WHERE DESIGN BECOMES CRAFT

Advanced Design Craft is designed for working UI, UX, and product designers with at least 2 years of professional experience. While that’s the minimum requirement, we expect many participants will likely have 5+ years in the field.

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If you’re unsure whether you’re a good fit, please set up a time to speak to our admissions team.

This is a studio-style program that blends asynchronous coursework with live sessions and individual mentorship. Each week, you’ll complete hands-on project work and join a small-group session facilitated by one of our Designlab Design Fellows — experienced senior product designers.

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You’ll also meet 1-on-1 with your designated Design Fellow twice over the course of the program to dive deeper into your goals, project work, or career development.

We recommend planning for 10-12 hours per week. That includes live sessions, async content, and project work. The time commitment will vary based on how quickly you work, but this is designed to be a meaningful investment — and like any real growth, it takes effort. The more you put in, the more you’ll gain.

The program is organized over eight weeks with a clear weekly cadence:

• Weeks 1–8: Asynchronous content + hands-on project work
  
  
• Weeks 1–8: Weekly studio sessions with your peer group and Designlab Fellow
  
  
• Week 1–4: First 1-on-1 mentor session
  
  
• Week 5–8: Second 1-on-1 mentor session
  
  

Each element builds on the last, guiding you toward a polished capstone project in the final two weeks of the program.

Both. The program combines flexible asynchronous learning — to fit your schedule — with live engagement moments that bring structure, accountability, and community. These include weekly studio sessions and 1-on-1 mentorship.

Every program participant gets two 60-minute video sessions with one of our Designlab Design Fellows. These are scheduled directly between you and the Design Fellow facilitating your weekly group sessions — the first during the first half of the program, and the second during the second half.

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You can use these sessions however is most helpful: to review project work, talk through design challenges, get feedback on your portfolio, or discuss your career goals.

Each week, you’ll meet for a 90-minute studio session with a small group of peers, facilitated by one of our senior Designlab Design Fellows. These sessions are where you’ll share in-progress work, give and receive critique, and build your design judgment.

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When you enroll, you’ll select your peer group time — we offer multiple time slots during the week, including both 12pm ET and 6pm ET on various days. If none of those times work, contact admissions, and we’ll do our best to accommodate you.

The course includes four progressively challenging projects that simulate real-world product design work:

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1. Flashcard App — A focused mobile project on hierarchy, spacing, and core interactions
   
   
2. Scheduling App — A multi-pane desktop UI focused on navigation and data-heavy design
   
   
3. Calculator App — A highly polished mobile UI with fine-tuned micro-interactions
   
   
4. Shared Budgeting App — A complex, multi-user interface focused on feedback and transparency
   
   

Each project is paired with detailed lessons and critique opportunities to help you level up your skills.

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In the final phase of the course, you’ll create a self-directed capstone project that pulls everything together. You can choose from a list of suggested prompts or propose your own idea.

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You’ll submit a short proposal, get feedback, and use the final weeks to create a high-quality case study you can proudly share in your portfolio — with continued feedback and support from your Designlab Fellow and peers along the way.

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Yes. Enrollees will have the option to pay a $500 deposit to secure their seat in the program, with the remainder billed when the program starts. Enrollees may also pay the full amount up front if they prefer.

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Absolutely! Many of our students’ tuition is sponsored by their employer. If you have any questions about how to do this when you’re enrolling for the course, please reach out via our Help Center contact form.

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Also, to help you with requesting reimbursement, feel free to copy / paste / edit the below email text:

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Hi {Manager Name}

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I’m writing to you about a course called Advanced Design Craft that I’d love to enroll in using my learning & development budget. The course is on Designlab, a platform that’s trained thousands of UX / UI / Product Designers who work at companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Google.

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The course is designed to help me:

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• Sharpen my visual design judgment and polish
• Build mastery in layout, spacing, and component design
• Learn best practices for cross-platform design patterns
• Create a high-quality, portfolio-ready capstone project
• Collaborate in weekly critique sessions with other experienced designers

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The course format was specifically set up with working designers in mind and is a mix of asynchronous lessons, hands-on project work, and weekly studio sessions facilitated by a senior product designer. The course costs $1,999 USD, and you can check out the course details here.

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Thanks,
{Your Name}

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We welcome small team enrollments and can often accommodate multiple participants from the same company. Please contact advanced.admissions@designlab.com to coordinate or set up a call with our team.

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Due to the hands-on nature of the course and limited seats, larger group enrollments may be limited, and all participants must meet the experience requirements to ensure a consistent and valuable cohort experience.

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Advanced Design Craft is backed by The Designlab Happiness Promise. After you've fully participated in the course, if you're not satisfied, you can get your money back. Read more here.

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