Scaling Design Systems
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Specialized
Master Design Systems to take your career to the next level
Mentorship
Weekly live & interactive sessions with your design mentor
Hiring Company Network
Get your portfolio in front of our vast network of top employers
Scaling Design Systems
What you’ll learn
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Fluency with the world of design systems : Learn how to talk the talk!
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Hone your craft : Focus on only the most important and useful aspects of the latest design tools and technologies
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Trust the process : you’ll craft your own methodology for working with design systems that can travel with you from project to project
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Learn the rules… and when to break them : you’ll know how to balance efficiency and creativity and when to employ each
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Speed up : learning the ins and outs of design systems will help you work faster. Design work that used to take days now takes just minutes!
Build better products, faster with Design Systems
Live sessions with industry leaders
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Week One: Introduction to Design Systems with Lenora Porter
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Week Three: Documentation & Reference Websites with Afyia Smith
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Week four: Designing and Coding Components with Joey Banks
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Week Five: Creativity and Deviating from the System with Mina Markham
Dedicated mentorship
The Dribbble mentor network
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Adrianna LeBlanc
Senior Product Designer
@Varicent
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Nina Geometrieva
Senior Product Designer
@Instagram
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Joël van Bodegraven
Senior Product Designer
@Miro
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Lisa Mulrooney
VP of Product Design
@Swell Money
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Juan Carlos Diez Rodriguez
Global Product Designer
@IKEA
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Peter Zhao
Senior Product Designer
@project44
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Nelio de Barros
UX Design Lead
@uHex design
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Janus Tiu
Senior Experience Designer
@Electronic Arts
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Iker Fernandez
Lead Product Designer
@Softr
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Andrew Daniels
Head of Design
@Flutterflow
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Ana Santos
DesignOps
@Talkdesk
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Daniel De Paola
Product Design Leader
@Payfare
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Billy Sweetman
Head of Design
@Headway
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Kaity Hammerstein
Designer
@Dribbble
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Djordje Vanjek
Product Lead
@Amondo
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Yisel Rosario-Chang
Lead Product Designer
@Lonely Planet
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Natalia Veretenyk
Lead Product Designer
@KPMG UK
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Adelina Green
Product Design Lead
@GoDaddy
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Tom Parandyk
Lead Product Designer
@EachAndOther
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Taya Yamenko
Product Designer
@Vyoo
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Maryam Ndope
UX Designer
@Apply Digital
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Charles Christie
Product Design Manager
@Pupil
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Daniel Skrok
Senior Digital Experience Designer
@CVS Health
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Stefano De Rosa
Product Designer
@MetaLab
Want to become a mentor?
We are growing our team of design educators
Become a mentor
- Adrianna LeBlanc Senior Product Designer @Varicent
- Nina Geometrieva Senior Product Designer @Instagram
- Joël van Bodegraven Senior Product Designer @Miro
- Lisa Mulrooney VP of Product Design @Swell Money
- Juan Carlos Diez Rodriguez Global Product Designer @IKEA
- Peter Zhao Senior Product Designer @project44
- Nelio de Barros UX Design Lead @uHex design
- Janus Tiu Senior Experience Designer @Electronic Arts
- Iker Fernandez Lead Product Designer @Softr
- Andrew Daniels Head of Design @Flutterflow
- Ana Santos DesignOps @Talkdesk
- Daniel De Paola Product Design Leader @Payfare
- Billy Sweetman Head of Design @Headway
- Kaity Hammerstein Designer @Dribbble
- Djordje Vanjek Product Lead @Amondo
- Yisel Rosario-Chang Lead Product Designer @Lonely Planet
- Natalia Veretenyk Lead Product Designer @KPMG UK
- Adelina Green Product Design Lead @GoDaddy
- Tom Parandyk Lead Product Designer @EachAndOther
- Taya Yamenko Product Designer @Vyoo
- Maryam Ndope UX Designer @Apply Digital
- Charles Christie Product Design Manager @Pupil
- Daniel Skrok Senior Digital Experience Designer @CVS Health
- Stefano De Rosa Product Designer @MetaLab
About the course
Weekly video lessons
Live mentorship sessions
An immersive and interactive learning experience
Expert educators
You’ll learn from the best in the design systems industry; join Joey Banks, Mina Markham & Lenora Porter for live and interactive sessions.
Live mentorship
You’ll join a small group of designers for weekly live & interactive mentorship sessions. All our mentors are hand-picked and work at top design companies.
Certification
You will be awarded a signed certificate on completion of your course, and a badge to add to your Dribbble profile.
Project-based learning
We believe design systems are best learned by doing. Students will get briefs and assignments each week and receive feedback and advice.
Access to online community group
Connect, network and share your ideas with designers from all around the world in an exclusive student Slack group.
Permanent access to course material
Gain permanent access to video content, PDF worksheets, templates, and reference material to grow your career.
Connect with hiring companies
Get in front of Dribbble's vast network of hiring managers who work for the most design forward companies out there.
A Dribbble Pro subscription
With your course, you get one full year of Dribbble Pro, which allows you to showcase your work and get hired.
Learn-by-doing with our extensive 8 week Design Systems course
Start your course & meet your classmates
Introduce yourself in the student Slack, meet your mentor, and get set-up by reviewing course material.
Dig into design problems alongside your mentor
Solve real-world design problems and engage in live expert intimate group teaching for two hours each week.
Design Systems capstone project
Showcase your Design Systems work to get a new job in Design Systems or get a promotion.
Graduate & connect with hiring managers
Gain your certificate and connect with Dribbble's vast network of hiring managers.
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Week 1
Introduction to Design Systems
Design systems are a massive topic! You’ll establish your own definition and understanding of design systems to be used throughout the course, explore different kinds of design systems, look at examples, and start to put them into practice from the very first session.
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Week 2
Processes, Workflows, and Frameworks
Building upon your new understanding of what a design system really is, you’ll assess different kinds of processes, workflows and methodologies to shape a way to work with a design system that fits you best.
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Week 3
Documentation & Reference Websites
One of the most important—and difficult—ingredients in a good design system ecosystem is documentation and the places it should live. You’ll learn how to write just enough documentation, when the most natural time to document is, and where it has the tendency to be most useful.
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Week 4
Design System Tools: Designing and Coding Components
The moment you’ve been waiting for: the time to design and code components! You’ll learn which features of Figma are best for design systems. You’ll also explore different programming languages and frameworks like React, Vue, PHP, Twig and more to get intimately familiar with how design systems work in code.
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Week 5
Creativity and Deviating from the System
Just because you have a reusable system doesn’t mean you can’t deviate from it! After all, inventing new components and patterns is exactly how systems grow. You’ll learn where to apply new creativity and when to opt for efficiency.
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Week 6-7
Capstone Project
In your final few weeks, you’ll put all your new design system knowledge to the test by working on a capstone project that stretches your ability to create a truly reusable and flexible design system!
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Week 8
Dribbble Graduation!
We address your final week of the Dribbble Design System course with great pleasure. You will receive certificates and badges to display on your Dribbble and LinkedIn profiles in celebration of your newfound design system skills. You'll present your capstone project to your classmates at this last live session and become a member of the Dribbble alumni group! Upon graduation, we’ll add you to Dribbble’s public list of Design System graduates to help you get a new job in design systems or a promotion at your current organization.
Learn from the most qualified design instructor
in the industry.

Dan Mall
CEO & Founder of SuperFriendly
Dan Mall is a world-renowned and award-winning creative director, designer, teacher, coach, and speaker from Philly. He’s the founder of SuperFriendly, a design systems consultancy that coaches teams at companies like Eventbrite, Nike, Pfizer, United Airlines, Compass, and more. Dan is an enthralled husband & #girldad. He writes about design and other issues on Twitter and on his industry-recognized site, danmall.com.

“This is a great opportunity to work online and in-depth with your design heroes. The instructors are world-class, the community is amazing, and we’re inspired to add to our portfolios every week. It was amazing to see the level of feedback our mentors provided... definitely gaining value from this class!”

“Live-learning/online interactive courses are the best! Dribbble picks inspiring and really helpful people to share their thoughts, experiences, and advice. If I didn’t know the speaker before the course, I usually realize that they’re someone I should know.”

“I found that the hands-on mentorship provides transferrable skills, relevant advice, advanced knowledge, and practical experience. This course has been a valuable experience for my career. My favorite part is the small class size, exercises at the end of each lesson, and the feedback I receive from my mentor.”

“Dribbble courses are always incredibly informative for me. It was fascinating to hear from industry experts and gain insight into their experience. I particularly enjoy the live classes; I love how involved and accessible they are. I find it a near-perfect balance of independence and instruction.”
Simple, transparent pricing
- Specialized curriculum
- Capstone project
- Job-ready skills
- Dedicated mentorship
- Hiring network
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Why Dribbble?
Biggest design community
Dribbble is where designers gain inspiration, feedback, community, and jobs and is your best resource to discover and connect with designers worldwide.
Dribbble Pro benefits
Every student will get a year of Dribbble Pro for free, allowing students access to all the tools they need to succeed in their design career, including an instant portfolio
Vast network of hiring managers
We make sure to bring your portfolio directly to our established network of active managers, making it easy for them to set up interviews and launch your career.
Frequently asked questions
Dribbble’s Product Design certified course runs every quarter, with the next course slated to start soon.
Dribbble’s Design Systems is for Product Designers, UI/UX Designers that want to learn in-depth design systems. Over 8 weeks, you will deep dive into Design Systems and expand your skill set in the specialized course with lessons, mentorship sessions, and career advice from some of the design community’s most accomplished design systems professionals.
Each week, there will be recorded video content to watch in your own time before attending a live, mentor session with industry experts. The weekly mentor sessions are intended to provide you more support and explanation on these topics. You’ll get expert tips, and feedback in real-time to grasp the design fundamentals.
Once you complete and graduate from the Dribbble Designs Systems course, you will receive a digitally signed certificate, along with a badge certifying completion that will live on your Dribbble portfolio. You can share your certificate and badge on your social media, like LinkedIn or your personal website.
Our Design Systems course is a specialized course to master design systems and take your career to the next level. You’re not teaching yourself; we match you with a mentor to help support and guide you.
We focus on Figma and using code editors to apply our designs. and then show you how to implement this to create beautiful user interfaces. We’ll look at research and visual exploration, afterwards you’ll start your first project from a brief.
Keeping in mind that individuals learn differently and have questions, we offer mentor-matching in complementary lessons to the weekly video content. Mentors are there to support you and help you grow your design skills.
We have created a program that anyone can do starting out! The program consists of unique mentorship and an on-demand dual program; that way, you can fit the program into your schedule while still receiving personalized feedback and guidance.
The Design Systems course is a mix of on-demand and live learning! You’ll have access to digestible tutorial videos and attend your mentor sessions prepared with any questions, and to learn more on the topics!
You’ll be matched with an expert mentor from a top design company! You’ll choose your session based on your timezone and schedule. We will give you a mentor for the time you need to make you proficient.
The Design Systems course requires you to have the basics of Product Design, be knowledgeable of Figma, and understand the basics of UI Libraries. This course is for experienced designers looking to deep dive in their design system journey!
Learning Design Systems is a craft in its own right and this specialized facet of Product Design will help make your process in developing design systems more efficient, consistent, and innovative!
Dribbble certified courses provide students with the following opportunities:
Interactive student learning
Every week, you will interact with your classmates, receive exercises for feedback, and build on each other’s knowledge in introductory design concepts.
Exclusive student network
You can search for and connect with other students using the student Slack network! Find your study partner, co-founder, or buddy.
Group projects & mentor feedback
Finding a design mentor shouldn’t be hard. We match you with a mentor from a top design company, who will support and guide you as you grow your design skills! Throughout the program, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a small group of classmates on projects, including a final User Interface Case Study!
The Design Systems course is to help you understand companies need to design at scale and will invest in systems that make them more efficient, consistent, and ultimately, more innovative. As an experienced designer, you can upgrade your resume with the Design Systems course learning from industry-expert, Dan Mall (CEO of Superfriendly), and learn alongside expert mentors to master Design Systems in Figma and Code!
For the Design Systems Course, we have 1 upfront payment option of $1999. (subject to change for any active discounts listed at checkout!)
Would you like to take the course but need help asking your manager? Here are four talking points to help get your boss on board:
- 1. The course will inspire and re-energize you for your work
- 2. You’ll make meaningful connections with industry experts and peers
- 3. Discover new ideas for your product, best practices for your design team, and other valuable takeaways
- 4. Prepare to fill a hiring need or take on a new role internally through upskilling
- 5. Implement a Design System at scale that can help connect Designers, Developers, Stakeholders with clear and concise communication.
Up to 2 weeks before the start of the course, you’ll get a full refund. A prorated refund may be available once the course starts. If you have to cancel for any reason, you can submit a refund request here.
You can be assured that we obsess over the quality of our learning material, and we test it all beforehand to ensure that it’s useful. Take a look at our testimonials if you need some reassurance!
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