Make a Great Living Doing What You Love What Makes Others Smile What Sets You Free
Learn UX/UI, visual, and brand design one-on-one with our expert instructors and launch your design career within six months.
Student Success
Our graduates now work at a wide variety of industries and high-impact companies, including Twitter, Pinterest, Microsoft and more.
$100K
Average Starting Salary
$30K
Average Salary Increase
92%
Employed Within 6 Months
Our Programs
We offer a range of programs with comprehensive curriculum to help aspiring designers launch their dream careers
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End-to-End Program That Includes Portfolio School
School of Design
Want to make a great living doing what you love? Learn how to become a UX/UI Designer and launch your career in just six months.
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Accelerator Program for those with Design Chops
Portfolio School
With design knowledge?Kickstart your design career with a refined portfolio built to make you stand out in just two to three months.
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Access School of UI/UX Design with Monthly Plan
Learn On-Demand
Want to learn UI/UX design but just testing out the water first? Want to self study and get support when needed? Our learn on-demand program is designed for the self-starters.
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For Working Designers or Aspiring Designers
Short Courses
Need to fill in your skill gaps, upskill or testing the water before joining our career program? We have short courses on various specializations for your needs.
How We Compare
Analysis paralysis is a real struggle – we get it. That’s why we make it easy for you to compare.
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
Our Expert Instructors
Our team of instructors are great at what they do and teach even better
Our Award-Winning Designer Founders
Our founders are award-winning designers with deep instructional and curriculum expertise
Stella Guan
- Worldwide
Cofounder and CEO
Sydney Ligouri
- New York, NY, USA
Cofounder and CPO
Why Path Unbound is Different
1
Women-Founded
Are you aware that less than 1% of design schools are founded by women? We are proudly diversifying design education and championing under-represented voices.
2
Well-Trained Instructors
Our instructors are professional, working designers with outstanding portfolios. We expertly-vet and train each one to ensure top-quality instruction for all our courses.
3
Designer-Founded
Are you aware that less than 3% of design schools are founded by designers? We have lived the life of working designers and understand the ins and outs intimately.
4
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!
5
Individualized Instructions
We are provide individualized experiences for our students because we know everyone has unique ambitions and career goals. Students are never just a number to us.
6
Visual Design-Focused
We know how important a strong understanding of visual aesthetics is for any professional designer worth their salt. That’s why ‘good taste’ is a corner-stone of what we do.
7
Portfolio-Obsessed
We provide individualized and rigorous portfolio coaching to make sure each of our graduates come out of the course with outstanding portfolios that land jobs.
8
Student-Obsessed
We have dedicated student advisory sessions every couple of weeks to ensure every student is on track and can get any problems resolved quickly.
9
Flexible but 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 career sooner
Student Work 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 is an up-and-coming designer who secured her first design job before she even graduated from her School of Visual Design program from Path Unbound! Sydney came from a retail background with experience in styling and administrative work. Half way through her program at Path Unbound, Sydney received her very first full-time design job!
What Students Say
Hear what our students have to say about Path Unbound, and how studying with us transformed their careers.
Ready to Start Your Design Career Yesterday?
Your dream career doesn’t start itself, but we are here to help as boutique design school founded by designers that cares about quality over anything else.
