Session 1: Designing Beautiful Interfaces

Taught through a strong UX lens, in Designing Beautiful Interfaces you'll learn MDS’ trusted practices of typography, layout, color, and more. You’ll leave this Dribbble Workshop feeling more confident about your interface design decisions, as well as an over-the-shoulder live walkthrough of some of MDS’ client and personal project design files. Additionally, bring your toughest interface design questions for MDS in our Q&A session at the conclusion of the workshop.

• Quick Keys

• File Organization

• Component Variants

• Visual Design Tips & Tricks

• Typography Systems

• Box Model Process for Layout

• Balancing Function & Accessibility

• Optimizing Colors

Lastly, as a bonus you'll leave your session with an official Shift Nudge UI design checklist to apply your workshop learnings in all your future projects.

Session 2: Designing for Accessibility

Designers, accessibility is a crucial component of your work. It’s also one that all creative practitioners have a responsibility to consider—whether to satisfy legal requirements, provide your clients and their customers the best level of value, or simply to serve the greatest possible audience you can.

The good news is that understanding and implementing important elements of accessibility isn’t as difficult, expensive, or time-consuming as you might think. In Designing for Accessibility you’ll be shown how to consider accessibility from the very beginning of your projects, and how this mindset can enhance beauty of your design work as a whole, and make for a more efficient workflow.

Topics include:

• How to start with accessibility

• Understanding WCAG

• Using contrast scores

• 3 must-have colors in your designs

• Form design techniques

• Tips for input fields

• Insights for visual affordance

• Implementing an A11Y process

You’ll not only receive MDS’ actionable design insights, but you’ll also learn that creating accessible interfaces doesn't mean sacrificing visual aesthetics. After leaving this Dribbble Workshop you’ll be more confident in letting accessibility inform your creative process.