Excited | Academy

Program

01
Intro + Product Design process
02
Research – Competitors, References, Literature research
03
How digital products work, data processing, integrations
04
Intro into diagramming. User flows, user journey mapping
05
Product redesign. Features decomposition
06
Grids and layout
07
Information architecture and navigation
08
Intro into visual design. Essentials of a great visual design
09
Practicing visual design. Where to get inspiration
10
Typography. Modular font styles, how to select fonts
11
Intro into Figma. Project organisations, shortcuts, best practices
12
Atomic design and design systems
13
Figma – advanced prototyping
14
Figma – team libraries, interactive components, creating and maintaining a design system
15
Designing for Mobile. Guidelines, Navigation
16
Designing for Mobile. User flows, visual design for mobile, mobile limitations, and advantages
17
Motion Design Basics – Part 1
18
Motion Design Basics – Part 2
19
Illustrations
20
Icons
21
Webflow workshop

Success stories

Oleksandra Hryshak

Product Designer
at Excited

"The Summer Design Academy held last year was a highly significant and necessary program for me, as a beginner designer. I am very grateful that even in such difficult times for Ukraine, Excited did not forget about beginners and offered such important help.

I applied in May 2022 and found out very soon that I got this opportunity and was accepted into the Summer Academy. These two months were very concentrated, filled with new knowledge and a lot of practice. Every feedback I received was very valuable to me. All the insights I got there, I still use in my daily work, from interesting and helpful plugins to tips for building efficient design systems and conducting UX audits.

The academy has a practical and hands-on approach to learning design, which is aimed at helping students build real-world design skills. All the lessons are taught by experienced designers who currently work in the industry and are passionate about sharing their knowledge and expertise.

I sought to learn from Excited as much as possible, get a lot of practice, and find answers to those questions that even some design courses could not give me, and after two months of hard work and a lot of homework, I got much more than I expected — I got the job! It’s been almost a year since that moment and I’m so glad, that I’m here. We have a cool team, complex, challenging projects, and supportive mentorship as well as joyful corporate parties."

"In 2021, I got a fantastic opportunity to study at Excited academy. I liked the format and got there my first practical design experience. It doesn't matter how many articles you read or Youtube videos watched if you don't have a chance to apply it all in practice.

After two intensive months of learning with Excited, I felt how deeply I had improved my skills. I had a lot of detailed feedback from lecturers who are experienced designers and all support from my patient mentor. It meant a lot for me to get knowledge from people who work at Excited because they know all nuances of working with international projects. As a result, I understood the whole design process from the beginning until the last steps. The program is based on topics you will need in real-life work and contains everything you need to know as a Junior Designer for a successful start.

I did my best during the study, and they noticed it. I got the job offer! I have worked at Excited for almost a year, and I am pleased about it. We have cool projects and create first-class digital solutions. I am very grateful to work in such a professional environment and work on Macbook with an M1 :) "