Every day, we view and interact with a wide range of information on various monitors. The terms UX and UI design describe the process of designing these interactions and information.
Factsheet
- Learning environment
- Onsite
- ECTS points
- 2
- Next start
- 13.7.2026
- Duration
- 1 week
- Teaching languages
- German / English
- Venues
- Basel, Campus Dreispitz
- Fee
- CHF 900
At a glance
- Holistic design process: Learn the full UX/UI workflow – from analysis to prototyping.
- Practice-oriented work: Develop your own user interfaces and test them iteratively.
- Interdisciplinary methods: Combine design thinking, user research and interface design.
- Current tools and technologies: Work with standard design and prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Adobe XD).
- Professional feedback: Benefit from exchange with experienced UX/UI designers and individual coaching.
Prototype by Vincent Klein
Aims and benefits
- Getting to know the subject area of UX/UI design
- Knowing and applying design principles for user guidance and screen design
- Knowing and applying the design process of conception, prototyping, and detailed design - Using the UX tool Figma
Target audience
Designers who want to familiarize themselves with the basics of UX/UI design.
Interested parties who would like to deepen their knowledge in a specific area of UI design are requested to contact Thomas Bircher.
Structure and programme contents
The «UX/UI Design» workshop teaches the theoretical and creative basics of screen design. The workshop focuses on practical work. Course participants will develop their own interactive application through conceptualization, prototyping, and detailed design. Design principles for user guidance (navigation, editing & manipulation, and user assistance) and screen design (digital layouts, colour, and typography) are discussed in-depth. Aspects of user research and user testing will be discussed, but are not the main focus of this workshop week. Instead, the use of the Figma program as a tool will be taught.
Programme
UX/UI Basics
Designers who want to learn the fundamentals of UX/UI design.
UX/UI Advanced
Individuals who have already attended a UX/UI course or have implemented UX/UI projects with Figma and want to deepen their skills.
Further Education Options
Modules/workshops worth 2 or 1 ECTS credits areoffered, which can be combined with each other and, in addition, with an individually supervised final thesis (5 ECTS credits) to lead to a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS).
General Information Workshops Institute Digital Communication Environments (IDCE)
The Institute Digital Communication Environments (IDCE) offers workshops for students, educators and graphic designers.
The workshops afford insights into topical themes of visual communication for analogue and digital communication channels in a study programme reflecting the rich tradition of the Basel School of Design. Practical exercises with a high level of professionalism form the core of the workshops focus. Reflection as well as contextual knowledge will be conveyed by way of input sessions, allowing participants’ work to be judged within a contemporary, future-oriented context relevant to professional practice.
The trinational Rhine River Valley is a unique cultural environment with easy access to France and Germany and to sites such as the Vitra Design Museum (G), the Isenheimer Alter (F), or Ronchamps (F). In Basel, the Fondation Beyeler, Tinguely Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Schaulager, and Museum of Contemporary Art are world-renowned. Besides its museums, Basel offers a rich mixture of cultural events.
Lecturers
Thomas Bircher is a UX designer and programmer working as a lecturer at the Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW and the Rapperswil University of Applied Sciences East. As co-founder of Claudiabasel, a graphic design agency, he is responsible for the conception, design, and programming of countless websites, online applications, and information systems for commercial and cultural institutions. In both his work and teaching, Thomas Bircher explores the tension between aesthetics and usability. Thomas Bircher develops tools and interfaces allowing new forms of interaction to be tested
Requirements and admission
Design skills are an advantage (layout, colour, and typography).It is advisable to install the Figma program in advance and familiarize yourself with its functions (tutorials). Although Figma will be introduced step by step in the workshop, prior knowledge will make it easier to realize your own ideas.
The continuing education programs are primarily aimed at individuals with an academic degree from a recognized university and relevant professional experience after graduation.Individuals with equivalent qualifications will be admitted if their eligibility for participation is demonstrated by other evidence.
For further questions, please contact the Continuing Education Department, Ralf Michel
Organisational matters
Fees
Multiple Bookings:
2 ECTS CHF 900
4 ECTS CHF 1700
6 ECTS CHF 2400
8 ECTS CHF 3000
10 ECTS CHF 3500
20% discount with a valid student ID (MA/PhD). This must be sent in with the registration (pdf)
Information and regulations
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Registration
UX/UI Design13 July 2026
- Date
- 13.7.2026–17.7.2026
- Duration
- 5 days
- School days
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Place
- Basel