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FORE School of Design · 2026–27 edition

UI / UX Design Diploma

A 6-month industry-ready program that builds UX research skills, systems thinking, and high-fidelity UI design — from design thinking fundamentals to AI-augmented product workflows. Graduate with 4+ portfolio case studies and the interview readiness to enter product, UX, and UI design roles.

Duration

6 months

Format

Offline

Live sessions

220+ hours

Case studies

4+ portfolio pieces

Support

Placement guidance

UI/UX is not about making things look pretty — it's about solving human problems through well-reasoned design decisions. This program teaches you to think like a product designer: research first, systems always, screens last.

Starting from empathy and design thinking, moving through information architecture, wireframing and UI systems, and concluding with service design, AI-assisted testing, and portfolio preparation — every month produces a real portfolio case study.

Who this programme is for

— 01

Freshers & graduates

Architecture, engineering, design or media grads wanting to enter product and UX roles

— 02

Career switchers

Professionals from non-design backgrounds making a structured transition into UX

— 03

Graphic designers

Designers with visual skills who want to add UX research and product thinking to their practice

— 04

Frontend developers

Developers wanting design fluency for better handoffs and cross-functional work

— 05

Startup founders

Builders who need to design early-stage product experiences without hiring a full design team

— 06

CX & analytics professionals

Data-driven professionals adding design intelligence to their customer-experience work

Curriculum

The UX process — taught end-to-end.

Research, Architecture & UI Design

3 months · 130+ hours live sessions

Month 01

UX Foundations, Design Thinking & User Research

Shift from drawing screens to solving human problems

WK 01

Introduction to UX

UX vs UI vs Product Design — roles and overlaps
Roles: UX Researcher, UI Designer, Product Designer, UX Writer
Design maturity in startups vs enterprises
UX process overview: Double Diamond model
AI's role in the modern UX process
Key AI tools: Uizard, Galileo AI, Framer AI, Figma AI overview

Assignment

Redesign a broken real-world experience (ATM, hospital OPD, railway booking) — 5-slide deck

WK 02

Design Thinking & UX Ethics

Design Thinking: Empathize → Define → Ideate → Prototype → Test
Human-centred vs business-centred design
Cognitive biases in UX: confirmation bias, anchoring, false consensus
UX ethics: fairness, accessibility, transparency
AI-assisted empathy tools: sentiment analysis, synthetic personas
Responsible AI design principles

WK 03–04

User Research & Personas

Research planning: scoping, recruiting, screener design
Qualitative: interviews, contextual inquiry, diary studies
Quantitative: surveys, analytics, A/B tests
AI-assisted synthesis: Dovetail AI, NotebookLM, Otter.ai
Evidence-based personas and empathy maps
Jobs-To-Be-Done (JTBD) framework
Problem statements and HMW questions

Portfolio piece #1

Service redesign for elderly or disabled users — 3 real + 3 AI-simulated interviews compared

Persona + Empathy Map + JTBD + Problem Statement — from primary research

Month 02

Information Architecture, Flows & Wireframing

Think in systems — map information before touching Figma

WK 05

Information Architecture

Mental models and how users expect systems to behave
Card sorting: open, closed, and hybrid methodologies
Tree testing to validate navigation structures
Sitemaps: flat vs hierarchical vs hub-and-spoke
Navigation patterns: mega menus, bottom nav, progressive disclosure
AI tools for IA: Treejack, ChatGPT for card sort synthesis

Assignment

IA for a Government, Healthcare, or Education portal — sitemap with rationale

WK 06

User Flows & Task Flows

Task analysis: cognitive walkthrough and hierarchical task analysis
User flows vs task flows vs wireflows — when to use each
Happy paths vs edge cases
Error flows, empty states, loading states, entry and exit points
Using AI to generate edge cases you haven't thought of
Multi-channel and multi-device flow considerations

Assignment

User flow for a fintech or healthcare app: onboarding + core transaction + error recovery

WK 07–08

Wireframing & UX Case Study 1

The fidelity spectrum: why low-fi is king for early exploration
Paper prototyping — speed, iteration, zero attachment to ideas
Digital wireframes in Figma: components, constraints, grids
UX annotations: documenting intent for developers and stakeholders
AI wireframe generators: Uizard, Galileo AI — capabilities and limits
Portfolio case study storytelling structure

Portfolio case study #1

Full UX case study: Problem → Research → IA → Flows → Wireframes — presented for critique

Month 03

UI Design, Visual Systems & Design Systems

Build visual confidence — screens last, systems always

WK 09

UI Fundamentals & Accessibility

Visual hierarchy: size, weight, colour, contrast, proximity, alignment
Spacing systems: the 8pt grid and why consistency matters
Gestalt principles applied to UI design
WCAG 2.2 AA standards: colour contrast, focus states, touch targets
Responsive layout and screen density principles
AI layout tools: Galileo AI, Musho, Adobe Firefly for layout concepts

Assignment

Accessible UI layout set applying 8pt grid and WCAG colour standards

WK 10

Colour, Typography & Brand Systems

Colour psychology: cultural differences, emotional triggers, brand alignment
Semantic colour: primary, secondary, state colours (success, warning, error)
Contrast ratios: WCAG AA vs AAA — tools and methods
Typography as a system: typeface selection, scale, hierarchy, rhythm
Type scale systems and dark mode design
AI tools: Coolors AI, Fontjoy, Khroma for palette and type pairing

Assignment

Complete typography and colour system for a fintech or health-tech product

WK 11–12

Design Systems & UI Case Study

Atomic Design: atoms, molecules, organisms, templates, pages
Figma: components, variants, auto-layout, interactive components
Design tokens: single source of truth for colour, spacing, and type
Figma Variables: connecting tokens to themes and responsive behaviour
AI-powered design token generation and documentation
Responsive design and interaction states

Portfolio case study #2

UI design applied to Case Study #1 — high-fidelity screens + component library + responsive variants

Testing, Service Design & Career Readiness

3 months · 90+ hours live sessions

Month 04

Interaction Design, Usability Testing & Service Design

Elevate from screen designer to systems thinker

WK 13

Interaction Design & Motion

Microinteractions: trigger, rules, feedback, loops (Dan Saffer's model)
Motion principles: easing, duration, delay, choreography
12 principles of animation applied to UI motion
Feedback and affordances: making interface behaviour legible
Designing confidence indicators for AI-generated suggestions
Tools: Figma Smart Animate, Rive, Lottie, Jitter

Assignment

Microinteraction prototype in Figma with motion principle rationale

WK 14

Usability Testing

Test planning: what to test, when to test, who to test
Moderated testing: facilitation, note-taking, avoiding bias
Unmoderated testing: Maze, UsabilityHub, Lookback AI
AI-powered testing: Attention Insight, EyeQuant, UXtweak AI
Nielsen's 10 heuristics — and how AI can check for violations
Synthesising findings: observations to actionable recommendations

Assignment

Usability test report: test plan + 5 moderated sessions + AI analysis + redesign iteration

WK 15–16

Service Design & Blueprinting

Service design thinking: beyond screens to entire service ecosystems
Frontstage (customer-facing) vs backstage (operational) design
Service blueprints: mapping the full system with staff, tech, and time
Omnichannel design: web, mobile, physical, voice — consistently
Designing AI touchpoints: chatbots, voice assistants, recommendations
Failure mode design: when the AI gets it wrong

Portfolio case study #3

Service design blueprint for a bank / hospital / government service — with AI touchpoint + failure-mode recovery design

Month 05

Product Thinking, UX Writing & AI for UX

Make students hireable — not just creative

WK 17

Product Thinking & Business Metrics

Product thinking: business impact, not just user delight
North Star metrics, KPIs and OKRs — how design decisions connect
Business constraints: budget, timeline, technical debt, legacy systems
Design trade-offs: making and defending decisions under constraints
Roadmap thinking: MVP, MMP and iterative product evolution
Presenting design to executives and non-designers

Assignment

Product thinking brief: connect 3 design decisions to business metrics for a given product

WK 18–19

UX Writing & Content Design

UX writing as a design skill — not copywriting, not marketing
Microcopy: button labels, tooltips, form help text
Error messages that solve problems rather than frustrate
Empty states as onboarding opportunities
Writing for AI interfaces: communicating uncertainty and suggestions
Tone and voice: designing consistent personality across a product

Assignment

UX writing guide + microcopy audit for a real product

WK 20

AI for UX Designers & Agile UX

AI in research: synthesis, personas, journey mapping
AI-assisted ideation and wireframe generation
UX ethics in AI: bias, fairness, transparency
Prompting for UX work: Claude, GPT-4o for microcopy and research
Agile UX: dual-track Agile and sprint ceremonies
Figma Dev Mode and developer handoff best practices

Assignment

AI-assisted redesign sprint — document tools used, prompts written, decisions made

Month 06

Portfolio, Interviews & Capstone

Convert skills into jobs — graduate interview-ready

WK 21–22

Portfolio Building & Case Study Storytelling

What recruiters look for in a UX portfolio — top signals
Case study structure: problem → research → decisions → outcomes → learnings
Balancing research depth with visual polish
AI-assisted case study writing: using LLMs to sharpen storytelling
Personal website setup: Framer, Webflow, or Notion portfolio
Behance vs personal website vs Notion — audience-dependent strategy

Deliverable

3 complete portfolio case studies + personal portfolio site live

WK 23

Resume, LinkedIn & Interview Prep

UX resume structure: what ATS systems and humans look for
Writing resume bullets that prove impact, not just activity
LinkedIn positioning for UX and product design roles
Types of UX interviews: portfolio, whiteboard, take-home, panel
Whiteboard challenges: frameworks for thinking out loud under pressure
Design critique rounds and STAR method for behavioral questions
Mock interview rounds: whiteboard + portfolio walkthrough + behavioral

Deliverable

ATS-optimised resume + LinkedIn profile ready

WK 24

Final Capstone Project

Industry-level project: real or simulated client brief
Full design sprint: problem → research → flows → wireframes → high-fidelity
Design system component library
AI-powered usability testing with 3 iteration cycles
Analytics plan and developer handoff documentation
Final presentation to a panel of industry judges
Peer portfolio critique and career pathway planning

Final project

Capstone presented to industry panel + portfolio-ready documentation

Portfolio case studies — 4 deliverables at graduation

UX Research Case Study

Full Research + IA + Flows + Wireframes

UI Design Case Study

Component Library + High-Fidelity + Responsive

Service Design Case Study

Blueprint + AI Touchpoint + Failure-Mode Design

Capstone

End-to-End Industry-Grade Product Design Project

Career outcomes

UI Designer

Product and digital design roles in tech companies

₹6–14 LPA

UX Designer

Research-led product design in startups and enterprises

₹8–18 LPA

Product Designer

Full-stack UX + UI + research in tech companies

₹12–25 LPA

UX Researcher

Research specialisation in larger product teams

₹8–20 LPA

AI-Augmented UX Lead

Leading AI-powered product design teams

₹18–35 LPA

Salary ranges are indicative and based on industry data at time of publication. We do not promise jobs. We build capability, which creates opportunity. The course curriculum is indicative and subject to change at the discretion of the academy.

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