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Core principles of UI design and related theories.
Key UI elements including colour, typography, and interactives.
Nielsen’s heuristics for evaluating interface usability and learn how to build a brand identity, mood board, and style tile.
The full UI design process, from concept interpretation to delivery.
How to plan and conduct usability testing to evaluate designs.
Interpret project requirements and design aesthetically engaging and functionally robust solutions.
Develop the ability to create innovative and effective user interfaces.
Strengthen foundational knowledge for a career in UI design.
Gain creative and innovative thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Learn to interpret project requirements and design robust, user-centred solutions.
Develop a holistic understanding of the design process from concept to prototype.
Integrate accessibility, inclusion, and emotion-driven design into your practice.
Build confidence in evaluating and refining your work through usability testing.
Ideal for professionals working in, or aspiring to enter, the digital design, technology, and creative industries.
Junior UI Designers looking to strengthen foundational knowledge.
Graphic or Visual Designers transitioning into digital product design.
Front-end Developers seeking to collaborate more effectively with design teams.
Creative Professionals involved in digital branding or content design.
Design Leads or Art Directors overseeing digital interfaces.
Marketing or Content Specialists working closely with web and app teams.
Dr. Pinar Yelmi brings significant international design experience to PACE, joining the University of Leeds in 2022. She teaches in the fully online MA Digital Design and Communication program, focusing on design thinking. With over a decade of collaboration with cultural institutions worldwide, Dr. Yelmi's expertise includes industrial product design and visual communication, particularly in interactive and participatory design experiences. Her courses integrate current digital and interactive design trends, encouraging creativity and innovation through hands-on projects and interactive workshops. Dr. Yelmi holds a bachelor's degree in industrial design from Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Türkiye), a master's degree in visual communication design from Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy), and a PhD in Design, Technology, and Society from Koç University (Istanbul, Türkiye). Before joining Leeds, she taught at Işık University (Istanbul, Türkiye) and managed undergraduate and graduate programmes.
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