1. UX Academy Foundations

Before taking this course through Designlab, I made sure to research dozens of UX/UI online courses to make sure I was choosing wisely. I was most impressed with their extremely thorough curriculum , peer reviews, and mentorship throughout the course with a skilled professional from the UX industry. I seriously couldn't find those perks for the price in which I paid anywhere else. I genuinely became more skilled in such a short amount of time. I am extremely grateful that I chose Designlab as my education of choice. 

Great and well-structured Curriculum! Designlab's UX Foundations Academy was a great way to introduce UI Desing. The curriculum is well-structured which is perfect for someone like me who has no background on design. It focused more on UI rather than UX, which was how the program was built to specifically cater to applicants with no design background. The program has a solid foundation on design principles, which is a great foundation if you want to pursue UX Academy. The curriculum was thorough and easily digestible, with lot of additional reading materials to supplement a specific topic being discussed. Clearly, the whole program was designed to be online so everything was well though of and easy to navigate for a 100% online program. The only reason why I am not giving this a 5 star rating was my experience with my mentor, which I think is a case-to-case basis. Contrary to the great mentorship that other students experienced, which what sold me to enroll in this program, I experienced the opposite. Instead of having hour-long feedback sessions, our session only lasted about 20-30 mins with 15 mins as my presentation. My feedback would be as vague as 'Good job!' or 'Nice Work!'. Sometimes, my mentor would have a passive-aggressive behavior and answer my questions sarcastically, which really put me off. I suggest reaching out to admissions and request for a change if you're not happy with your mentor. Overall, I am satisfied with Designlabs's UX Foundations Program. I think it's fairly-priced with the content that your getting. I cannot wait to start UX Academy. I highly recommend this for anyone thinking of pursuing UX/UI Design!

Pros:-readings are quick and informative, introducing the material while providing resources for (optional) further readings-assignments allowed me to apply what I have learned from the guides and readings-weekly 1-on-1 mentor sessions really helped me figure out the areas I needed help (in comparison to most Udemy courses)-lifetime access to the Slack community!Cons:-not much of a con, but Foundations' material covers a more "general" aspect of design rather than specifically UX, so certain assignments may feel more like web design / visual design thing rather than UX-unable to pause or ask for a short extension for your cohort (in case something changes in your or your mentor's schedule that could potentially make it difficult for you to finish the course in 4-8 weeks)

I highly recommend the course! Incredible mentors that help you grow and very helpful, welcoming community that got your back. 

It was a great intro course to design. It focused heavily on UI rather than UX so it is perfect for those coming with no design experience. It covers a wide range of foundational UI topics that will help you when join for UX academy. 

UX Academy Foundations brought me from design instincts but no formal training or technical skill to building high fidelity mock-ups in 8 weeks. I’m impressed with them and myself.

The Foundations course through DesignLab was the perfect introduction to UX/UI design. It teaches you the fundamentals and all the basics you need to know to help you grow your UX knowledge. Plus, you get one on one mentor sessions which is unbeatable. 10/10 would recommend

A course that provides the basics on UI/UX to be taken before entering Designlab's UX Academy.

I completed Designlab's 8 week UX Foundations course and found it extremely beneficial. I have no technical design background, so I found the course did a great job in giving background context, giving vocabulary necessary, providing tutorials with sketch/figma, and supporting me with my mentor, slack community, and checkin from Designlab admissions support along the way as well.  It's important to me that if the course is going to teach UX Design, that it should be extremely user-friendly itself- and Designlab definitely delivers here.  I have no hesitation in wanting to continue with them to UX Academy, and feel confident I will be able to gain the skills/knowledge necessary to transition my career, and also the guidance and support as well

This program helped me immensely with my interest in UX/UI. I had absolutely no experience prior to this program, and now I love reading and learning about UX whenever I can. My mentor was fantastic and the program itself was super helpful in really understanding the basics of the UX field. 

It was pretty organised but for a course tailored for total designers they tend to forget that.. the time allocated for tasks was too short and some of the tutorial were so brief, you had to go on YouTube and just learn anew.. which defeats the whole purpose of signing up with them. But other than that.. the course was okay.. I would recommend it to someone interested in UX.  Even though I believe we touched more on UI than UX, but I suppose it's because UI has more content? Idk. 

I was in search of a UX Design course so I could gain experience, build a credible portfolio, and have some sort of certificate for proof of my professional education. My criteria when looking for a UX course/bootcamp was the following:  - Online, but well structured - Affordable - Self-paced as an option (in case I needed to work on the side) - a mentor or similar (for my questions and feedback) - a reputation online - project-based.Designlab fulfilled all of these. While I can't say Designlab is the only one that checks all the boxes, I will say that I have zero regrets going with Designlab. I've loved the course and would recommend it to anyone looking to get started in UX Design! If you're trying to decide if you should go with a credited college/university, or go with an online course, consider this: Which one puts everything it has into the design course, and specifically for your online learning? Probably isn't the traditional college. Besides, colleges are almost always more expensive.Something unique I didn't expect but that I've really liked, they give you a time limit (deadline) for each of your projects for you to submit it. This is real-world practice as it's not uncommon that you'll have a deadline and unfinished work that's expected to be handed over. They encourage you to submit unfinished work all the time. And then, after submitting it, you can finish it how you like and then submit a version 2 (an iteration, if you will). As a perfectionist, this was really tough for me to want to do at the beginning, but I've gotten better with submitting. It's improved my prioritization skills, helping me to get things done, and then sharpening up those projects with what time I have left. Real-world skill right there. Ps - There is "Job Assitance" with the UX Academy (which follows the foundations), but this isn't available for the foundations alone. For this reason, I left the "job assistance" rating as "not applicable"

I enrolled into DesignLab's Foundations course as someone who had no prior knowledge about the industry at all. I wanted something foundational and something that'll start me off on the right foot and I completed the course feeling just that. The coursework was fairly simple and (in my opinion) definitely not too overwhelming at all for newbies. The coursework was laid out in an easy-to-follow format which encouraged me to keep going, whenever I had a slightly more complex question, my mentor whom I was paired up with would answer them for me allowing me to continue my work with more confidence. The readings provided also supplemented my overall knowledge and I was able to apply them for each final project we had for every unit. Overall, I did realise that this course focused mainly on UI design work and basic design principles and not much user research or testing, which is understandable and I knew that before enrolling. If you were someone with prior design knowledge already and have experience with design tools such as sketch/figma etc. then I would recommend looking into their Academy course instead(which is what I'm doing right now!). 

The biggest advantage is to work with an experienced mentor in the design field. My mentor has provided a ton of valuable feedback, told me a lot about the industry, junior designers, gave me practical tips and tools. Overall, I am happy with the outcome. The con is more personal - I underestimated how much time the practical part would take. I studied part-time and still needed quite a lot of time to complete the course. 

I learned so much about design principles and the why behind UX/UI Design.  This allowed me to create a deeper connection with the material.  I enjoyed the suggested time plan that was provided in each unit to help guide me through assignments. 

The best part of the course was my mentor who encouraged me to continue moving forward when I was behind. I truly appreciate her expertise and the resources she provided. Foundations is a precourse to the actual bootcamp. I would 100% recommend taking this course even if you have some graphic design experience. The course focuses on UI and teaches you how to use design tools - Figma and Sketch. 

The course module, content, and curriculum are really good and provides well-structured learning and understanding of the User Interface Visual Design. It is an 8-week self-paced curriculum that one can take before their enrollment in the UX Academy full-time career accelerator program. The exercises included in each unit of the curriculum are well thought in terms of both design and software skills for UI Design. I got a lot of learning and understanding of Visual design and in general about the design field from my Foundation's mentor Ryan Byrne. The admin department is extremely helpful as well. The UX Foundations course definitely differentiates Designlab from all other UX Design Bootcamps in the market as it is the best possible way to check whether one's actual interest and skillset lie in the field or not before jumping on to the entire course and career path. I even received a Diversify scholarship from Designlab's end for my upcoming UX Academy full-time career accelerator program. One can easily apply for the scholarship and check their eligibility even before enrolling for the UX Foundations. It is an absolutely recommended course on my end. The cherry on top is that the fees involved in the UX Foundations are refundable in case one enrolls for the UX Academy full-time career accelerator program. It is an absolutely recommended course from my end in case you are completely new to UX/UI.

Had a great experience going through the UX Academy Foundations course on Designlab! It's a great start for anyone looking to break into UX/UI/Product Design and familiarize themselves with the software and processes. The courses are timed well, and I can't say enough great things about my mentor Chris. I was working full-time while going through the academy, and he was super flexible with our sessions — allowing me to work at my own pace while providing me with the guidance through every module completion. He answered every question, even those unrelated to the course itself (I had lots of questions about UX design in the real world!)If you're on the fence, definitely make the jump! It's worth it!

An amazing opportunity to step into the field of UI/UX. I feel the Foundations is a great starting point. LEarned a lot and most importantly I was grateful to have a one-on-one mentorship with an experienced UX designer who was very supportive in my learning journey. He consistently encouraged me to keep moving even on the most challenging days. The key learning for me was to practice timeboxing and working in a compartmentalized time frame to study and do design exercises. Having a supportive mentor and an admissions team on the side was nice as it never felt I am on my own working in isolation even though the course was fully online and self-paced. Overall I had a good experience and I learned a lot. 

I finished the UX Academy Foundations course yesterday and I want to say it is an excellent for those who are new to design. The course is online/self guided and will take you anywhere between 4-8 weeks. The structure of each lesson is reading + projects. This course focuses heavily on the fundamentals of design and ease you into UX/UI concepts. You are also paired up with a mentor, who can give you feedback to your project as well as industry insight. Overall, I was very happy with the course and the way it was taught.