Design Classes in Chicago, IL

As voice experiences become more ubiquitous, stay relevant by learning how to design for voice-first interactions. Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) are gaining adoption worldwide and their momentum has just started. As a designer, you need to know how to design voice user interfaces. Learn the core concepts for designing a voice experience and create...

As technology changes and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users. This class aims to demystify UX by giving a practical and simple introduction to what UX is while also explaining some of its core concepts of usability. This is a field that affects all areas...

This course is intended for students who want to expand their entry-level knowledge of Adobe InDesign by using advanced features and collaboration tools.  Students will learn how to prepare documents for multiple formats, manage advanced page layouts, manage styles, build complex paths as well as manage external files and create dynamic documents....

Bring your creative ideas to life with Adobe InDesign, the professional page layout standard, used by designers and production professionals to design, preflight, and publish a broad range of documents such as brochures, catalogs, magazines and books. InDesign allows you to lay out and design multiple page documents. This workshop is designed to get...

Learn how to make the business case for User Experience (UX) and evangelize it within your organization. Through key UX principles, case studies, and hands-on exercises you will learn how to set your UX strategy, effectively target your users, and identify the context of your users’ interactions with your product, website, or software application....

AutoCAD Advanced training introduces advanced techniques and teaches you to be proficient in your use of AutoCAD. This is done by teaching you how to recognize the best tool for the task, the best way to use that tool, and how to create new tools to accomplish tasks more efficiently. Prerequisite: Completion of AutoCAD Essentials Training or equivalent...

The purpose of this training module and the associated exam and certificate is, respectively, to impart, test, and validate the knowledge on industry practices in service management as documented in the ITIL Service Design publication.  The ITIL Intermediate Qualification: Service Design Certificate is a free-standing qualification, but is also...

Our Adobe Captivate Part 1 class enables students to develop eLearning software materials, educational systems, and interactive learning simulations without programming knowledge.  This class is designed for beginner or those with some basic experience who want to create interactive learning systems in a variety of delivery options. Prerequisites:...

Learn how to make the business case for User Experience (UX) and evangelize it within your organization. Through key UX principles, case studies, and hands-on exercises you will learn how to set your UX strategy, effectively target your users, and identify the context of your users’ interactions with your product, website, or software application....

Our UX design course helps UX designers establish a user-centered design process. Course Outcomes Master the design process for web, application, and product design, and recognize the difference between good and bad UX design. Learn UX design processes and deliverables like UI design, prototyping, wireframes, and information architecture. Get...

This is a 10-week, full-time career accelerator course. Learn the skills of a UX designer and put them to work while building a comprehensive portfolio. What You'll Learn We teach core skills that make up the entire user experience design process. From research and ideation to prototyping and testing, our user experience design training will help...

Learn from the top professionals to create high quality logos, icons, infographics and more. Learn to create and format a vast variety of objects, shapes and text. Understand how to apply patterns, gradients and use Adobe Color for cohesive color systems. Add special effects, and combine images. Use your new skills to create powerful imagery that can...

This comprehensive Adobe Photoshop class enables students to create professional complex graphics and edit images. Learn to manipulate photos and graphics for both print and web. Whether you’re new to Photoshop or have been using it for years, you will come away solid skills and be able to create, edit, and manipulate images with ease. Getting...

HTML and CSS are the fundamental building blocks of the web. Whether you're a beginner who wants to get started in web development, a designer looking to hand-code their concepts, or a marketer who wants a little more control over their CMS, you'll need to know HTML and CSS to get the job done. This one day workshop is the quickest way to get started...

Learn how to leverage various user research methods to meet user needs in your product, website, or application. Get hands-on experience with user experience exercises to practice your user research skills. Dive into a step-by-step approach to usability testing, including how to create a research plan, conduct studies, analyze results, and make...