Proof of Usefulness Report

Interaction Design Foundation

Analysis completed on 1/23/2026

+487
Proof of Usefulness Score
Industry Mainstay

The Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF) is a globally established market leader in design education with verifyable massive scale (196k+ members, est. $60M+ revenue), far exceeding the 'HackerNoon' benchmark. While the project entity itself is of high utility and proven traction, the submission form data was entered with significant laziness (e.g., 'most people have used my product', 'DeepStone' name mismatch, 'marketcap: null'), which severely impacted the Response Quality score. However, the external reality of the project's impact and reach drives the high final score.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+142.5
Audience Reach Impact+108.0
Technical Innovation+36.0
Evidence Of Traction+142.5
Market Timing Relevance+34.0
Functional Completeness+1.0
Subtotal+464
Usefulness Multiplierx1.05
Final Score+487

Project Details

Description
The Interaction Design Foundation is the biggest online design school globally. Since we were founded in 2002, our courses, webinars and literature have guided over 107,243 current and aspiring designers through their UI/UX design journey.\n\nOur mission is to continue increasing the quality of design education while keeping it both accessible and affordable for learners all over the world who use our industry-recognized course certificates to make a life-changing shift into UX design or stay ahead in their careers. We’re market leaders in online design education because the world’s leading experts create our content and because we’re specialized in design. Our courses cover the entire spectrum of UX design from beginner to advanced.\n\nSince 2002, we’ve been on a mission to:\n\n- Teach you concrete design skills to advance your career and build a better future for yourself and your employer.\n- Teach you how to leverage the power of design in the same way companies such as Apple and Google do.\n- Help you apply your new design skills to improve the quality of life for humankind. We live in a world filled with inefficient and frustrating design and you can make a positive impact by designing human-centered technology.\n- Democratize education by providing top-quality, online design courses at a fraction of the cost of traditional education.\n- We offer you the best expertise from both high-tech companies and academia. We produce top-grade learning materials with elite industry designers from Google and IBM as well as top professors from Stanford, MIT and Cambridge University.\n- We facilitate learning and career advancement in 476 Local Groups in 101 countries.\n\nReasons to work with us: interaction-design.org/careers\n\nOur full story: interaction-design.org/about

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Strong market validation with clear user adoption patterns
User Engagement
Documented reach suggests active user community
Technical Stack
Modern tech stack aligned with sponsor technologies

Recommendations to Increase Usefulness Score

Document User Growth

Provide specific metrics on user acquisition and retention rates

Showcase Revenue Model

Detail sustainable monetization strategy and current revenue streams

Expand Evidence Base

Include testimonials, case studies, and third-party validation

Technical Roadmap

Share development milestones and feature completion timeline