DCTS-1D0-621.AC1
CIW: User Interface Designer (1D0-621)
Self-paced · 1 year access
01 / Lessons & labs
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Lessons
14 Interactive Lessons · 107 topics01 Introduction to User Interface Design 10 topics +
- What Is User Interface Design?
- Evolution of Web User Interfaces
- Current Trends in Web Design
- Web Design Team Roles and Responsibilities
- Web Design Project Management
- Collaborative Web Design
- Creating a Web Design Portfolio
- Creating a Plan for a Web-Based Business Project
- Lesson Summary
- Optional Lab
02 User Interface Design Process 14 topics +
- Choosing a Web Design Methodology
- Creating a Web Site Vision Statement
- Creating and Implementing a Web Site Strategy
- Creating a Web Site Specification
- Publishing a Web Site
- Choosing a Web Site Host
- Securing a Web Site
- Creating Ethical and Legal Web Sites
- Creating a Mind Map
- Using Metaphors
- Creating Word Lists and Mood Boards
- Creating a Site Map
- Lesson Summary
- Optional Lab
03 User-Centered Web Design 6 topics +
- User-Centered Web Design
- The Cognitive Psychology of Web Design
- Personas and Usability
- Accessibility
- Lesson Summary
- Optional Lab
04 User Interface Design Principles and Legal Guidelines 6 topics +
- Web UI Design Principles
- Visual Design Principles
- Branding
- Legal Issues Impacting Web Design
- Lesson Summary
- Optional Lab
05 Color, Typography, Layout and Wireframing 6 topics +
- Color
- Typography
- Layout
- Wireframes and Mockups
- Responsive Web Design
- Lesson Summary
06 Designing a Basic Web Site 6 topics +
- Creating a Web Site
- Part 1: Creating One Site Page
- Part 2: Creating the Remaining Site Pages
- Spell- and Grammar-Check the Site
- Lesson Summary
- Optional Lab
07 Navigation Concepts 9 topics +
- Why is Web Site Navigation So Important?
- Site Structure, Directory Structure and URLs
- Positional Awareness
- Primary and Secondary Navigation
- Navigation Elements
- Navigation Conventions and Principles
- Creating a Navigation System
- Lesson Summary
- Optional Lab
08 Designing and Developing a Professional Web Site 14 topics +
- Why is Prototyping So Important?
- User-Centered Web Design
- User Interface Design Patterns
- Optimizing the look and feel of a Web site
- Focus on Web Forms
- GET and POST
- Constructing a Professional Web Site
- Web Framework
- User Interface Libraries
- Web Content Management Systems
- Additional Web Development Tools
- Web Hosting Services and Domain Names
- Lesson Summary
- Optional Lab
09 Site Publishing, Maintenance, Security, and SEO Strategies 8 topics +
- Making Sure a Web Site is Ready to be Published
- Maintaining a Web Site
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- SEO and Written Site Content
- SEO and Mobile-Friendliness
- SEO and Metadata
- Lesson Summary
- Optional Lab
10 Appendix A: User Interface Designer Objectives and Locations +
11 Appendix B: Works Consulted +
12 Introduction to JavaScript 11 topics +
- HTML5 and JavaScript
- Introduction to Scripting
- JavaScript Characteristics
- JavaScript vs. Other Languages
- Embedding JavaScript into HTML5 Documents
- JavaScript and Common Programming Concepts
- Objects, Properties and Methods
- Variables
- Expressions and Operators
- Optional Lab
- Lesson Summary
13 JavaScript Events, Functions and Methods 8 topics +
- User Events and JavaScript Event Handlers
- Introduction to JavaScript Functions
- Defining a Function
- Calling a Function
- Methods as Functions
- Errors In JavaScript
- Optional Lab
- Lesson Summary
14 Designing for Mobile Devices 9 topics +
- Introduction to Mobile Design
- Mobile Web Sites vs. Mobile Apps
- Designing Web Sites for Mobile Devices
- Page Layout for Mobile Devices
- Navigation and Hyperlinks for Mobile Devices
- Images and Mobile Design
- Validating and Testing Mobile Web Pages
- Responsive Web Design
- Lesson Summary
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