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Role-Based Progression

Design Career Paths

Curated roadmaps connecting progressive courses (Learn), benchmark assessments (Validate), and capstone design briefs (Signal) to accelerate your career.

Structured Milestone Progression Integrated Skill Benchmark Exams Real-World Capstone Portfolio Briefs
Beginner to Pro

Product Designer Career Track

~10 Weeks· 6 Courses· 45 Hours

A complete end-to-end curriculum taking you from zero to job-ready product designer. Covers product strategy, user flows, wireframes, design systems, and usability testing.

Curriculum Milestones

course
UX Foundations & Design Thinking

Core mental models, Nielsen Norman heuristics, and user-centered problem framing.

8h
course
Information Architecture & Wireframing

Sitemaps, user flow diagrams, and rapid low-to-mid fidelity prototyping.

10h
course
UI Components & Layout Rhythm

8pt spatial grid, typographic scale, visual hierarchy, and optical balance.

12h
assessment
UX Pulse Benchmark Assessment

Comprehensive 20-minute adaptive test measuring your skill baseline.

1h
User Journey MappingWireframing & PrototypingDesign System IntegrationUsability TestingFigma to Code Alignment
Start Track
Intermediate

UX Researcher Career Track

~8 Weeks· 5 Courses· 35 Hours

Master qualitative user interviews, unmoderated usability protocols, quantitative metric synthesis, and presenting insights to executive stakeholders.

Curriculum Milestones

Advanced

Design Systems Specialist Track

~7 Weeks· 5 Courses· 30 Hours

Scale design systems across multi-platform teams. Token architecture, WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility governance, component lifecycle, and Figma-to-code synchronisation.

Curriculum Milestones

project
Capstone Design Brief: SaaS Workflow

Design a complete end-to-end multi-step flow with peer and mentor review.

14h
course
Generative User Research Protocols

Conducting unbiased stakeholder and user interviews with thematic analysis.

8h
course
Usability Testing & Task Analytics

Formative vs summative testing, SUS scores, time-on-task, and benchmark telemetry.

8h
course
Quantitative UX & Behavioral Telemetry

Funnel drop-off, heatmaps, telemetry event taxonomy, and survey validation.

7h
assessment
Research Insights Synthesis Exam

Timed synthesis exercise turning raw user interview transcripts into action points.

1h
project
Research Dossier: Enterprise Product

Complete mixed-methods study with executive deck and opportunity solution tree.

11h
Semi-Structured InterviewsUsability Lab FacilitationSUS & Metric BenchmarkingOpportunity Solution TreesExecutive Insight Decks
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course
Token Architecture & Multi-Theme Systems

Primitive vs semantic tokens, HSL color ramps, and dark/light switching.

8h
course
Accessible Component Design (WCAG 2.1 AA)

Contrast math, focus rings, keyboard accessibility, and ARIA patterns.

8h
course
Figma Component Sets & Code Alignment

Managing variant explosions, slot architectures, and npm token packages.

6h
assessment
Design Systems Specialist Exam

Formal proctored exam evaluating design token governance and accessibility.

1h
project
Capstone Brief: Multi-Brand Component Kit

Build an accessible, tokenized component library with automated docs.

7h
Semantic Design TokensWCAG 2.1 AA ComplianceVariant ArchitectureComponent GovernanceCross-Platform Tokens
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