The Right Path To Your
Dream
Profitable
Fulfilling
Flexible
Career In Design
University-level, 1:1 instructor-led UI/UX, product and visual design career programs with extensive portfolio coaching to launch your dream creative career
Student Success
Our graduates now work high-impact companies, including Twitter, Pinterest, Microsoft and more.
$100K
Average Starting Salary
$30K
Average Salary Increase
92.5%
Employed Within 6 Months
Course Report
SwitchUp
Our Graduates Work at Top Global Companies
Instructor-Led Career Programs
We offer instructor-led, university-level curriculum to help aspiring designers launch their dream careers
Now Enolling
End-to-End Career Program with Portfolio Coaching
School of Design
Career Program
Beginner
Want to make a great living doing what you love? Learn how to launch your high-paying UX/UI design career in 6-8 months.
Now Enolling
Coaching Program for those with Design Skills
Portfolio School
Career Program
Intermediate
Have design knowledge but can’t land a job? Start your high-paying design career with a portfolio built to stand out in 2-3 months.
Flexible On-Demand Learning
We offer flexible on-demand programs to help aspiring and working designers get the knowledge they need at their own pace, affordably
Now Enolling
The "Lite" Version of Our Career Programs
Learn On-Demand
On-Demand
Beginner
Want to learn UI/UX design but still testing out the water? Want to see if our portfolio coaching is truly effective? Our learn on-demand programs are designed for you.
Now Enolling
For Working Designers or Aspiring Designers
Short Courses
Short Courses
Beginner
Need to fill in skill gaps or test the water before joining our career program? Need to learn specific topics as a working designer? Our short courses are perfect for you.
How Path Unbound Helps You Succeed
1
Founded by Top Designers
Are you aware that less than 1% of design schools are founded by women and less than 3% of design schools are founded by designers? We are proudly diversifying design education and championing under-represented voices.
2
Trained Expert Instructors
Our instructors are professional, senior working designers. We vet and train each one to ensure top-quality instruction. Our instructors don’t just do design well, they teach it even better. Unlike many bootcamps, we do not “crowd-source” mentors.
3
College-Level Curriculum
Most bootcamps are limited in their scope, and don’t include comprehensive visual design foundational approaches. We’re teaching you it all—soup to nuts at college level! You will never have to take another course to fill in knowledge gaps.
4
Impress with Portfolio
We provide individualized and rigorous portfolio coaching to make sure each of our graduates come out of the course with outstanding portfolios that immediately “wow” hiring managers and land jobs.
5
Flexible & Structured
Our curriculum is flexi-paced, which means you have the flexibility to learn at your own schedule but with accountability to finish on time so that you can launch your dream design career sooner.
6
Always Student-First
We have dedicated student advisory sessions every couple of weeks to ensure every student is on track and can get any problems resolved quickly. We are “student-obsessed” but in a healthy way.
World-Class Instructors with Proven Teaching Experience
Our team of instructors are great at what they do and teach even better
Maria Nicholas
Director of Design
- New York, NY
Stephanie Sell
Product Designer
- Los Angeles, CA
Billy Carlson
Senior Design Manager
- Los Angeles, CA
Silvia Script
Senior UI/UX Designer
- Washington D.C.
Sam Jacobs
Director of Design
- New York, NY
Arnold Kotra
Brand Designer
- Paris France
How it Works
1
Book Your Free, No-Obligation Admission Discovery Call
2
Enroll with Flexible Financing + Choose Your Own Instructor
3
Graduate with Outstanding Portfolio + Career Strategies
4
Land High-Paying Creative Jobs or Start Your Own Business
Founded by Designers, For Designers
Our founders are award-winning designers with deep instructional and curriculum expertise
Stella Guan
Co-Founder + CEO
- Worldwide
Sydney Ligouri
Co-Founder + CPO
- New York, NY, USA
Sydney Ligouri is co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Path Unbound. She brings over a decade of experience in the design industry. Sydney began her entrepreneurship journey as co-founder of creative mentorship platform RookieUp. She also taught—and later became Head of Design Education—at Shillington, before joining Path Unbound as a co-founder.
We Do It Differently Than the "Big Guys"
Our school is born out of frustrations that the “big guys” aren’t doing things right
Features
Other Programs
Path Unbound
Instructions
- Crowd-sourced "mentors"
- Expert instructors with actual teaching experience
Curriculum
- Lacks foundation & rushed
- College-level, strong curriculum
Portfolio
- Cookie-cutter projects
- Unique, real-world projects
Industry Expertise
- Founded by non-designers
- Founded by award-winning designers
Career Coaching
- Generic advice from general career coaches
- Individualized coaching from industry experts
Instructions
Other Programs
Path Unbound
- Crowd-sourced "mentors"
- Expert instructors
Curriculum
Other Programs
Path Unbound
- Lacks foundation & rushed
- Strong foundation
Portfolio
Other Programs
Path Unbound
- Cookie-cutter
- Unique, real client work
Industry Expertise
Other Programs
Path Unbound
- Founded by non-designers
- Founded by award-winning designers
Career Coaching
Other Programs
Path Unbound
- Generic Advice
- Targeted Coaching
Outstanding Student Portfolio and Success Stories
Take a look at some of the high-quality designs our students have produced and the stories behind them. By learning design at Path Unbound, you can expect results on this level and beyond.
Sydney Hartman
School of Design
Sydney Hartman enrolled in School of Design and started putting her work together – half way through the program, she was hired full time as a designer before even finishing the program!
Parker is a self-taught designer who invested in our professional career program and transformed her career prospect.
Students Love Path Unbound
Hear what our students have to say about Path Unbound, and how studying with us transformed their careers.
Parker Cho
Marketer Turned Designer
Kristina Bozhanova
Print Designer Turned Digital Designer
Donna Carroll
Donna Carroll, Dancer Turned UX Designer
Gabriella Magamas
Fashion Designer Turned UI/UX Designer
Carina Venet
Illustrator Turned Designer
Sydney Hartman
Former Merchandising Specialist Turned Designer
Ready to launch your dream design career yesterday?
Your dream design career doesn’t start itself, but we are here to make sure that happens for you, if not yesterday, very soon.
