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IxDF - Interaction Design Foundation

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What is IxDF - Interaction Design Foundation?

The Interaction Design Foundation is a global online design school. Since its founding in 2002, the vendor states that their courses, webinars and open-source literature have guided over 159,232 current and aspiring designers through their UI/UX design journey.

They further state that their mission is to continue increasing the quality of design education while keeping it both accessible and affordable. They help learners over the world with recognized ourse certificates to make a life-changing shift into UX design or stay ahead in their careers.


Categories & Use Cases

Top Performing Features

  • Course catalog or library

    Learning content is organized into a course catalog or browsable library.

    Category average: 8.6

  • Learning content

    The vendor offers high quality pre-made courses or assets. These may be specific to certain industries or technologies.

    Category average: 8.7

  • Progress tracking & certifications

    The system tracks individuals’ progress on courses, scores, transcripts, certificates, etc.

    Category average: 8.6

Areas for Improvement

  • Player/Portal

    Students or employees can engage with content and take courses using this interface, which may be called a player or portal.

    Category average: 8.1

  • Course Searches

    The ability to search for courses by name, type of course, course authors, or materials covered.

    Category average: 8.2

  • Gamification

    Presents course material in a game-like format to increase engagement and enjoyment.

    Category average: 7.6

Really Enjoying Interaction Design Foundation IxDF

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Currently, we have been using the Interaction Design Foundation IxDF for additional training and knowledge at BMW South Africa. We have a shared community of designers from different teams that all discuss different topics regarding design. The courses offered by Interaction Design Foundation IxDF have been extremely valuable to our organization in order to improve our skills, knowledge, and expertise. The courses offer excellent and insightful content in their courses. For example, we are currently completing a course for Agile Methods and it has been extremely useful learning how we can improve our ways of working. I look forward to completing more courses and expanding my knowledge through Interaction Design Foundation IxDF.

Pros

  • Courses that help explain a variety of topics
  • They include certificates that are well-recognized in the UX community
  • They offer links to the local design communities and networking

Cons

  • Ability to see the progress of my other teammates
  • More content for emerging technologies and newer topics
  • More courses that are practical-focused on specific software and tools

Most Important Features

  • Courses
  • Masterclasses
  • Certificates

Return on Investment

  • Very time consuming