Free live masterclass

Free UX design masterclass: is UX design right for you?

Tuesday 17 November 2026, 6:00-7:00pm UK. Live online, free.

  • What a UX designer actually does all day
  • The skills to start with, and how to build a portfolio from scratch
  • An honest view on whether UX design suits you

Hosted by Natalia Veretenyk, Lead Product Designer, 20 years in design.

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Natalia Veretenyk
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Natalia Veretenyk

Lead Product Designer · UX Academy

Natalia is a Lead Product Designer with 20 years of experience across fintech, health, and consumer apps. She leads the Free Masterclass and the Beginner UX (AI) Design course at UX Academy.

What you'll learn

What you'll cover in the hour.

1

What UX design actually is

What the job looks like day-to-day.

2

UX vs UI

The difference between the two, and which path suits you.

3

The skills you need

What to start with, and which ones you can learn on the job.

4

A portfolio from scratch

How to build one with no prior design experience.

5

The right next step

Whether the Beginner UX (AI) Design course is it for you.

→ your honest answer

Graduate outcomes

People who made the leap

Not a highlight reel. Real transitions, real timelines.

Sam, UX Academy graduate, now Product Designer (UX/UI) at Bluepass

Sam

Market Research & Product Development SpecialistProduct Designer (UX/UI)

Bluepass

The course has been absolutely fantastic. The teachers have been brilliant and very attentive. Definitely recommend for obtaining real life experience and developing a grounding in UX.

4 months to first role
Vitor, UX Academy graduate, now UX Strategist at Independent consultant

Vitor

Product ManagerUX Strategist

Independent consultant

Before joining the Advanced course, my user research toolkit was limited. Drafting explicit hypotheses, structuring effective ideation exercises, and synthesising findings are my key takeaways. Access to teachers who are also practitioners gave me the confidence anyone investing in a product design career needs.

22% conversion uplift on first client project
Vita, UX Academy graduate, now UX Designer at Airbnb

Vita

Marketing DesignerUX Designer

Airbnb

Moving from marketing design to UX felt like a huge leap, until I realised how much I already understood about what people need. The course gave me the language and the portfolio to prove it.

Common questions

Ask us anything.

I'm not sure I'm creative enough for UX design.

Most of our graduates said exactly this before starting. UX is less about visual creativity and more about curiosity and empathy: understanding why people struggle with things, then figuring out how to fix it. If you've ever rewritten a confusing email, reorganised a messy drawer, or explained something complicated simply, you're already thinking like a UX designer.

Is this a free UX design course, or just a taster session?

It's a genuine free UX design course session, not a sales pitch dressed up as one. In 1 hr 20 min you'll get a real introduction to UX design, see how it differs from UI design, and leave with an honest view on whether it's worth pursuing further: the same starting point as a self-paced free course, but taught in one sitting by a working instructor rather than spread across modules you work through alone.