koaliacurriculum · the eight weeks
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curriculum · eight weeks · live
frame 01 · the structure

hand → brain → proof

koalia is eight weeks, three phases, eight ships, two evaluations, one demo day. taught entirely by Julien Hosri · mon–fri · 5–8pm beirut.

frame 02 · the phases

three phases, distinct shape

  • handwk 01 → 04

    the craft — Figma, UI primitives, systems, prototyping.

  • brainwk 05 → 07

    the thinking — research, heuristics, accessibility, AI workflows.

  • proofwk 08

    the artifact — a portfolio-ready case study + jury demo day.

frame 03 · week by week

every ship in detail

  1. wk 01hand

    figma fluency

    learn
    auto-layout, components, variants, properties, variables, dev mode.
    ships
    trading cards timed challenge: design a card from scratch, live and against the clock.
  2. wk 02hand

    ui elements + states

    learn
    every interactive primitive (buttons, inputs, selects, modals, dropdowns) at all states. accessibility primitives — focus, contrast, target sizes.
    ships
    a full UI kit you control — 30+ components with state coverage.
  3. wk 03hand

    design systems + tokens

    learn
    primitive vs semantic tokens, mode-based theming, spacing/typography scales, brand expression within a system.
    ships
    a published Figma library — variables, styles, components.
  4. wk 04hand

    prototyping + handoff

    learn
    interactive components, smart animate, conditional flows, dev-mode handoff specs. evaluation: phase-1 jury feedback.
    ships
    an interactive prototype + dev-handoff document · evaluation 1.
  5. wk 05brain

    ux fundamentals + accessibility

    learn
    Nielsen heuristics, Fitts's law, Hick's law, gestalt grouping, hierarchy, WCAG AA contrast and keyboard nav.
    ships
    a heuristic audit of a public Lebanese product (bank, OMT, delivery app).
  6. wk 06brain

    research + product

    learn
    interview craft, IA modeling, journey mapping, competitor teardowns, persona work that isn't fictional.
    ships
    teardowns of 3 competitors + personas grounded in real interviews.
  7. wk 07brain

    ai workflows + responsive

    learn
    Figma Make for natural-language-to-React, v0 for component scaffolding, Lovable for full-stack prototypes, Cursor + Claude + Figma MCP for production handoff. responsive across breakpoints.
    ships
    an AI-built dashboard end-to-end · evaluation 2.
  8. wk 08proof

    final project + jury demo day

    learn
    case-study writing for a recruiter audience, demo-day storytelling, defending design choices under questioning.
    ships
    a portfolio-ready case study + jury presentation (Julien + 2 surprise guests).
cohort KO-1 · the pilot · July 6, 2026

every week ships something portfolio-grade

graduates leave with 8+ artifacts and a jury-defended case study. applications close July 4.
apply to KO-1cohort details →

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