UX/UI design
Understand users and design interfaces that are simple to use.
Your running project
Rework a payment app's journey
- The need
- Make a transfer simpler, even on a small screen with a poor network.
- The data
- Your observations of five real users.
- External tools
- FigmaTests d'utilisabilitéMaze
Workshop
Establish the needs
Who uses it, what problem it solves, how to tell it worked.
What you will learn
- User research and interviews
- Journeys, wireframes and prototypes in Figma
- Design systems and accessibility
- Usability tests and evidence-based decisions
Certifications to aim for at the end
There is no standard certification for this job: your portfolio counts more than any certificate.
- Entry levelGoogle UX Design Professional CertificateGoogle (Coursera)A course series rather than an independent exam.
- Entry levelCPUX-F (Certified Professional for Usability and UX, Foundation)UXQB
- AdvancedUX CertificationNielsen Norman GroupFive courses and exams, about USD 6,500 in total.
These certifications are issued by their own bodies, not by Nangmo, and their exams are paid for with them. Checked on 3 November 2026: confirm the language, price and exam location on their site before registering. These exams are generally taken without AI: you will need to read and reason on your own.
How to start a career in this field
- 1Learn Figma by recreating, then improving, a screen from an app you use.
- 2Test a real local app with five people and propose fixes.
- 3Write three case studies: the problem, what you observed, your decisions.
- 4Apply as a junior UI or UX designer, at agencies, startups or banks.
First jobs to aim for
- Junior UX/UI designer
- User researcher
- Interface designer
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