Become a Product Designer

Master Figma (Beginner to Shipped Product)

Figma is the universal design tool. Fluency here is the price of entry to every other milestone on this path.

3 milestones

1. 1Master auto-layout, component variants, and design system primitives
2. 2Build a complete product design using the design system
3. 3Produce a handoff-ready file and present to a developer or designer

Complete 100-Day UI Challenge

100 consecutive days of UI design builds the visual vocabulary that no course can replicate. The output is also the raw material for your portfolio.

3 milestones

1. 1Set up the challenge framework and complete the first 10 days
2. 2Complete days 11–60 with documented skill progression
3. 3Complete days 61–100 and produce a before-and-after portfolio retrospective

Build a UX Design Portfolio

A UX portfolio is the hiring manager's first filter. Case studies that show your thinking process — not just final screens — are the proof that gets interviews.

3 milestones

1. 1Complete two end-to-end UX case studies
2. 2Publish a portfolio with at least three case studies
3. 3Present your portfolio to a UX practitioner and document the critique

Design and Ship a Mobile App UI

Designing a mobile app UI that ships to real users proves you can work within real constraints — platform guidelines, safe areas, and actual screen sizes.

3 milestones

1. 1Define the app concept, research user needs, and produce wireframe flows
2. 2Build the high-fidelity UI design with mobile-specific patterns
3. 3Write design rationale and present for designer Q&A

Get First Paid Design Client

A first paid design client is the commercial validation milestone. It proves someone with money to spend trusted your judgment over a free alternative.

3 milestones

1. 1Build a 3-piece portfolio and send 10 outreach messages
2. 2Land a discovery call and submit a proposal
3. 3Complete a paid engagement with invoice and delivered work

Ship a Design System in Production

Optional. A production design system proves you can work at engineering-adjacent scale — components that real developers use, not just components that look good in Figma.

3 milestones

1. 1Audit Existing UI and Produce Design System Architecture Document
2. 2Build Token Layer and Three Accessible Production-Ready Components
3. 3Ship to Consumers, Complete Documentation, and Defend Architecture

Master Brand Identity Design

Optional. Brand identity is the specialisation fork for designers who want to work with founders and early-stage companies on naming, logo, and visual system from scratch.

3 milestones

1. 1Write the brand brief and develop three concept directions
2. 2Develop selected direction into a complete brand identity system
3. 3Document brand rationale and present to a designer or brand strategist