Interaction-design Reviews

I joined IxDF a couple of weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic last year and found it difficult to get into the courses They have a wonderfully wide selection of topics to choose from but unfortunately the courses I chose were predominantly written The problem is that I would find myself re-reading sentences several times just to make sense of them The courses felt like they had been poorly translated using far too many words to express simple concepts IxDF would benefit hugely from a robust content strategy team who speak English as their first language Another thing that the IxDF experience could benefit from is collecting feedback at the end of each module section of a lesson The lessons are long and at the end of the lesson it s often too late On the positive side I really enjoyed the webinars that are offered periodically I found them engaging and informative Also I appreciated the responsiveness and professionalism of the IxDF team They were very open to suggestions for improvement and responded promptly to emails with cordiality and kindness

Pro - classic theory- systematic knowledge- Certificate is well-made- Good reference materials- Good community vibes and feedbackCons - most of the courses are made before 2016 new blood is needed- Never a real feedback regarding the open questions always full scores - The UX course is not that usable Recent redesign is actually terrible it doesn t display properly on iPad- There is no script for videos- No notes are available in the courses - Pricy compared to other up-to-date coursesI did refer to friends in the past and I took also a couple of seminars But after their recent redesign and I am hesitating to continue the sub I really wish that they could update the materials and improve the usability

Ux designers needs what interaction Design Foundation is teaching but they also need figma tutorials

I ve been using IDF for 6 months now and I am not 100 satisfied because some of the content is outdated especially the ones about Mobile UX I appreciate that technology changes very quickly and of course it s impossible to create new content every time something changes but having a course which was relevant 5 years ago is a little bit disappointing That being said there are very good courses on IDF cognitive psychology UX management UX research and it is definitely useful but I d recommend using other resources as well if you are a beginner in UX

I think IDF has really helpful content but needs a major revamp on its user experience For most courses you have access to a chunk of information but then have to wait for other components to be added sometimes weeks and it s easy to forget about the course or what you learned while waiting It really interrupts the learning process I prefer to have access to all the content and work through it on my own time I ll note that working with Rikke has been amazing though in this regard and she has helped me better get what I need from the platform but I wish that this was a standard option Still some pages have HOUR LONG videos by old white men which are very boring to watch and you cannot speed up the video so it is a painful experience Please add the ability to speed up videos

I canceled a student membership after few days later within 14 days but I didnt get any notification from you via email I m not sure I can get a whole refund It s almost the expire dates which is tomorrow and not able to refundable Let me know Thanks

The UX Bootcamp seems a little all over the place It can definitely be better For it to be beginner friendly it definitely should go more in depth about the actual process of certain things and not just telling me what it is if that makes sense There s a difference between defining something such as UX research and actually leading me through the process of it Thankfully my mentor is awesome and is so great at what she does

IDF is a great resource of knowledge on design applicable for beginners professionals Course materials are informative and well structured Communication means among educators and fellow learners for conferring are well accessible Overall a well resourced good education service good platform of learning I m kindly delighted to had joined

Update They issued me a refund after I contacted them so I m changing the rating to 3 stars -------------------------------------------------------------Scammy practice despite decent content They never sent me any renewal notice or receipt of purchase since I signed up for a membership in 2019 I haven been charged every year since 2020 2021 2022 I was totally unaware of the transactions since I was expecting any subscription service to send a notification for renewal and receipt after renewal But I didn t get a single email about it from them which is something I ve never seen elsewhere That 600 dollars was the last thing they will ever get from me I will never use their site again

I think Improving the educational platform by offering monthly payments for flexibility would be very valuable And kudos to Riikke for her professionalism and kindness she s a gem