Product Design
Residency
Learn to think like a product designer.
A hands-on residency where you learn to discover real problems, design meaningful experiences, work with engineering, and turn ideas into products people actually use.
Design the Product,
Not Just the Interface.
Great product designers look beyond pixels. They understand users, business goals, technology, constraints, and the moments that make a product useful.
THINK IN PRODUCTS
Learn how user needs, business goals, and technology come together.
SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS
Work through realistic product challenges instead of artificial design exercises.
BUILD WITH ENGINEERING
Understand how your designs become real, scalable digital products.
From Problem
to Product
Discover
Understand the problem, users, and business context.
Define
Frame the problem and identify the right opportunity.
Design
Explore user flows, wireframes, interfaces, and systems.
Validate
Prototype, test, receive feedback, and iterate.
Ship
Present a polished product experience and document the work.
Build the Skills Behind
Great Products
Develop the practical skills needed to move from an idea to a complete product experience.
AI-Assisted Design
Use AI to accelerate research, ideation, exploration, and product workflows.
→How You'll Work
Experience the product design process from beginning to end.
DISCOVER
Research users, market, and context.
DEFINE
Identify the problem and opportunity.
EXPLORE
Generate concepts and possible directions.
DESIGN
Create flows, wireframes, UI, and systems.
VALIDATE
Prototype, test, learn, and iterate.
SHIP
Prepare the experience for real-world implementation.
One Product.
One Complete Case Study.
Instead of completing disconnected exercises, you'll work through a complete product challenge and document the decisions behind it.
Explore Example Project →
Get Feedback From
People Who Build Products.
Work alongside experienced product designers and practitioners who understand what it takes to turn ideas into real digital products.
DESIGN CRITIQUES
Get direct feedback on your design decisions.
WEEKLY MENTORSHIP
Discuss your work, challenges, and next steps.
PRODUCT REVIEWS
Learn how experienced teams evaluate product decisions.
Understand What Happens
After the Design File.
At Entwy, design doesn't stop at the prototype. You'll learn how designers collaborate with engineers, understand technical constraints, and prepare experiences for implementation.
Build Products for
an Intelligent Future.
Learn where AI can improve product experiences — and where thoughtful human-centered design matters more.
AI RESEARCH
Accelerate research synthesis and insight discovery.
AI IDEATION
Explore product concepts and possibilities faster.
AI EXPERIENCES
Design useful interactions around intelligent systems.
AI WORKFLOWS
Integrate AI into real product workflows.
Who Is This Residency For?
This residency is for curious people who want to build real product design skills.
- Aspiring product designers
- UI/UX designers moving into product
- Visual designers expanding their skills
- Developers interested in product design
- Students building their first product portfolio
- Early-career designers
- Years of experience
- A perfect portfolio
- Advanced coding skills
- Curiosity
- Strong design interest
- Willingness to learn
- Openness to feedback
- Commitment to the program
Program Details
8–12 Weeks
Hybrid / Remote
Beginner to Early
Career
Portfolio-Ready
Product Case Study
Residency Journey
APPLY
Submit your application.
REVIEW
Our team reviews your background and motivation.
CONVERSATION
Selected candidates have a short conversation.
JOIN
Start the residency.
BUILD
Work through the complete product design process.
PRESENT
Present your final product and case study.
Leave With Work
You're Proud to Show.
By the end of the residency, you'll have a complete product case study showing not
only
what you
designed, but why you designed it.
THE PROBLEM
RESEARCH
PRODUCT STRATEGY
USER EXPERIENCE
UI DESIGN
PROTOTYPE
DESIGN SYSTEM
FINAL PRODUCT
"Your portfolio should show how you think — not just how you make
things look."
Frequently Asked Questions
The residency is open to aspiring product designers, UI/UX designers moving into product, visual designers expanding their skills, developers, students, and early-career practitioners looking to build real-world product design experience.
No professional experience is required. We look for curiosity, strong design interest, willingness to learn, and commitment to the program.
No, coding is not required. You will focus on user research, product strategy, user experience, UI design, prototyping, and design systems.
While UI/UX focuses primarily on interfaces and user journeys, Product Design takes a holistic view — connecting business strategy, product discovery, systems thinking, user experience, and collaboration with engineering.
You will work on complete end-to-end digital product case studies across real digital products, platforms, and experiences from discovery to interactive prototype.
Yes, you will receive structured design reviews, weekly critiques, and guidance directly from experienced product designers and practitioners.
The residency duration is 8 to 12 weeks of focused, practical learning, mentorship, and case study building.
You will have a comprehensive, portfolio-ready product case study demonstrating how you research, think, design, prototype, and build end-to-end products.
Click the "Apply for Residency" button, complete the quick application form, and our team will review your background and reach out for a short conversation.