design principles to a digital screen.
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Produce interface assets and icons in Adobe Illustrator.
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Use typography to shape hierarchy and readability on screen.
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Design a real website and mobile app interface in Figma.
VISUAL COMMUNICATION
This module introduces the foundations of visual communication, including design elements, principles, composition, and media. Through practical work and critical discussion, students explore how visual choices convey meaning and solve communication problems. The module builds the visual literacy this certificate depends on before students move into screen-based design.
DIGITAL STUDIOS I:
ADOBE ILLUSTATOR
This module introduces Adobe Illustrator as a tool for creating scalable graphics. Students learn essential drawing and shape-building skills, applying them to icon sets, UI assets, and layout components. The module gives students the vector skills this certificate's interface work depends on.
DIGITAL STUDIOS II:
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
This module develops practical Adobe Photoshop skills for image editing, retouching, and visual enhancement. Students apply these techniques to prepare imagery and mock-ups for interface work. The module equips students to bring that imagery to the professional standard this certificate's screens require.
TYPOGRAPHY AND COMM. DESIGN
This module introduces typography as a core visual language. Students explore the anatomy, structure, and application of type, and learn how typographic choices shape readability, tone, and hierarchy. The module sharpens the typographic judgement this certificate depends on for readable, well-structured screens.
USER INTERFACE DESIGN I
This module introduces the theory and practice of interface design for web and mobile in Figma. Students learn interface components, layout, colour, and typography, and apply them to a real website and mobile app interface. The module delivers the core outcome of this certificate: a real interface built end to end in Figma.