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📚 Our Education Programs

☕️ Board Office Hours

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Timeline September 25, 2026 - Applications Open September 29, 2026 - Coffee Chats with Board at Philz Coffee from 10 AM -2 PM September 30, 2026 - Kick-off Event & Application Workshop at TLC 1215 at 6 PM October 2, 2026 - Cohort Applications Close at 11:59 PM October 9, 2026 - Fellowship Applications Close at 11:59 PM

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🗓 About Design Interactive

Davis Design Interactive is UC Davis’s first human-centered design organization. Our organization was founded out of a growing need to provide human-centered design and user experience opportunities to students exploring the field.

Our goal is to provide and promote design education on campus in the form of hands-on projects, student-led workshops, industry panels, and more. We believe that inclusive, intersectional, and interactive design are the cornerstones of good design, and our organization embodies these core values.

📚 Our Education Programs

Fellowship

Our fellowship program is a community of UCD students passionate about design and human-centered problem-solving. Fellows will have access to the DI alumni network, a design challenge, and internal events.

Open roles:

Fellow: Learn design fundamentals from the ground up. A low-stakes, welcoming entry point into UX/UI design. Great for dipping your toes in and figuring out if UX/UI design is for you.

Cohort

Our cohort program is for passionate designers looking for a more structured and committed project. Mentored teams of experienced designers focused on solving exploratory, out-of-the-box problems or providing innovative solutions for their peers. Associate workshops will include presentations from industry professionals and experienced DI members.

Open roles:

Design Lead: Great if you’re looking for a leadership role in design! Lead a team of designers and own the end-to-end vision of the product. Delegate tasks, ensure team alignment, and be the point of contact between your team members and industry mentors.
Designers: Design an end-to-end portfolio-ready project under the guidance of a Design Lead and an Industry mentor. Enhance your UI/UX skills with weekly general meetings and apply this knowledge in your projects.

	Design Fellows (Fellowship)	Design Associates (Cohort)
Meetings	Week 3-8
5 weekly meetings

presentation night | Week 3-9 6 weekly meetings
team meetings
presentation night | | Design Challenge | 6 weeks | 8 weeks | | Time Commitment | 1-3 hours per week | 6-8 hours per week | | Requirements | An interest in human-centered design/user experience and a passion to learn. Open to all years and all majors. | A solid foundation of UX design shown through a portfolio or slide deck. This can include UX case studies from internships, DES 112, clubs (like DI fellowship), or personal passion projects. Open to all years and all majors. | | Quarters Offered | Fall and Spring | Fall and Spring | | Level | Introductory - open to everyone | Knowledgeable - prior UX experience helpful |

Past Projects

We're providing a platform for our designers as they step into human-centered design and UX by allowing them to tackle hands-on projects in teams ranging from client to exploratory work. Check out their case studies on our Medium!

Past Project Examples

☕️ Board Office Hours

Grab coffee with our Board!

Our board members will be grabbing coffee at downtown Philz Coffee from 10-2pm on September 29. Come by to ask us questions, learn more about Cohort/Fellowship, and get to know our board.

Chat with a Board Member!

Reach out for a quick chat with one of our board members using the contact info below. Feel free to ask us specific questions, but we will not review your application before the submission deadline.