Diploma in User Interface (UI) Design (Co-op) Tamwood International College - Vancouver Campus, Canada

UI design professionals are in high demand everywhere in the world. Take this program to set yourself up for a successful career. In this program, you will learn the practical skills, tools, and techniques used in the field of User Interface & Visual Communication Design, including creative software, layout and composition, colour and typographic theory, visual brand identity, conceptual and strategic thinking, and designing for digital interfaces.

This program prepares you to work in any of the following roles: User Interface Designer, Graphic Designer, Web Designer, Communication Designer, Production Designer, Interactive Designer, Art Director, or Creative Director.

You have the choice of doing the full-time diploma or the work and study diploma which combines the courses in the full-time diploma program with a 480-hour co-operative work term.

Program Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Follow the steps of the creative process: research, ideation, execution, and revision
• Assemble effective colour palettes
• Select appropriate typefaces considering their quality, legal requirements, availability, and visual language while composing elegant typesetting in view of visual hierarchy, alignment, and spacing
• Design balanced layouts with clear focal points, balance, and alignment
• Build designs in Photoshop with the ability to create masks, apply filters, and other relevant tools
• Draw vector elements in Illustrator using the pen tool, pathfinder, strokes, and other relevant tools
• Build user interface layouts in Sketch using vector tools, grids, symbols, and other relevant tools
• Design a visual brand identity such as a logo, colour palette, typefaces, photography, and iconography
• Lead productive ideation sessions
• Practice a user-centric approach to problem-solving
• Recognize the best practices of user experience design
• Identify limitations and possibilities when working with programming languages such as CSS, HTML, Javascript, Swift, and Java
• Build a creative brief
• Confidently and eloquently present creative work
• Distinguish art and design eras, movements, and trends
• Constructively critique peers’ work

Co-op Work Experience
Students in the Work and Study Diploma Program complete a 480 hour co-op work placement. After completing the Job Skills Seminars and attending the Orientation to Working and Living in Canada, co-op students work with the Work Placement Coordinator to secure a job placement in which they can make a practical application of the skills and knowledge learned in the study term. Through the co-op work placement, students gain valuable work experience in Canada, expand and fine-tune their hard and soft skills and make new professional connections in their chosen career field.