UI / UX Design Career Track

Overall I had a very good experience with Springboard. Their curriculum is very thorough and provided a great knowledge base to work with in future careers and internships. Springboard provided a company through which I was able to start an internship that has the potential of turning into a future employment opportunity which has been really nice. My mentor was very helpful and provided great feedback in our weekly calls. The curriculum was a little light on the 'UI' portion of the UX / UI Design program which was sort of disappointing. Other than that, everyone that I have interacted with at Springboard has been very helpful and knowledgeable. I completed this program with an average of around 30 hours a week in 6 months. Be aware that if you do choose to do the internship that they set you up with, that will take a month to complete so make sure to schedule that in. 

I just completed the Springboard course and have to say,  I have never made a better decision in my life! 9 months ago I was laid off from my service industry job, wondering what direction I wanted to take my life. Now, I have a full-time position as a UX/UI Designer making almost three times the amount I did previously. I use the skills that I acquired from Springboard daily (in addition to all the great resources they provide.) The curriculum is fantastic, the mentors are top-notch, and the community support is second to none. I will say that if you do not have professional experience working on teams, giving demos, networking, and doing a lot of writing, it could be a bit challenging. Overall, I could not recommend this program enough!

Great experience! I finished with a portfolio of 4 projects, 1 with a real-world business.  1:1 calls with my mentors were a big help, everyone is very supportive.

As someone who had not design experience, Springboard provided me with sound skills in a number of different tools to become familiar and comfortable with the design assistance. Mentors provided great feedback on projects, including presentations. When I first started using the design tools, I would click at everything and hope for positive results, but the more I learned to use them through practice, the more I felt comfortable and at home in this new field.

As many others, I was so anxious and hesitant to change my career amidst a pandemic. Springboard made this decision one of the best I've ever made. The mentor and community support is the reason I went with Springboard over others. You feel supported every step of the way. The cirriculum  is very in depth - you really get what you put into it. I'm finishing this bootcamp with a new set of skills and the confidence to apply them to a new career.

9-month remote-only UI/UX Design Bootcamp with job gaurentee. Program provides a well rounded foundation in UX/UI. Curriculum is at times rather broad and goes beyond the scope of a focused Bootcamp (ie building presention skills). Don't underestimate the time commitment to complete. It would probably be hard to do while working FT.

Just finished my UX/UI design course with SB. So grateful for the experience, the connections, the growth. I had zero design experience and I was tired of working “gig” jobs- I feel so confident about how different my job prospects are now. Before finishing, I found an unpaid design internship thanks to the work we did to make myself marketable on LinkedIn, I have a huge network of design colleagues from the program, other bootcamp students and informational interviews - thanks to the career coaches helping me learn a better way to apply and search for jobs, and most of all- I’ve already made it to the final round of interview for a future job prospect. Fingers crossed 🤞🏼 Highly recommend for anyone searching for career reinvention! 

 Springboard was a great program for me. I did the UX/UI Career Track Course. Before this I had absolutely no UX experience and very little design experience. Throughout the course I learned everything I needed to become a UX designer and I feel confident in my skills now. The curriculum is very thorough and all of the projects I worked on allowed me to demonstrate my skills in each step of the UX design process. I would highly recommend this course for anyone making a career change or wanting to learn about UX. 

Springboard was a great program overall that gives you a good understanding of the UI/UX space. Their curriculum can be a little scattershot as it is aggregated from various online sources. But, I had a great mentor and the projects you complete really give you a good understanding of how to apply the skills you practice. 

I began this program with no experience in UX/UI and now that I have completed it I feel ready and confident in my skills to begin a new job! I loved my mentor, enjoyed the curriculum and I also love my career coach. I think it's a great way to enter into UX/UI. The star of the program is really the mentor, they correct your work and tell you about the real world industry! It's very helpful.

This is a great course that teaches you all the steps with UI/UX (Product Design) with guided mentorship from a UX professional which is more important than most understand. It is even prepares you for the intangibles you must have for the professional field through articles and the Industry Design Project.

The best part about Springboard's UX/UI Design track was the Industry Design Project. Working with other people on a real-world project gave me more confidence than any other self-taught course work could. 1 on 1 weekly mentorship along with a career coach I could have asked for at any given time was incredibly helpful. 

Overall, the Springboard UX/UI course was really informative and comprehensive.  Most of the learning material is online articles/videos, but I felt confident that the content was intentionally curated. There was also content from LinkedIn Learning and Skillshare, which I liked.  I was paired with a really great mentor who was instrumental in my learning throughout the course. I also had a great experience with career coaches throughout the course that provided great feedback on my presentation style, resume, and mock interviews. It was nice to be able to complete the course on my own time. My main drawback is that as an online course, it takes a lot more effort to network with peers.  

Springboard has a well-curated curriculum of online materials that teach the design-thinking process and the industry-standard design tools and techniques.  Their career support is top-notch, as well. They helped me tailor my LinkedIn profile and resume to my new career, and provided insight into how to navigate a job search. I went into springboard 9 months ago knowing very little about UX design. Now I have a robust portfolio and feel confident in my ability to qualify for and succeed in a new role as a professional UX Designer.  

My top three pros for this course are the 1:1 mentorship throughout, the job guarantee/career support post completion, and the general layout or build of the curriculum. I had limited experience in design and changed careers, so those three pieces helped support, reassure, and guide me. The con to the course, like many online courses, is the remote-learn-on-your-own method. Springboard tried to help support you as much as possible with offering Slack feedback, advisors, additional and unlimited 1:1 mentorship sessions, but it wasn’t always immediate, so some struggle remained especially since I was novice. However, I think they offered more support than most would.

I really enjoyed the UX research Career course. I had spent a solid year studying on my own and even finding free courses online. I watched courses in LinkedIn, Skillshare, and of course youtube but I decided to make the leap and start the UX Design research course and got so much information from it. There was 25 segments, each divided into multiple units so you get the information fed to you at a manageable rate with plenty of examples, articles, videos and projects. To be honest, in the beginning I was very overwhelmed, my background was mechanics and tool repair with VERY LITTLE design, but I can certainly say I finished this a lot more confidently than I could have imagined and have already started on multiple projects before I even finished.  

I completed Springboard's UX/UI Career Track program and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking into a UX boot camp. I initially struggled between choosing the best boot camp for me and felt overwhelmed with the number of options out there. I recommend reaching out to someone on the Springboard team to get more information and talk about if this is the best option for you. Springboard's curriculum has equipped me well and given me the experience I need to begin my job search in this industry. Springboard also pairs you up with a real-life client as part of your last project and I believe that to be super valuable. Not only was I able to apply the design skills that I've learned throughout the course, but I was able to get real-life work experience and have a valuable project to add to my personal portfolio. The mentorship program is also great and another highlight of the program. I would recommend the boot camp to anyone who is serious about learning UX/UI design! 

To preface this review, I started this program while pursuing my Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design. Now although I had 3 years of schooling in Design I felt like the projects I was given didn't provide me with the real-life experience I needed to enter the industry with confidence. After researching various bootcamps I felt that Springboard provided the best option for the best cost. I ended up signing up for the UI/UX course because it contained an emphasis in not only visual design but also in user research and user experience. I wanted to make sure that when I completed my certification that not only would it provide me with some valuable portfolio pieces but that it would help me feel comfortable applying for a job in the field post graduation. Overall, this course exceeded my expectations the mentors were amazing and provided me with some very valuable feedback whether that was related to various assignments or career advice. As some who went to a university and has a degree in Design I don't think I would have gained the same experience and knowledge I gained from Springboard at school. The experience was truly phenomenal and I would recommend it to anyone (especially females interested in Tech!). 

Springboard is a well run organization that offers ample support and expertise in each field.   Students have access to mentors at many convenient times and a community that readily shares experiences and offers feedback.  The program is a great way to gain the foundational skills needed to enter a desired job market.

I am so thankful for my time at Springboard! The course is well laid out and designed to prepare students for a design role. I felt as though the projects contributed to my understanding of Sketch and made me more confident in my abilities to use new programs for design. By far, the best part of the course was my mentor. I struggled initially due to some personal issues, and he inspired and encouraged me to continue with the course, even when I fell behind. With his support and the support of Springboard's career coaches, I graduated this past month. (With a completed resume and portfolio website to boot!) To any future Springboard students reading this: Know that there is a lot of reading in the first few units that may make you feel overwhelmed. You'll make it through! Take a breath, and even if you fall behind, you will have all the resources to succeed. Good luck!!