Product Design Foundations
Learn the core skills used to identify problems, understand users, design solutions, test ideas, and communicate your work.
By the end of this path, you'll be able to
- Frame an ambiguous problem into something you can actually design for
- Run lightweight user research to inform a design decision
- Turn research into wireframes and a working prototype
- Test a design with real users and interpret what you learn
- Present your process and decisions clearly to a non-designer
1
What is Product Design?
What the discipline covers and how it fits with UX, UI, and product management.
2
Design Thinking & Problem Framing
How to frame a problem before jumping to solutions.
3
Understanding Users
Why designers do research and how to turn it into insight.
4
User Flows & Information Architecture
Mapping how people move through a product.
5
Wireframing
Getting structure down before visual design.
Practice
6
UI & Visual Hierarchy
Layout, type, color, and hierarchy fundamentals.
7
Prototyping
Making ideas testable before they're built.
8
Testing & Iteration
Learning from real users and refining the design.