Adobe XD Mobile & Web UI/UX Crash Course

Hello and welcome to my new course Adobe XD for Dummies.

This tutorial is a crash course about how you can start using Adobe XD for your project prototyping. In the first session, we will see how we can download and install Adobe XD on your computer.

Then in the next session, we will have a quick overview of the Adobe XD application's user interface. Then we will proceed with managing the artboards in XD which is where we are creating our individual screen designs. Just like other Design Software, XD also will be using a concept of layers while prototyping.

We will deal with layers in the next session.  Then as the next step, we will proceed with basic things like creating basic shapes and manipulating their properties. Then we will try different text editing options.  And then we will play with colours and gradient colour combinations.

Then to make designs more attractive and natural, we can use the various blurring and shadow options available. We can easily duplicate elements, rotate, resize, align and do other translations using Adobe XD.

Also, it features boolean operators like Adding, subtracting etc.

Then we will see how we can import assets like images and how we can apply masks to the images or elements. Also we will try to shape editing and pen tool to create custom shapes other than the ones that are predefined in the application.

Repetition is a big problem when dealing with screen designs. Adobe XD solves this by using a feature called repeat grids. Also, we will see different export options available.

Prototyping is the step in Adobe XD using which we can link the different screens by creating hot spots in screens by which the customer can interact with the prototype.

We will also see how we can include plugins in the Adobe XD application to increase its capability and add additional functionality to Adobe XD.

We will then try to design a quick and easy mobile chat application. We are making use of the sample Adobe XD Documents, called as UI Kits available from the Adobe Website and reusing components to create our app quickly and effectively.

Our app will have a splash screen that transitions automatically to a login or register screen. We will design these screens by using most of the UI Kit elements.

Then later we will design a chat listing screen where all chats will be listed and a conversation screen for individual chats. We will also create an overlay menu just like the mobile apps are having nowadays.

Also, we will link together these screens using the prototyping options available. After that, we will go ahead with a simple website design. We will be designing a university website. We will first design a Home Screen. Here also we can create it quickly as we are reusing the elements from the web design UI Kit.

Then we will create an About Us screen to have the contents and a Contact Us screen. Later we will link the screen together so that the user can interact with it.

Overall this is a quick and easy crash course that enables you to learn Adobe XD in only a few hours. There will also be a course completion certificate provided at the end of this course to include in your portfolio. So be ready to create stunning prototypes and impress your clients. See you soon in the classroom.