Wix Design Playground
Join our 3-month web design program in NYC. Attend exciting workshops by award-winning designers and bridge the gap between design school and the professional world. Complete 3 major projects: a non-profit website, an online marketing campaign and your own portfolio.
DIVE INTO THE
WORLD OF
WEB DESIGN
Learn how to tell a story, communicate a brand and create a visual language. In our 3-month web design program you’ll expand your skill set and reinvent your personal portfolio. Last summer’s sessions were taught by award-winning designers like Jessica Walsh, Debbie Millman and Adam J. Kurtz. We’ll meet four days a week 9 AM - 5 PM. To apply, submit your portfolio website. Wix will cover the cost of the program.
LEARN FROM THE BEST
Jessica
Walsh
Art director, designer and partner at Sagmeister and Walsh
Hagit Kaufman
VP of Design at Wix, the largest multidisciplinary in-house studio in Israel
Debbie Millman
Writer, educator, artist, brand consultant and host of the popular podcast Design Matters
Alexandra Zsigmond
Artist, curator and former art director of The New York Times Sunday Review
What You’ll Learn
1. UX/UI
Develop a user-centered approach to interaction design while creating and implementing a style guide for site components.
4. Illustration and Animation
Learn how to create a consistent illustration language, develop a storyboard and animate your work.
7. Content Writing
Craft compelling text written in a human voice that makes the user excited to act.
2. Photography and Styling
Understand how to create dynamic images through industry-standard lighting and staging techniques.
5. Client and Project Management
Turn clients into partners by learning collaborative approaches, effective communication techniques and efficient project planning.
8. Production
Learn how to plan the time and resources in order to produce photoshoots and videos.
3. Sketch Software
Practice using a lightweight vector graphics editor to quickly iterate user interface design ideas.
6. Code and Content Management
Learn how to implement database collections, create content-rich websites, add custom forms and change site behavior.
Design Your Wix Portfolio Website
Choose a beautiful Wix portfolio template or start from scratch. Work with advanced features like
