Week 0
12
Pre-work and cohort intros
Syllabus, reading list, cohort Slack, mentor match, and a low-pressure kickoff before the first lecture.
Syllabus map
The cohort is a 12-week production schedule, not a pile of lessons.
The syllabus is staged around real critique, client-facing work, portfolio translation, and alumni continuity.
Weeks 1-4
4hr
Foundations and critique
Two live sessions per week, weekly assignment, and critique grounded in anonymized but real product problems.
Weeks 5-10
1
Client project studio
Teams of four own scope, research, design, handoff, and client review with senior critique on the work.
Weeks 11-12
1
Portfolio and presentation
Students turn the shipped project into a case study and present to instructors, peers, and hiring partners.
After
1,400+
Alumni network
Lifetime Slack access, quarterly reunions, partner job posts, and critique threads that continue after graduation.
Weekly rhythm
A week has a shape students can plan around.
The schedule is designed for working practitioners: evening live sessions, async assignment blocks, office hours, and optional peer study.
Monday / 7pm ET
Live lecture
A 90-minute practitioner-led class with examples from current product teams.
Tuesday-Wednesday / Async
Assignment work
Students spend 4-6 hours shaping critique-ready work inside the weekly brief.
Thursday / 7pm ET
Live critique
Half the cohort presents; everyone learns from the work on screen.
Friday / Office hours
Open instructor Zoom
Drop in for unblockers, portfolio questions, and feedback before the weekend.
Weekend / Optional
Study groups
Cohorts often run their own coworking blocks, local meetups, or async critique threads.
Deliverable map
Each program has a different output, but the same critique engine.
Cohort board
Product Design Fundamentals
- Weekly critique artifacts
- Client project brief
- Final case study
Token lab
Senior Design Systems
- Token audit
- Contribution model
- Governance memo
Prototype bench
Design Engineering Crash Course
- Three coded prototypes
- Component variant worksheet
- Motion critique
Research repo
Research Operations
- Panel hygiene plan
- Research repository map
- Impact memo