Interaction Design Foundation

This Bootcamp was an experience of growth for me. I strongly recommend it for people with some knowledge in UX Design. The price was fair, and the quality of the curriculum guides you to build a well-structured portfolio, ready to job hunt. I was lucky to find an experienced mentor. Hannah gave me tons of advice. Her experience in the field brought a new perspective on things I needed to improve. She provided feedback on my interview skills too. A session with a recruiter helped to support this. Overall, it was an excellent opportunity to advance in my career. Although, you must have discipline, follow the suggested schedule, or create yours. But have some structure to get the benefits of the whole process.

Strongly recommend this bootcamp for people who already has basic knowledge of UX and want to improve your portfolio for job hunt. My mentor Sunit Sharma is very nice and helpful. He gave me great comments and feedback. I found my project and portfolio improved greatly after taking his advice. The only downside about this bootcamp is that it really depends on self work since you don't have a schedule to stick with. So it is only effective if you're efficient and productive. Overall, I had a great experience. The price is also very reasonable and I'm happy with what I got.

This is the best choice out there I've ever known for those who already had some knowledge or experience in UX Design and are looking to enter this field. With a much better price compared with popular bootcamps, you will come out with your own website showing several solid portfolios (which also depend on your personal effort). For me, the ROI is higher than other bootcamps out there. I think prerequisite is you already knew about UX Design and are not completely new. Another great bonus is you could take as many free courses as you want on the IxDF website. I've been taking 7-8 since I started the bootcamp and the content is amazing. Anyway, my advice is to be proactive and keep on learning yourself. No matter how great a bootcamp is, your personal effort and passion are crucial.

It was a great bootcamp. I attended several conferences and courses. I already had some knowledge but I did not know where to start, how to continue and finish. This bootcamp helped me to bring together all of my knowledge and produce end-to-end project. Well-structured documentation helped me close the gaps. Mentor has directed me whenever I was lost in the project and her advices helped me to understand my mistakes. 

This is a well structured bootcamp that had helped me not only to learn by doing, but to gain confidence about my previous knowledge!
This is not a beginner bootcamp and I highly recommend it to people who need the final boost to land their first UX job. 
Also, I would consider doing this bootcamp again in a couple of years. The main reasons are: 

• Each student has the possibility to set up their expectations and their goals from the beginning. The bootcamp will be entirely about the students needs. 
• The mentors are experienced UX/UI designers who are currently working in the industry and are aware of new procedures and trends. Also, they are flexible and provide more feedback that only the calls. 
• If you are an experience designer, you can get still a lot of value from the bootcamp as you can set your expectations and you can get great outputs from other professionals. 
• There's also the chance to get your money back if you're not sure about the bootcamp in the first 2 weeks. 

I just started searching for a job as UX designer but I am pretty confident that I will find a job soon. 

If you want to know more details about my experience in this bootcamp, you can reach at me in my Linkedin: Georgina Miranda. 

this bootcamp was super helpful in terms of connecting with a mentor and recruiter. personally, I felt the layout could have been structured better to actually put your portfolio together [vs. the research part] - as the ultimate goal is to have something to show off once you're done. my mentor was great, but I personally could have used a bit more guidance. overall, the connections I made are invaluable and I'd recommend this to anyone looking to start making headway into the UX job market!

I attended The Interaction Design Foundation 8-week Boot Camp in June of 2020. I was super green, a complete newbie, and this boot camp was not only advertised as one for entry-level, but it was also one of the most reasonably priced options available. 

After completing the boot camp, I would have to say that it is definitely more for intermediate UX designers. While I did learn a lot, I feel the learning curve was a little steeper than I anticipated. Of course, the added benefit is access to their a la carte courses that can help fill those gaps. 

I did enjoy working with my assigned mentor and the mentor selection process, in general, was a great experience. I do wish they are more conscious of setting up mentors with mentees in different timezones. It made it difficult, but not impossible, to work with my mentor. It also made it hard to want to continue a mentor/mentee relationship after the fact.

The content was great, and one thing they do well is helping you with your portfolio and getting ready for job interviews. Of course, this is only useful if you can get job interviews. I really wasn't shown how to network or find jobs as a UX designer. I had to learn on my own and reach out to others in the UX community. 

I would recommend this boot camp for those who have the basics down and are just looking to get over the finish line. 

I've been working as a Designer since 2010 but I had a break in 2016 to pursue other things for a while. I had decided to join the IDF UX Bootcamp in order to update portfolio and to get more knowledge in user research methods. My mentor was amazing, she helped me with all questions and doubts I had and we both got to work out how we would approach my projects from beginning to end.
If you have any doubts about the UX job market or UX processes, in general, this Bootcamp is perfect for you!

I found the Interaction Design Foundation - Bootcamp really helpful in giving a proper shape to my portfolio. The structure, timing, course content and value for money  are all very good . The support provided by IDF too is very prompt and supportive. You get to choose from three instructors based on your preferences. I can't speak about the quality of all the mentors, but in my case, my mentor was very highly experienced, supportive, wise and under his guidance I have been able to develop a very marketable and professional looking portfolio and CV. You also have flexibility regarding on the choice of projects and the way you want to run the bootcamp. That makes the mentee feel more independent and confident at the end of the bootcamp. You also get a few free or discounted subscriptions to a few UX softwares. 
The only place where I feel the bootcamp could improve is in helping the mentees find jobs.
Overall the BootCamp has a very nice user experience.

I received so much from these several months of training and am so grateful I took this training. My mentor was really the best UX teacher I've had; she helped me every step of the way and was very thorough. I focused very hard and took the initiative to learn the new software programs I needed and dove right into a field I am now enjoying so much. This is a great bootcamp to exercise your left and right brain for UX Design. I highly recommend it. 

I recently enrolled in The "Get a New Job in UX Design". Bootcamp offered the the Interaction Design Foundation.   How would I rate this bootcamp?   If I could I would give 10 stars out of 5.
When it comes to online training in the field of UX,  It's buyer beware.  It's certainly a risk to invest time and money into something that , at the end of the day, comes thru the computer monitor.  

From my very first visit to the IDF website, I have been greeted with warm, personal, genuine, caring interaction from the founders and instructors.  If I wanted to drop names,  There is no finer group of UX professionals on the board of directors.  The curriculum is as good as it gets.  To say that IDF is benchmark in UX Education is an understatement.  
What makes IDF so exceptional is the cost to value ratio.  There is no puffing up or slick marketing selling something at an over inflated price.  There are no dark patterns used to try and hook you or sell you something you don't need.  There is only  100% straight up, no nonsense down to earth content with a value proposition that is obvious and needs no adorning to ad to its appeal.  
IDF is a superb value in education, offered by people with a sincere interest in the democratization of design knowledge for the greater benefit of mankind.  IDF is a school by honest people for honest people who at the core what to make the world a better place.  

I have been enrolled at IDF and working full time studying since the spring of 2020 when, the big adventure started.  The bootcamp was the obvious next step.  Initially I was offered 3 mentors and none really felt like a good fit.  I expressed this to the bootcamp staff and was immediately offered additional choices which were ABSOLUTLY FANTASTIC.  I was paired with a world class mentor in the field of UX, who gave me invaluable assistance and insight.  In addition my mentor was, just an incredibly warm and genuine human who really cares and wants to help me succeed. Its like having a pro boxer as a coach , in your corner.  After 8 weeks working together we have an ongoing relationship and he is there for me whenever I need another bump.  The confidence I have gained, is indispensable and worth every penny of the price many times over. 

I have no doubt that this bootcamp made the difference in my career and prepared me in a way that I could not have done otherwise.  

I would purchase the program again 10 times over, because the value is that good. 

Enrolling in, and getting accepted into the UX Design bootcamp immersive at the Interaction Design Foundation was the best decision I made to study online, all in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Having transferred my studies from another institute due to this pandemic, and another challenge prior meant that I was able to get a second chance at becoming a UX Designer. During my time at the Interaction Design Foundation, I had full autonomy and support in working on and iterating two projects on my portfolio, where I was able to study on my own time (not on a rigid 9-5 schedule) when I was most productive. Doing so enabled me to increase my hours at my part-time job from 4 to 25 hours per week, as well as graduate without any student debt. I had so much fun working on my projects, and my mentor did a great job in also helping me with my Figma skills, as well as providing encouragement and support. Alec from the support office was also great. If you value your freedom both time wise and financially, then I highly recommend this bootcamp with the Interaction Design Foundation. 

After completing several courses with the Interaction Design Foundation, I decided to join the IDF UX Bootcamp in order to work on UX projects and build my portfolio. I would highly recommend this UX bootcamp for the following reasons:
1. The bootcamp allows you to personalise your learning path and to select projects that suit your own career objectives
2. You will get personalised feedback and support from a dedicated mentor who will review continuously your work
3. This bootcamp will help you to get a better understanding of the UX job market, create an engaging portfolio and break into the UX field. 

If you are a lost soul trying to understand UX design and want to make it your career this is the right course for you. I love how they have covered every minute aspect of UI/UX design fast tracking your design thinking capabilities. The mentor(my case it was Nikhil Yadav from Bangalore,India) guide you through all the aspects and help you create a perfect portfolio to land you an awesome Job.I completely enjoyed the process and I am glad I came across IDF UX Bootcamp. 

Overall, I had a positive experience with UX Bootcamp. For me, it was an experience of growth. I enrolled after attending a Master at Information architecture that was mostly theoretical so I was looking for a way to put into practice what I had learned with the guide of an expert mentor to ask for advice. 

My mentor was supportive and flexible, proposed some exhaustive very nice project briefs at the beginning. Since English is not my first language, he tried to help but it was hard the same. Initially I asked to have an Italian or Spanish speaker mentor but probably they weren’t available at the moment. 

I should say that the mentorship was somehow weak from the career advise point of view. Since its a bootcamp about developing the career, I would expect some more advise about the field, even generic one considering I'm based in Italy and the mentor doesn't. 

Also, I would suggest to let the students know in advance the weekly effort expected for a beginner with a full-time work like me.

I haven't fix the appointment for the portfolio review yet so I can't tell how it is. 

My experience in the UX Portfolio & Career Bootcamp was totally what I had predicted. My mentor was super helpful and assisted me all the way. She broke down the project into little tasks that I could easily accomplish while she always available to clear any confusion that arose. Every time I made some progress, she provided some feedback and praised me as well. 
On the other hand, there were project briefs to choose from in the resource library and I ended up using one of the for my portfolio. Lastly, the bootcamp was worth every dollar but I think the bootcamp resources could have been made to be more cohesive. Thanks

I was very pleased with the level and amount of mentorship received. Iain was thorough, thoughtful, and truly supportive. He was also quite understanding when I had some life stuff pop up from time to time.
An abundance of design briefs were provided, but I do think that some are pretty similar to briefs floating around elsewhere. Still, the flexibility was the best part of this course, so there is always the opportunity to create your own original projects.

Strongly recommend IDF UX Bootcamp for people who already has basic knowledge of UX and want to improve your portfolio for job hunt. My mentor was really very nice and helpful. The only downside about this bootcamp is that it really depends on self work since you don't have a schedule to stick with. So it is only effective if you're efficient and productive. Overall, I had a great experience. The price is also very reasonable and I'm happy with what I got.

I can recommend this bootcamp. I did lots of research at first to find an adequate bootcamp, yet they are all very pricey. IDF was the only 'affordable' one which seemed to be instructive as well. I had a friendly mentor that really helped with my projects, without her help I am sure the projects would seem less professional. The amount of project briefs is really good, I downloaded them all and might work on some in the future for fun and to have more projects in my portfolio or even re-do this bootcamp in the future to leverage my skills again. I managed to have 2 projects, however as a beginner it took me a lot of time so I was lucky my mentor was flexible.
I think it is pretty good value for the price! I definitely learned a lot and having hands-on experience is way better than just studying the IDF courses only. The communication was always easy and friendly with the coordinator and the mentor, it was a nice experience! 
As they don't help with job search (which is expectable though, otherwise the bootcamp would be much more expensive) I am not sure if it really helps land a job in UX design but for my field it is definitely a nice-to-have skill. So I recommend it for anyone who wants to try out UX design, learn about it and start a portfolio:)

I think the biggest value of this bootcamp comes from having someone with experience to objectively evaluate your work and being accountable to him and myself. Nothing beats having a deadline to work against.

I was taught to challenge myself to uplift every version of my design and think harder to create innovative solutions. And be confident about being bold and different so I can stand out from the others.

I can definitely see the improvement in my own designs and thinking process during the bootcamp and I am very appreciate and thankful for my mentor Daniel, who has went out of his way to ensure I complete my portfolio website.

Essentially, it's a valuable bootcamp if you are willing to put in the work and be open for constructive feedback.