Advanced UI Design
Nevan Scott
Design Teacher
Sharpen your UI judgment
Advanced UI is an 8-week course for experienced designers—sharpen your judgment, elevate your craft, and design interfaces that feel as good as they look, no matter the tools you use.
A cohort-based experience—small learner groups of 6–8 designers, guided by Nevan, who will both teach you and challenge your decisions in live, structured critique sessions.
Practical by design—learn through a mix of text, images, videos, interactive content, live workshops, hands-on exercises and weekly projects.
Expect to spend ~10 hours per week moving through content, designing, iterating, and taking part in live sessions.
What you’ll learn
Develop the ever-green skills that define senior-level UI design
Spot and refine UI details like spacing, alignment, and contrast that shape how interfaces feel
Make confident, intentional visual decisions that improve clarity, balance, and usability
Look beyond surface polish to understand the underlying structure of UI designs
Use “x-ray vision” to diagnose and improve UI structure, not just visual detail
Create adaptive interfaces that respond to real human behavior over minutes, days, and teams
Anticipate friction, handoffs, and edge cases in multi-step and multi-user experiences
Synthesize the three 'visions' into a cohesive, end-to-end UI solution—choose one of our curated options or bring your own real-world brief
Produce a polished, portfolio-ready capstone that demonstrates advanced UI craft and decision-making
Learn directly from Nevan
Nevan Scott
Designer/developer since before it was uncool
Who this course is for
Mid-level UI designers ready to strengthen judgment and step into senior-level decision-making.
Product designers who execute well but want sharper instincts and more confidence in their UI choices.
Experienced designers seeking refinement, polish, and clearer rationale behind their UI decisions.
Prerequisites
Experienced designers only
This is not a beginner or tool-based course. You should already be designing digital interfaces with confidence.
Depth over breadth
The course is for deepening UI expertise and judgment—not for becoming a generalist or T-shaped designer.
Time commitment
Expect to spend ~10 hours per week for 8 weeks on content, exercises, projects, and critique.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Nevan Scott in a real-time, interactive format.
Original async content
Progress through the course content whenever your schedule allows.
Community of peers
Grow alongside peers who challenge your thinking and keep you on track.
Multiple exercises and projects
Apply what you've learned through hands-on exercises and projects.
Capstone project
Bring it all together for your capstone project in the final two weeks.
Certificate of completion
Turn what you've learned into career opportunities—with your employer or across your network.
Maven Guarantee
Your purchase is backed by the Maven Guarantee.
Course syllabus
8 live sessions • 55 lessons
Week 1
Unit 1: Laser vision—Lighting, realism and texture
Apr
14
Session 1
Week 2
Unit 1: Laser vision—Contrast, type and dark mode
Apr
21
Session 2
Free resource
Advanced UI Design
A short overview to help you decide if this level of commitment makes sense for you.
Schedule
Live sessions
2 hrs / week
Tue, Apr 14
5:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
Tue, Apr 21
5:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
Tue, Apr 28
5:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
Projects
2-4 hrs / week
Async content
4-6 hrs / week
Testimonials
This course pushed me out of my comfort zone in the best way, showing me that designing interfaces goes beyond design systems and pixel-perfect layouts—there are layers of complexity that require a more strategic approach.
The three vision frameworks—Laser, X-Ray, and Time-Lapse—gave me structured methods to tackle these layers through interactive, engaging exercises. While the course is software-agnostic, expect to work with your prototyping tool of choice—that's where the principles really come alive.
Time-Lapse Vision especially strengthened my practice, helping me design user journeys and transitions with more deliberate intention and systematic thinking..jpg&w=1536&q=75)
Angeles Moreno
Lead Visual Designer & Educator | NN/g Certified
Trailer (with spoilers)
Unit 1: Polish & Precision (teaser trailer)
Frequently asked questions
$2,499
USD
2 cohorts