Courses

Digital Design – UX, UI & Development

Registrations for the 2023/2024 school year are now open!

Draw the Future

Conceptualize, plan and develop interactive experiences and digital interfaces.

Develop skill in UX/UI Design, Front-end Development and Digital Strategy.

Learn work methodologies and developing interactive digital products.

Creation and development of digital and interactive experiences, interfaces and contents (websites, apps, social media, among others).

Introduction to softwares, platforms and services for interactive digital product planning and development.

Introduction to Front-end (HTML, CSS and Javascript).

By concluding this training, you will have the possibility of participating in our European Mobility Project ERASMUS+.

ETIC_Algarve provides the possibility of attending a 320h Internship, for the trainees that fulfill the requirements of JUMP – Support to Professional Integration.
Course Plan
1 Year
320 hours
Classes from October to July
Monday, Tuesday & Friday, from 7:00pm to 10:00pm/11:00pm

Participant Limit

Min: 8
Max: 16
12 x 246,67€
+160€ Application fee

Recipients

Graphic Designers without any “web” experience who would like to complement their knowledge in this field; Digital Marketers and professionals in the Communication industry who want to expand their knowledge regarding graphic interfaces for a multidisciplinary approach to their projects; Web Developers who need to incorporate the graphical dimension, layout and user experience to their skills; Project Managers who want to acquire knowledge about Digital Design; and for all who are looking for a initial training which will allow them to elaborate website with a medium level of complexity.

Professional Opportunities

  • Visual Designer
  • User Interface Designer / UI Designer
  • User Experience Designer / UX Designer
  • Digital Design and  360 Agencies and Studios
  • Startups and Companies from the digital area or with digital products 
  • Creation of your own business or work as a freelancer

Course Content

DIGITAL DESIGN 

  • Introduction
  • Offline vs Online. What are the differences and similarities 
  • Work methodologies and management processes (Design Methodology, Design inking, Waterfall vs Agile)
  • Work area - Social Media, Interactive/Interface Design, others

UX

  • Introduction to UX (User Experience)
  • Strategy and Ideation - Problem and Idea Development
  • User Research - Gathering and analysing information with users
  • Modelation - Personas, Sceneries, Use Cases and Storyboards
  • Design - Content Strategy, Information Architecture, Wireframing and Prototyping (low-fi)
  • Validation - User Testing (usability and heuristic analysis)

UI

  • Introduction to UI (User Interface)
  • Benchmark and Moodboard
  • Color, Typography and Iconography
  • Layouts and Grids
  • Design Patterns, Gestures and other interactions
  • Apps vs Websites vs Other Products
  • Responsive vs Adaptive Design
  • Digital Design Systems
  • Prototyping (hi-fi)

FRONT-END DEVELOPMENT

  • Structure - HTML
  • Styles - CSS, Sass, others
  • Responsiveness
  • Programming - Javascript

FINAL PROJECT

  • Development of an interactive digital project
  • Presentation

PITCHING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 

  • Strategies of communication and orality
  • Strategies and tools for business creation
  • Soft Skills

INTERNSHIP

  • Possibility to apply for a 320h Internship for the trainees who fulfill the requirements for JUMP – Professional Integration Support

Teachers

Teachers

Facilities and Equipment

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  • Classrooms with individual workstations in an Apple (iMac) environment;
  • Web Server to host websites / HTML5 and  CSS3 / MySQL and PHP;
  • Softwares – Visual Studio Code, Cyberduck, InVision, Sketch, Canva Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud Pack: XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.

Facilities and Equipment

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  • Classrooms with individual workstations in an Apple (iMac) environment;
  • Web Server to host websites / HTML5 and  CSS3 / MySQL and PHP;
  • Softwares – Visual Studio Code, Cyberduck, InVision, Sketch, Canva Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud Pack: XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.

Portfolios

Portfolios

Pricing ​​

Monthly Fees:
9 x 328,89€
+100€ Application fee
12 x 246,67€
+160€ Application fee
Special Discounts (not combinable):
-7,5%
save 222€
Application until 31/05
-10%%
save 296€
Full payment until 31/05;
Former Trainees - Instalments;
(+100€ Application fee)
-5%
save 148€
Application until 31/07
-7,5%
save 222€
Full Payment until 31/07
(+ 100€ Application fee)
-2,5%
save 74€
Full Payment until 30/09
(+ 100€ Application fee)
-12,5%
save 370€
Full Payment - Former Trainees
(+ 100€ Application fee)

Application Process

The applications take place between the months of March and October, until the beginning of the school year and classes, as long as there are vacancies in the courses. 

These can be done after the verification of the admission conditions, upon the payment of the registration and submitting the following documents: 

  • Curriculum vitae / Biography
  • 1 passport photo (digital or printed)
  • Certificate of habilitations 
  • Documents from the Candidate and the Responsible for the payment (National Identification Card + Taxpayer Identification Number + Proof of Address: water, electricity or telephone bills or driving license) 
  • Completing and Signing the application form and the training contract.

 

Schedule a personal interview at:

  • info@eticalgarve.com
  • 289 823 359 / 960 309 550

Optional - send an email answering the following questions: 

  • Why am I applying for this course? 
  • What are my motivations? 
  • What are my professionals aspirations? 

Attend the interview previously scheduled by the Pedagogical Director:

  • Present your portfolio
  • Await for the results of your application.

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