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Resources for Design Students

Discover the best online tools, communities, and learning platforms to help you build your portfolio, master your craft, and launch your design career.

Responsive Design

Learn the principles of responsive design to create websites and apps that look and function perfectly on any device, from desktop to mobile.

Setting Up Context in Design Critiques

Learn how to set the stage for effective design critiques. Provide the right context to get actionable, constructive feedback and improve your designs.

Systems Thinking in UX Design

Master systems thinking to design cohesive, scalable products. Learn to see the bigger picture and understand how every part of a design connects.

Structuring your Figma Files

Learn best practices for organizing your Figma files to improve collaboration, maintain consistency, and speed up your design workflow.

Figma Community

Learn how to leverage the Figma Community to find free resources, plugins, and templates to streamline your workflow and level up your designs.

Intro to using Figma

Learn the basics of Figma to start designing your own websites and apps. This guide covers the essential tools and features you need to know.

Measuring Success in UX

Learn how to define and measure success in UX. This guide covers key metrics and analytics to prove the value and impact of your design decisions.

Heuristic Evaluation

Learn how to conduct a heuristic evaluation to identify usability problems and improve your product's user experience with Nielsen's 10 principles.

Intro to Design Systems

A beginner's guide to building, implementing, and maintaining a design system. Learn how to create consistency and scale your designs.

Figma Slides

Learn to design stunning presentations and pitch decks using Figma. Ditch the boring templates and stand out with professional, custom slides.

Gestalt Principles

Master the Gestalt Principles of perception to create powerful, intuitive, and visually harmonious designs that captivate and guide your users.

Day in the Life of a Product Designer

Take a peek into the daily routine of a Product Designer. See how they balance meetings, design work, and cross-functional collaboration.

Behavioral Interviews for UX Designers

Master the STAR method and ace your UX design interviews. Learn to tell compelling stories that showcase your skills and land the job.

Design Affordances

Learn what design affordances are and how to use them to create intuitive, user-friendly designs that guide people to interact with your product.

Digital Accessibility

Learn the principles of digital accessibility and how to create inclusive designs that can be used and understood by all people, regardless of ability.

Product Management Recruiting: Ask Me Anything

​No slides, no script—just real talk. In this open Q&A session, join PM coach Rosaalie S. for the chance to ask anything about breaking into product management. From resumes and referrals to interview prep and offer negotiations, nothing is off the table. ​Whether you're exploring your first APM program or navigating a career pivot into PM, this session is your space to get honest answers and practical advice from someone who’s been in your shoes (and made it through). Bring your questions and prepare to gain insights!

Technical Program Manager: The On-site Take-Home

Land a Technical Program Manager job! Practice working through this real take-home assignment, showing you how to demonstrate program management and communication skills.

Slack Take-Home: A PM's Response Deck

See this example of how a PM cracked the Slack take-home case study interview.

Consulting vs. Product Management: Which is for you?

A framework for ambitious professionals to decide between a career in consulting or product management.