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About Designlab

Location: Online

Designlab teaches in-demand UX/UI design skills through fun, part-time, online courses. Courses consist primarily of hands-on projects and 1-on-1 mentorship from expert designers. Designlab mentors offer students timely feedback on work and even have... Read More

Designlab courses are self-paced, so students can complete the readings/projects on their unique schedule. Students have the option to begin with introductory courses, or jump straight into UX Research & Strategy, UI Design, UX Interaction Design or other offerings.The courses are especially helpful for developers, product managers, entrepreneurs, marketers, aspiring designers and those working on web/mobile products.

Courses

UX Academy

Cost: $7,749
Duration: 15 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

UX Academy is an intensive online design program catered towards career-switchers looking to get their first UX/UI/product design role. You'll complete over 480 hours of coursework, develop a portfolio, and hone your skills through 1-on-1 mentorship, peer Group Critiques, and Career Services.

Designlab has just released an updated curriculum for 2022 building on all of the things that have made UX Academy so successful, including 30+ new video tutorials, 60+ new lessons, and over 50 reimagined projects to help you put theory into practice and build a unique, diversified portfolio that contains 4 stellar case-study projects.

The program is broken into 2 main phases.

Phase 1 is devoted to skills building, through a series of 40-60 hour modules that cover the UX design process (topics like User Research, Interaction Design, Prototyping & Testing, UI Design, and more). In Phase 1 you will go through lessons (readings and videos) followed by projects. In total, you'll do 30-40 short projects in the first phase of the course (each module contains many hands-on exercises to help you build skills).

Phase 2 is focused on portfolio-building, through in-depth capstone projects that you work on. You will work on 3 in-depth capstone projects in this portion of the course — end-to-end design projects that help you build on the foundation you developed in Phase 1. You’ll create portfolio deliverables, write case studies, and put it all together with your own online portfolio. We’ll also focus on getting prepared for the next steps: creating a cover letter and resume, cleaning up your online presence, and putting together an action plan for your job search.

Once this core coursework is over, we’ll begin the next stage of the journey: your job search.

We’ll pair you up with your own Career Coach, who will work with you to see where you are in the process — beginning with a skills assessment and a review of your portfolio and job search plan. After this session, your Coach will provide tailored coaching and mentorship each step of the way to help you succeed (additional curriculum to build skills, feedback on portfolios and cover letters, practice interviews and critiques, negotiation help, and more).

Subjects:
Design Principles, Responsive Design, UI Design, UX Design

Advanced Figma

Cost: $699
Duration: 4 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Become a Figma expert. In this four-week online course, you'll master auto layout, build robust component libraries and design systems, and learn the strategies and workflows of the most skilled and experienced product designers. Each week you'll complete a combination of self-paced lessons and hands-on projects before coming together in weekly scheduled peer group sessions – each led by one of our expert mentors.

Data-Driven Design

Cost: $999
Duration: 6 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Data forms the foundation of effective product and UX design, empowering designers to shape products that precisely address user needs and enhance user journeys. Moreover, data cultivates collaboration by allowing designers to more effectively communicate with diverse teams and quantify design's impact on business metrics. In this 6-week course, experienced UX/product designers will build strong proficiency utilizing product data – from selecting pertinent metrics to devising experiments, formulating data-informed design improvements, and delivering data-driven insights to colleagues within their organizations. Students will engage in self-paced online lessons and participate in hands-on projects each week. They will also meet with an assigned peer group at a regular, scheduled time. These peer group sessions will be led by a design mentor with expertise in data-driven design and will aid students in refining their project work, addressing outstanding questions, and ultimately gaining the confidence to leverage data in their respective design roles adeptly.

UX Academy Foundations

Cost: $499
Duration: 8 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Looking to transition your career into the world of UX/UI design? Learning visual and UI design is a great place to start. Through our flexible, 4-8 week UX Academy Foundations course, you'll work 1-on-1 with an expert mentor to learn key visual design concepts and practical skills. Your mentor will give you written feedback on all your work and also meet with you for 8 personalized sessions to further discuss concepts, project work, and the UX/UI industry in general. By the end, you'll have completed a final design challenge which you can use in your application for UX Academy to showcase your newfound knowledge and skills.

Duration: flexible pacing, designed to take you 4-8 weeks

Subjects:
UI Design, UX Design

Designlab Reviews

Average Ratings (All Programs)

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4.75/5 (973 reviews)

Cloe Lee
Graduated: 2023

11/30/2023

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UX Academy Foundations

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"I was able to discover my appreciation and eye for design as I worked through the projects and genuinely enjoyed them."

The program is good for those who are new to UIUX Design and want to have a deeper foundation. It explains everything very clearly which is helpful for those who are new. The projects are also enjoyable and useful to practice using designing tools and... Read More

Antonia Sterian
Graduated: 2023

11/28/2023

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UX Academy Foundations

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"Very good experience, highly recommend!"

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

Kelly Dills
Recruiter | Graduated: 2023

11/28/2023

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UX Academy Foundations

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"UX Academy Foundations"

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

Anna Li
Registered Nurse | Graduated: 2023

11/26/2023

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UX Academy Foundations

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"Great beginner course with a lot of UI emphasis- has me wanting to learn more."

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

Brittany Souder
Graduated: 2023

11/14/2023

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UX Academy Foundations

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"Great experience and learned a lot!"

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

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

11/10/2023

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UX Academy Foundations

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"Great"

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

Kristen A McAhren
Graduated: 2023

11/9/2023

Course
UX Academy Foundations

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"Outstanding Design Education"

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

Alekya Malladi
architectural designer | Graduated: 2023

11/8/2023

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UX Academy Foundations

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"It was really good. Mentor’s feedback really helped me push my designs."

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

Caroline Hoffman
Digital Marketer | Graduated: 2023

11/7/2023

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UX Academy Foundations

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"Great foundation for UX/UI"

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

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

11/6/2023

Course
UX Academy Foundations

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"Decent for beginners starting in design"

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

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