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Program Overview

Our UX Design Immersive empowers the next generation of young problem-solvers and start-ups in Los Angeles. With hybrid learning environments, industry mentors, and paid work experience, learners gain future-proof skills and confidence to thrive in digital careers and entrepreneurship.

Program Outcomes

  • Demostrated use of strategic methods to gather ccustomer and stakeholder insights and apply them to real world projects.
  • Effectively analyzed user needs, business goals, and technical constraints to design viable solutions to business problems.
  • Granularly researched, organized and collaborated cross-functionally to manage content and design sustainable structures, tools, and workflows for client projects.
  • Intently structured and presented complex information in ways that make sense to customers and stakeholders.
  • Ascetically visualized complex concepts and processes through sketches, wireframes, prototypes and presentations.
  • Collaboratively worked on cross disciplinary teams of peers, mentors, and vendors in an agile product development environment.
  • Facilitated workshops, project stand-ups, iteration planning meetings (IPMs) and group sessions that fostered team work and diverse perspectives toward collective goals.

Lecture Topics

UX Research

UX Design

Design Process

Heuristics

Usability

Content Strategy

Information Archetecture

Cohort Details

  • 12 hours a week for five-weeks.
  • 6 creators spilt into two teams.
  • 2 vendors, one per team.

Program Structure

A 4-week agile design sprint.

The Process

What to Expect

  • Sr. Designers teach and lead participants through a 4-week agile design sprint.
  • 3 days a week, 4 hours a day. (M,W,F)
  • Creators participate in lectures and workshops, while simultaneously working in teams of three on vendor projects.
  • Creators develop portfolios, resumes and network.
  • Vendors gain valuable insights, streamline workflows, and enhance their product offerings.

Program Eligibility

This program is designed to empower creators and entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities. While our priority is to serve these groups, all motivated individuals are encouraged to apply.

Creators

  • Must be 16-30 y.o.
  • Must commit to the full 5-week training
  • Must demonstrate motivation and interest to learn  UX design.
  • Successfully complete interview process.

Vendors

  • Must be a start-up bakery or small local business in Los Angeles.
  • Must be able to provide 6 months of bank statements.
  • Ability to cover cost of domain and web hosting.
  • Agree to share customer, and operations data.