AI is changing how designers work—but it doesn’t have to leave you behind. In this four-week course, you’ll learn actionable strategies to harness AI for research, ideation, prototyping, and testing, giving you the edge to thrive.
Course Summary

About this Course
AI is reshaping design—and for many designers, that brings uncertainty. Will AI replace key parts of the design process? How will your role evolve as AI becomes more integrated into teams and workflows?
AI for UX Design is designed to give you answers—and a clear path forward. Rather than offering a high-level overview of AI trends, this course equips you with practical, hands-on strategies you can immediately apply to speed up your workflow and amplify your output. These strategies are the same ones course creator Chrissy Welsh used as Design Director at ING to cut design task time by 50-80%.
Over four weeks, you’ll learn how to use AI as a partner: to streamline research, generate stronger ideas faster, create prototypes quicker, and free up more time for the parts of design that matter most.You'll leave with the confidence to integrate AI into your daily work—and to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving field.
Please note: due to mentor availability, our first cohort is limited to just 50 students and seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis.
Unique Course Structure to Maximize Learning
Weekly Video Lectures
Each week course creator Chrissy Welsh will explain core concepts via video lecture. Join live or watch asynchronously.

Peer Group Sessions
Later in the week you’ll meet in live, mentor-led peer group sessions to share insights and receive feedback on project work.


HaNds-on project work
After watching the video lecture you’ll have the opportunity to apply the AI techniques learned to weekly projects.

mentor feedback
You’ll also receive personalized written feedback on your project work from your expert mentor.
Who It’s For

MADE FOR Ambitious UX/PRODUCT DESIGN PROFESSIONALS
AI is rapidly changing design. This course is for professionals who want to take control of that opportunity—using AI to supercharge their workflows, creativity, and impact. It's perfect for:
🧑🎨 Mid-Senior Product & UX Designers
Designers with 2–5+ years of experience who are ready to sharpen their competitive edge by integrating AI into their daily process.
👥 Design Team Leads
Leaders who want to confidently guide their teams through the AI shift—improving efficiency and helping their team meet the increasing demands placed on them.
💼 Independent UX Consultants
Consultants & freelancers looking to broaden their service offerings, deliver projects faster than your competition, and offer clients innovative, AI-enhanced solutions.
Please note: This is NOT an introductory UX course—students should have a solid understanding of UX principles and tools like Figma, but no prior AI experience is required.
Have more questions about this course? Contact our admissions team.
Design Smarter with AI

YOU WILL LEARN
Course Curriculum
FOUNDATIONS & TOOLS EXPLORATION
Get hands-on with AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Figma AI plugins while learning where AI fits into the design process. Understand ethical considerations, responsible AI use, and how to craft effective prompts to get the best results.
RESEARCH & IDEATION
Use AI to streamline user research, generate personas, and develop journey maps. Learn how to analyze competitive insights and use AI as a creative thought partner to expand your ideation process.
DESIGN EXECUTION & TESTING
Discover how AI can accelerate prototyping and usability testing. Generate wireframes, automate test plans, and extract insights from research faster, making your design process more efficient.
WORKFLOW INTEGRATION & FUTURE PROOFING
Integrate AI into your daily workflow while balancing automation with human creativity. Learn how to measure AI’s impact, collaborate with AI-powered tools, and position yourself as a forward-thinking designer.
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Frequently Asked Questions
This course is intended for experienced UX/UI and product designers with at least two years of experience. Students will be expected to understand the full UX design process and have familiarity with standard design tools like Figma and/ or Adobe Suite. The course will teach you to use AI to make your design workflows more efficient and effective; it won't teach you the basics of UX.
If you’re just starting out in UX/UI design, we suggest taking UX Academy Foundations, a 4-8 week course that teaches the fundamentals to visual and user interface design.
In this course students will gain exposure to a wide range of AI-powered tools, including (but not limited to):
- Uizard
- ChatGPT
- Co-Pilot
- Midjourney
- DALL-E
- Perplexity
- Galileo
Students will be able to complete all coursework using free versions of various tools. Some students may opt to upgrade to paid versions, but this is not required and completely up to the discretion of the student.
Yes. Students who successfully complete the AI for UX Design course will receive a Certificate of Completion.
On Mondays at 12pm ET we will host a 90-minute live video lecture with the course creator on Livestorm. During this session you’ll be introduced to core concepts and see live demonstrations.
You’ll have the option of attending this session live or watching the video recording. Before attending your peer group session you should plan to watch this session and complete all the asynchronous lessons and exercises in the platform.
When you enroll in the course you will automatically be enrolled in this session on Livestorm.
Unique to the advanced courses Designlab offers, Peer Group Sessions are regularly scheduled meetings where you connect with other students in the course to discuss the course work. These are facilitated by a professional product designer who has expert-level experience in the topic of the course. The Peer Group Sessions for this course will be held weekly for 60 minutes each.
After you enroll in the course, you’ll be emailed a link to confirm the course details and select your peer group time. Typically, peer groups are held several days throughout the week at 12pm ET (9am PT) and 6pm ET (3pm PT).
You’ll meet with your peer group on the same day and at the same time each week of the course.
If you're interested in bundling this course with other advanced courses, you can save $200 for 2 courses, $375 for 3 courses, or $600 for 4 courses. To get started selecting your course bundle, go here.
We also offer a payment plan that allows you to pay half up front and half at the end of the course. To learn more, contact our admissions team.
Students should expect to spend 4 – 6 hours per week on coursework including time for the live lectures, self-paced lessons, practice projects, and peer group sessions. The following milestones will exist each week:
- Monday: New content is released and students have the option of attending the live video lecture or watching a recording which will be sent via email and uploaded to the platform.
- Wednesday, Thursday or Friday: Participants will meet with their mentor and peer group
- 48 hours after meeting with your peer group, you should submit your project work on the platform
- 48 hours after submitting your project work, you’ll receive feedback on your work from your mentor.
You can also unlock the next unit early by completing all lessons and project work ahead of the end-of-week deadline.
You’ll have some flexibility on when you complete coursework, but you should plan to have watched the recording of the video lecture, completed asynchronous lessons and completed exercises before meeting with your peer group.
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 email to advanced.admissions@designlab.com or set up a call with our admissions team.
Also, to help you with requesting reimbursement, feel free to copy / paste / edit the below email text:
Hi {Manager Name},
I’m writing to you about a course called AI for UX Design 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, and Product Designers who work at companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Google.
The course will cover:
- Integrating AI into UX workflows to improve research, ideation, prototyping, and testing while maintaining creativity and human oversight.
- Leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, Figma AI plugins, and Galileo to speed up design processes and generate high-quality insights and prototypes.
- Optimizing research and user testing with AI-assisted competitive analysis, persona creation, and usability test synthesis.
- Reducing design task time—course instructor Chrissy Welsh has used these techniques to cut design work by 50-80% in her role as UX Director at ING.
- Developing AI-powered workflows that enhance efficiency without sacrificing user-centered design principles.
The course format was specifically set up with working designers in mind and includes video lectures, asynchronous lessons, hands-on project work, and weekly peer group sessions facilitated by an expert in AI for UX.
The course costs $799 USD, and you can check out the course details [here].
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We’re happy to work with a team or company. Feel free to enroll everyone here or book a call with our team for information on multi-seat discounts, custom trainings, and more.
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