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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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  • jane
    jane
    training and documentation specialist • Student • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Jan 31, 2022
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    UX Academy Foundations

    Excellent course.  Lots of great support from mentors and counselors. The workload is heavy if you have no design experience. However, you will gain valuable practical UI design skills that can be applied in the workforce.
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  • jessica
    jessica
    Student • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Jan 29, 2022
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    Loved it!

    I had been self learning UX/Ui for the last year, I had learned a lot, but was lacking in confidence when trying to apply it. This course filled the gaps for me, I have walked away feeling confident in the design decisions I make and feel ready to explain those to a team and my employer. The mentor sessions did a lot to help that process along. this is a really well-built course that at no point was stale! it kept me challenged and engaged. 
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  • Alexandria VanWitzenburg
    Alexandria VanWitzenburg
    UX Designer • Graduate • 2. UX Academy (Part-time) • Online
    Jan 28, 2022
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    UX Academy

    I started my UX journey trying to watch tutorials and learn independently but quickly realized that wasn't effective for me. I spent a lot of time researching UX Bootcamp's and finally settled on Designlab due to positive reviews and tuition costs. I enrolled in foundations, figuring if I didn't love it, I wouldn't enroll in the academy. I've now graduated from the UX Academy and gained full-time employment (which is really the ultimate goal) and can confidently say Designlab is overall ...
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  • Isaac
    Isaac
    Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Jan 25, 2022
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    Challenging and fun

    I came to Designlab after self-teaching design through coursera over the past year.  It had been put on my radar a few years prior, but hadn't been a place to follow through with it.  I wanted something a bit more structured, and to have a bit more feedback and guidance.  I was also interested in UI/UX, as the industry seems to be budding, and checks all the boxes for me.  
    I'm super pleased to have taken the Designlab foundations course.  In the short span I took part, I learned a lo...
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  • Mckenzie
    Mckenzie
    Student • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Jan 24, 2022
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    Challenging in the right way

    As a career switcher with a little knowledge about design as a whole, the foundations course was great! My mentor and I hit it off fairly quickly and even had the same sense of humor, he always made sure to explain things to me in multiple ways to make sure the information really drove home. There were a few assignments that I felt were just challenging enough for someone like me who has a past in art, I was able to actually learn new information through each unit. The staff is super fri...
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  • Lenny
    Lenny
    teacher • Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Jan 24, 2022
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    Great course!!

    This course was well organized.  Each students gets a mentor they meet with each week.   Mine was incredibly valuable my success in the course and in understanding the content.  Responses were quick and they offer so many resources through the course itself and through slack and other students.   I feel more knowledgeable and prepared to move on to the part-time 28 week course.   
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  • Levi Barraclough
    Levi Barraclough
    Student • Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Jan 21, 2022
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    Foundations Student

    I enjoyed the projects and really valued the time spent with my mentor as she helped me establish the basic skills I was hoping to develop. I appreciated that there was a part time pace for the course which was flexible with my full time work schedule. This course was much more than I thought it would be.
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  • Matthew McPhail
    Matthew McPhail
    Designer • Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Jan 16, 2022
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    UX Academy Foundations

    For anyone looking to consider the UX/UI career fields but not quite sure what it entails, this course is a perfect match. It will introduce you to basic design principles, including typography, space, composition and color. From there, it’ll immerse you in the UX tool of your choice (I chose Figma), and challenge you with many different types of lessons, from layout recreations to teach the basics, ending with a 10-hour design challenge to bring together everything you’ve learned. 
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  • Cassandra
    Cassandra
    Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Jan 15, 2022
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    UX Academy Foundations

    From someone who had no prior knowledge of Figma or UX/UI Design, I highly recommend this course! Before taking this course, I debated about going for a masters because of the lack of experience in this field. Now that I have successfully completed UX Academy Foundations, I feel more prepared and ready for UX Academy bootcamp! This course consists of eight units that are laid out for you so that you can succeed if you put the time in. There is a lot of information only for your benefit i...
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  • Mert
    Mert
    Student • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Jan 13, 2022
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    Fun and addicting

    I  am marketing undergraduate and I wanted to have a design experience. This is a fairly new field so there are not that many information available on youtube that I found useful.I signed up for designlab foundations and I was amazed by how much I learned in just 4 weeks. The courses are very straightforward and designed very well for a person who has no clue about ux. My mentor was amazing. he helped me a lot for understanding figma, ui, design principals,ux careers and the future of de...
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  • Allan Wu
    Allan Wu
    Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Jan 10, 2022
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    UX Academy Foundations

    Designlab's UX Foundations is my first on many levels.  This is my first bootcamp course.  This is my first online course.  This is my first exposure to the UX industry.  Of course (pun intended) everybody's first experience is memorable, but not everybody's first experience is favorable.  The overall Designlab experience is very favorable from beginning to now.  I came away with a skillset in UX/UI that I feel confident in as I move forward.  The knowledge I gained from the course and m...
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  • Erin
    Erin
    Student • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Jan 10, 2022
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    UX Academy Foundations

    I took this part-time Foundations course to prep me for Designlab's full-time UX Academy course, since I had very little design experience or education. I LOVED it. The emphasis was definitely on visual design basics and fundamentals, which I found very helpful for my situation. I don't have experience in any other bootcamp so it's hard to know what to compare it to, but I was constantly bragging to my partner about how well organized the course is, how much I loved the structure, how in...
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  • Rachel
    Rachel
    Visual Designer • Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Dec 09, 2021
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    UX Academy Foundations

    Everything you need in a bootcamp from lectures, projects, to student community, and mentorship. 
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  • Brandon C.
    Brandon C.
    Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Dec 07, 2021
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    A great starter course that helped connect the dot

    I've been looking into a career switch and have always been interested in web design/graphics/etc. After checking a bunch of articles and videos I learned more about UX design and saw a few recommendations for Designlab's UX Academy. Since I didn't have a portfolio to submit with my application I took this foundation's course. I managed to completed the full time track (~20hr week) while working a full time job. The pace was great and my weekly meetings with my mentor were a huge help fi...
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  • Fabiola Jaime
    Fabiola Jaime
    Collections Specialist • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Dec 06, 2021
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    Currrent Student

    When I applied to DesignLab, I was completely unaware of how much of a great fit it was for me. It is a very supportive environment, with an emphasis on providing hands on experience and providing a solid foundation to the design world.  The faculty is very caring and understanding and has a genuine interest in students' success. There is a lot of potential to get involved in research, and a lot of students make use of those opportunities. You simply will not get an on-hand exper...
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  • Tazz Richards
    Tazz Richards
    Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Dec 05, 2021
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    Designlab Foundations - good for basic design and Figma

    I started Foundations knowing just a little bit of design, and had a pretty good handle on graphics programs like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. These helped in learning the core software for Foundations, and the UI/UX industry Figma. I would say that just learning Figma has helped my skill set for finding a career. Along with learning the software, I picked up a lot of good information on basic web and app design, color theory and typography. My mentor was very talented and had a crit...
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  • Sophie
    Sophie
    UX Designer • Graduate • 2. UX Academy (Part-time) • Online
    Dec 03, 2021
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    Foundations + UX Academy review

    Because I didn't have any background in UX/UI design, I took the Foundations course before applying to UX Academy. I really enjoyed the Foundations course and I also had an great mentor who taught me a lot. UX Academy itself is intense but I've learned so much and have landed a UX Design job quickly after graduating. The hard work pays off! I did thorough research before choosing Designlab by comparing programs online but also by asking people in the field which programs they recommend. ...
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  • Britt
    Britt
    Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Nov 30, 2021
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    Great experience; eager for more

    I started Designlab's UX Academy Foundations course in October. I attended part-time (10-15 hours a week) for 8 weeks. I did heavy research on programs; a Designlab mentor on the UX design subreddit ultimately tipped me over in favor of Designlab. I just completed the foundations course this week and wow, it was a very rewarding experience. I learned a lot in a short period of time and I walked away with many tangible skills, including using Figma and understanding UI design principles. ...
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  • Nidhi Jha
    Nidhi Jha
    Student • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Nov 19, 2021
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    Ux Foundations

    Im glad i picked design lab for learning ux designing. They gave the best content. The people who work for design lab are it's assets. They go out of the way to help students to accommodate their needs. Super approachable and very understanding. The content itself is well organized, easy to follow with videos and lots of project work for practice. 
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  • Jessie
    Jessie
    Graduate • 1. UX Academy Foundations • Online
    Nov 12, 2021
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    Great experience

    I'm really glad I took this course. As advertised, it got me up to speed on basic UI/design knowledge so that I'm ready for the UX design bootcamp. DesignLab's customer service is extremely responsive via email, which I really appreciate.
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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 10 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. 833 Designlab alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Designlab on Course Report - you should start there!

Is Designlab legit?

We let alumni answer that question. 833 Designlab alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Designlab and rate their overall experience a 4.78 out of 5.

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You can read 833 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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