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Product Design Foundations

From blank page to a tested prototype in six weeks.

4.93,812 reviews21,480 learners
Created byIris Calder Updated Oct 2026 English · 6 subtitles 9.5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Run short interviews and turn notes into clear insights
  • Lay out screens on a grid that does the work for you
  • Pick type and color with contrast and hierarchy in mind
  • Prototype a flow from sketch to clickable in one afternoon
  • Test with five people and report what to fix first
  • Present design decisions so teammates say yes

Curriculum

4 sections · 16 core lessons · 4h 55m
01Welcome & the design process4 lessons · 29 min
02Understanding people5 lessons · 1h 33m
  • Planning five short interviews13 min
  • Asking good questions12 min
  • From notes to insights15 min
  • Reading: the jobs people hire products for8 min
  • Project: interview two people45 min
03Layout, type and color4 lessons · 50 min
  • Grids that do the work for you14 min
  • Type scales without the math12 min
  • Color with contrast in mind16 min
  • Quiz: visual hierarchy8 min
04Prototype and test3 lessons · 2h 3m
  • Low-fi to hi-fi in one afternoon18 min
  • Running a five-person usability test15 min
  • Final project: prototype & test report1h 30m

Requirements

  • No experience needed: we start from zero
  • A laptop or phone and about 20 minutes a day
  • Curiosity, and a notebook you don't mind messing up

This course is for

  • Curious beginners who learn by doing
  • Career changers building a first portfolio
  • Teams who want a shared vocabulary

Your instructor

Iris Calder

Product designer, ex-lead at a fintech studio

  • 4.9 instructor rating
  • 48k students
  • 4 courses

Iris has designed banking and health apps for twelve years and now teaches the craft behind calm, usable interfaces.

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What learners say

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  • Lena Fischer2 weeks ago

    The interview project changed how I work. Short lessons, clear tasks, and Iris answers questions in the community within a day.

  • Daniel Okoro1 month ago

    I switched careers from teaching to UX. The portfolio project from this course got me my first interviews.

  • Hana Sato1 month ago

    Lovely pacing. I would have liked one more lesson on accessibility, but the color module covers the basics well.

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