Craft quality user interfaces for digital products by learning the necessary skills and knowledge in User Interface Design. Gain skills in atomic design, heuristics, information hierarchy, and more and complete an employer-ready project.

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User Interface Design is a mindset and developmental process which involves creating user-friendly, aesthetically pleasing, digital interfaces. With a human-centred approach, UI designers prioritise "Designing things right" by incorporating elements like colour, typography, user flows, atomic design, accessibility and heuristics intentionally into their solutions.
In this course, you will gain practical UI skills and knowledge in real-world contexts. You will learn about design thinking and human-centred design principles and apply them to a digital project. Throughout the course, you will work with industry-standard tools like Figma to craft exceptional user interfaces that meet users' expectations. Additionally, you will design developer-ready interfaces and use usability testing to refine and improve your UI designs.
Our User Interface Design course is ideal for:
- Existing designers looking to upskill and pivot into UI Design roles or get a role in a digital organisation.
- Junior-mid professionals from related fields including UX Design looking to expand their skillset with UI Design.
- An entrepreneur with a start-up or side hustle looking to gain skills in UI Design to create aesthetically pleasing, human-centred digital interfaces.
Throughout this course, you will:
- Test, assess, and integrate the principles of user interface design to improve the experience for an existing digital product.
- Create, test, prioritise and iterate on designs to produce a prototype.
- Present the heuristics and testing used to justify the design process undertaken to produce the final prototype.
Throughout this course, you'll work on project-based activities which will form a UI design portfolio piece by the end of the course. You'll complete the course with a UI design project to showcase your skills to potential or current employers.
At RMIT Online, we're committed to supporting your lifelong learning journey. Our flexible learning pathways can be tailored to align with your individual educational goals. When taken in combination with other specific Future Skills short courses, this course is eligible for credit into certain RMIT degree programs, subject to entry requirements. Click here for more information.
This course can be taken as standalone but has been designed to be taken as part of a two-course UX + UI Design bundle (with a saving of 10% across both courses). For a more comprehensive understanding of business analytics, we recommend that you also complete User Experience Design.
Course Overview
Learn more about our User Interface Design course in the video below.
I think UI design is really exciting because it moves so fast and it's something that a lot of people deal with every day. For a lot of people all day it's a lot more than just a coat of paint over your interface - it's how you make the user feel when they enter to the website or app. It's also about usability too these days two-year-olds can just interact with iPads intuitively without even being told what or where to go. It's a very exciting time to be in this industry because the possibilities are endless.
Augmented reality I think will be the next big leap that UI takes and I want to be a part of something it's moving so quickly and continue to have an impact in a positive way in people's lives there's nothing more exciting
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Course Structure
Learn more about User Interface DesignModule 1: Process and Tools of a UI Designer
+- Learn how to set up your workspace
- Understand the requirements of a design brief
- Explore design principles and the concept of good design
Module 2: Understanding the UI Flow
+- Understanding user flow
- Comprehend the UI stack and workspace
Module 3: Creating components
+- Identify design guidelines and accessibility
- Examine the structure of atomic design
Module 4: Moving from Atom to Pages
+- Iterate on your existing design systems
- Understand heuristics and Gestalt principles
- Learn consistency, staging relationships, and information hierarchy
Module 5: User testing
+- Explore concepts of ethical design and copyright
- Create your prototype and conduct user testing
Module 6: The final handover
+- Incorporating feedback into design
- Submit your final project
- What’s next?
Learn with industry experts

Expert industry mentor
Our industry mentors are available to provide 1:1 feedback and guidance on your course work. Mentors on this course include people like Leigh Barnett. A design-leader with 15+ years experience having worked in both client and agency sides, Leigh holds a senior leadership position (Experience Design Director) at Symplicit.

Expert industry mentor
Our industry mentors are available to provide 1:1 feedback and guidance on your coursework. Mentors on this course include people like Adrian Cantelmi. Adrian co-founded Alyoop as a UX/UI specialist design studio and is proud to have worked collaboratively and build close relationships with his clients. Immersing himself in...
Our industry mentors are available to provide 1:1 feedback and guidance on your coursework. Mentors on this course include people like Adrian Cantelmi. Adrian co-founded Alyoop as a UX/UI specialist design studio and is proud to have worked collaboratively and build close relationships with his clients. Immersing himself in his work, and empathising with business owners, teams and their users, allows him to not only be a better designer but help to identify problems and solutions that could otherwise go unnoticed.

Expert industry mentor
Our industry mentors are available to provide 1:1 feedback and guidance on your coursework. Mentors on this course include people like Daniel Diaz. Daniel is passionate about quality, and considered design. Whether it be improving an existing product, or turning an idea into an MVP, he will always put...
Our industry mentors are available to provide 1:1 feedback and guidance on your coursework. Mentors on this course include people like Daniel Diaz. Daniel is passionate about quality, and considered design. Whether it be improving an existing product, or turning an idea into an MVP, he will always put the user's experience first. As cofounder of Alyoop, he specialises in UI and UX design. He's always looking to meet new creatives, marketers and entrepreneurs who are working to improve their products and digital presence.

Subject matter expert
RMIT Online has built our courses in partnership with industry, providing you with the latest industry insights and best practices from the real world of work. Our subject matter experts on this course include people like Michelle Waggoner. From writing user stories to leading workshops, Michelle is passionate about everything...
RMIT Online has built our courses in partnership with industry, providing you with the latest industry insights and best practices from the real world of work. Our subject matter experts on this course include people like Michelle Waggoner. From writing user stories to leading workshops, Michelle is passionate about everything human-centred. Michelle is a senior experienced designer at Symplicit with expertise across startups, consulting, government and more.

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