1. UX Academy Foundations

I had a fantastic time learning about UX/UI Design from this foundations course. It is low-stakes, low-cost, AND it gives you a fantastic sneak-peak into what being a professional designer could look like. There is so much more to learn overall, but if you are trying to gauge how much you want to invest in a design bootcamp, this is a great place to start. I loved working with my mentor, who was very knowledgeable and encouraging, as well as practicing my skills through projects. Fantastic short course. I recommend to anyone interested in entering the industry.

DesignLab UXA Foundations is perfect for those like me that do not have graphic design, web design, logo experience, etc. That is the beauty of this course. You can confidently say you have completed a project in redesigning a website, mobile apps, creating your own versions and from scratch, evaluating and critiquing design, design for multiple devices, logo design, color, typography. Your final project is using all of those smaller projects and creating your own website landing page and mobile screens. Along the way, you are paired with a mentor. This is a big reason I chose this bootcamp is that you get paired with an expert with industry-experience who can you walk you through Visual Design basics, Design principles, Design elements, and show you tips and tricks that even the course might not discuss. My only critique is that some of the tutorial videos and information is outdated. For example, you will learn something on Figma. The tutorial video is showing a version that is older and not really helpful in that scenario. 

Designlab Academy Foundations was just the right course for me to learn the basics of visual design. I loved that everything was broken down into weekly sessions and it allowed me to follow strict deadlines as I did not have the discipline to be self-taught. The coursework was easy to follow, but the reading material could be long and daunting sometimes. The Discord channel was also super helpful with a lot of materials to go over and like-minded students who are also in the same shoes as me.

The pros would be I learned a lot, the website design was designed very well and easy to use. The mentor I got was also very helpful and knowledgeable. The cons would be the cost of program and some assignments time recommendation were shorter than when I completed them. 

For someone who was just getting started in learning about UX design and wanted a structure to go along with it, this course was a great option for me. What made me pick this course over other options was the live mentorship sessions and feedback we're able to receive for our work, and the meetings I've had with my mentor was really able to cement my understanding of the UX fundamentals. Highly recommend this course for new UX design students who want something beginner-friendly! 

I recently completed DesignLab's UX Academy Foundations and it was an incredibly enriching experience. The course taught me the tools and techniques required to create effective designs for desktop and mobile screens. The lessons were well-structured and easy to follow, and the hands-on projects allowed me to apply my knowledge and receive feedback.I especially want to extend a special thank you to my mentor Daniel Lee, who was incredibly supportive and always available to answer any questions I had. His guidance and encouragement helped me to better understand the material and gave me the confidence to apply what I learned in real-world projects.Overall, I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to learn about UX/UI design and improve their skills in the field. Thank you for providing a truly valuable learning experience.

I had an extremely helpful mentor who was willing to answer my questions. Chris really understood the ins and outs of UI/UX and explained it in a way that was easy to digest. I also appreciated that he gave me real life stories and tips from his own line of work, which inspired me. I believe the mentorship program alone was worth signing up for Foundations. The course work was also easy to follow. I also like that the units are broken down to several pages which really kept my focus. Highly recommend!

Designlab was a great intro course for me. Although I have some design experience, I was still challenged and the curriculum was easy to understand. My mentor was attentive and offered great feedback which was very helpful with my final project. She also offered helpful advise on what skills and knowledge are used often in a work setting. She offered a lot of resources.

This school is highly recommended. They have a great curriculum and constantly strive to help the student succeed. The mentorship program is different from other boot camps which have none. I was really nervous to switch careers but Designlab made it such an easy transition I can’t wait to learn more. 

Designlab is a great choice when considering UX design bootcamps. I appreciate the 1:1 weekly mentorship I had with my mentor. The weekly opportunity to work with an industry professional made me feel really excited to continue learning and motivated me to find resources outside of Designlab. My mentor provided many great insights like reading material, information on the ever-evolving industry, as well as tools and tricks on Figma. The optional Group Crit was also incredible! I loved getting the opportunity to work with other students and UXA alum. Getting feedback from not only just my mentor made learning more fun. The other element of Designlab that I really enjoyed was the Discord channel. This allowed me to connect with other students, learn from others, and it made committing to a fully remote education program a lot less lonely. Overall, I am excited to move forward with UX Academy in a few short weeks now that I have a great understanding and feel for the overall education structure and format. 

The UX Academy Foundations course was really fun for me. The units are well put together and the lessons do a great  job of giving you insight on what the following project will look like. It was easy to navigate and go back in case I needed some extra information (links, articles etc.). The mentorship aspect of the course was awesome, every week I was looking forward to get feedback and ask more questions. Overall it was a great experience for me.

I was impressed with the units they created to really give me a realistic mindset of how to think like a UI designer. I liked how they included the history of design as well as the reading lessons with time estiments. They were very easy to comprehend. The projects got progressively harder but not impossible which is good. My mentor was nice and had great input on my work. With that said there were a few projects were I was critiqued (told to change or remove) on parts of the project that were not a required element. I think that I should be able to express my creativity as long as the brief is being met. I'm not sure if the brief was missing information or they added more perimeters. 

Designlab Foundation is an awesome bootcamp for learning UI design. I'm a Dentist by profession but wanted to switch my career so joined Designlab (after searching alot for many months),  And I'm very happy with my decision.  Best thing is 1 hr mentorship and Designlab Assignments, because of which I'm now confident at my work and looking to join Academy soon.

The Design Lab Foundations course was super smooth.  The content was mostly project based so I was able to apply skills really quickly with no background in UX design.  My mentor was super supportive.  Overall the program was well-paced and well-priced.

As a career changer from HR to UI/UX Design, UX Academy Foundations provided me with the confidence I needed to kick start my new path.  It contained a great balance of self-study readings, video tutorials, written reflections, and hands-on, practical projects.  I particularly loved the self-paced, online nature of the course so I could work whenever was most convenient for me.  I enjoyed having sessions with a mentor and the freedom to schedule them whenever I felt they would be most beneficial for my work.  Highly recommend for career changers!

The Designlab UX Design Foundations course is set up to make even thouse unfamiliar with UX suceed. The mentorship program is second to none and the weekly meetings with folks who are in the field and have experience allows you to improve much faster than other programs. The course is broken into bite-size (about 8-10 hrs each) sections and you will cover everything from color theory, designing for multiple devices, fonts, images, alignment and so forth. The program is exactly what's in its title and focuses on your foundations for UX design principles. 

I enjoyed the projects and I enjoyed meeting with a mentor each week. The lessons are mostly in a text format, so get ready to do a lot of reading! Designlab was a good experience overall. 

I really enjoyed the learning material and the projects for this course. I am new to UI so I needed to start from the beginning and the Foundations course gave me a good grasp of the tools and terminology of UI. I did find that there was, although interesting, a bit too much unnecessary reading and I also found many of the time limits to complete the tasks to be either much too short or much too long. Besides that though, I would definitely recommend Foundations. 

To be honest, I was a little skeptical at the beginning before starting the training, I had read some reviews that's it and I immediately embarked on the adventure, in general I only have positive points, the training is really complete with lots of instructions, the designlab team is very responsive, I had some problems at the beginning of the training which meant that I could not start the training in time, I spoke with the admission and Rudi the responsible for the admission was very comprehensive and even gave an extension regarding the duration of the training. as for my mentor, Carla Inacion, was just great, she has a lot of experience and she helped me a lot throughout the process and I really hope to have her as a mentor for the UX academy!

Before Designlab, I had been working through tutorials to learn Figma, but it was only after the course and really enjoying the projects that I have the confidence to take my learning a step further and delve deeper in the world of UIUX. The mentor sessions were particularly key in enabling me to see the UI designs that I encounter with daily but in a new light. It was eye opening to see how much time, effort, and thought goes into the mobile apps and websites we use daily.