IxDF -. Interaction Design Foundation has a rating of 2.9 stars from 84 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. IxDF -. Interaction Design Foundation ranks 3955th among Education sites.
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The courses contain interesting and valuable information and insights but I would have liked them to be more action-based with more clear steps hon how to implement these insights in a certain product or service.
Date of experience: May 27, 2021
I'm very grateful to Interaction Design. Is a unique place to find all UX information, truthful and effective. They are also updated courses and are given by great professionals
Date of experience: February 28, 2023
Hi Laura,
Thank you so much for the recommendation.
We work with the greatest minds in the industry to bring you resourceful courses and a compendium of UX literature so you can stay ahead in the ever-evolving industry.
Thank you for choosing our platform:-)
Warmest regards,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation
I've taken several courses on IDF. The course contents were easy to understand and intensive. The value of the contents are much more valuable than what you pay for.
Date of experience: May 22, 2023
Hi Damilola,
Thank you for taking the time to write this review.
We’re doing our best to offer top-notch UX education while keeping the cost as low as possible (which is a constant challenge). Thank you so much for noticing the value for money; it means a lot to us. And thank you for being a part of our fantastic community:-)
We’re confident you’ll continue learning great things from our platform!:-)
Warm regards,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation
Overall, it's a good platform with professional teachers and systematic courses. The downside might be the contents is more academic and takes a long time to complete the certificate.
Date of experience: May 19, 2023
Hi Jocelyn,
Thank you for your great feedback.
We are glad that you find our platform resourceful and our instructors knowledgeable. Our courses are designed for people at different stages of their careers and are self-paced to accommodate our global community. Unlike in conventional universities, we want everyone to have a chance to study when they can.
We understand that some of our courses might seem more academic and take a long time to complete, but we believe this is important to prepare future designers to have a seamless transition in the ever-dynamic design field.
We wish you the best as you continue to work towards achieving your goals and hope that you will continue learning with us.
Warm regards,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation
I am really satisfied with the Interaction Design Foundation. The course are high qualified and well done. A timely assistance is provided. The research based approach is giving me the possibility to understand why good design works. There are optional questions, which provide educational value and to take part into the discussion forum. The learning mix between video and reading lessons allows me to learn in a different way. The Distinction system is great to build a strong motivation. I have created a facebook group with the official support of the IDF: https://www.facebook.com/groups/uxdesignvorarlberg
Tip for consumers:
It is worthful to learn at the Interaction Design Foundation. The best choice to learn UX Design.
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Date of experience: March 23, 2021
IDF has the best User experience for students. They set a great example of how product services should be. The courses are thorough and easy to understand. They are also with you in every step of your journey, ready to help and giving you the best user experience.
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Online courses
Date of experience: June 9, 2022
Hi Mujeedah,
We're doing our best to create thorough and easy-to-understand courses; thank you for letting us know we're doing a good job!:-)
I'm thrilled to know that you're enjoying IxDF. We're always here if you have any questions or need help with anything.
Happy learning!
Warm regards,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation
I recently signed up using their Black Friday offer, saving me 25% on an annual membership:-) At this point, I have started taking the Information Visualization and User Research courses. Even though I only have time after I get back from work and during commute, I have still progressed in my learning. I had hoped that there would be more video content and not as much written content, but I was told by their supporters that additional video is being added to courses as we speak. With any luck, I will be getting my certificates within a couple of months. Looking forward to showing these to my boss and colleagues once I have completed the courses.
Date of experience: December 6, 2018
I learned about I xD Foundation during University, but never actually joined until recently. I've been looking for some professional courses to keep up with the field while searching for work and I wanted to find some good *quality* among the thousands of courses all over the internet. I've had the opportunity to speak with Rikke from the Foundation and she has been one of the most incredible human beings I've ever met, it's thanks to her kindness and help that I've joined the team - and it has been the best decision I could make.
There are plenty of courses and as far as I've seen they are all of incredible quality. They're designed to help you in the process of learning by using both video and written material, and most of all they have dedicated forum discussions to do some networking and learn with (and from) other's experiences. The Instructors review your course's answers and give you active feedback every time, people are nice, supportive and helpful, and the content is top quality. You can find inspiration and exercises to insert in your Portfolio, but most of all you find great materials and further suggested insights in every lesson, which is a must for those who want to keep up with UX, Research, Design, and so on.
I've only completed one course so far, but I plan to finish more of them as soon as I can. You can learn at your own pace, and go deeper as much as you want in the forums, the discussions or by connecting with people and fellow learners. Incredible!
I couldn't be more happy! <3
Date of experience: May 1, 2023
Hi Adria,
Thank you for the excellent feedback.
I'm so delighted to hear that you have enjoyed our courses and our platform. We strive to provide you with the best learning materials as we support you throughout your learning journey to ensure you get the most value for your membership. Our instructors work hard to curate high-quality courses and remain committed to offering feedback to ensure you have a wonderful learning experience while developing your knowledge and skills via our top-of-the-line educational resources.
We are also proud to host a diverse design community where you can interact with other creative people or even build professional relationships. We believe learning is more fun and meaningful when you have a supportive network of peers and mentors who can guide and inspire you.
Congratulations on your 1st certificate, and we wish you the best as you continue to earn more certifications.
Warm regards,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation
I really love the types of courses! No due dates etc. No company color, like coursera its google, though here it's really objective. Good answers also from instructors.
Date of experience: September 28, 2022
Hi Audrey-Anne,
Thank you for your kind review! I’m pleased to hear you’re enjoying our courses. We put an enormous amount of effort into creating high-quality, high-value UX Design courses for our members. We're honored you chose us for your learning journey.:-)
We hope you’ll continue to make great progress with us!
Warm regards,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation
I signed up for a membership about three years ago when I barely knew what UX design is. Since then, I've taken many courses which taught me the basics in a really educational way and boosted my self-confidence as designer. I often study in the evenings when I have the time or when I need to learn something new. For years I've been encouraging people I meet to sign up and try it out because I really believe that not only the relevant content but also the way course material is produced holds an excellent quality.
I also attended couple of IDF meetups and got in touch with really interesting people (back in the times when meeting in person was "legal"). I am currently just one step away from being hired as a UX designer and IDF courses have contributed a great deal to my level of knowledge.
Date of experience: May 11, 2021
Hi Katarina,
It's wonderful to come across such a fantastic and heartwarming review! This has been precisely the mission we've been working on since 2002: Democratize education by providing top-quality, online design courses at a fraction of the cost of traditional education. Success cases — such as yours, fuel the fire in our team to facilitate learning and career advancement. We're very proud of our work, and we're continually improving.
Congratulations on the great effort and commitment you have made this far. I'm sure that your reward will come soon!
Warm regards,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation
The UX courses i chose to take with Interactional Design Foundation were really complete, full of pertinent and new information. The examples taken illustrate perfectly the subjects and the speakers know their subjects.
I would just add that it would be so nice to have a little bit more illustrations about several subjects, especially the ones wich contains lots of text.
Date of experience: April 20, 2021
If you want to launch a new career in UX Design, this is one of the best platforms out there. The courses provide me a great overview of User Experience and Design thinking. All in all, it was a great, happy and insightful learning experience. I would recommend this for beginners. :)
Date of experience: January 20, 2021
I only completed the 'Beginners Guide to UX' course but thoroughly enjoyed it. This course was very in-depth, helpful and easy to follow and I really liked how the course was split over several weeks, there was no pressure to complete it in one go. It was thanks to this course that encouraged me to study User Experience Design at an undergraduate degree level. Customer support and the lectures are very friendly and helpful. I highly recommend trying the courses Interactive Design Foundation offers.
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'Beginners Guide to UXD'
Date of experience: April 21, 2021
Hi Theo,
Thanks for the review! We hope you find time in the future to complete more of our courses. We have a wide range and variety of courses for all levels — I'm sure you will benefit from our intermediate and advanced courses.:-)
Warm regards,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation
The first thing people think about when they think of the Interaction Design Foundation is design education. But I think I have learned more about the community and the people by the email back and forth with Rikki, the chief editor. She's responsive, kind and clear with her words. Not only is this a good reflection on IDF but on the work at hand. IDF had a large hand in my design career to date. Not only did they reaffirm the knowledge gained in my own experiences, but helped me further understand the theory of design and how best to continue improving and putting it into practice.
Thanks to the team for putting together an amazing course and sound career path as a guide of which knowledge we need to push our career further.
Date of experience: April 8, 2021
One of my clients needed me to help them redesign their complex control panels in order to help their sales team understand the data, without having to read a manual. I needed to brush up on the subject, so I enrolled in the Information Visualization course at the Interaction Design Foundation website. In a matter of weeks, I completed the course and earned my certificate. The course helped me design a far more user friendly and easily understandable control panel than I would have been able to design without attending the course. On behalf of myself and my client, thanks!
Date of experience: December 20, 2018
There has been a great challenge for businessmen and women in Kambuga town council where there use much of their transport and time to travel from their district to the capital city "Kampala" for shopping.
The book i received from the Interaction Design Foundation has helped to make the research, define the problem, ideate, prototype and test. Where i have created an e-commerce platform where the businessmen and women can purse their goods on whole sale but which is still a high fidelity prototype.
Date of experience: May 16, 2022
Hi Atuheire,
Amazing work! We're so happy that the material we provided has inspired you to create a useful tool for so many other people.
Keep learning, keep growing—and make a dent in the Universe!
Warm regards,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation
I switch from another highly expensive online bootcamp to IDF to continue learning UX Design. The Courses are very detailed, well explained, diverse content (Text/Video), a lot of resources and a great community.
Also, the support is fast, friendly and helps you to learn in a way you want.
I can highly recommend Interaction Design Foundation.
Date of experience: December 15, 2020
Hi Kevin,
Thanks so much for recommending the Interaction Design Foundation. I'm glad to know that you've benefitted from our courses. It's our mission to provide top-quality, online design courses at a fraction of the cost of traditional education. It's reassuring to know we're delivering as promised.:-)
Best,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation
I joined IDF specifically to take their course on accessibility and it did not disappoint! The content was incredibly thorough, and even though I have taken more technical focused accessibility courses in the past, I found that I learned about new practices and applications that I hadn't heard of before.
The testing format of IDF courses is really great for keeping you on your toes, I find that I need to really focus on the videos or reading content to successfully answer the multiple choice questions. The discussion questions and activities are challenging without taking up an extraordinary amount of time.
I also find the incentive to be noted as within the top 10% to be a good motivator for me to do my best.
Date of experience: November 12, 2020
I am a graduate student and I joined the interaction design foundation with a keen interest in improving my knowledge. The course here not only gave me the knowledge it was an eye-opener to UX and psychology in design. IDF has also helped me to gain recognition and push me through the rough waters of design like an experienced sailor in UX.
I really appreciate these courses and the instructors who gave comment and motivate us. It's really helpful for us. And I achieve 17/32 certifications within 6 months. You only need to pay for one year and get this good opportunity to learn and gain knowledge. It's really worthful. I highly recommend to everyone to learn a new UX experience guide with this course. Who has been an industry expert or beginner in the UX industry.
Date of experience: March 31, 2021
I've been a member of IDF for several years and never regret becoming one in the first place. The mix of courses, the level of proficiency and the number of the courses are definitely worth it. The option to customise what you will learn based on selecting a career path is what helps you become a specialist based on your wants. Having more courses coming in shows the Foundation's commitment to provide the latest and top education based on what is happening in the areas of UX and lastly, Service design. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to have a strong base of knowledge.
Date of experience: October 27, 2020
High quality courses adapted to different levels of knowledge focused on practice. A highly recommended platform for learning with excellent customer service.
Date of experience: November 8, 2022
Hi David,
Thank you very much for your recommendation! I'm thrilled to hear you're enjoying our courses and platform! Our team works day-and-night (literally!) to bring our members high-quality, high-value UX Design courses, content, and Master Classes to our members and non-members alike.:-)
Oh, and our support team takes the time to reply to all of our members in the fastest and most humane way possible; so, thanks for letting us know we’re doing a good job.;)
I hope you continue to learn and grow with the IxDF!
Warmest regards,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation
I really enjoy the online courses on Interaction Design Foundation website - I like the diversity of topics covering all aspects of UX, I also very much appreciate the self-paced learning while receiving the needed support to finish the courses. Also, one thing I really like in comparison to other online courses is that the content is very well structured and engaging, the course I recently took was fully based on reading which really suited me as it made me to be fully engaged with the content, I learned a lot. Overall, the website is very engaging and kept me motivated during the whole course. I also really appreciate very attentive and friendly customer service. Thank you IDF!
Date of experience: June 10, 2022
Hi Marie,
We love self-paced courses, too! That's why we created ours this way so that anyone can learn at their own pace.:-)
Thank you so much for all your kind words! It means a lot to us. I'll be sure to pass your message along to our team. They'll be happy to hear what you have to say!
Warm regards,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation
I will share my personal experience with Ixdf courses. The courses is for UX designers, Interaction designers, visual designers, UI designers, Frontend developers, User researchers, Product Managers, Marketer.
Date of experience: April 2, 2023
Hi Amber,
Thank you for your valuable feedback.
You have certainly helped any aspiring designer better understand what to expect from our platform. Our courses cover the entire spectrum of UX design, from beginner to advanced levels. We also have an extensive library of UX literature that is valuable for all designers.
Thank you for choosing our platform.
Warm regards,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation
It seems to me that the IDF was made in the right measure for my needs: a professional, serious and well-prepared organization, which delivers solid knowledge, easily adaptable to my experience and my expectations. I am not a professional designer. I worked for many years as Senior Business Developer and Alliance Manager, but I am currently in "gap year", "redesigning" my career, looking for specializations in design, which is one of the areas that I love the most. I believe that, with IDF courses, I will be able to combine this knowledge and techniques with my professional experience.
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Courses, training in Design.
Date of experience: March 29, 2021
I think Courses of IXDF will give to all the interested people decent knowledge about UX design and UX Research. I'm excited about courses and how the content is structured and I recommended it to you all!
Date of experience: July 5, 2022
Hi Eka,
Thank you for your kind review! I'm so happy you're enjoying our courses! Our team puts in a huge amount of effort to create high-quality courses and content for our platform. We're so pleased to know our efforts are paying off.:-)
I hope you continue to make amazing progress with us! We're always here if you have any questions or need help with anything.
Happy learning!
Warm regards,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation
Online UX design courses and literature created by design experts. Don Norman: "A goldmine of information on interaction design."
We’re market leaders in online design education because the world’s leading experts create our content and because we’re specialized in design. Our courses cover the entire spectrum of UX design from beginner to advanced.
With 109,999 graduates, the Interaction Design Foundation is the biggest online design school globally. We were founded in 2002.
Since 2002, we’ve been on a mission to:
- Teach you concrete design skills to advance your career and build a better future for yourself and your employer.
- Teach you how to leverage the power of design in the same way companies such as Apple and Google do.
- Help you apply your new design skills to improve the quality of life for humankind. We live in a world filled with inefficient and frustrating design and you can make a positive impact by designing human-centered technology.
- Democratize education by providing top-quality, online design courses at a fraction of the cost of traditional education.
- We offer you the best expertise from both high-tech companies and academia. We produce top-grade learning materials with elite industry designers from Google and IBM as well as top professors from Stanford, MIT and Cambridge University.
- We facilitate learning and career advancement in 467 Local Groups in 95 countries.
Hi Gio,
Thanks so much for the feedback; we really appreciate it. We're introducing more practical exercises through all our courses. This has been our main focus in the courses we have already released this year, as well as the courses we'll release soon. We've also put a lot of effort into creating more video-based content to strike the perfect balance, and I hope you will notice soon.:-)
Very best,
Rikke Friis Dam of the Interaction Design Foundation