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About Designlab

Location: Online

Designlab’s top-tier online programs connect you with expert design mentors, empowering you to launch and advance your career in digital design.

Whether you’re transitioning into UX design with their flagship UX Academy or refining your skills through... Read More

With mentorship and community at the core of every course, students benefit from weekly 1:1 video calls in UX Academy and UX Academy Foundations, as well as small peer group sessions in advanced and short courses. Through personalized feedback and guidance, Designlab’s network of experienced mentors helps students navigate the design industry, offering career advice and insights into market trends from a professional’s perspective.

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.

Advanced Usability and Accessibility

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

Advanced Usability and Accessibility is a transformative four-week online course designed to deepen your understanding of universal design principles and how they apply to UX and UI design. Through a blend of self-paced learning and live peer group sessions, you'll engage in practical exercises and projects where you'll evaluate and enhance a website for optimal usability and accessibility. Supported by expert mentors and a community of peers, this course is your step toward becoming a leader in creating designs that are truly for everyone.

AI for Visual Design

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

AI for Visual Design is a groundbreaking four-week online course tailored for creative professionals eager to explore AI's transformative power in visual design. Through a mix of weekly video lectures, hands-on projects, and peer group sessions, you'll master AI tools like Midjourney, ChatGPT, and DALL-E, learn the art of crafting effective prompts, and see how AI can generate dynamic imagery for a range of applications.

Whether you're a designer, marketer, or simply looking to leverage visual design in your work, this course offers the knowledge and skills to become a more versatile and innovative creator.

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.

Design 101

Cost: $499
Duration: 4 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Design 101 is a four-week program that teaches essential design principles to nondesigners. The course covers foundational elements like color, typography, imagery, and layout, with a focus on practical application through hands-on projects. Students benefit from self-paced lessons, hands-on projects, and weekly mentor-led peer group sessions with personalized mentor feedback. The course is ideal for marketers, entrepreneurs, and anyone needing to enhance their visual communication skills. Gain this practical design knowledge to improve the visual quality of your work – from websites to presentations, social media posts, and more when you enroll today.

Subjects:
Design Principles, Illustrator, Photoshop, UX

Prototyping in Figma

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

Prototyping in Figma is an in-depth four-week course designed to elevate an individual's skill level in building interactive prototypes in Figma from proficient to advanced. Participants will develop and implement their own strategies for creating prototypes at the appropriate fidelity level, then advance to building functional versions in Figma that accurately mimic intended user interactions. You'll gain the expertise to effectively present your design solutions to stakeholders and ensure seamless communication of wireframes and nuanced interactions to software developers.

UX Academy Foundations

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

Looking to transition into a career in UX/UI design? Starting with visual and UI design is a smart first step. Our flexible, 4-8 week UX Academy Foundations course pairs you 1:1 with an expert mentor who will guide you through essential visual design concepts and practical skills. Your mentor will provide written feedback on your work and meet with you for eight personalized sessions to discuss design concepts, project work, and the UX/UI industry. Each week, your coursework will build upon itself, culminating in a final project that showcases your new skills and prepares you for entry into UX Academy.

As a bonus, upon completing UX Academy Foundations, you’ll receive a $500 credit toward your UX Academy tuition—making the Foundations course essentially free!

Subjects:
UI Design, UX Design

Designlab Reviews

Average Ratings (All Programs)

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4.76/5 (1044 reviews)

Anonymous
Graduated: 2024

8/16/2024

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UX Academy Foundations

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"my experience with Design lab has beenr eally good and a challenging time learning the course."

The pros of attending the course are getting to learn from mentors who are out there in the market and learning from their experience. My mentor has been really great and i have had the chance to learn a lot from him, taking a lot of his feedback and... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2024

8/13/2024

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UX Academy Foundations

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"Well organized and a great jumpstart into exploring Design"

I really enjoyed my time in the DesignLab UX Academy Foundations course. The course is well organized and the content flows nicely. The setup and tools they have allow you to easily track your progress and work with your Mentor through each unit. The... Read More

Shannan Roberts
Graduated: 2024

8/12/2024

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UX Academy Foundations

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"Great starting point for your UX/UI Journey"

I loved the UX Academy Foundations. I have been planning on attending the main UX Academy, and this is a precursor to the main course - It allowed me to dip my toes into what it will be like and their teaching style. If you are a hands-on learner, DesignLab... Read More

Meredith Rund
Senior Designer | Graduated: 2024

8/7/2024

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UX Academy Foundations

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"Valuable Mentorship Education"

The level of overview this course gave for User Interface design fit my needs as an experienced designer moving into a UI assistance role at my company. I’m glad I came to it with a basic knowledge of Figma. Otherwise, I think it’d be difficult to complete... Read More

ashdin dalal
UX/UI Designer | Graduated: 2021

8/5/2024

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UX Academy Foundations

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"UX Foundations was great in preparing me for UX Academy"

Completing the UX Foundations Course thoroughly prepared me for the more advanced concepts and projects I encountered in UX Academy. It gave me the skills necessary to move on to UX Academy with confidence. The course served as an excellent entry point... Read More

Designlab's UX Foundations Course has equipped me with the skills and confidence to excel in the field of UX design. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to start their career in UX. The combination of a well-structured curriculum, hands-on projects, and exceptional mentorship makes this course a standout choice.

Kimberly Bilella
UX Foundations Student | Graduated: 2024

7/29/2024

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UX Academy Foundations

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"Fun and informative!"

I really enjoyed the UX foundations course. The lessons were very well put together with a mix of reading material, video examples, exercises that related to the project, and the project at the end of each unit. When I first started the course, I was... Read More

Conan Smeeth
Graduated: 2024

7/28/2024

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UX Academy Foundations

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"Great way to get started with UX/UI"

I was looking into many programs to get my feet wet for UX/UI design, and Designlab was recommended. It's easy to see why given how the course is built appropriately and there was natural progression in terms of what I learned and practiced. You're paired... Read More

Ari Tran
Graduated: 2024

7/19/2024

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UX Academy Foundations

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"Great way to get introduced to UI/UX"

As a fairly recent college grad, I was working in Marketing for the past couple years before realizing I was attracted to the UI/UX industry. I'd heard great reviews about the industry from others and wanted to get my feet wet before fully committing... Read More

I'd recommend this intro course for anyone debating a deeper dive into UI/UX.

Michelle
Graduated: 2024

7/12/2024

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"Loved the course!"

I thought it was well-paced and loved all the feedback my mentor gave me. Changing my mentor definitely made a huge difference in the quality of my design and was really happy with how it turned out. The work was doable in 4 weeks if you manage your time.... Read More

Clemente Vanegas
Graduated: 2024

7/11/2024

Course
UX Academy Foundations

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"Great introduction into design"

With no design experience but curious about UI/UX, this foundation course was incredibility fun with the project they have you create. The project had me totally hooked that my inner perfectionist was in paradise! I was assigned an awesome mentor backing... Read More

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