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Product Design Foundations

Go from curious beginner to confident product designer with a complete, portfolio-ready case study.

Maya Thompson4.9(1.3K)12K learners14 hoursBeginner

Overview

This course walks you through the full product design process the way professional teams practise it: framing the problem, researching users, shaping structure and flows, crafting visual and interaction detail, then prototyping, testing and presenting your decisions. You will work on one end-to-end project throughout, so by the final lesson you leave with a polished case study and the vocabulary to talk about your work in interviews.

Product DesignFigmaUX ProcessPortfolioBeginner Friendly
Level
Beginner
Language
English
Updated
Aug 2026
Free previews
2 lessons

What you'll learn

  • Frame ambiguous briefs into clear, testable problem statements
  • Plan and run lean user interviews and synthesise the findings
  • Map user flows and structure screens with sound information architecture
  • Design accessible typography, colour and component systems in Figma
  • Build clickable prototypes and test them with real users
  • Present and defend design decisions in a portfolio-ready case study

Curriculum

5 modules · 24 lessons · 14h total

Understand the role, the process and how designers create value inside product teams.

  • What Product Designers Actually DoFree preview42m
  • The Double Diamond in PracticeFree preview36m
  • Reading a Product Brief7m
  • Understanding Users in Context49m
  • Setting Success Metrics Before You Design33m

Requirements

  • A free Figma account (we cover setup in the first lesson)
  • No prior design experience needed
  • Willingness to talk to at least five real people for your project

Skills you'll build

Completing this course raises these proficiencies in your skill profile.

UX ResearchUI DesignInteraction DesignPrototyping
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Your instructor

Maya Thompson

Senior Product Designer, Tarkeeb Labs

Maya has spent twelve years designing fintech and marketplace products across New York, Singapore and Berlin. She leads design critique at Tarkeeb Labs and has mentored over 400 first-time designers into their first product role. Her teaching style is practical, warm and relentlessly focused on shipping work you can show.

4.9 instructor rating16K learners3 courses
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Sadia Islam

Junior UI Designer at Pixelcraft

Sep 11, 2026

I had watched dozens of YouTube tutorials without ever finishing a project. The single running case study here changed that. I used it in my portfolio and landed two interviews within a month.

Marcus Lindqvist

Marketing Manager turned Product Designer

Aug 2, 2026

Maya explains why a decision is made, not just which button to click. The usability testing module alone was worth the price.

Imran Khalid

Computer Science Student

Jul 18, 2026

Excellent structure and very clear teaching. I would have liked more depth on motion and developer handoff, but for a foundations course it covers what it promises.

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