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Designlab

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Designlab is an online training provider that teaches in-demand UX/UI design skills through their UX Academy and short courses. Designlab’s top-tier online programs connect students with expert design mentors, empowering them to launch and advance their career in digital design. Whether students are transitioning into UX design with Designlab’s flagship UX Academy or refining their skills through advanced courses designed for seasoned designers and design teams, Designlab offers meticulously crafted programs to help learners achieve their goals.

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.

To apply for the UX Academy, applicants need to fill out an online application, and schedule a call with a Designlab representative. Applicants should have a love of good design, a grounding in design fundamentals, and commitment and resilience.

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  • Samantha Sahagun
    Samantha Sahagun
    Student • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Mar 14, 2023
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    Well-paced and Helpful

    Your bootcamp experience is really what you make of it. You can either do the bare-minimum to do the assignments and mentor sessions, OR you can do further reading on the additional articles/resources that DesignLab provides and ask additional questions with your mentor. Doing the ladder, the experience has been so useful in ensuring that I am making the right decisions with my career change and receiving guidance to help with my "What's Next?" step in life.

    Foundations is a great...
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  • Elyse Langer
    Elyse Langer
    Education Consultant • Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Mar 13, 2023
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    Designlab is Amazing

    I learned so much about UX/UI Design from Designlab’s lessons, projects, and mentoring process. It’s amazing to look back at my early designs in the Foundations course just eight weeks ago to see how much progress I made. I recommend this program so highly!
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  • Annie Tien
    Annie Tien
    Student • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Mar 09, 2023
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    The best introductory course with zero design experience!

    I had zero design experience going in but UX Academy Foundations provided me all that I need to grasp design basics. It was valuable experience and I could not recommend it enough for anyone looking to make a career change into UI/UX Design! All the course are implemented with lessons, tutorials (Figma or Sketch that they give you free for a year), and projects to help give you a feel of what it's like to tackle real life projects as a designer. They also pair you up 1-1 with a mentor th...
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  • Ilya Kalinin
    Ilya Kalinin
    Student • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Mar 08, 2023
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    Excellent course!!!

    The course is easy to follow and understand. The lessons are straightforward. This course also provides optional lessons for those who need them. The assignments are challenging in the right way. Also, the mentors give honest and helpful feedback. Overall the experience is great and there is a lot to learn. :)
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  • Vanessa Peterson
    Vanessa Peterson
    Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Mar 08, 2023
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    Learn all of the basics in a self-paced, fun format

    The course material is important to review and learn to understand the basics, but in my opinion, your mentor will make or break your experience. Having a knowledgeable, empathetic mentor will be the key to your learning and advancing your skills. They will be the ones to teach you all the nuances and look at things in a different way. Their years of experience will flow to you in little tips and tricks from what they've learned. If you come prepared for your mentor sess...
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  • Desmonay
    Desmonay
    Shurn • Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Mar 07, 2023
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    So glad I took the leap!

    Designlab was a great experience for me. The mentor that I was paired with was extremely helpful and did everything she could to make sure that I understood the assignments and completed the projects to the best of my ability. The curriculum was pretty impressive. I felt like it covered a wide range of information but it didn't feel overwhelming at all. Although I've only just completed the Foundations course, I plan to continue straight into the Academy. If you're looking to make a care...
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  • Ryan  Emmans
    Ryan Emmans
    Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Mar 07, 2023
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    Great intro to UI design and preparation for UX Academy

    If you continue on to UX Academy, this course is basically free! The curriculum is very thorough, well planned, and seamlessly structured. The student portal makes it super easy to keep track of all assignments and timelines. My mentor was great and really knew when to challenge me and provided tons of professional insight to my endless questions. We had calls twice a week, and this held me accountable while also keeping my workload realistic. Communicating with the admissions staff was ...
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  • Laura Mueller
    Laura Mueller
    Teacher • Student • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Mar 05, 2023
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    DesignLab foundations

    The foundations course through DesignLab was a great introduction to visual and UI design. The coursework was easy to follow and navigate. The project time estimates were accurate. I really appreciated working with my mentor. She was amazing!
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  • Jessica Bianucci
    Jessica Bianucci
    Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Mar 03, 2023
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    Great Intro Program

    I had a wonderful experience with Designlab's Foundations course. I was able to get the basics of Figma down and feel quite comfortable with the design side of the program now. I learned the basics of design thinking and the UI process. I have taken a course before at my local city college and Designlab's was much easier to follow. I felt I gained exactly what I was looking for. I am looking forward to hopefully continuing on with their Academy. 
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  • Mady Scopp
    Mady Scopp
    Jr. UX Designer • Graduate • 3. UX Academy (Full-time) • Online
    Mar 01, 2023
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    Amazing experience that enabled me to make a career change

    I had a bachelor's degree in psychology but was unsure of what direction I wanted to go with my career. As I researched more and more about UX design, I thought it could be what I was looking for all along; it combined my love of design and problem solving, and would also enable me to apply my psychology background. While researching the different UX bootcamps, UX Academy stood out to me the most. The option to do it full or part-time, the mentorship program, group critiques, rigorous co...
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  • Margot Field
    Margot Field
    Graduate • 2. UX Academy (Part-time) • Online
    Mar 01, 2023
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    Challenging but Approachable and Supportive

    I took DesignLab's Foundations course and their UX Academy. I compared several different boot camps and DesignLab seemed to be the best value. I was attracted by their job guarantee, but it should be noted that there are a lot of caveats to that. You have to finish on time and you're disqualified from the refund if you're offered any kind of work, paid or not. I think that's fair but it's just to say that it's a program you should only do if you're serious and committed to it. It's a lot...
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  • Christelle Panumpabi
    Christelle Panumpabi
    UX Designer • Graduate • 2. UX Academy (Part-time) • Online
    Feb 19, 2023
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    Affordable, Engaging, and Supportive. You get what you put in

    I really enjoyed my time at DesignLab. I am thankful for all of my mentors who supported me throughout my learning experience. You only get what you put in, so if you work hard, the hard work will pay off. 
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  • Na Ma
    Na Ma
    Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Feb 17, 2023
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    Amazing experience

    I recently completed the Foundation course at DesignLab, and I have to say it was an incredible experience. As someone with zero design background, I was looking for a way to gain some foundational knowledge and get a sense of what a career in this field might entail, and DesignLab definitely delivered. The curriculum was well-structured and covered a range of topics, and each module built upon the previous one. The platform was well-designed and easy to use, and the pace of the program ...
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  • Henry Yeary
    Henry Yeary
    Student • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Feb 15, 2023
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    DesignLab UX Foundations = Worth It!

    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...
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  • Stephen Grady
    Stephen Grady
    Student • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Feb 10, 2023
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    UXA Foundations Experience

    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 an...
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  • Kristine Truong
    Kristine Truong
    Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Feb 04, 2023
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    A great introduction to UX design

    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! 
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  • Wendy Hochhalter
    Wendy Hochhalter
    Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Feb 03, 2023
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    Well-structured, easy to follow lessons.

    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...
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  • Estella Hoang
    Estella Hoang
    Student • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Feb 02, 2023
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    Consistent, Helpful, and Amazing

    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....
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  • Gina Blanco
    Gina Blanco
    Student • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Feb 01, 2023
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    UX Foundations Course

    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.
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  • Alexandra Zouharis
    Alexandra Zouharis
    UX Designer • Graduate • 2. UX Academy (Part-time) • Online
    Jan 20, 2023
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    Fantastic Opportunity to break into industry

    I loved my experience at design lab. You have to put in the work to reap the benefits but I gained so much knowledge, a strong portfolio, and a ton of connection to help get into the job market. Breaking into UX is hard, I can't lie - but you have so many people around you supporting you throughout the entire process.
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Designlab Alumni Reviews Summary

Based on 700+ Designlab alumni reviews on Course Report, students consistently praise the hands-on projects, 1-on-1 mentorship from industry professionals, and the comprehensive UX/UI design curriculum. A student shared, "Designlab is a very solid introduction into the world of UX/UI design... Before you know it, you have the confidence to start making your own icons and building a brand." Some critiques, however, mention the reliance on Discord for community interaction, which some found less professional than alternatives like Slack.
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How much does Designlab cost?

Designlab costs around $8,499. On the lower end, some Designlab courses like 1. UX Academy Foundations cost $499.

What courses does Designlab teach?

Designlab offers courses like 1. UX Academy Foundations, 2. UX Academy (Part-time), 3. UX Academy (Full-time), 4. Data-Driven Design and 8 more.

Where does Designlab have campuses?

Designlab teaches students Online in a remote classroom.

Is Designlab worth it?

Designlab hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 827 Designlab alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Designlab on Course Report - you should start there!

Is Designlab legit?

We let alumni answer that question. 827 Designlab alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Designlab and rate their overall experience a 4.78 out of 5.

Does Designlab offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?

Right now, it doesn't look like Designlab offers scholarships or accepts the GI Bill. We're always adding to the list of schools that do offer Exclusive Course Report Scholarships and a list of the bootcamps that accept the GI Bill.

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You can read 827 reviews of Designlab on Course Report! Designlab alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Designlab and rate their overall experience a 4.78 out of 5.

Is Designlab accredited?

While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. Designlab doesn't yet share information about their accreditation status.

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