A live, mentor led foundation in UX/UI & product design — built for beginners. Learn the real process, build a portfolio project, and design with AI by your side.
Wireframing, interface design, prototyping, components and collaboration — the way working teams actually use Figma.
Use Claude, ChatGPT and Figma Make to move from idea to interface faster.
Finish with one guided case study you can show clients and recruiters.
Eight concrete skills — the same ones working product designers use every day.
Each week builds on the last — research, to interface, to a finished project you can present.
No endless theory. You'll ship one guided, end to end project — pick the track that excites you.
I'm Ian — a Nairobi based product designer. I've spent years shipping real products and helping beginners find their footing, and I built Space ya Design as the path I wish I'd had.
Build a head start before you graduate.
Move from visuals into product thinking.
Design the interfaces you already build.
Design your own product with confidence.
A structured, supported way into design.
Add product design to your toolkit.
"Ian explains design like a patient mentor, not a lecturer. For the first time the process actually made sense to me."
"Having my work reviewed every single week kept me accountable. That feedback loop was the whole difference."
"I walked away with a real project for my portfolio and the confidence to talk about my design decisions out loud."
Drawn from prior mentorship, community sessions and workshops. Swap for named Cohort 01 testimonials once it wraps.
No upsells, no hidden tiers. Apply first — pay only once you're accepted.
To protect mentorship quality, every cohort is capped. When the seats are gone, enrolment closes.