Designlab

I decided to shift my career from marketing to design and enrolled in Designlab's UX Academy Foundations course. I had zero experience with design before the course and having completed it now, I can confidently say I have a good grasp on design basics.... Read More My mentor is an amazing teacher. She is supportive, helpful and caring. Our sessions were always productive and she even took the time to walk me through past projects, explain workflows, share frameworks - besides the weekly projects. The curriculum was ok and I felt like it touched all of the basics you need to know if you're just starting out as a designer.

Overall the program is great. I did find it to be more UI heavy/intensive versus UX but I think it was great to get that foundation. I’ve already recommended this course to others looking for a change. I’m really hopeful that the skills I’ve gathered... Read More will help me make a career change.

Design Lab's UX Foundations provided a well-balanced learning experience. The self-guided approach with mentor feedback accommodated my full-time work schedule; and the manageable workload and abundant resources enriched my understanding. However, occasional... Read More delays in mentor feedback, likely due to their busy schedules, were a minor drawback. Overall, a valuable course for those seeking flexibility in UX education.

I loved this program as it really delved into the fundamentals of UX/UI design. I liked that you met with the same mentor each week which is different from a program that I took before. I came away with a good understanding and cannot wait to start UX... Read More Academy after the holidays!

I am truly surprised with how much I have learned in such a short time. This was a great course! As a complete beginner in User Experience Design, I feel like this course was perfect for me, and I took away many valuable lessons. Especially the mentorship... Read More part is very valuable, as it gives me a chance to receive personalized feedback and advice, and improve on my work.

I joined the program with some experience in visual design, and at first I was not feeling very confident. However, my mentor really helped me to understand that it takes time to learn something new and I could do it. He was really good at explaining... Read More the concepts and was very patient. He was also positive in his feedback while still challenging me to do push my designs further. The curriculum was very good and digestible. There were some good tutorials as well, although I got frustrated with those sometimes because the instructor went really fast and his screen showed different things than mine. Overall, it was a good experience, and I feel a lot more confident about UI design now than when I started.

Pros - an understanding of how UX design needs to be approached. The foundations were thorough and going through all units and understanding why what’s done set the foundation really well. The assignments reinforced these principles and we can see the... Read More growth over time. Cons - scheduling mentor sessions was a little bit of a problem because of the time difference both the mentor and I had but Bella was thorough and really accommodative. I appreciate her guidance and support. And Bobby for guiding me through the process and giving me deadlines for everything.

Being a full time employee at my current company, I wanted to pursue something I’m passionate about outside of work in an effort to expand my knowledge and experience. The program was great! It was everything I’d expect in an intro course and more, including... Read More the basic knowledge needed to understand how to move forward, how to speak with and utilize critique, and a 1-on-1 mentor for feedback and any questions that come up. I really enjoyed this course. Although the workload didn’t feel too heavy, it was perfect for an intro course, especially in preparation for UX Academy.

Work load was good for the allotted time needed to finish the course. As someone who's new-ish to design I think the lessons did a decent job explaining basic concepts of design and the projects did well in encapsulating what was taught in the pertaining... Read More lesson. Just a few things I wish DesignLab could take into consideration. In the beginning of the course when it asked what times I'm available during the week to match me up with a mentor, the questionnaire didn't have a Back button to go back and change my times because I realized after hitting Continue that I had more availability than I thought. I believe it was like that for the quizzes and feedback questions, but I didn't mind that as much. Also, I think it would help if lessons had a dark mode so that people don't strain their eyes while reading. I had some trouble turning in my last project because the file size was so big. I'm not sure if that was a problem for other people, but the quality of my screenshot isn't the best and for a last project I would want it to look nice and sharp for the mentor and potentially other reviewers.

I haven't attended a traditional school in over 10 years and was very intimated by switching careers in an online format. I had done a good amount of research and read a ton of reviews like this one on all the different schools for UX/UI design. Designlab... Read More caught my eye because of the price point, curriculum and the option to take foundations before applying to the full program (aka dipping your toes in before diving into the water). From the second I spoke to a team member over the phone I felt very heard, cared for and well informed. Even though this is all online based I never felt like I was disconnected from actual people. From my mentor to the discord group, I always had a way to get help or guidance. The curriculum is laid out so you can either go faster or at your own pace. I ended up going for the full 8 weeks just to give myself more time to work on projects because I was also still working my full time job. I can say that at the end of foundations I feel very prepared for UX academy. I recommend this program to anyone who isn't 100% sure if they want to pursue a career in UX/UI/online format but wants to explore it. I am very happy with the decision I have made and very excited to start this next chapter in UX academy.