Design short course for disabled and neurodiverse people

Design

A short course introducing design for disabled and neurodiverse learners, including exercises to build a portfolio

What you will learn

The basics of design
Building a logo with a client brief
Making a brand kit for a client
Which tools you need and how to use them
How to apply design skills to UI and UX

Who is this for?

Here at Bua, we don't like to pigeonhole people.

So, we are not including a list of disabilities or neurodiversities that would best suit design. However, if you are a visual person, you have lots of ideas, maybe you love colour and shape or are really good at making things on your phone or computer, then design could suit you. You can complete this Bua course in one week, get a certificate and have a portfolio to show in interviews. Perhaps more importantly, from this design course you'll learn how to interact with clients, adhere to a brief and apply your design skills practically in a number of roles.

Course curriculum

1
- Welcome!
- Let us know where you're at
- Introduction
- Typography
- Grid
- Colour Theory
- Negative Space
- Images
- Chapter 1 Quiz
- Learning Exercise - Build Your Portfolio
- Learning exercise 1: create an editorial layout project using Adobe InDesign
- Show us your assignments!
2
- Introduction
- Strategy and Purpose
- Ideation
- How's it going?
- Logo
- Brand Guide
- Brand Collateral
- Chapter 2 Quiz
- Learning Exercise - Build Your Portfolio
- Learning exercise 2 - create a logo and simple brand identity for a fictitious company using Adobe Illustrator
- Show us your assignments!
3
- Introduction
- Define
- Research
- Analysis
- Design
- Style guide and Hi-Fi
- Chapter 3 Quiz
- Learning Exercise - Build Your Portfolio
- Learning Exercise 3 - Design the UX and UI for a simple website or mobile app of your choice
- Show us your assignments!
- Tell us how we did
- Diversity survey

Job titles to search for after you're finished

Designer

There's lots of variations of this job title, but if you search 'Designer' and read the descriptions, you'll start to understand the variations. This means the world is your oyster!
UI or UX Specialist

In Chapter 3 of this course, you'll learn the basics of UI and UX design. In this role you would typically work within a team to execute one part of the UI/UX process, really focussing on the user and their needs.