I acquired a full scholarship from Google Palestine Launchpad to study the fundamentals of Design Research and User Experience.
The UX Fundamentals & Design Research program taught me the core principles of human-centered design, including how to scope design problems, conduct in-depth interviews, and create effective quantitative surveys. I gained hands-on experience in collecting and analyzing user research data to uncover meaningful opportunities, and I learned to apply psychology to design sketches while keeping the end user at the heart of the process.
Each cours of the below included hands on projects with real-world scenarios:
Learned how to scope design problems, conduct qualitative user research (interviews & surveys), synthesize findings, and apply psychology to design.
🧩 Design Principles & Usability Evaluation
🗣️ User Interviews & Surveys
🧠 Psychology-Driven Design
📊 Research Reports & Sketching
📂 Project: UX Research Study Link to Reserach
Translated research into functional design ideas, built rapid prototypes, and conducted usability tests using design sprints.
🚀 Guerrilla Design Sprints
✍️ Ideation & MVP Planning
🧱 Low-Fidelity Clickable Prototypes
🧪 Usability Testing
🎯 Feature Prioritization
📂 Project: Low-Fidelity Rapid Prototyping Sprint Board Link
Built high-fidelity designs in Figma, prepared assets for engineering, and evaluated product engagement using usability tests and KPIs.
🎨 UI Design & Style Guides
🧰 Figma · Design Annotation · UI Kits
🔁 Interactive Prototypes
📈 Product KPIs & Feedback Loops
🤝 Engineering Handoff & Asset Prep
📂 Midterm: High-Fidelity Design & Iteration Project Link
📂 Final: High-Fidelity Design & Iteration Project Link
Applied all learned skills to create a case study and build a UX portfolio demonstrating research, design, and iteration.
📘 Portfolio Strategy & Storytelling
🧩 Case Study Creation
🌐 Professional Presentation
📂 Project: UX Portfolio Case Study Project Link
| Category | Skills |
|---|---|
| 🎨 Design Thinking | Ideation · How Might We · Double Diamond · Customer Journey Maps · Stakeholder Management |
| 🧪 UX Research | Qualitative Data Analysis · Usability Testing · Feedback Loops · Remote User Testing |
| 📐 Prototyping | Low-Fidelity Prototypes · Clickable Prototypes · High-Fidelity Prototypes · Product Prototyping · Minimal Viable Products (MVPs) |
| 🛠️ UI & Visual Design | UI Design · Accessible UX · User-Friendly Visuals · Design Optimization · Visual Style Guides |
| 🧰 Tools & Systems | Figma 🖌️ · UI Kits & Plugins 🔌 · Design Systems · Design Annotation · Production-Ready Assets |
| 🚀 Product Development | Feature Prioritization · Iterative Product Design · Guerrilla Design Sprints · User Stories · Product KPIs |