Lightupux Academy

Last Saturday 10th February, We kicked off our UX Coaching Masterclass Journey. This is an exclusive batch of 20 students. A total 15 Students joined the first class. (5 Could not make it to the first class)

We talked about Effective planning for Learning UX design. A lot of examples were provided and the feedback was amazing.

The satisfaction of teaching students in Bangladesh is amazing. , One of the reasons is their interest in learning and their energy. Way to go everyone. We will continue this journey of learning.

2023 was not a good year for UX. Specially AI failed to impress us.

2023 Was a Bad Year for UX, But the Future is Bright Jakob Nielsen's message to all designers (past, present and future).

My new course is going to start on the 31 December. Details of the course can be found here. https://mahmud-khairul.com/uxmastery2024/

Course Fees: 3000 Taka.
12 Live class.

Class 1
Introduction to UX/UI Design
Understanding User Experience Design
Understanding UI Design
Differences between UX and UI design?
Why companies leaning into UX more and more?

Class 2
Dive into UX Design
Creating a project
What is a User Centric Design
How to plan your UX research?
Design Thinking Proces
UI Design Practice 1

Class 3
Understand User & Business
Understanding Empathy
Survey Structure
Interview Structure
Setting Interview Goals
UI Design Practice 2

Class 4
Research Technique
Setting Interview Questions
Conducting the Interview
How to write a problem Statement
The 5 Ws method
UI Design Practice 3

Class 5
Analyze 1
Building user personas
Persona Building Practice
User Journey Maps
Crafting the User Journey Map
UI Design Practice 4

Class 6
Analyze 2
Affinity Mapping
Practice affinity mapping
Business Canvas Model
Practice Business Canvas Model
UI Design practice 5

Class 7
Shaping the Ideas
Information Architecture
Common practice in IA
Userflow Diagram
Create IA and UD
UI Design Practice 6

Class 8
Shaping the Ideas
Information Architecture
Common practice in IA
Userflow Diagram
Create IA and UD
UI Design Practice 6

Class 9
Design
Low fidelity prototype
High Fidelity Prototype
Common design elements
UI Color concept
UI Design Practice 7

Class 10
Testing
How to perform a usability testing
How to score your usability?
Evaluate your design
KPI of testing
UI Design Practice 7

Class 11
Career Talk
How to search for Jobs in UX.
How to prepare your portfolio?
How to write your resume featuring UX
How to write a cover letter
UI Design Practice 8

Class 12
Conclusion
Major Take aways
Free resource sharing
Future of UX
Adapting the UX community
UI Design Practice Calendar

নতুন ইউটিউব ভিডিওঃ
Inclusive design নিয়ে বাংলায় তেমন কোন ব্লগ বা ভিডিও নেই। তাই আমি এই ভিডিওটা পাবলিশ করলাম। এখানে আপনি জানতে পারবেন Inclusive Design কি? UI/UX এ কেন এর গুরুত্ব বাড়ছে? এই ভিডিওতে আমি বিস্তারিত আলোচনা করেছি। পুরো ভিডিও চেষ্টা করবেন দেখতে। তাহলে এই ব্যপারে ধারনা পাবেন।
ভিডিও লিংক কমেন্টে

I am conducting a session on ADPlist community on 17th December. The session will be in English and will be for an hour. Feel free to join.

Finding UX jobs in 2024 - Tips & Good Practice 2023 is done. Whatever happened let's take all the positive and start 2024 fresh. Hi everyone, I am Mahmud, a senior product designer with 5+ years of experience in product design. I have been involved in coaching and hiring for a while. I have mentored around 250+ students on UX and Product Design....

Celebrating every milestone of our journey can be a great source of motivation. I am thrilled to have received recognition for my work in Design, which reminds me to keep pushing forward.

Mentored students from over 20+ countries and still growing.

Never self reject. Always go for it. You have got nothing to lose.

In this tutorial I have discussed the fundamental of color and contrast in design. The whole video is in bangla.

এই ভিডিওতে আমি কালার এবং কন্ট্রাস্ট নিয়ে আলোচনা করেছি। আশা করি সবাই উপকৃত হবেন।

Design Theory | Understanding Color & Contrast In this lesson we will learn about1. Color Wheel2. Contrast3. Hue4. Saturation5. Opacity

Will be back soon after a long break. Aim is to teach 1000 students UX design FREE.

A series of new case studies and portfolio review coming very soon. Stay tuned. Let’s get cracking.

So far my best batch. A group of huge potential and a good powerhouse of UX designers.

Dear Student,

ইউ আই / ইউ এক্স ডিজাইনের গতকালকের ক্লাসে জয়েন করার জন্য আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ। আমাদের পরবর্তী ক্লাস হবে ২৬শে জুলাই বাংলাদেশ সময় রাত ৮ - ১০.

পরবর্তী ক্লাসে যা যা শিখানো হবে:

Problem Research. Interview Method
Interview method practice
Building a user story
Creating a user flow
Information Architecture

ক্লাসের জুম লিংক আগামীকাল ক্লাস শুরু পূর্বে পাঠানো হবে.

অনুগ্রহ পূর্বক আপনি যদি পেমেন্ট না করে থাকেন তাহলে আজকের মধ্যে পেমেন্ট করে ফেলবেন।

কোর্স ফি ২৫০০ টাকা

Mahmud Khairul

We had a great first class and amazing to see many people joining. Keep the spirit. 😇

আগামী ২৪ জুলাই ২০২২, আমার অনলাইন লাইভ কোর্স শুরু হতে যাচ্ছে। UI/UX নিয়ে আগ্রহী সবাইকে কোর্সে আমন্ত্রণ রইল।কোর্স এর বিস্তারিত আউটলাইন পাওয়া যাবে এখানেঃ
https://mahmud-khairul.com/ux-ui-design-beginner-to-advance/

কোন ধরনের প্রশ্ন থাকলে ইনবক্স করুন।
ধন্যবাদ।

UX/UI Design Online course coming after Eid. Get ready!

So, How can you improve your resume?
Hope this video helps.

Workshop - How to Improve your Resume This was the recorded session of How to improve your resume. Hope everyone liked it. Kindly fill up the feedback form if you have joined or watched the video...

✍️ Are you planning to start your career in UX design? Join the UX design career guideline FREE online workshop this Sunday, 19th of June
🟢 What will you learn?
- How to start your UX journey
- Is UX right for you?
- How does the current UX design industry look like?
- How long does it need to become an expert in UX?
- Step-to-step UX career guide
- Freebies
Register Today
https://mahmud-khairul.com/ux-workshop-19062022/

UX Workshop 19062022 A Google Meet link will be send via your email before the session. Everyone is expected to attend at least 10 minutes before the call. Loading…

Lightupux Academy updated their phone number.

My Second Online Live Series is Coming Soon on Upskill Platform. “Fully Guided UX/UI Design Master Class” 

- The first-ever academic-based

Who is it for? 

There is an increasing demand going on now for UX and Product designer in Bangladesh Industry. The entire course is designed for those who want to build their career in Product Design/ UX Design/ UX Researcher/ UI Designer/ UX Analyst, Product Analyst, Customer Experience Manager/ UX Engineer etc. Full-Time, Remote and Freelance. 



Details and Registration 
https://upskill.com.bd/workshop/209



Course Outline: 


Day 1
Introduction to User Experience Design, The Basic of UX/UI Design The product development cycle, Example of designing for a good experience design, Identify good or poor design, Identify user experience our life, Jobs and career in the field of User experience. Jobs in the field of user experience, The role of a beginner UX designer.

Day 2
User Center Design, 5 Elements of UX Design, Design Thinking Process. Defining User and End User, Defining User Goals, Understanding the problems

Day 3
Business Canvas model, User-Centric Design Model, User Interviews, Stakeholder Interview, Common tools in UI Design, Introduction to Figma

Day 4
The survey, Focus Group, Mood Boards. Task Analysis, Shapes and Vectors, Layers, Frames

Day 5
Personas, Empathy Mapping, User Stories, Customer Journey Map, Colour Theory, Alignment, Spacing, Padding, Elements, Contrast

Day 6
Competitive Analysis, Story Board, User Flow Diagram, Problem Statement, Perception and Visualization, Components

Day 7
Information Architecture, Design Principles, Paper Prototype, Sketching, Paper ProtoType Drawing

Day 8
Wireframing, Low Fidelity Prototype, High Fidelity Prototype, Design System, Style Guide, Create Wireframe, Create Low Fidelity Prototype, Create High Fidelity Prototype

Day 9
Usability Testing, Type of usability testing, How to plan the test, Accessibility Testing


Day 10

Challenges, Design Spirit, Which framework to use
Design Practice and Review

Day 11
What is a portfolio, How to build a portfolio for a UX designer
Design Practice and Review

Day 12
How to create a resume for UX designer, Common question asked in UX Design interview, Q/A and Review


Details and Registration 
https://upskill.com.bd/workshop/209

Yesterday, I had a conversation with another amazing UX designer Emese Jancso. She shared about her journey with UX. How an Industrial designer made a transition, what are the challenges she faced and some small advice to the newbies.
https://youtu.be/ZS_micplt68

Disclaimer: My UX Journey is a video podcast series where we talk with people in the UX industry to know their experience and try to learn more about new things.

My UX Journey - Episode 02 - Emese Jancso "Whatever you do in UX it adds value" - E.JEmese Jancso is a Part Time Masters Students at Kingston University London. She is pursuing her MSc in User Experi...

Check out my Latest Video Podcast Series Called "My UX Journey". Today's Guest - Jessica Reynolds

Jessica Reynolds is a Masters Students at Kingston University London. She is pursuing her MSc in User Experience Design. Along with that she is also a Teaching Assistant for the Undergraduate Students in the UX Module. In this episode of "My UX Journey" We will listen how Jessica started her journey in this beautiful UX industry. What motivated her, her challenges and her work approach.

If you are interested to join or take part in this podcast series. Drop me a message at: [email protected]

My Portfolio: mahmud-khairul.com

https://youtu.be/gDrEMmXMMDc

My UX Journey - Episode 01 - Jessica Reynolds "People do have real needs, and thats important for me to find that out" - J.R Jessica Reynolds is a Masters Students at Kingston University London. She is p...

Check out my tutorial and Learn Design the Easy Way 😊

How to create a 3D heart in 5 minutes - YouTube If you understand the theory of Lights and Shadow, you can turn any element from 2D to 3D. How cool is that. Here is how you can create a 3D heart within 5 minu...

Gradient and Mask

👉🚨FREE LIVE ONLINE session! Register NOW: https://upskill.com.bd/workshop/145
A good UX is not only necessary but also a matter of survival for any startup or business having web activities. Dive into the immersive world of UI/ UX with Upskill’s "Introduction to Ui/Ux Design 8 day Masterclass Series".
Meet the Mentor:
Mahmud Khairul Rahman
Senior Designer at ROI Machines, London, UK

Thank me later.

10 Adobe Illustrator Tips You Must Know Here are 10 essential Adobe Illustrator tips that will help you to make your workflow faster.

🎉 Advance Graphic Design Freelancing Course 🎉

Starting 21st August
Class Schedule: Every Friday and Tuesday 8pm-10pm
Total Number of Classes: 10
Total Hours of Class: 20hr
Course Fees: 1800 Taka

After two successful batches, we are going to start our third batch. This time we will be starting the advance course.

In this course, we will take the design skill a bit further. We will learn in-depth and understand in advance level. I am going to provide you with loads of resources and my experience which I have gathered for a few years. The course outline is provided below.

Class 01:
Introduction. Do’s and Don’ts of Graphic Design. Logo Design Process 01

Class 02:
Logo Design Process 2, Golden Ratio

Class 03:
Create Mockup, how to create and sell mockups

Class 04:
Make advance posters/flyers design

Class 05:
Get expert in Masking. The advance way

Class 06:
The social media bundle class. Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Twitter etc.

Class 07:
Web Design and Mobile UI Design. Dashboard + Metrics design

Class 08: Microstock market tips. Earn from selling your design + UX/UI Design

Class 09:
Make GIF animation. Gif Banner. Transition + Resume Writing fro designer

Class 10:
Resources + 50 mockup + Color guide + Shortcuts +Q/A

If you are interested, please send a message with your name and email address or comment below. If you have any question please let me know.

Thank you.

Social Media Bundle Design for Client.
Platform: Instagram

Client Work: Strawbell Natural Organic Drink

Design for packaging is a very sensitive and creative approach. The product market is increasing rapidly and one must understand the design trend as well.