# Adobe XD Bootcamp Canonical URL: ## Overview If you are looking to break into UI and UX design, this course takes you through Adobe XD from the ground up, covering everything from beginner basics to advanced features. Unlike tools like Photoshop, which were built for photo editing and print, XD was designed from the start with web, app, and UX designers in mind. That focus shows in everything the app does, from its artboard-based workspace that lets you design for mobile, tablet, and desktop all at once, to its vector-based foundation that makes scaling for different screen sizes straightforward. You can craft visuals and turn them into working prototypes without ever leaving the app. The course covers the features that make XD genuinely powerful, including components, repeat grids, and built-in prototyping tools. You will learn how to design complex, realistic prototypes with advanced functionality, using component states to create hover effects, auto-animate to bring motion into your designs, and scroll groups to make specific areas of content scrollable. You will also explore 3D transforms to make your graphics stand out, anchor links for in-page scrolling, audio sound effects for your interfaces, and much more. By the end, you will have the skills to design and prototype professional-grade user experiences with confidence. ## What you'll learn - Create UI (User Interface) and UX (User Experience) designs for websites and apps - Design finished layouts that are optimized for mobile, tablet, and desktop screens - Design on grids, extract image assets, share designs with clients/developers, and more - Create more complex & realistic prototypes - Add component states, such as hovers - Make animations using auto-animate - Define scrollable areas using scroll groups - Scroll up & down within a page using anchor links - Add audio and sound effects ## Curriculum ### Section 1 #### Creating New Files & Designing on a Grid - Creating a new file - Setting up artboards - Importing text - Creating colored backgrounds for text #### Importing & Cropping Photos - Importing a photo as an image fill (crop a photo) - Rounding corners #### Vector Graphics, Colors, Shadows, & More - Importing & modifying vector graphics - Aligning & distributing layers - Layer opacity vs. fill opacity - Reusing colors (color swatches) - Adding a drop shadow #### Character Styles - Creating & Editing Character Styles ### Section 2 #### Repeat Grids - Creating a Repeat Grid - Customizing the content - Adjusting the design #### Components (Reusable Elements) - Creating & editing components - Overriding content in one instance vs. globally updating all components - Detaching from a component - Components versus Repeat Grids #### Turning a Design into a Clickable Prototype - Linking between artboards - Previewing the prototype - Creating an overlay - Background blur - Fixing the position of elements so they don’t scroll - Making a recording of a prototype #### Exporting Assets for Web: SVG, JPEG, & PNG - Exporting individual assets - Exporting artboards #### Sharing XD Files (For Review, Developers, etc.) - Sharing an XD file - Commenting on shared files - Pinning a comment - Updating an existing shared file - Sharing for Development ### Section 3 #### Stacks, Padding, & Responsive Resize - Creating a Stack & Adjusting the Spacing - Rearranging & Adding Items to a Stack - Responsive Resize, Stacks, & Padding - Keystrokes for Working with Stacks & Padding - Nesting Stacks (Stacks Within Stacks) #### Linking Up/Down a Page & Scrollable Areas - Making Links that Scroll Up/Down a Page - Making the Navbar Fixed to the Screen - Adjusting the Position & Speed of the Scroll - Creating a Scrollable Area Within a Page #### Intro to Auto-Animate - The Basics of Auto-Animate - Different Kinds of Easing - Adding a Timed Animation #### Parallax Animation - Setting Up the Parallax Assets - Building the Parallax Animation #### Component States (Hover & Toggle) - Adding a Hover State to a Button - Creating a Toggle State ### Section 4 #### Creating 3D Transforms - Adding 3D Transforms - Front to Back versus Z Position #### Adding Interactions to a Slideshow: Tap, Drag, & Keys - Creating a Working Slideshow Prototype - Adding Tap Interactions - Adding the Ability to Drag - Adding Keystrokes #### Time Interactions & Adding Audio (Sound Effects) - Adding a Drag Interaction - Adding a Time Interaction - Adding a Sound Effect - Adding a Keystroke #### Shared XD Libraries - Publishing a Library - Using an XD Library ## Reviews > I’ve taken a few in-person Adobe classes with Noble Desktop and their UX/UI Certification remotely. Every tech school is built different, and this school is great for those that enjoy the traditional classroom setting with a live instructor [online and in-person classes all have live instructors]. It’s a great option to add supplementary knowledge to your tech skill set. With the different options for scheduling, you can go as in-depth as much as you want too. It’s also a good starting place in case you want to dip your toes in a certain field of study without too much time commitment just yet. It gave me a great starting foundation to learn more once classes ended. > > — Ashley Dragan, Software Engineer, Springboard ## Pricing **Tuition:** $650