Transform Ideas Into Beautiful, Functional Interfaces
Learn to create visual designs that communicate clearly, maintain consistency, and provide delightful experiences for users.
Return HomeSkills That Bring Interfaces to Life
This course bridges the gap between understanding users and creating the visual interfaces they interact with. You'll develop capabilities in translating research insights and interaction concepts into compelling, functional designs that people enjoy using.
Over 8 weeks, you'll master prototyping tools, design systems thinking, and visual hierarchy principles. By course completion, you'll have portfolio-ready work demonstrating your ability to create professional interface designs.
◆ Visual Communication Mastery
Learn to use visual hierarchy, typography, color, and spacing intentionally. Your designs will guide users naturally through interfaces, making interactions feel effortless rather than confusing.
◆ Interactive Prototyping
Gain proficiency with industry-standard tools like Figma. Create interactive prototypes that communicate your design vision effectively and enable testing before development begins.
◆ Design System Thinking
Understand how to create and maintain consistency across interfaces through systematic component design. Build reusable patterns that scale efficiently across products.
◆ Accessibility Integration
Learn to design interfaces that work well for diverse users, including those with disabilities. Accessibility becomes a natural consideration rather than an afterthought.
When Design Tools Feel Like Obstacles
Perhaps you understand UX principles and user needs but struggle to translate that knowledge into polished visual designs. You might spend hours adjusting layouts, uncertain whether your choices effectively serve both aesthetic and functional goals.
Many designers find themselves caught between understanding what users need and lacking the visual design skills to manifest those solutions effectively. You recognize good interface design when you see it, yet creating it yourself feels challenging—like knowing a language but struggling to speak it fluently.
The Gap Between Concept and Execution
Understanding users represents only part of effective design work. Without strong visual design skills and prototyping capabilities, your insights remain abstract concepts rather than tangible solutions people can interact with and evaluate.
This gap affects your ability to communicate design ideas to stakeholders and developers. When you cannot quickly prototype and iterate on visual solutions, the design process becomes slow and uncertain, making it difficult to explore possibilities and validate directions.
Inconsistent Visual Language
Without systematic approaches to interface design, your work lacks the consistency that makes products feel cohesive and professional.
Tool Uncertainty
Prototyping tools feel overwhelming with their numerous features, leaving you uncertain about efficient workflows and best practices.
Slow Iteration
Creating and refining designs takes longer than it should, limiting your ability to explore multiple solutions and respond to feedback quickly.
Communication Challenges
Explaining design decisions becomes difficult when you lack the vocabulary and visual artifacts to articulate your thinking clearly.
From Visual Principles to Professional Practice
UI Design and Prototyping provides systematic training in creating visual interfaces that balance aesthetic appeal with functional clarity. You'll learn design principles, prototyping workflows, and component thinking that enable you to work efficiently and produce polished results.
Course Structure
Visual Hierarchy and Typography
Learn principles that guide user attention and create clear information structures. Understand typography fundamentals including typeface selection, size relationships, and readability considerations for digital interfaces.
Color and Visual Design
Master color theory applications for interfaces, including accessibility considerations and emotional impact. Learn to create color systems that maintain consistency while supporting different interface states and use cases.
Component Design and Systems
Develop systematic approaches to interface components. Create reusable elements that maintain consistency across screens and states. Understand atomic design principles and how components compose into larger patterns.
Prototyping Tools and Workflows
Gain proficiency with Figma and similar platforms. Learn efficient workflows for creating interactive prototypes, managing design files, and collaborating with team members. Understand when to use different fidelity levels.
Interaction Patterns and Animation
Study common interaction patterns and when to apply them. Learn subtle animation principles that enhance usability without creating distraction. Understand how motion communicates state changes and relationships.
Accessibility and Inclusive Design
Integrate accessibility considerations throughout your design process. Learn WCAG guidelines, testing methods, and how to create interfaces that work well for users with diverse abilities and contexts.
The curriculum emphasizes building professional portfolios. Each project you complete demonstrates specific capabilities to potential employers or clients. By course end, you'll have multiple polished interface designs showing your range and attention to both aesthetic and functional considerations.
How the Program Unfolds
This 8-week intensive course balances instruction with substantial hands-on practice. You'll work on progressively complex projects that build your skills while creating portfolio pieces demonstrating your developing capabilities.
Intensive Practice Sessions
Each week includes focused instruction followed by substantial practice time where you apply new concepts immediately. Instructors circulate during these sessions, offering guidance and answering questions as you work through design challenges in real-time.
Design Critiques
Regular critique sessions help you develop both giving and receiving constructive feedback. These 108 Kamishiro, 4-chome, Meito-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, 465-0025s expose you to different approaches and perspectives, strengthening your ability to evaluate design decisions objectively and articulate your reasoning.
Portfolio Development
Projects are structured to produce portfolio-worthy deliverables. You'll complete at least three substantial interface design projects covering different scenarios—from mobile applications to dashboard interfaces—demonstrating versatility in your approach and execution.
Tool Proficiency Building
Through consistent use of prototyping tools throughout the course, you develop fluency with their features and workflows. By the final weeks, what initially felt complex becomes second nature, enabling you to focus on design thinking rather than tool mechanics.
Schedule Format
Evening Sessions
Monday and Wednesday, 7:00-9:30 PM, with additional Thursday optional practice hours for those wanting extra guidance and support.
Weekend Workshops
One Saturday per month for extended project work, allowing deeper exploration of complex design challenges with instructor support.
// Prerequisite: UX fundamentals understanding recommended
Understanding the Investment
UI Design and Prototyping
8-week intensive program
What's Included
Versatile Capabilities
Visual interface design skills apply across industries and project types. Whether you work on mobile applications, web platforms, or digital products, the principles and techniques you learn transfer directly to different contexts and challenges.
Professional Differentiation
Strong UI design skills combined with UX understanding make you valuable to teams and organizations. The ability to create polished, functional interfaces efficiently distinguishes you in a field where many designers excel at either research or visual design, but rarely both.
Payment Considerations
Course fee covers all materials, tool access, and instruction. Full payment is expected before program start. We recognize that investing in skill development requires financial planning and are open to discussing individual circumstances.
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Tracking Your Development
The curriculum reflects professional UI design practice, teaching workflows and techniques used in product teams worldwide. You'll develop capabilities that transfer directly to workplace scenarios, giving you practical skills rather than purely theoretical knowledge.
Portfolio Assessment
Your progress manifests through completed design projects. Each project addresses different challenges and demonstrates specific capabilities, creating tangible evidence of your developing skills that you can share with potential employers or clients.
Development Timeline
Most participants notice significant improvement in their design work within the first month. Tool proficiency develops quickly with consistent practice. By program completion, you'll work considerably faster and with more confidence in your visual design decisions.
// Week 1-2: Foundation · Week 3-5: Component mastery · Week 6-8: Portfolio completion
Continued Growth
Eight weeks provides solid foundation in UI design and prototyping. Like any craft, continued refinement comes through ongoing practice and application. You'll leave with strong fundamentals and the confidence to continue developing your skills independently through professional work.
Instructors work as practicing designers in product teams and agencies, bringing current industry perspectives to course content. You learn workflows and approaches that reflect contemporary practice rather than outdated methods or purely academic theory.
Supporting Your Success
What We Provide
We commit to delivering quality instruction, constructive feedback, and practical learning experiences. Your active participation combined with our guidance creates conditions for meaningful skill development in interface design.
Instructors with active professional design practices
Current industry-standard tools and workflows
Individual attention during critique and practice sessions
Projects designed to build portfolio-worthy work
Pre-Course Consultation
Before enrolling, discuss your background and goals with us. We'll explain course requirements and help you assess whether this program suits your current skill level and development objectives. This conversation benefits both of us in ensuring good fit.
In-Progress Support
Throughout the program, instructors provide guidance beyond formal class sessions. If you encounter difficulties with concepts, tools, or projects, we work with you to address challenges and strengthen your understanding rather than leaving you stuck.
Resource Continuation
After course completion, you retain access to design resources, templates, and component libraries developed during the program. These materials support your continued practice and application of UI design skills in professional contexts.
Community Access
Join our alumni network of designers at various career stages. This community provides ongoing learning opportunities, professional connections, and peer support as you continue developing your capabilities beyond formal instruction.
Beginning Your Journey
Starting involves connecting with us to discuss whether this course aligns with your current situation and goals. We'll explore your background, what you hope to achieve, and answer questions about course content and expectations.
Reach Out
Use the contact form or email info@iriswhisperdesign.com to begin conversation about the UI Design course.
Discuss Background
We'll talk about your current skills, what you want to develop, and whether course prerequisites match your experience.
Reflect on Fit
Take time to consider whether the program timing, commitment, and focus align with your circumstances. We're available for follow-up questions.
Enroll When Ready
If you decide to proceed, we'll handle enrollment logistics and provide preparatory materials to help you start effectively.
Next Cohort Starting
Our upcoming UI Design and Prototyping session begins mid-November 2025. Enrollment is capped to maintain quality instruction and ensure everyone receives appropriate guidance during the intensive learning period.
// Maximum 12 participants · Prerequisites recommended
Ready to Master Interface Design?
Connect with us to explore how UI Design and Prototyping can strengthen your capabilities. We're here to discuss the course and help you determine if it matches your professional development goals.
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