SERIOUSLY?! - IxDF UX Course Review by a Senior Designer

[@InteractionDesignOrg]

Hi Michal, we really appreciate the thoroughness and attention-to-detail you have paid, and our design, video and editorial team pass on their thanks to you because the points you raised are very insightful. 🙏 The good news is that we’re actually already fixing about 95% of the issues you raised. We’re rolling out new visual styles, shorter, more engaging videos, a complete revamp of outdated images and references and a lot more practical projects to help people build their portfolios as they go through a course. 💪 The course you reviewed is a foundational one-we avoid teaching about apps, sites or technologies in these, but students can move on to our more specialised courses to learn all about these. This course is even currently undergoing a revamp; this is something we do for all of our courses periodically. Our Design Thinking course was recently updated, and our HCI course is currently being redone too! We’re a small team trying to reach and teach over 100,000 students; that means it takes us a bit longer to chip away at key improvements like these. The reason we’re a small team is that we try to keep our admin costs low so that we can make design education more affordable at the lowest possible prices-that’s our mission. 😊 Since you’d mentioned you’d prefer to take more practical courses, we’d love to suggest some of our recent courses to give you a better sense of what we offer. If you’re looking to check out something light and practical, there’s a Creativity course that’s a lot of fun: www.interaction-design.org/courses/creativity-methods-to-design-better-products-and-services 🎨 If you’re looking for something more UX skill-oriented, we recommend our Quantitative research course, Data-Driven Design: www.interaction-design.org/courses/data-driven-design-quantitative-research-for-ux You also mentioned the absence of Agile in our content-well, we have a course dedicated to Design For Agile coming up in Q1 2022 which is by Laura Klein! As for featuring more practicing designers in our courses, all our upcoming 5+ courses are created with and by senior, practicing design professionals on topics from Journey Mapping to Visual Design. ✨We’d love the opportunity to give you a “behind-the-scenes” tour of our process and philosophy here at IxDF. You could even meet some people involved in creating our courses, and help us improve the content to serve the needs of what UX recruiters want to see. We'd of course be happy to give you access to any course you'd like to audit. And if you’d like to do a Master Class webinar with us, we welcome the chance to showcase your perspective to our worldwide student community! If you’re open to it, do drop us an email at [e-mail] P.S. If you spot anything else we could fix or improve, please let us know and we’ll get right on it. We appreciate your feedback and your time! 💙

[@MalewiczHype]

Thanks guys! This response brings hope in humanity back :) My goal with the video was to share my first impressions, especially as I completed the Google Course and many people have asked me to compare those super-beginner ones. The fact that you're improving is what I hoped to hear, as I see the vast knowledge on your platform, and I believe with more engaging delivery it can help even more people achieve their dreams :) Let's definitely do something together! ❤️

[@kranyatz]

@@MalewiczHype hope we have a follow-up video after these issues have been addressed 👍

[@abeerqamer9017]

@@kranyatz waiting for that

[@rajmusic1493]

@Interaction Design Foundation - thank you. This prompt response by you gave me confidence in your course.

[@lurelurche]

@@MalewiczHype -this was epic- anyway, can I get a ping when they actually fix all these? hehe, thanksssssss ❤️❤️❤️

[@MalewiczHype]

I knew this video is going to be controversial and people who spend the money will defend IDF without stepping back and looking at the whole perspective. Guys - relax. I'm not saying they're teaching wrong things (well, in UI maybe), I'm saying it's boring. The knowledge is there :)

[@reenapurewal3133]

Im wanting to get into UX/UI design, where so you suggest that I start? Im so confused now! I have NO experience

[@wakinginfinity]

Outdated visuals and references? Yes. Verbose? It depends on the course. Some actually have a great rhythm. Text-heavy? Yes, but the reading is quite good in places. I've slogged through several modules to find it totally worth it in the end. It's more theoretical, and you have to be up for that. I've kept my subscription active because the content is gold if you're patient with it. I get that it's not for everybody. Maybe I enjoy it more because I'm an experienced UX designer. (I love your courses, too!) I don't want everyone's courses to have the same easy-to-consume format. I don't want shortcuts to learning. I want the challenge of different formats. Diversity is a good thing. I want to think deep thoughts, not just push pixels. I don't think it's smart to try to get all of your learning from one place. Find different sources, and embrace the differences. Take what you want and leave the rest. It's all good :-)

[@jackmak9941]

OMG, turns out I am not the only one that had the same feeling while learning on IxDF 😂When Google's course came out, I quickly stopped and switched from the IxDF course, feeling much better.

[@Flick037]

I absolutely confirm this review of IDF platform. I had a subscription for one year and just managed to finish two courses in it and start the third one. Lessons are very abstract with terms and full of demagogy with lack of good examples, that I was left annoyed and discouraged to continue my UX career path. I hope IDF will improve and wish them the best, but their current product is inadequate.

[@mehjebinmujeeb1780]

You cleared a lot of the doubts I had about this course! Thank you for this review!

[@MalewiczHype]

Glad I could help! 🙌

[@nicholasz9262]

Thanks for a breakdown of this course, with no experience and a limited budget this is helping me see a clear path within the coming months. (Of course going to do more research and asking around) :)

[@MalewiczHype]

If you want to learn UX so far I can recommend the Google course (except for the UI part, that part is the weakest point of it). It's a really good value for the money - especially if you dedicate more time to it and go faster - you can complete it in 2-3 months for like $150

[@MalewiczHype]

Count the tokens in this video for a chance to win the ($5) 64 Design Tips Ebook. I will announce the winner tomorrow :)

[@productguiderhero2324]

9 Tokens

[@ranjan5343]

There are 10 tokens. Thanks for the awesome review :)

[@ankitdotkarki]

What are tokens? Genuinely asking....in YT video context

[@kithminijayawardena3835]

IDF has a whole course on design thinking. And separate courses for creating a portfolio. (I'm yet to do the course you just reviewed) Agree with many of the points you mentioned. Yes, it is boring but I found it assuring that a real person marks my answers not another beginner like me. I'm doing the design thinking course, they have an optional exercise to design an app and they provide all the material and stuff. And another thing, (this I guess more of a very personal biased point) I found knowing those techniques is worth it(Some I feel outdated but no clear idea). Because here in my country, we don't have any UX or UI learning resources. In my perspective, I feel better coz they provided all the interview guides for me to get started. That self-promoting questions, 100% 💯 agreeing with you on that. Have it in every lesson. I felt it is kind of a free pass coz as I approach the end of the course for my level questions got tougher. And I was about to lose the pass mark. (those self-promoting questions easily added about 20 points. Which can be bad.....). Honestly starting IDF felt like a scam but after putting hard work into it I feel better. With forums and groups provided inside IDF. It is super affordable than other courses with instructor marking.

[@MalewiczHype]

This is a great comment! Thank you. I beliece there's knowledge there, my main problem is really with how it's presented and structured. And I bet the exercises will get progressively more hands-on - I'm hoping on it. This videos is more about my first impressions with the entry-level course, not a bash on all of IDF :) If you're getting a lot out of it, then by all means continue, as this is what it's all about :)

[@roter13]

I would love a recommendation for a course that teaches HTML, CSS and Javascript for someone who can't code.

[@MalewiczHype]

My friends from HYPE4 (developers) are making one on Webflow right now :)

[@CraveUX]

Also look into the No Code tech that's becoming popular

[@Laymybabyhair]

Free Code Camp and The Odin Project were cool

[@MalewiczHype]

And the winner is Ab Doo - yes, it was 10 tokens :-) Reach out to me on Twitter to claim your free 64 tips ebook 😎

[@paritejdan]

Great video!! Yes please make more of these

[@MalewiczHype]

I actually talk about courses and what to do after them recently quite a lot in new videos :-)

[@RolandDecker]

Thank you so much for this. The temptation to do the course is now gone...

[@deletingmychannel]

To be honest, I thought maybe I was crazy or just not interested in UX from taking this course. You nail it when you say how much IDF toots their own horn. It’s like being gaslight into thinking there’s something wrong with you if you don’t like this course. I’m so glad I switched to the Google course bc this one put me to sleep 😴

[@MalewiczHype]

This seems to be a common thing - good that you took action - learning UX doesn't have to be boring! Good luck!

[@RobertBloom]

Thanks for reviewing this. I was one of the people who commented on your Google UX Course videos asking about IDF, and I hope you'll continue to give us your thoughts as the course progresses. Thanks!

[@MalewiczHype]

I will, but I plan to make another video after I finish this course, not weekly, as I believe it will be more worth it to look at it as a whole. Thanks!

[@BLVCKWATER]

Eagerly waiting 🤞🏻

[@MalewiczHype]

Hello 👋

[@CreedenceTheBass]

I'd love to see a review of the Kickass UX free course!

[@AliAhmed-ri5ty]

A lot of people from your audience are broke. Can you take time out and create a playlist for UX beginners from free stuff on KZbin ? It will be hugely beneficial for people like me who are financially challenged. I'm learning daily but information is all scattered. Thanks Mal.

[@MalewiczHype]

I already have a become a designer playlist with a lot of the basics explained in a simple way :)

[@AliAhmed-ri5ty]

@@MalewiczHype I'll check it out ✅

[@sicanielsen7131]

I haven’t taken the “become a UX designer from scratch” IxDF course because I’m taking the Google UX design courses but I have taken some of their other courses (HCI, Quantitative data driven design). I found them much more informative, probing, and in depth than Google goes.

[@MalewiczHype]

Google Course is aimed at beginners, so is the "Become a UX designer..." from IxDF so that's why there's space to compare the two. Other IxDF courses can be better, but are a thing of their own with a slightly different audience.

[@sunbun09]

Haha congrats on getting a seminar deal with IDF! Just saw the countdown time :) Wishing you the best

[@MalewiczHype]

Thank you! They have a good approach to critique (and they're all very nice people) so it's fun to collaborate - it doesn't change what I said about the course though :-)

[@SkArifHossain]

Very informative review. As per the token counts, if I'm not mistaken, a total of 10 tokens are present in this video :)

[@MalewiczHype]

Glad you liked it!

[@digitalcatto]

I found so annoying that they hold the courses. That alone didn't allow me to stay motivated to continue, sometimes you have time, sometimes you don't. And this is 2022 ( i believe it was 2017 when I joined IDF for a year) If you're gonna teach online, at least let others see your content whenever they can. I also have told them the things I have found most annoying but of course I didn't get any answer or a rather an egotistical one, because I'm just a nobody. 🤣🤷🏻 I bought a whole year and let me tell you, feeling ignored and unmotivated just stopped me from caring and i just gave my money away. I'd like to see their statistics about how many students pay but don't continue with the lessons. I was not happy with That platform at all.

[@CityBuzz-b3u]

Thanks for this! Please can you recommend an advance course for UI/UX designers, also courses on design leadership.

[@hackskrap]

Great review. I've had the Design Thinking course for almost a year and haven't finished it because I've lost interest. While some of the content is really interesting, it just didn't seem very practical to me - and I'm a designer. It made me feel like I didn't like UX altogether. I thought UX might not be for me. You have a new subscriber 👍🏼

[@MalewiczHype]

Thank you! Check out my "Becoming a designer" playlist - I try to talk about design using simple language, without jargon and pretending to be smart - and there will be more to come. UX is easier than most people make it out to be :) Keep going!

[@hackskrap]

@@MalewiczHype Will do!

[@nikitashcherba29]

100% agree with you. I’v got the same thoughts when I participated in this course. Boring, outdated, and not practical. And the price was pretty high. Great review!

[@MalewiczHype]

Good to know I'm not the only one :)

[@TheAliceCafe]

So then what kind of courses, schools are the best? 😮 I am curious… where should I get my knowledge apart from books and observations of other sites etc.

[@MalewiczHype]

The Google UX Course is not bad - many parts of it are definitely worth learning from. And if you want to learn UI check out my courses :)

[@aisha_s92]

I'm currently doing the design thinking and HCI courses from IDF. The design thinking course is text heavy and a bit boring to me, but I have to admit that I am learning a lot as I found it very informative. I am really enjoying the HCI course however, as it's mainly video and the teacher does a good job of explaining things. I have not done the "UX from scratch" course that you did in this video as of yet, but it would be interesting to see your review or thoughts of the IDF UX design learning path as a whole, which include 12 courses total, from foundation level to advanced.

[@MalewiczHype]

I'm not sure I want to review more courses, as I see people who are enrolled in IDF don't want to hear anything negative about it - which makes sense, after all they paid, so why tell them it may not have been the best choice ;)

[@aisha_s92]

@@MalewiczHype on the contrary. Its good to hear different perspectives on it, positive or negative, and you raised valid points in this video. I was just sharing my experience with it :)

[@MalewiczHype]

What I mean is the dislike bombing that's going on under the video - without a comment or probably without even watching it ;)

[@olababs2048]

@@MalewiczHype one of the main importance of being a good ux designer is to take criticism and convert it into positive energy to inform your next decision in your design. If they ain't ready to welcome your view and perspective on what you said about the course then, they ain't ready to become a uxer that deals with stakeholders.

[@InsideoutBarcelona]

Horrible experience with this institute * They do not answer your email. * Nobody guides you or answers any questions * You cannot learn at your own pace as they block the chapters and you have to wait in between 3 days and 3 weeks to continue. DO NOT GET A COURSE HERE, its a waist of time !

[@thebanditcats]

Man.. I can't agree more about ur conclusion. This course makes me bored and I didn't get any motivation about it. Still not finished 1 course coz feels so boring. Finally somebody make review about this course and I thought only me I feel not pretty good about this course.

[@MalewiczHype]

If you're not motivated to continue, then it's really hard to get that knowledge in. I felt that way here, maybe it picks up in lesson two.

[@horrendous_karaoke]

I bought a year of membership and didn’t finish any courses. They were too boring and there was too much reading. I appreciate this review.

[@MalewiczHype]

Thanks for sharing!

[@vuyanziglorious9518]

You and me both. Thought it was a me thing. Personally didnt find the courses boring though, simply too lengthy. Ended up reading only what I needed (within the one year time frame) hence started and left lots of courses quarter way/5%/10% done. The IDF team definitely put in a lot of work in the content :)

[@kuduzification]

Wondering why you did not mention their deceptive design patterns to keep people pay.

[@MalewiczHype]

it was recorded before my year was up, i did talk about it on twitter later

[@arifulislamfahim6113]

I completed the google course its 100% true

[@kennettajackson767]

I was thinking about joining the IDF course seems like it has some great content on there maybe in the future I will look into it since they responded they will be updating there information. Well I may take Mike Locke UX design academy/Google UI either of those and your UI design video course

[@ew6371]

Well, this only confirmed my suspicion about this company. Something felt off on their website, and the general feel was a bit old-fashioned... I'm on their newsletter, and one time they sent a survey about UX. I couldn't complete this survey because the UX was so bad that it didn't let me! I emailed them to let them know that their survey is not user-friendly... After a few weeks, I received the answer; they asked me to describe exactly where I saw the UX issues, but the main thing was that the form in many places was unlickable - basics... Not the best impression at all :/

[@MalewiczHype]

It is a bit old fashioned, but after this video they actually said they will work on improving some of the issues - I have no idea if they ever did, but at least they did promise :) I currently mostly suggest people to take the Google UX course for UX foundations and my courses (wink wink) for UI ;-)

[@serghaouiyoussef962]

Very interesting video ! Great remarks !

[@MalewiczHype]

Hope that helps!

[@jayaz9113]

Honestly, I started the UX course with Interaction Design Foundation and thought it was a joke. I got BORED to death with the course, lessons and structure. I thought " there must be something better out there otherwise im f***** ". I found it impossible to engage and carry on with it. Really!

[@MalewiczHype]

The Google Course for UX is more engaging for sure. For UI I'd say try my courses, as Google's way of handling UI isn't perfect. But segments 1-4 of Google Course are really well done.

[@blenderdope]

10 tokens in the video. Michal, thanks for the honest review. I started with this course a while back but dropped out after week 1 after losing interest. I found better content on Udemy and KZbin.

[@MalewiczHype]

Which Udemy courses are you taking? I've heard there may be some good ones there.,

[@xaviguasch]

Yes, which other resources you recommend from Udemy or elsewhere, please?

[@Geriya]

Well said. Dude seriously I am going to post this in twitter.

[@portfoliomg]

Very informative video ! Thanks :)

[@MalewiczHype]

Glad to hear that! Took a lot of work (even if it doesn't show ;-))

[@abdoo3301]

Thank you for this course review, I was having a slight dilemma to choose or not the IDF course, as I personally hardly like their website UX, it always felt plain, bland and too academic, now I have decided not to take it, for now atleast. The hi-fi wireframe was too big of a shocker actually, and btw 10 TOKENS! 😈😂

[@MalewiczHype]

Glad it was helpful! Don't get me wrong, the knowledge is there, the presentation is simply lacking :)

[@abdoo3301]

Yes I have read the articles, you are right about the information, but they are not visually palatable atleast to me.

[@VinaySC]

Another problem I have with IDF is that their content is really outdated. I took their Mobile UX course and the screenshots they were using was from iOS 7. Probably not that big of a deal as long as the topic is conveyed, but it gives me a feeling like I'm reading outdated material that's not relevant today

[@MalewiczHype]

Some of the patterns and flows do change over time, so having iOS 7 as an example may not be the best approach to really learn it...

[@kristynamertova2631]

Okey so it wasn't just me. It took me so long to finish the course as I was bored. It made me feel guilty as I am genuinely interested in learning UX and was doubting whenever I really am if I can't stay focus on the course.

[@MalewiczHype]

My thoughts exactly! Knowledge is there, but it's done in a boring way.

[@rajukakkerla]

Bro, every UI/UX newcomer is already confused, and now you've confused them even more with this video. However, it's very informative, but you haven't suggested any other good platforms. Suggest a good platform.

[@MalewiczHype]

for UX IDF has actually updated quite a lot - I haven't done their updated courses but they're supposedly better. For UX the Google course is also quite good. For UI you can use my platform: hype4.academy 17000 people are already on it

[@MissMajareta]

So what other online courses do you advice taking? apart from YT, of course. Thanks! 😄

[@MalewiczHype]

I will release something myself next Month ;)

[@abeerqamer9017]

Man I think like you in so many ways lol

[@nandy.intuitive]

The reminder is on too!!! I did this course, can´t wait for your comments.

[@tarlan5236]

thanks for this i really thought i was missing out not doing IDF, but now i am very glad Google is much better :)

[@MalewiczHype]

You can learn from any course really, but I think it will be more fun learning from the Google course.

[@gurvindersingh4482]

You are absolutely right. I got IDF membership in Jan 2022, but havn't finished any course from there. For a beginner Google UX is the best choice, But for the Intermediate UX user what course or source can you recommend?

[@MalewiczHype]

I believe the courses are only good at the early stages, when you're past beginner phase just find a job - even a super entry level at a startup, or an internship - you'll learn WAAAY more than from any course :)

[@gurvindersingh4482]

@@MalewiczHype Thank you very much Mr Malewicz. Actually I am a part time freelance UI designer, getting projects from dribbble. Actually I am doing Government job as a Computer science teacher. So as an Individual design I only have to do all myself. I bought your ebook for ui design and learnt a lot. Now i will enroll in Google UX

[@MalewiczHype]

Awesome to hear that! :)

[@favsolomon1]

I was confused before now. BTW Everything about your video is engaging. Thank you!

[@MalewiczHype]

Awesome! Thank you! Hope that helps!

[@marcomartinez15]

Hey! could you do a review of shift nudge? I’ve been trying to decide if I should take it, but don’t know if its cost effective for an entry-level designer like myself

[@MalewiczHype]

From my experience the best starting point (financially) is the 1-4 segments of the google course. The rest is not as great but there are some (hint hint ;-)) alternatives :)

[@TheHollygirls]

Hi Michal! what do you think about the Career Foundry UX Design program? It looks pretty amazing and a bit expensive at least for latin americans like me, the price is high. But the whole program seems pretty awesome and they even guarantee you that you'll get a job after 2 to 10 weeks after completing the whole program. Could you give us some feedback?

[@MalewiczHype]

Hey, I'll try and check it out later this year then. But it's quite odd for a course to guarantee a job - there must be some strings attached ;)

[@TheHollygirls]

@@MalewiczHype thanks! would be great if you could check out that program. I visited again the website and it says that you'll get a job under 6 months, but the average amount of time it takes their students to get a job is 2-10 weeks.

[@diclesunguroglu842]

Imagine creating a website for UX learners but with low UX quality

[@MalewiczHype]

Sadly it's typical.

[@sagarsubedi]

I'm thinking of buying the subscription (10 months after this video was made). Do you think is it better now? Especially in terms of what we can learn and achieve? Or do you still think there are too many bad points than good? Can anyone help here, who has recently taken this (they say in the pinned comment how they have solved 95% of the problems addressed in this video)?

[@MalewiczHype]

There may have been some changes and updates, but overall I think a combination of the Google UX Course and my UI courses gives people better results (on average)

[@sagarsubedi]

@@MalewiczHype i checked out your UI course but looks like it is mostly mobile app based. Did I get that wrong? Or is there a different course? A link would be nice. Thanks.

[@MalewiczHype]

I have two courses - a bundle on Mobile UI and a course on Web Design UI.

[@chiragpatil3772]

Great video. I was thinking about taking this course but based on all the comments you gave it looks like I should look elsewhere rather than IDF. Btw I saw 10 Tokens in total.

[@MalewiczHype]

Glad it was helpful! I have yet to see if maybe this course picks up a little in the second lesson and further, but so far it's been a bit boring.

[@إبراهيم-ظ5د6ه]

10 tokens in the video 😀 Thanks for the video very helpful If you can make video about courses recommendations on udemy or any another platform that gives ux courses will be very helpful to people who are starting out like me

[@MalewiczHype]

Thanks! I will look into some Udemy courses later this year, but I plan to finish two courses on IDF first.

[@vimalraj529]

Hai sir I just wanted learn ui ux past 2 months I don't get anything and lots videos comes but I can't find use full can u suggest any course like free course.. Your videos are super good..

[@MalewiczHype]

I have a paid ui course that helped a lot of people already, and as for free there’s a long, free playlist on just UI tutorials on this channel

[@vimalraj529]

@@MalewiczHype thanks for reply.. keep rocking..can I you get your instagram I'd..

[@MalewiczHype]

Hey, I don't really use instagram, only twitter :)

[@woeijfeowij]

I heard some people say it's helpful to learn human computer interaction (HCI) as an aspiring UX designer. What is your stance on this? I am currently looking at online HCI courses (specifically HCI by georgia tech on udacity). Should I enroll in this course, or is it better to spend that time to make more projects and case studies for my portfolio?

[@MalewiczHype]

That depends on your goal - it's always good to learn new things, but it's the portfolio what gets you the job in the end. I'd go with some general, foundational UX course first, then HCI but only if it's been uploaded less than 3 years ago, if it's older and not updated I'd stay away. Still - portfolio is king!

[@toastedmarshmellow704]

Hi Michał, how do you feel about the UX Design Institute's professional diploma in UX design? Edit: or what is your evaluation of it? Thanks!

[@riturajborah6169]

Thanks for this valuable info!

[@anthonyemmanuel3509]

I got 10 tokens

[@natalie-taylor]

Wow, that high-fidelity example IS baaaad. I'm impressed that you are "doing the work" ( 🤓) to see how other education packages are presented and developed. I can only imagine how much there is to learn about the industry gaps by doing this step. If you do continue through, for your sake, I hope it does get better. I wonder if each section/chapter is done by a different person or group?

[@MalewiczHype]

I wasn’t planning my own ux course until I saw what’s out there - I believe it can be more fun and engaging. Not sure I will finish the entire thing though, maybe I’ll try a mid-level course or sth.

[@Dark_Aeon]

This video made me wonder about the importance of having a UX portfolio. I've been at my current company for 2 years and have done a lot of impressive projects, but probably can't include them in a portfolio because of NDA's. I guess portfolios are nescessary only for landing your first UX job? If I want to apply for a regular or a senior position in another company, they will probably focus on my job experience and interviews/recruitment tasks, right? What do you guys think?

[@MalewiczHype]

It's still good to have 1-2 projects even with all the job experience, but yeah, if you already worked somewhere it's a bit different.

[@sajberkid3956]

I got 11 tokens

[@MathiaLiu]

I'm glad to you did this video, I will choose google course, thank you!!

[@MalewiczHype]

Just keep in mind that I think the Google course best part is segments 1-2-3-4, after that it goes a little downhill ;)

[@MathiaLiu]

@@MalewiczHype thank you for advising

[@ainaopeyemi339]

10 tokens

[@Bells_Lodge]

I suspect I would run into the same problem with this course that I am hitting with the Google course right now... I am on the spectrum, and I feel rather lost... Like they keep repeating information, but aren't touching the information that will actually let me progress... The worst part is not being able to articulate just how lost I got 😅

[@Bells_Lodge]

It's incredibly discouraging especially with how interested I am in continuing.

[@MalewiczHype]

I'll take that course till the end, as maybe it does pick up the pace later. I do know most of what they teach, so I may not be lost, but bored - yes, definitely.

[@Bells_Lodge]

I think it's possible I leapt a little bit to fast and got ahead of myself. I have been reading books, listening to podcasts, and watching videos, and now want to get my toes wet, but haven't a clue on how to start.

[@MalewiczHype]

Check out my becoming a designer playlist, maybe it will clear it up a bit ;)

[@AhmedAl-Yousofi]

I absolutely agree with you, i have cancelled my membership after 3 days of enrollment.

[@MalewiczHype]

What were your main reasons for it?

[@AhmedAl-Yousofi]

@@MalewiczHype Waiting for the next lesson, written content was more than videos and text look like in magazine.

[@nurmuhammadx]

10 tokens:)

[@bicherschi]

10 tokens

[@arthurasta96]

You're using a very nice-looking font, can you name it? (I mean in "UI Design" at 16:06)

[@pancamel8635]

I'm at the start of my UX Journey. I did the figma course, so I know how to use it quite well. Now I'm thinking what's next. I'm reading a book "Don't make me think". I know it's old, but i heard is a must have. What would you recommend? Which course, or what to do now. Swoją drogą, super kanał. Dopiero co wpadłem i na pewno zostanę na dłużej!

[@MalewiczHype]

Check out the pinned video on my channel page - it's likely still the best roadmap for anyone. Also - thx :)

[@gene_b]

Hate IDF course.. boring and overcomplicated

[@gunnercaps]

Thank you for reviewing the IDF course. I was actually deciding between this and the Google UX course and I'm glad I chose the latter. The problem though is that now I'm "stuck" at course 6 because I have no UI skills at all. Taking a detour to practice before I can jump back in!

[@MalewiczHype]

I have a lot of UI tutorials you can try on this channel (plus I made a UI course too ;) UI is the main issue I had with Google UX, the rest was quite good and pretty engaging :)

[@elliottaleksndr]

Same boat. I stopped taking the Google course and detoured into practicing UI for a while. When I feel I have the hang of it, I’ll return to the course.

[@gunnercaps]

@@MalewiczHype I will be looking to sign up for your course soon! Thank you for responding!

[@gunnercaps]

@@MalewiczHype I've just signed up for your UI course! Very excited to get started!

[@fuzzyslippazz]

@@MalewiczHype I was THIS close to paying the yearly subscription to IxDF, but glad I decided to do some googling first and found this video. I'll probably take the Google UX course, but I have absolutely no UI knowledge or skills. What are the bare minimum skills needed to at least complete the course? Is there a free/affordable learning source that one could access to gain those skills to at least be able to complete the Google UX course?

[@merisimamovic965]

Thanks for the honest review! Too much tokens btw haha!

[@MalewiczHype]

Haha! Wanted to try something original here ;)

[@ujjwalraniwal5822]

Can you please provide proper KZbin Playlist

[@MalewiczHype]

Which playlist?

[@kategornas1625]

@@MalewiczHype you mentioned that you can learn more from of the good learning playlist on youtube and that is what person meant by I'm sure

[@nadinebenie1772]

I saw a UN job application asking for this cert...will you be making one for UX specifically and providing certs?

[@MalewiczHype]

We are working on a UX course. Some of my existing courses do have certificates, but they are only given to the "with feedback" option and only if your final project scores 95% or more. I don't believe in participation certificates.

[@rajmusic1493]

Thank you for your review. I was looking into this course. If this has some problems as you mention, which course would you suggest to pursue which is good for UX Desgin and UI

[@MalewiczHype]

For UX the Google UX one works great, for UI check out my courses at hype4.academy :-)

[@rajmusic1493]

@@MalewiczHype thank you so much I will check them out… has the IxDF one improved now tho?

[@MalewiczHype]

Chances are it has improved (they promised changes after this video)

[@rajmusic1493]

@@MalewiczHype Thank you. I just have a last question. They started a new job guarantee program and I have not yet been able to find a review about that online. Can you see ig you can get something in that?

[@tomdysen]

Hi im from India.. basic English knowledge I don't understand your video 🤧 but I interest ux designer 😀 help me bro

[@debroop889]

You need to learn English to become a UX designer because a good user experience depends on how well a design communicates with the user. If the language used in the design is hard to understand then it is not a good user experience. Study English first, become very good at this language and then you will be able to start your journey to become a great UX designer. You can do this! Good luck.

[@alienwithsunglasses5604]

Thank you for the review! Could you please explain a bit more about that not many companies expect you to do Low fidelity wireframes? What do they expect now? What attributes or elements the expected wireframes have and lack, for example images, shadows, etc.?

[@MalewiczHype]

Most companies go with mid-fidelity from a design library - it’s faster. I will make a video on it sometime this year, and I already made one on wireframes in the „Become a designer” playlist

[@alienwithsunglasses5604]

@@MalewiczHype Thank you Michal!

[@saimashah5132]

I was taking the google UX course and it was so dull and boring, repetitive. IDF was much better, liked journey maps a lot.

[@andremwd]

@Malewicz Hi Michal, i still have a hard time deciding between the IDF and the Google course. I'm currently working as a working student in UX Research at a FinTech, but I've also done some rudimentary UI design support. Since i a live in germany certificates are still pretty important for recruiters. I would like to become more of a generalist and gain some UI Design Skills. With some prior UX experience, would you recommend me rather the IDF or rather the Google course. Afterwards i would follow your UI Course. Thanks in advance!

[@MalewiczHype]

I'd probably still go with google's course here.

[@zdnMks23]

Which (Web) UI design course do you recommand please? We already bought your 2 UI courses. Thanks

[@MalewiczHype]

I have yet to test more courses. We will be doing a web course this year too, but closer to late November.

[@productguiderhero2324]

Reminder is on .......

[@MalewiczHype]

See you there!

[@shivs-shakti]

I am one of you. It is not a course but rather blog article. Too much reading that eats my brain more than learning. lol

[@ainaopeyemi339]

Because of you I have decided not to get the course, thanks, so can you recommend a course for us or playlist? I am still on the Google course though

[@MalewiczHype]

Google course is currently a good way to go. To supplement it I have a „becoming a designer” playlist 😎

[@gemma3856]

Thank you for this video, I wanted to take just one course from them and they've charged me for a whole year. Soo..I have a full year studying. I took many courses, and they're all just as you explain: - too many questions where you answer how cool they are (in one course is ok, but they are at the beginning of EACH) - some "correct" answers are doubtfully true ;s like this question can be discussed and can have different answers. - can't finish course fast, many materials are so outdated that it's embarrassing, - boring, truly. Waiting waiting too much waiting.. - constant manipulation, forcing you to think that IDF is great. Which I find very irritating. Though I must say that they teach some good stuff, but the whole courses organization makes whole experience slow and demotivating.

[@MalewiczHype]

We tried to learn as much as possible from how others do it and improve some of these things in our own courses / platform :)

[@zainarshad7684]

My salary is 700 usd and i was planing to take that course by saving 100 dollars. Thank you brother you saved my 100 dollars. I'm one of those who've been thinking that IDF courses are only one way solution to all my career problems. But now I'm feeling much aware.

[@MalewiczHype]

IxDF courses has gotten better since this video (their claim) and they say they fixed most of the issues I raised. However if you only earn 700 don't EVER spend 1/7th of your salary on ANY course no matter how good it is. Start slower, with cheaper options or even initially learn for free. Definitely don't go into debt to learn some design.

[@zainarshad7684]

@@MalewiczHype Thanks a lot 🙂

[@udunnati]

Hello sir..I watched this video today and find it very useful.. I'm switching my career to UX and have very limited fund to invest in these courses,after watching your good feedback about google ux course,I did it luckily with financial aid and definitely google course is very good and interactive but I'm still not confident in this field and my case study project looks bad and not at all job ready...please help me what should I do next..I was planning to join IxDF as they have intermediate and advance courses,but your review makes me confused and not sure to move ahead with IxDF...please if possible reply

[@MalewiczHype]

What exactly looks bad in your case study?

[@MustafaSheikh]

Thanks for sharing this. i was thinking i am being too picky but didn't really like how they've even presented the courses good to see this.

[@MalewiczHype]

Yeah, I got a lot of insight into making my own courses seeing how others do them not quite well ;)

[@raquelgarcialeyva9682]

Finally a helpful review. Thank you!

[@hossamsalem8878]

Hello Malewicz, i am a big fan! Where can I view all of your courses , books and products?

[@MalewiczHype]

Everything’s at hype4.academy , including a growing library of free materials 🙌

[@JericoStanley]

Hey Michal, I just found this video today. I'm now a UX Designer for a payment gateway company. I just want to say that your videos always give me confidence when I'm experiencing impostor syndrome. Thank you so much for helping me with your straightforward reviews.

[@MalewiczHype]

Happy to help! :)

[@swagfel]

Finally someone who has a really great knowledge man I've just subscribed I'll do your free course I wanna know if you have how to do a portfolio I've been struggling and the funny thing is a company gave me the oportunity to work for them but I don't have projects :c cuz I don't think google or IDXF has the good things to do a case a study

[@MalewiczHype]

I have a whole set of rather cheap courses including one that'a all about building the portfolio. They're in video courses at hype4.academy :)

[@swagfel]

@@MalewiczHype thank you so much I’ll do right away

[@avatr7109]

Guys do we have Lower Price courses?? Because the monthly payments is impossible for me or somebody give a Job

[@MalewiczHype]

There's a yearly price that considering how many courses there are is actually quite a good deal.

[@AlejandroDeLaRosa05]

Does this give you a certificate upon completion? Thank you for the content!

[@MalewiczHype]

Yes, and they talk a lot about how this certificate is the best thing in the world ;)

[@storymode9085]

I say this is good for all of us Junior UX designers. Even the "Pros" need help getting good!

[@MalewiczHype]

All the pros need to constantly learn, otherwise they'll fall behind. I'm literally studying half the time myself :)

[@KimAlban]

lmao i loved all of your comments on this

[@MalewiczHype]

Thanks! I really hoped it would be better than it was. I know they have a lot of knowledge, but the delivery of that knowledge ... well that's a whole other thing.

[@hoangson51]

Thanks for the review! Make my decision a lot easier. I think it's 10 tokens

[@MalewiczHype]

Glad it was helpful!

[@favsolomon1]

i clicked the image that looks like a video too Lol

[@MalewiczHype]

Yeah, they promised to fix some of these things ;)

[@hudapicks8685]

@Malewicz are your UI tutorial structured?

[@MalewiczHype]

which ones ?

[@hudapicks8685]

@@MalewiczHype "the basics of UI"