Interaction Design Foundation review

Interaction Design Foundation, often called IxDF, sells a membership rather than single courses. Every individual plan includes all 43 courses at no extra cost, plus 164 one-hour Master Classes, 282 ready-made templates and industry-recognized certificates for your LinkedIn profile and resume. The catalog runs from UX basics to research, interaction design and AI topics, and 10 career programs lay out a path from career switcher to design leader. IxDF also runs a member community in 498 cities across 107 countries, which helps if you want critique from local designers. Plans come in three tiers: Student and Professional are billed annually, and Design League is billed monthly. A 14-day money-back guarantee lowers the risk of trying it. The weak spot for career changers is accountability: no one is assigned to review your portfolio, so you need to finish projects on your own. We could not see US dollar prices from our location.

Who it is for

working designers who want depth for little money

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending); Student and Professional plans billed annually, Design League billed monthly.

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Key features

• Unlimited access to all 43 courses on every individual plan
• 164 one-hour Master Classes with design leaders
• 282 templates and step-by-step guidance to build a portfolio
• 10 career programs, from career switcher to design leader
• Local member community in 498 cities across 107 countries

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: One membership covers every course instead of paying per course
• Strength: Industry-recognized certificates you can add to LinkedIn and a resume
• Strength: 14-day money-back guarantee and cancel anytime
• Weakness: Student and Professional plans are billed annually
• Weakness: Job matching is not included on every plan
• Weakness: Courses are self-paced, so there is no assigned mentor reviewing your projects

Key facts

• Courses: 43
• Master Classes: 164 one-hour sessions
• Templates: 282
• Plans: Student, Professional, Design League
• Refund: 14-day money-back guarantee

Where it ranks

Interaction Design Foundation is No. 3 in our Best UX Design Courses verdict.