User Experience (UX) design is a process that helps drive meaningful engagement between end users and interactive media experiences. Examples can range from product applications to advancing solutions for non-profit missions. Leveraging Human-centered design (HCD) methodologies for problem-solving design challenges, this course guides students through inspiration and ideation to rapid prototyping as they develop portfolio-ready digital projects. The course prepares students with core professional skills from qualitative research methods to project/product management for UX interaction design. Projects prompt students to develop UX/insights, information architectures, user/task flows, low/high fidelity wireframes, and design systems/digital assets for the design to tech handovers. Using industry standard software, students structure their projects to solve real-world design challenges. Instruction will include fundamental and intermediate-level skills for rapid and code free prototyping using tools such as Figma/Adobe XD. Students should have prior production experience (digital, audio, or video) and will be introduced to a few advanced skills that they are encouraged to explore in their projects. Pre-Requisite: Media Design (NMDS 5008) or instructor permission. Media Studies courses are open to all graduate students. Undergraduate Juniors and Seniors with permission from the instructor and BA/MA Media studies students should email mediastudiesadvising@newschool.edu for access.