Day 1. The journey begins

I have just started the Microsoft UX Design Professional Certificate. 

Why? Because I am a software developer that love to create products that are easier for people to use. Simple, beautiful, practical designs that are made with the user in mind. I also believe that the User Experience Design field touches psychology, communication, marketing... disciplines that I have studied and I love. 

This blog is my personal diary and study companion and will contain my notes and ideas throughout the completion of my certificate.

The certificate is made up of four different courses:

1. Fundamentals of UI/UX design. 

2. Designing for User Experience.

3. User Interface Design and Prototyping.

4. UX Design in Practice: Accessibility and Collaboration. 

 

So, the first course is Fundamentals of UI/UX Design, that contains four modules:


1. Introduction to user experience design.

2. Roles in a UX design team.

3. Frameworks and process.

4. Introducing the portfolio project.


Which I guess will be the project that I will be creating by the end of the training.

Exciting!!



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