Design Your Way To Success

Anyone interested in learning the basics of design is welcome to take this course! You do not need any previous design experience to take Design 101. 

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This course is for people who do not have a design background or title, but find themselves needing to understand design best practices in their work. 

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This course is NOT intended to help someone become a practicing designer, but rather will help improve your visual communication skills for the design work that you are doing in your role. If you’re looking to become a full-time UX designer we recommend our UX Academy Foundations course.

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If you are interested in becoming a UX/UI designer you should take our UX Academy Foundations course which is the prerequisite for UX Academy. 

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Design 101 is not intended for anyone who is interested in becoming a professional designer. 

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If you’re not sure which course is the right fit for you, please reach out to our admissions team.

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Good memory! Some years ago we did have a course called Design 101, but that course eventually turned into what is now UX Academy Foundations, our intro course for those wishing to transition to a career in UX/ UI design. This new Design 101 has been created specifically for non designers who still find themselves having to do design work in their role.

Yes. Students who successfully complete the Design 101 course will receive a certificate that can be shared on Linkedin.

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 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. You’ll be able to choose from the following peer group times: 

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• Wednesdays at 12pm ET (9am PT)  
• Wednesdays at 6pm ET (3pm PT)
• Thursdays at 12pm ET (9am PT)
• Fridays at 12pm ET (9am PT)

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You’ll meet with your peer group on the same day and at the same time each week of the course.

Students should expect to spend 3 - 5 hours per week on coursework including time for self-paced lessons, practice projects, and peer group sessions. The following milestones will exist each week:

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• Monday: New content is released.
• 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. 

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You can also unlock the next unit early by completing all lessons and project work ahead of the end-of-week deadline.

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You’ll have some flexibility on when you complete coursework, but you should plan to complete all of the lessons, how-to guides, and exercises in that unit before your peer group session each week.

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 for more information or contact 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 Design 101 that I’d love to enroll in using my learning & development budget. The course is on Designlab, a platform that’s trained thousands of designers who work at companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Google. The course is specifically geared towards people who are not designers and is intended to teach me how to:

• Apply fundamental design concepts
• Effectively use color and typography
• Practice applying design to real-world projects
• Evaluate and communicate about design work

The course format was specifically set up with working professionals in mind and is a mix of asynchronous lessons, hands-on project work, and weekly peer group sessions facilitated by an expert in design. The course costs $799 USD, and you can check out the course details here.

Thanks,

{Your Name}

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We’re happy to work with a team or company. For information on multi-seat discounts for 5+ students, custom trainings, and more contact our admissions team.

Design 101 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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