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skowo Academy

Learn the craft. Leave with a portfolio.

Live, cohort-based programs for designers and the professionals becoming one. Taught by practitioners with 25+ years in UX, UI and product, built around work you'll be proud to send.

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(01) Programs

Five programs. One standard.

Start with the flagship UX Design Bootcamp, or pick the program that closes your biggest gap.

Flagship

UX Design Bootcamp

A portfolio-first bootcamp for working professionals. You leave with three case studies, a live portfolio site and the confidence to walk a hiring panel through your work.

Duration
16 weeks
Format
Live online, 2 sessions a week
Commitment
About 10 hours a week
Level
Intermediate

Who it's forVisual designers, developers, product managers, researchers and junior UX designers moving into senior-track product design roles.

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Program highlights

  • Three end-to-end case studies, one built on a studio-style brief
  • 1:1 mentor review every two weeks with a senior practitioner
  • Your portfolio website designed, written and launched by week 16
  • Mock interviews and portfolio walkthrough rehearsals
  • AI-assisted research and synthesis workflows from week one
  • Alumni critique circle after you graduate

Curriculum

  1. Weeks 1–2Foundations

    Design thinking in practice, product framing, how teams really ship.

  2. Weeks 3–5Research & synthesis

    Interviews, surveys and analytics, synthesised with AI and checked by people.

  3. Weeks 6–8Structure & interaction

    Information architecture, flows, interaction patterns and edge cases.

  4. Weeks 9–11UI & testing

    Visual UI, prototyping and moderated usability testing.

  5. Weeks 12–14Storytelling

    Case-study narrative, visuals and your portfolio site build.

  6. Weeks 15–16Interview-ready

    Mock panels, portfolio walkthroughs and demo day.

Key takeaways

  • A polished portfolio with three case studies
  • A repeatable UX process you can explain
  • Interview stories that show judgement, not just screens
  • A network of peers and senior mentors
Craft

Creative Direction & UI Design Bootcamp

Sharpen your eye and learn to lead the look of a product. Typography, colour, composition, motion and art direction, taught by creative directors.

Duration
12 weeks
Format
Live online, 2 sessions a week
Commitment
About 8 hours a week
Level
Intermediate

Who it's forUX and UI designers who want stronger visual craft, and graphic or brand designers moving into digital product.

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Program highlights

  • Masterclasses in typography, colour, grids and composition
  • Art-direct a brand-to-product concept from moodboard to UI
  • Motion and micro-interaction studio
  • Weekly critique with creative directors
  • Two high-fidelity showcase projects, ready for Behance or Dribbble

Curriculum

  1. Weeks 1–2Visual foundations

    Type, colour, grid and hierarchy.

  2. Weeks 3–4Art direction

    Moodboards, concepts and presenting a direction.

  3. Weeks 5–7UI craft

    Components, layouts and responsive systems.

  4. Weeks 8–9Motion

    Micro-interactions, transitions and prototyping.

  5. Weeks 10–12Showcase

    A flagship visual project and its presentation.

Key takeaways

  • An eye for detail you can explain to others
  • The confidence to set and defend a visual direction
  • Two showcase projects for your portfolio
  • A personal visual signature
New

AI-Native Design

Design with AI and design for AI. Build an AI-augmented workflow, then learn the patterns behind agentic, conversational and generative products.

Duration
8 weeks
Format
Live online, 2 sessions a week
Commitment
About 6 hours a week
Level
All levels with product experience

Who it's forProduct designers, design leads and product managers who want to work fluently with AI tools and design AI-powered products.

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Program highlights

  • AI tools across the workflow: research, ideation, prototyping and QA
  • Prompt-to-prototype studio sessions
  • Conversational and agentic UX patterns
  • Trust, transparency, control and evaluation
  • Capstone: an AI-native product concept with a working prototype

Curriculum

  1. Weeks 1–2AI in your workflow

    Research, synthesis and ideation with AI, and where it fails.

  2. Weeks 3–4Generative UI

    Prompting, rapid prototyping and generative interfaces.

  3. Weeks 5–6Designing for AI

    Agents, conversation, trust, control and evals.

  4. Weeks 7–8Capstone

    Concept, prototype and case study.

Key takeaways

  • An AI-augmented workflow you can use the next Monday
  • A pattern library for AI products
  • A capstone case study for your portfolio
  • Fluency to work with ML and engineering teams
Scale

Design Systems Masterclass

Build a design system that teams actually adopt: tokens, components, documentation and governance, connected to code.

Duration
6 weeks
Format
Live online, 1 session a week + studio hours
Commitment
About 5 hours a week
Level
Intermediate to advanced

Who it's forProduct designers and front-end engineers responsible for consistency across products and teams.

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Program highlights

  • Tokens, theming and Figma variables
  • Component API design that designers and engineers share
  • Documentation people read
  • Governance, contribution and versioning
  • Design-to-code pipelines with AI

Curriculum

  1. Week 1Audit & foundations

    Inventory, principles and scope.

  2. Week 2Tokens & theming

    Colour, type, spacing and modes.

  3. Weeks 3–4Components

    Patterns, states and accessibility.

  4. Week 5Docs & governance

    Adoption, contribution and versioning.

  5. Week 6Design to code

    Handoff and AI-assisted pipelines.

Key takeaways

  • A starter system you can take back to work
  • A governance model your team can run
  • A design-systems case study
Fast track

Portfolio Sprint

You have the experience. Your portfolio doesn’t show it yet. Rework two case studies with a senior mentor in four focused weeks.

Duration
4 weeks
Format
Live online, weekly 1:1 + group critique
Commitment
About 6 hours a week
Level
3+ years of experience

Who it's forExperienced designers preparing for a senior, lead or international role.

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Program highlights

  • Positioning: what you want to be hired for
  • Two case studies rewritten and re-visualised
  • Portfolio site review
  • A recorded mock interview with feedback

Curriculum

  1. Week 1Audit & positioning

    What your work says today, and what it should say.

  2. Week 2Case study one

    Narrative, structure and visuals.

  3. Week 3Case study two

    Same process, faster.

  4. Week 4Polish & practise

    Site polish and a mock interview.

Key takeaways

  • Two sharpened case studies
  • A clear positioning statement
  • An interview-ready portfolio walkthrough

(02) Why skowo Academy

Taught by a studio, not a classroom.

Faculty

Practitioners, not lecturers.

Mentors who design and ship for clients across five regions, with 25+ years of combined craft.

Outcome

Portfolio-first.

Every week moves a case study forward. You graduate with work, not just notes.

Method

AI-native from day one.

Use AI where it speeds you up, and learn where human judgement has to lead.

Attention

Small cohorts.

Twenty learners at most, so every project gets real critique.

(03) Admissions

From application to day one.

  1. Step 1 · 5 minutes

    Apply

    Tell us where you are and where you want to go.

  2. Step 2 · 20 minutes

    Intro call

    A conversation with a mentor about fit, goals, schedule and fees.

  3. Step 3 · 1 week

    Pre-work

    A short brief or portfolio review so we can place you well.

  4. Step 4

    Join your cohort

    Meet your mentors and peers, and start your first case study.

(04) Questions

Good to know.

Do I need design experience?

For the UX Design Bootcamp, no formal design experience is needed if you work in a product-adjacent role. The other programs expect some product design experience; the intro call helps you choose.

How much time does it take each week?

Between 5 and 10 hours depending on the program, including two live sessions. Sessions run on IST evenings and weekends and are recorded.

Can I join from outside India?

Yes. Classes are online. If your time zone makes live sessions hard, tell us in your application and we'll talk about options.

What does it cost?

Fees, instalment options and any scholarships are shared on your intro call, once we know which program fits.

Will I get a certificate?

Yes, a skowo Academy certificate of completion. Your portfolio is what will get you hired, so that is where we put most of the effort.

Can my company sponsor me or a team?

Yes. We run private cohorts and team programs; choose “Team or company program” in the form.

(05) Apply

Your next role starts with a portfolio.

Applications take about five minutes. A mentor replies within two business days to set up your intro call.