Date & Time
6:00pm EDT - 7:30pm EDT
About This Event
Ever wondered why some apps and websites feel effortless while others leave you frustrated? That difference is UX—user experience—and it's the craft of designing digital products around the people who actually use them. Join UX strategist and educator Cathline Marshall at The Spark for a welcoming, hands-on introduction to the fundamentals of great design.
No prior experience needed. This class is built for curious beginners, career-changers, and anyone who wants to understand how thoughtful design turns good ideas into intuitive, human-centered experiences.
Cathline brings extensive experience leading UX strategy, design, and research for Fortune 500 and global brands across industries worldwide. She has led research teams at Ernst & Young's Innovation and Design Studio, built a UX research dashboard for Sirona Medical, and driven UX roadmaps and design-thinking workshops at Elsevier. An adjunct professor of UX design and research at NYU–SPS, she holds certifications from Human Factors International, the Interaction Design Foundation, and Pace University (CUA, CSM).
Who This Is For
- Curious beginners who want to understand what UX is all about
- Career-changers exploring whether UX design or research is the right path
- Professionals in adjacent fields—marketing, product, development, project management—who want to work more effectively with UX teams
- Entrepreneurs and creators who want to build products people actually enjoy using
- Anyone who wants a new lens for looking at the digital products they use every day
What You'll Learn
- What UX really means—and why it matters
- The basics of user research and how to understand what people need
- How designers turn insights into intuitive, usable products
- Simple frameworks you can start applying right away
Come away with a clear picture of the UX field, a new lens for looking at the products you use every day, and the foundation to keep exploring.
Led by Cathline Marshall, CUA | CSM — UX Strategist, Instructor, and Adjunct Professor at New York University
About This Event
Ever wondered why some apps and websites feel effortless while others leave you frustrated? That difference is UX—user experience—and it's the craft of designing digital products around the people who actually use them. Join UX strategist and educator Cathline Marshall at The Spark for a welcoming, hands-on introduction to the fundamentals of great design.
No prior experience needed. This class is built for curious beginners, career-changers, and anyone who wants to understand how thoughtful design turns good ideas into intuitive, human-centered experiences.
Cathline brings extensive experience leading UX strategy, design, and research for Fortune 500 and global brands across industries worldwide. She has led research teams at Ernst & Young's Innovation and Design Studio, built a UX research dashboard for Sirona Medical, and driven UX roadmaps and design-thinking workshops at Elsevier. An adjunct professor of UX design and research at NYU–SPS, she holds certifications from Human Factors International, the Interaction Design Foundation, and Pace University (CUA, CSM).
Who This Is For
- Curious beginners who want to understand what UX is all about
- Career-changers exploring whether UX design or research is the right path
- Professionals in adjacent fields—marketing, product, development, project management—who want to work more effectively with UX teams
- Entrepreneurs and creators who want to build products people actually enjoy using
- Anyone who wants a new lens for looking at the digital products they use every day
What You'll Learn
- What UX really means—and why it matters
- The basics of user research and how to understand what people need
- How designers turn insights into intuitive, usable products
- Simple frameworks you can start applying right away
Come away with a clear picture of the UX field, a new lens for looking at the products you use every day, and the foundation to keep exploring.
Led by Cathline Marshall, CUA | CSM — UX Strategist, Instructor, and Adjunct Professor at New York University
Date & Time
6:00pm EDT - 7:30pm EDT