UX Foundations for Builders

What you will learn

• Evaluate visual hierarchy and information density on a screen
• Spot interaction friction in common form and navigation patterns
• Write clearer microcopy for errors and empty states
• Map a user task flow before proposing UI changes
• Collaborate with designers using shared critique language

About this course

Not every team has a dedicated designer on every ticket. This course gives engineers and PMs a shared foundation in hierarchy, affordances, feedback, and flow design so everyday UI decisions stay user-centered. You will critique screens, rewrite unclear copy, and map task flows. The content stays tool-agnostic and emphasizes principles you can apply in Figma, code, or a whiteboard. Use it to raise the quality bar for internal tools and customer-facing features alike.

Who it is for

• Engineers shipping UI without daily design support
• Product managers reviewing interface proposals
• Designers onboarding technical partners