1. UX Academy Foundations

My experience with Designlab was amazing! they are very well organized and their curriculum is easy to navigate, i also enjoyed how project based the Bootcamp is because it makes you gain a lot of practice. I enjoyed every single part of this course and i can't wait to see what UX academy will bring. 

I just finished training under the UX Foundation courses at Designlab and it was great.  I went into this course totally blank with no knowledge on anything related to this subject and now I have a very good idea of what this field entails.  The courses were easy to understand with a lot of readings (good and bad) and short videos showing the principles and uses of Figma.  The mentorship was great in my experience.  Ally (my mentor) was very attentive and very detail oriented in my works and pointed out very interesting ideas and concepts that really took the design to the next level.  Overall it was a very fun experience and I recommend to anyone interested in UX/UI design.

Overall, it was good experience. Learnt many new things and softwares also. The way Foundation course is design, we get chance to learn lot of things which brings us to the amazing experience.

My experience with this course was very positive. Having no UX or design background, I learned how to use design software and implement design system concepts to design full screens for projects. Throughout the course work I have been able to put together material for my future portfolio which is an added value. Special shoutout to my Mentor Jules Buhain for constantly encouraging and pushing me to be a better creative and designer.    

My friend took classes with Designlab and recommended it to me while I was doing course searching. He said it's rigorous and has the most comprehensive curriculum. I didn't quite follow his advice and subsequently took a few other UI courses, but felt like they just weren't rigorous enough for me. So finally, I took the courage to enroll in Designlab's course and I am really glad I did! I have learned so much during the last 8 weeks - I've never felt this comfortable using Figma and I am more confident than ever before when it comes to following the design process. Kudos to the Designlab's team for creating a wonderful curriculum and being supportive along the way. And last thing I'd mention is that they are continuously improving the curriculum based on student feedback, which is great to see. 

This program provided a lot of resources and projects that helped you get into the design thinking mindset. It also provided a lot of UI foundation learning as well. The course does provide you with mentors for 1-on-1 mentorship, to help guide you through the course. My mentor was nice, but I do wish I received a bit more feedback on my projects. Throughout this course I really enjoyed the projects as it brought out a lot of creativity from myself. 

It was a productive 8 weeks course although I have a design background but in different field.This course was quite knowledgeable,productive and practical.I had a wonderful experience with my mentor she was very helpful and professional throughtout the course.Now looking farward to join UX Academy.

The UX Academy Foundations is a great course for anyone who doesn't have a visual design background and is looking to get into the UX/UI industry. The course provides a good knowledge of visual design principles and their applications. One of the major perk of this course is the mentorship support. I personally found the weekly mentor call to be super helpful and effective to enhance my skills. The course moves pretty fast so it is important to be on top of your projects. However, if you plan properly, it should be manageable to get through in time. Overall, this is one of the best course if you're a looking to get started your UX/UI career journey. 

The mentorship and program was amazing! It was very easy to follow along with the information. Reading the material is a MUST. Each unit perfectly guides you through to the 10 hour challenge. My mentor was very helpful. Gave great input and was very easy to talk to. I definitely will be applying to UX Academy.

I highly recommend the UX Academic Foundations course with Designlab. I learned so much in those eight weeks, and I feel like I have a strong foundation to start from in moving to the Academy. My skills are fresh and sharp, and I feel ready to learn more and land that dream job! 

I have learn fundamental design knowledge and design tool (Figma) for 2 months at Designlab. It was very nice learning experience with well- structured course content and mentor system. Cornelia Varlam is a very knowledgable mentor with a lot of design experience. We have one meeting section every week. She answered all my questions patiently. I am very satisfied with Designlab, and I am applying for UX academy at Designlab now.

My experience with Designlab's UX Academy Foundations course was overall very positive! I thoroughly enjoyed the material and thought everything was really well presented. The hands-on learning experience worked very well for me and helped to build confidence for the next steps toward a new career in UX Design.

I'm in the process of switching from a teaching career to design, and I appreciated how Designlab Foundations made it easy to dip my toe into UX/UI and see if this new career path would be a realistic and enjoyable change.  Most other bootcamps require more time and financial commitment before you are able to get a sense of the type of work you will be doing, but the Foundations course was a very manageable first step!  I really enjoyed the asynchronous aspect of the course. Initially I was concerned that not having an assigned class time would make it harder to complete the course, but it was great to be able to move as quickly or slowly through a unit as I wanted. Additionally, the mentor system was great too, since it meant I had dedicated 1-on-1 time to ask all the questions I wanted, no matter how repetitive they might be to other students.  As a side note, I have a young child at home, I am currently pregnant, and I work during the day, so the way this course was set up was perfect for a busy lifestyle where I struggle to have traditional blocks of time free during most "class" times.  I recommend this course to get a sense of the field and build your design skills, especially if you are uncertain about jumping into the deep end immediately.

The Designlab Foundations course is a 101-type program that sets you up very nicely for the more intense UX Academy course. You are taught mostly UI elements (i.e. design principles) in a way that is easy to understand through a mix of learning modules and projects. Being matched with a mentor who, in my experience, was extremely knowledgeable in the subject with lots of industry experience, was extremely helpful. Overall, the course was definitely worth it and has made me feel confident to move forward with the UX Academy program.

I had a great time going through the DesignLab UX Foundations course. As someone who has had little to no background experience in the field I learned a lot about what goes in to designing a beautiful and easy to use website or App. The modules were easy to follow and understanding. Some did take a little longer than the allotted time for me to get through (the auto layout lesson took a lot of extra research and practice). The whole team is very helpful. 

I had a rough start to the program because the mentor that I was set up with originally did not guide me properly.  However, after I had contacted admin. the quickly assisted me to change mentors.  That change in mentors saved me.  The content and information from the readings / Units are good, but the information you learn from mentors is where the essence of this program lies. I had a great time learning from, asking questions to, and having conversations with my mentor about all things UX UI. It was such a positive experience!

Fantastic introduction course for Ux designers! Productive weekly meetings with a mentor and several, albeit tenuous, but effective assignments. Beyond the projects the lessons are structured nicely and very helpful with getting a newbie started with a design program. 

Pros - This is a UX Design Course - and in that context, Designlab has designed their curriculum, site, and online school to be as fluid and user-friendly as possible. The language is direct, friendly, and at times also fun (the use of emoji's in lesson text was cute and amusing). The course is self-paced, and there are many links within the coursework that I saved for future reference and perspective on the subjects being taught (history of design, sketching and wire-framing, iconography, color, UX software, etc). The lessons are also flexible, they don't require you to finish every project proposed, but more focus on time and structured productivity (except for the final project, where it's required to submit a finished design). I was able to easily monitor my progress through different visuals on the course site (both through unit thermometer and percentage visuals), and whenever I had a question, both my mentor and academic advisors were quick to respond with help and links. I had also never used Discord until becoming a DL student, and that was really helpful in a. learning how to use and b. connecting with students so you have a sense of community and support through solo learning. I never felt like I was alone even in the moments where understanding a mechanic or lesson was tough, I always had enough resources to figure it out. I also really appreciated that they give you the choice of UX Software to use, because I couldn't use Sketch (I'm too poor for a Mac update and my Mac is too old to support the software) so having the ability to learn on Figma was a huge relief. I am surprised this is just foundations, as a freelance artist I had really learned so so much just from this course that helped me in my own work as I was taking it. My visual design vocabulary and speed with software (ie, pen tool) has exponentially been increased from all the coursework. Cons- Since this is self-taught and self paced, as someone with ADHD I found the duty of reading lessons initially challenging. The lessons are not audio (though you can use plug-ins in accessibility for read-aloud on your computer, a new thing I learned). I wanted to retain all the information, and screenshots wasn't really helping me absorb it or pay attention. I really had to find what worked for me - and what I found was taking hand-written notes as I read the lessons line-by line. They do have a lot of software tutorials in small videos, which is good. My only issue with these, though you can slow them down and pause them, the editing is still not direct/slow enough, and without a large desktop screen, all the tools were super tiny in the videos. I found myself getting really filled with anxiety when I felt the teacher was moving too fast. I would wind up expanding a lot of the Figma lessons into Youtube Tutorials, which would then take more time to learn than the lessons were supposed to be. Sometimes when we were given copy-work projects with more involved, visually challenging and varied homepages (ie, real estate, travel) it was way too many resources at once to load into Figma. I think DL needs to realize students are not as quick and experienced setting up their resources panel, and this was pretty willy-nilly and time consuming. Sometimes, when a project was supposed to be 2h, I would have taken 40 minutes just gathering things and putting them into my Figma File and getting the frames set up. Besides those personal learning curve adjustments, I feel that having UXF was a very comprehensive, important course as prep for UXA. It really helped me get used to learning online, using the software, re-learning my graphic design process, and functioning as a solo worker with time management. It's jam packed with great info, advice, and resources as an intro to UX.

As a complete newbie to the world of UX/UI Design (and nervous about starting something new/making a career pivot) UX Academy Foundations was the perfect introduction to the field.  The content of the course was structured in a way that made sense while being appropriately challenging and my mentor was so helpful every step of the way.

Matthew, my mentor, was probably the best thing about the course. I wouldn’t have been able to do things the right way if I didn’t have his guidance.It was a lot of information but the exercises was helpful at reinforcing what I read. They were also very fun to do!I had a very great experience taking this course and had me really consider maybe doing a change in careers. I might have found a new passion of mine!