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Stand out with real experience

Gain experience shipping your designs with Developers and a Product Manager. Land the Product Design job of your dreams.

Peer-led classes

Attend classes packed with resources to help you. Learn with and from your fellow Co.Laborators.

Build your network

Form working relationships at depth with your cross-discipline coworkers and industry mentors.

Project showcase

Get all your submissions ready to publish your team-based Project Portfolio. Show it off to the world!

You can explore Student Projects here - every team will leave with their own Product Pack published on our website.

What makes a great Co.Laborator?

We’re looking for enthusiastic, excited, and skilled Product Designers or UI/UX Designers to join our Product Bootcamp cohorts to work with a team!

The Boot camp is a team-based program and you will need to be a good team player and communication regularly

Post daily stand-ups on discord throughout the week
Keep the team updated on your progress

You are able and willing to dedicate 15 - 20 hours per week working in a remote-first team.

Committed to the program for the next 8 weeks and able to prioritize your tasks.

Available for minimum one team meeting each week.

Enthusiasm while working across cultures, backgrounds and time zones

Enthusiastic team member willing to listen and learn together

There is guidance to point you in the right direction and mentor feedback on submissions, but the rest is up to you!

Student Testimonials

Don't just trust us. Know what our students are saying!

I had never worked with a team before and I was not going to find that opportunity any other way unless someone hired me... which was proving to be difficult. So being able to do that at Co.Lab was such a valuable experience.

Wendy

UX DESIGNER AT Optimal strategix group, inc.

Working in sprints with our PM and Developer helped me to understand the realities of development, providing me with valuable, real life experience! I've grown as a Designer and am more confident!

Rochelle

USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNER AT ACCENTURE INTERACTIVE

'Co.Lab was much more challenging than I thought it would be (in a good way). I thought I knew what a Product Designer needed to be/do via YouTube tutorials but soon realized it was much more than that, and I'm so glad Co.Lab was able to show me the reality of it - not just simple tutorials on youtube. It took alot more thinking, effort, and understanding as a whole and I am grateful for the learnings and expereince.'

Julia Shin

UI/UX & Graphic Production Designer

'It's one of the few times I get to both work in a team AND ship out a physical product. Most of my product/UX design work, I had to stick with just mockups and prototypes.'

Eric Rogler

Product DesignerProduct Designer @ Blue Dot Design and Build

'I learned a great deal about Agile methods, how developers work and how to communicate well with them, and the importance of collaboration and communication when you need to work within real constraints to complete an MVP. I also gained a great deal of confidence in my skills.'

Megan Flagg

UX DesignerUX Designer @ Troo Co

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What to Expect

Real Design Experience

Get practical, hands-on experience as a Product Designer with our 8-week, part-time program

Review a previous info session here for more information.

Structured curriculum on how to build a product

Execute a product roadmap and complete the Software Product Development Life Cycle. Work in sprints, build a backlog and follow industry practices.

Brainstorm, Ideate, and Conduct Customer Discovery

You'll work with an aspiring Product Manager who will align the team to a product vision. You'll conduct user research; talk to customers, understand their challenges, and validate your theories. Build your ability to develop valuable problems and validate your ideas.

Build Out a Product Design Portfolio

Outline your goals and findings in the format of a standard Product Requirements Document or Product Spec. Share your efforts to future hiring managers and recruiters as part of your Product Portfolio.

Network and Get Feedback from Industry Professionals

Get tangible feedback on your work from Product Management experts. Network with other designers, developers, product managers, and alumni in our community

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