Cohort calls twice a week
Tuesday is a teaching session, Thursday is critique night. Cameras on, ten-minute turns, one rule: say what you would try next.
Live online UX design course
Learn product design by getting critiqued every week.
Draftboard Studio is an eight-week online course for people who can already open Figma and want to design something a stranger could use. You ship one real case study, get written and spoken feedback from working designers, and leave with a portfolio piece you are not embarrassed to send.
Past cohorts
- Designers have finished the course
- 640
- Weeks from first brief to final case study
- 8
- Students per live cohort
- 14
- Average rating out of five
- 4.7
How the course works
One project, start to finish
You redesign the booking flow of a small real business, from messy sketches to a clickable prototype and a case study that explains your choices.
A mentor who reads your work
Each student is paired with a practising designer for two 25-minute reviews. They mark up your Figma file with comments, not vague praise.
A studio channel that stays open
The cohort chat keeps going after week eight. Alumni post job leads, trade portfolio feedback and run a monthly sketch-off.
Eight weeks, eight deliverables
Every week ends with something you can show a hiring manager.
- Week 1
Interview three real users
Learn to write a screener, run a thirty-minute call and pull out the one sentence that changes your brief.
- Week 2
Map the journey and pick a problem
Turn interview notes into a journey map, then defend the single problem you will solve.
- Weeks 3–4
Sketch, test, sketch again
Paper wireframes, a guerrilla test with five strangers and a one-page list of what broke.
- Weeks 5–6
Build the prototype
Components, spacing, type and a clickable flow in Figma, with a design review at the end of each week.
- Week 7
Write the case study
Structure the story so a recruiter understands your decision in ninety seconds.
- Week 8
Demo day
Present to a panel of three hiring designers and get a scorecard you can quote in applications.
Pick how much feedback you want
All plans include the full video library and lifetime access to the studio channel.
Split across two months at no extra cost
Watch & build
Self-paced with templates.
$290 / course
- Recorded lessons and file templates
- Community channel
- Peer review swaps
Live cohort
The course as designed.
$890 / course
- Tuesday and Thursday live sessions
- Weekly written critique
- Demo day panel
Cohort + mentor
Add a one-to-one mentor.
$1,290 / course
- Two 25-minute mentor reviews
- Portfolio teardown
- Referral to hiring partners
Questions from applicants
Do I need a design background?
No degree is required, but you should already be comfortable with Figma frames and auto layout. A free pre-work module covers the rest.
How many hours does the course take each week?
Plan on six to eight: four hours of project work, two live calls and an hour of peer review.
What if I miss a live session?
Every call is recorded and captioned within two hours, and you can submit critique questions in writing.
Is there a refund?
You can leave within seven days of the first live call for a full refund, no explanation needed.
Apply for the next cohort
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