We’re excited to do even more in 2022 🤩 Webinars & Video Content Our aim is to provide support to aspiring designers from groups who are largely underrepresented in the design industry this includes Black, Indigenous, non-Black people of color, women, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and members of other historically underrepresented groups.Īs of December 2021, we’ve given out over $300,000 in scholarships to students entering our UX Academy program-following through on our commitment to open doors and increase diversity, equity, and representation in the design space. Since March 2020, we've been running our Diversify Design Scholarship with the intent to build equity by promoting diversity and achieve a more inclusive representation in the design community. Mentor Spotlight: Cassandra Cappello, Product Design Lead at TouchBistro.Mentor Spotlight: Katarina Loughlin, Senior UX Designer at Audible.Mentor Spotlight: Kim Ho, Product Designer at Netflix.Mentor Spotlight: Courtney Leonard, Product Designer at Apple Podcasts.You can also check out these mentor spotlights to learn more about their individual stories and backgrounds:
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Notion Tips: How to Organize Your Design Sprints.Why are Stakeholder Interviews So Important in UX Research?.Finding Your Best Fit: Which UX Environment is Right for You?.Our mentor network is a global community, with mentors from over 50 countries 🌍Ĭheck out these mentor-written blog posts to learn more about their various areas of interest and specialization: We now have over 500 mentors with an amazing breadth and depth of experience, from startups to Fortune 500 companies to freelancers. Our mentor community also grew considerably. Meet Anthony: From Architect to Junior UX/UI Designer at Toyota North America.
Meet Vicky: From Marketing and Communications Assistant to Interaction Designer at HP.Meet Benedetto: From Lead Interior Designer at WeWork to Senior UX/UI Designer at Facebook.Meet Amy: From Music and Events Producer to Product Designer at Pinterest.Check out our success stories about recent graduates who’ve landed their dream jobs, for example: Impressive Hiring OutcomesĪfter a challenging 2020, the hiring landscape started to pick up and our community began to see some strong traction in the job market. 173 portfolio-worthy projects were submitted and only five were selected as winners-two of which were from Designlab students 🏆Ĭheck out the winning Designlab teams and their projects here. In total there were 520 registrations from 20 different bootcamp programs across the US, Canada, and UK. Hundreds of UX design bootcamp students participated in this portfolio-worthy creative challenge-including 65 Designlab students! Three teams with Designlab learners received honorable mentionsĭesignlab students were invited to participate in the Adobe XD UX Bootcamp Creative Jam in partnership with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Plus, two additional teams in the top 10.A learner from Designlab and her partner received 2nd place!.Teams of students from Designlab participated in the Adobe XD Creative Jam with Scholastic Books in November, and did really well! Our community also found ways to actively take part in third-party challenges and hackathons with our design partners, like Adobe XD 🤩 Adobe XD x Scholastic Watch this webinar for more info about what the SLC worked on 👀 2021 marked the launch of our very own Student Life Committee (SLC), a completely student-led initiative to iterate and improve the community experience. Here's a short recap of the last 12 months… Student Life Committeeīy far, the most exciting part of the year for our team was watching our growing community evolve and find new ways to participate, network, and improve their skills through active involvement. It was a full, action-packed year for the Designlab team and community of students, mentors, and alumni-to whom we remain incredibly grateful for. It was also a year of reinvention and reimagination, as so many of us took charge of our careers after having more time and space to think intentionally about the shape of our lives. While it didn't quite capture the global highs and lows of 2020, the entire period felt like a year in limbo as we slowly started to recover from COVID and the world re-opened (and re-closed) in fits and starts.
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