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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

Design 101

Cost: $399
Duration: 4 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

In this 4-week part-time, online course built for design beginners, you'll learn about the fundamentals of color theory, typography, and layout in web design, gain familiarity with the design tool of your choice (Photoshop, Sketch, or Illustrator), hone your skills & start building your portfolio with a series of hands-on projects, and work 1-on-1 with an expert mentor. Your mentor will give you written feedback on all your work and also meet 1-on-1 with you during 4 Skype sessions to further discuss concepts and help you improve. You'll end the course with a certificate of completion, a portfolio of projects, and a strong foundational skill set in design.

Subjects:
Design Principles, Illustrator, Photoshop, UX

UI Design

Cost: $399
Duration: 4 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

In this 4-week online course you will develop a detailed "eye" for visual design, learn to decide which typefaces to use, become equipped to choose and create color palettes, learn about best practices for UI patterns and reusable design components, and learn how to create retina-ready designs that scale across different devices. You'll end the course with a certificate of completion, a portfolio of projects, and a strong skillset in UI design. This course is intended as a follow-up to our Design 101 course, or for anyone who has a basic understanding of visual design principles. Students are expected to be acquainted with a professional design tool before they begin this class.

Subjects:
UI Design

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

UX Research & Strategy

Cost: $399
Duration: 4 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

In this 4-week online course, you'll learn the basics of UX and user-centered design, explore the core research techniques professionals use to gain customer insight, and get experience by working on hands-on projects. You'll develop your UX portfolio, create deliverables like personas, storyboards, customer journey maps, & empathy maps, and work 1-on-1 with an expert mentor, with feedback on all your work and weekly Skype sessions. By the end of this course, you'll know all about user research and have a toolkit of methods you can use throughout your career. You'll have a strong portfolio of work and crucial real experience to draw upon for interviews. Whether you want a career in UX/UI Design, or you just want to build better products, this course is the perfect next step.

Subjects:
Design Principles, UX

UX: Interaction Design

Cost: $399
Duration: 4 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

In this 4-week online course you’ll develop an eye for seeing, and a language for talking about, interaction design. You'll become familiar with human interface guidelines, principles of usability and fundamental interaction design details. You'll also practice evaluating if and how interactions can be improved. Finally, you'll develop a portfolio to demonstrate your interaction design prowess.

As with all Designlab courses, you'll work 1-on-1 with an expert mentor, with feedback on all your work and weekly Skype sessions.

By the end, you’ll have an interaction design toolkit for evaluating and improving the usability of your products. You’ll have examples of your process and work that you can speak to and draw on in related projects. This course is especially useful to anyone looking to develop better communication of and confidence in their interaction design work, and for folks looking to develop their ability to understand and work with product designers.

Subjects:
Design Principles, UX

Designlab Reviews

Average Ratings (All Programs)

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4.75/5 (913 reviews)

Decio A Flores
Bartender | Graduated: 2023

9/1/2023

Course
UX Academy Foundations

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"Great experience with tons of resources"

Taking Designlab's UX Academy Foundation Course was nothing short of a transformative experience. The well-curated curriculum takes you through everything from user research to high-fidelity prototyping, blending theoretical knowledge with hands-on practice.... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

9/1/2023

Course
UX Academy Foundations

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Job Support

"Designlab is terrible!"

I was set up with a mentor, who did not give me clear feedback and asked me one question in my assignments. I thought it was normal. Every session she did not have much to say, and I had to be the one bringing the questions. Thinking I was doing good,... Read More

Anonymous
Graphic Designer | Graduated: 2023

8/31/2023

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UX Academy Foundations

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Job Support

"Easing my way into the UX/UI Bootcamp"

The pros are that you can go at your own pace in terms of their are no live classes, just need to sacrifice some additional time to meet with your mentor. I also like how there are deadlines still so that people don't fall too far off the track and can... Read More

Mary Fowler
Graduated: 2023

8/21/2023

Course
UX Academy Foundations

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"Great introduction to design!"

I had a fantastic experience throughout the Foundations course at DesignLab. As someone who is coming from a background of zero visual design experience, I was amazed to see my progress throughout the 4 weeks. I owe it all to my mentor, as well as the... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

8/13/2023

Course
UX Academy Foundations

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"Great UI Design course with some slight issues"

The course is well put together generally. There were some minor gripes, none of which would make me pick other courses though! I thought the lessons were a little too wordy at times, and would have loved for it to be broken into smaller bits. It was... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

8/11/2023

Course
UX Academy Foundations

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"Good"

Pros- Very good layout and walking you through all the resources you need and specific readings that you should do to learn. Good for beginners and very dependent on your mentor Cons- Not very good if you want real examples in real time. Sort of just... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

8/9/2023

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UX Academy Foundations

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"A great first experience in the UX / UI world"

Designlab's UX Academy Foundations course is a wonderful first step for those who have little to no experience in the field and are looking to either learn new skills or initiate a career change. I really love that the entire course is self-paced, but... Read More

Tanner N Nguyen
Graduated: 2023

8/9/2023

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UX Academy Foundations

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"I feel like the foundations course with designlab was great. I learned a lot that I did not know before and feel ready to start the next part of this course."

Some of the pros of this course are that you get a mentor to help you out 1 on 1. For me, this is super beneficial since I'm a visual learner. Con is that its really easy to fall behind so I say plan ahead of your schedule on when you can get things done.... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

8/9/2023

Course
UX Academy Foundations

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"Great foundational with plenty of depth, fantastic mentor support"

Designlab's UX Academy Foundations is a great intro course that covers what the field is about, how to use commonly-used applications (Figma, Sketch), and what to expect from a career in the field. Despite being an "intro" course, I found that a lot of... Read More

Jill Fader
Graduated: 2023

8/7/2023

Course
UX Academy Foundations

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"Good and thorough into to design"

The UX foundations course at design lab was thorough and has helped me to feel more confident about design principles. The feedback from my mentor was very helpful in progressing my skills. As this is a more introduction course I have not yet taken advantage... Read More

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