Twelve is a feature
The cohort is capped so instructors can remember the work and students can know each other.
Origin note
Atlas started because design education was scaling past the point of useful feedback.
Design and product education built around live critique, real client projects, senior practitioner mentorship, and hiring partner access.
Operating principles
The organization is small by design.
Working practitioners teach
The curriculum is updated by people still close to product, systems, research, and hiring decisions.
Portfolio proof matters
Every live program ends with a usable artifact, not only a certificate.
People behind Atlas
The public roster keeps the proof human.
Product Design Fundamentals
Nadia Kim
Former Staff Product Designer, Stripe
Senior Design Systems
Eli Warren
Design Systems Director, Figma alum
Design Engineering
Asha Patel
Principal Design Engineer, Vercel alum
Portfolio Studio and Coaching
Marcus Bell
Former Head of Design, Linear