College Diploma - UI Designer (Co-op)

UI design professionals are in high demand everywhere in the world. Students who take this program will set themselves up for a successful career. In this program, students will learn the practical skills, tools, and techniques used in the field of User Interface & Visual Communication Design, including creative software, layout and composition, colour and typographic theory, visual brand identity, conceptual and strategic thinking, and designing for digital interfaces.

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• • Follow the steps of the creative process: research, ideation, execution, and revision
• • Assemble effective colour palettes
• • Select appropriate typefaces considering their quality, legal requirements, availability, and visual language while composing elegant typesetting in view of visual hierarchy, alignment, and spacing
• • Design balanced layouts with clear focal points, balance, and alignment
• • Build designs in Photoshop with the ability to create masks, apply filters, and other relevant tools
• • Draw vector elements in Illustrator using the pen tool, pathfinder, strokes, and other relevant tools
• • Build user interface layouts in Sketch using vector tools, grids, symbols, and other relevant tools
• • Design a visual brand identity such as a logo, colour palette, typefaces, photography, and iconography
• • Lead productive ideation sessions
• • Practice a user-centric approach to problem-solving
• • Recognize the best practices of user experience design
• • Identify limitations and possibilities when working with programming languages such as CSS, HTML, Javascript, Swift, and Java
• • Build a creative brief
• • Confidently and eloquently present creative work
• • Distinguish art and design eras, movements, and trends
• • Constructively critique peers’ work

This program prepares students to work in any of the following roles: User Interface Designer, Graphic Designer, Web Designer, Communication Designer, Production Designer, Interactive Designer, Art Director, or Creative Director.