Video Message From Vitaly (1 min)

A short 1-min introduction to the workshop by Vitaly himself.

In this workshop you’ll learn:

• Complex mega-dropdowns with 4+ levels of navigation, layout, interaction design, sideways navigation, breadcrumbs, top task analysis, mobile/desktop (e.g. large university websites),
• Complex modals and overlays, confirm vs. undo behavior, right timing, intraction design, with guidelines and best practices to improve click-through rates and decrease mistakes (e.g. enterprise software),
• Complex multi-page forms, focusing on form components, one-column vs. multi-column layout, error recovery, inline validation, routing, conditional reveal, disabled buttons, input buffering (e.g. complex multi-column multi-page forms with dozens of steps),
• Enterprise-grade tables, complex use-cases with inline editing, filtering, tagging, sorting and search — on mobile and on desktop (insurance, loss prevention),
• Dashboards and spreadsheets, with complex layouts, data editing, inline filtering, infinite scroll UX, “load more” vs. pagination, access to footer and access to the current state, mobile optimizations,
• Complex filtering, layout, auto-apply vs. manual apply, filtering overlays, filtering and sorting intervals, best practices and guidelines, on mobile and on desktop (public archives, media library, large catalogs of products),
• Autocomplete UX, with layout and interaction design, when to show/hide suggestions, search query iteration, autocomplete blindness, faceted search, smart suggestions, type-ahead pattern, keyboard navigation, on mobile and on desktop (e.g. in eCommerce),
• Accessibility of complex interfaces, with technical considerations, focus traps, navigation, announcements of notifications, keyboard support,
• Privacy UX, and how to gather accurate data while avoiding legal battles and respecting user’s data,
• 100s of real-life examples, government and university websites, trip planners, financial services, eCommerce, online banking, configurators, insurance and mortgage calculators, data grids and enterprise products.
• Checklist for complex UIs with guidelines and decisions to consider when designing any component in a complex setting.

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is for interface designers, front-end designers and developers who’d love to be prepared for complex and time-consuming design challenges. You’ll walk away with a toolbox of techniques and examples of doing things well — in your product, website, desktop app or mobile app, be it a small mobile app or a large enterprise application.

About Vitaly Friedman

Vitaly Friedman loves beautiful content and doesn’t like to give in easily. When he is not writing or speaking at a conference, he’s most helping companies solve UX issues or running front-end/UX workshops. He loves solving complex UX, front-end and performance problems.

Time & Schedule

This workshop is split over five days. Our virtual doors open at 8:45, we start at 9 AM PT.

The workshop sessions will run on the following days:

• Thu, January 19, 09:00 – 11:30 AM PT
• Fri, January 20, 09:00 – 11:30 AM PT
• Thu, January 26, 09:00 – 11:30 AM PT
• Fri, January 27, 09:00 – 11:30 AM PT
• Thu, February 2, 09:00 – 11:30 AM PT

You can always re-watch the sessions at a more convenient time and follow the workshop at your own pace.

Day 1: Complex Navigation

8:45 AM PT
Virtual doors open, registration, chat and introductions.

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Complex mega-drop-down navigation, carousels, breadcrumbs, sideways navigation, modals and overlays, focus traps, top task analysis. Advanced configurators, wizards and customizers.

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Q&A with Vitaly on the day’s material. Networking!

Day 2: Complex Tables and Dashboards

8:45 AM PT
Virtual doors open, registration, chat and introductions.

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Enterprise-grade tables, with inline editing, filtering, tagging, sorting, search, dashboard and spreadsheets UX.

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Q&A with Vitaly on the day’s material. Networking!

Day 3: Complex Forms

8:45 AM PT
Virtual doors open, registration, chat and introductions.

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Form design metrics, user behavior with forms, layout, microcopy and interaction design, one-column vs. multi-column layout, one-page vs. multi-page design, routing, conditional reveal, error recovery, inline validation, disabled buttons, input buffering, task list pattern.

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Q&A with Vitaly on the day’s material. Networking!

Day 4: Complex Interaction

8:45 AM PT
Virtual doors open, registration, chat and introductions.

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Error recovery, password recovery, filtering and sorting intervals, auto-apply vs. manual apply, authentication, accessibility, privacy UX. Mortgage and loan calculators.

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Q&A with Vitaly on the day’s material. Networking!

What hardware/software do you need?

To view the webinars, please install the Zoom client for Meetings, which is available for all the main OSs. It may take a little time to download and install, so please grab it ahead of time if you can.

You’ll need a lot of sleep reserves since it’s going to be a couple of packed sessions! Bring a lot of attention to detail and non-standard thinking to this one! ;-)