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Great Overview of UI Design This intro class is a great way to begin learning the fundamentals of UI design. It covers: What UI is and how it relates to UX design What software to use and how to use it. Basic UI principles. How to make your work ready... Read More to hand off to developers. It should be noted, however, this is not a course where you make an original portfolio piece since you will be re-creating a finished app design. If you want to have an original portfolio piece you'd need to take further classes or work on that yourself. Overall, I really enjoyed the instructors' feedback. It was clear and extremely helpful. They also gave me plenty of further reading material to keep learning on my own.

I started taking this course with no UI background and I have learned so much of what it means to be a designer. The curriculum in this course is challenging, but not impossible. it defiantly helps you get a more in-depth knowledge of what I am doing... Read More an how to use it in the real world after this course. My mentor and tutor are both knowledgeable of UI and UX and are very strong assets to have in my corner when I am in need of help.

I'm a career-changer transitioning from the performing arts into UX/UI. I'm currently enrolled in CareerFoundry's UX Design Program; I've been studying full-time for about 4 months and am over 75% finished with the UX Immersion unit. I did a lot of research... Read More into bootcamp programs and settled on CF because they placed equal emphasis on providing excellent training alongside great community and career support. Plus, they have the best financing options available. Most bootcamps only offer 6 months of interest-free financing. With CF, I'm able to spread out my interest-free payments over 18 months, which made paying for the experience much more achievable for me. My experience with CF has exceeded my expectations both in terms of the content quality and support. The project-based learning has built my confidence as well as my skills because I'm practicing as I go. I've found that the lessons are expertly scaffolded--I often feel challenged but rarely stuck or frustrated. I appreciate that I have an entire team invested in my success through my tutor, mentor, career specialist, and student advisors. I can also connect with students all over the world via Slack so I don't feel so alone in my struggles and triumphs. These supports have been critical to maintaining my confidence and hitting my goals. I've just begun applying for positions and I don't feel nervous or confused. My career specialist has guided me through the process in an organized and purposeful way. Having the confidence of a money-back guarantee if I'm not able to find a position in 6 months also takes away a certain sense of pressure I might otherwise feel to "make good" on my investment. CareerFoundry has really thought of everything. You can't go wrong in choosing them for your learning needs.

I completed a UX design & Front-end development course with CareerFoundry, and they have been brilliant. I was hesitant about starting a course fully online, however the support from my tutors and mentors has been second to none and I am very excited... Read More to have been on this journey with them.

I cannot express how thankful I am for CareerFoundry! When the pandemic hit, I lost my job as a freelancer in the fashion industry and realized how unstable the industry was. I needed to make a career change quickly and was so lost. With no previous tech... Read More knowledge, this course has helped guide me through difficult lessons and taught me an entirely new skill set. Ultimately, CareerFoundry has given me hope to turn around my future in an uncertain time.

This school has a nice website, marketing and customer service until you are on the course. The language used to promote the courses is not totally accurate, I would consider it misleading. The on call tutors are not always very good with English but... Read More more importantly they are not being paid for their time to help you but only for the marking of your work. A tutor was open to me about this and expressed that he didn't have much time to offer me and so we had to schedule chats. I took this course back in 2017 so I am not sure about how it runs now but back then the language used in the course was not the expected level of good English and made a lot of the more complex tutorials difficult to understand. Also be aware that the course is very light and leans heavily on using pre-built frameworks for the backend programming with minimal explanation on how any of it works. Any extra time required for the course comes with a premium price (€250 per week) so be aware that you must stick to the course time frame!

Less than a year, I was looking for a new opportunity to change my job for months. I was disappointed about all those years that I did design projects and wasn't satisfied with what I had as a job. I'm over 30 and a "very conservative person" to make... Read More new decisions and change things in my life. The first time that a friend suggested me to look for UX courses, I started exploring and ask some friends in Toronto, New York and Berlin to give me a suggestion, where to study and what to do. That was impressive that none of them knew each other, but all suggested to start with CareerFoundry.

I booked three calls and asked many questions. After the second call, they even recorded a video and explained all my questions in it. That time I felt the big difference in how they care about people.

One of the excellent options was I could pay in ten months, and that wasn't that much pressure for me. Still, I wasn't sure if I can finish it and was worried if I drop this course like several times that I dropped my design university courses.

I said to my student advisors, tutor and mentor about my most significant problem, "lack of self-confidence". And I could improve this feeling in the first month, and I resigned my job to focus/ practise more on what I learn.

That was impressive that usually during a day for several times, I asked many questions from my tutor (Moritz Oesterlau from Germany) and he answered all of them one by one or corrected my assignments with examples, different online sources, videos, etc. For several times he even created a video while reviewing my project to show how should I do the task.

Beside Moritz, I also had a fabulous mentor (Piet Alberts from South Africa) that helped a lot and showed me how to invest my time in the right way to have a professional result. It was awesome that all students could book 100 times their mentor for an hour video call.

I had to study 15 hours a week, but day by day, I feel greater about how I learn and have this much progress; After a while, I spent 10-12 a day to study, reading UX books or watching tutorials.

My third mentor (Marion Sénéchal from Switzerland) joined the team in the middle of course. Job guarantee wasn't only a word to get more students. I almost made "all the materials" for my CV, Linkedin and website from zero. (during all these times, I had great supports from three student advisors who asked me every week if I feel good or bad about course.

The last point I want to mention is after you finish all courses (job course too), every two weeks you have a video call with your job mentor and explained what you could do for getting job offers for six months. During this time if you get an interview before your next appointment, you contact the school, and they "immediately" book a special time for you (with your mentor or if it's not possible, with another mentor) and you work on the essential skills that are needed during the interview.
As a conservative person that is 30+, I highly recommend CareerFoundry to change your life and have your "new career", not "a job".

Back in October 2017, I have the opportunity to join the User Experience Design course at CareerFoundry, completed the course in June 2018, and immediately I got my first UX role in July 2018.

CareerFoundry course helped me to find myself and my passion,... Read More also the course curriculum is fully rich, appropriately comprehensive, and self-paced, and supported with an abundance of resources for every step along the way which helped me to build my skills and guiding me to work in a career which I really love.

CareerFoundry community is a great supportive place with a positive and encouraging learning philosophy, during the course you will be surrounded by a well trained and professional team including mentors, tutors, student advisors, and the whole team who work to help you step by step to reach a professional level and prepare you for the job, also there is a welcoming community on Slack where it's easy to reach out and connect with other students.

As a previous student and a UX tutor now at CareerFoundry, I extremely believe the UX course with CareerFoundry is the right choice for you and your future and will help you to find your passion.

If you are considering to make a difference, and create a positive impact on your life, I highly recommend CareerFoundry.👍

I can't be more grateful for being part of this great community.
Bara'a

I'm currently taking the UI Design course and I'm about 75% complete. The program is structured well, and although very self-guided, I like how the program sets tasks and shows you your progress towards course completion. Very helpful for me to stay on... Read More track and finish at the desired end date. As someone who is working full-time in another industry, this course works well for me because I can do readings and assignments all on my own time. I particularly like the Job Prep Course which is included in the program, helping me to edit my resume and craft my portfolio.

The course teaches you the important basics on what it needs to become a UX-Designer. The tutors and mentors are professional and the ressources are very well sorted and helpful for beginners and intermediates alike. With a real sense for progression... Read More the course motivates you to not only achieve your goals fast but also to go a bit further and dive deep into a topic. I really enjoyed the tempo of the course.
I just started the optional job prep course but for now it is great as well. Can only recommend CF!