Term 1
Design foundations
- Hierarchy and contrast
- Layout and grids
- Colour theory
- Typography and composition
Pixel · Sees everything
Badge: 👁️ Design Eye
From hierarchy and colour to logos, stickers and your first client. Pixel, Vector, Kern and Brief guide you through the studio, and every stop ends with a piece for your portfolio.
Free to start · No card needed
Your teachers: the robots Pixel, Vector, Kern and Brief
About 50 minutes a day, in four short periods.
about 31 min
Read the concept, watch a short video and see a worked example.
about 13 min
Make something yourself and tick the done-when checklist.
about 5 min
Three questions with explanations. Earn bonus XP.
about 1 min
Collect your XP and watch your path fill with colour.
Term 1
Pixel · Sees everything
Badge: 👁️ Design Eye
Term 2
Vector · Tool wizard
Badge: 🛠️ Tool Master
Term 3
Kern · Brand and print
Badge: 🏷️ Brand Builder
Term 4
Brief · Client whisperer
Badge: 🎓 Graphic Designer Graduate
Homework here is real work. Every piece can go straight into your portfolio.
A week-one poster
Grid, hierarchy, colour and type, all in one piece.
A social media set
Three posts that look like one brand.
A logo pack
Colour, black, white and icon versions.
A die-cut sticker file
Artwork, cut line and bleed, ready to print.
A full brand identity
Brief, logo, style guide and three applications.
Progress is a game here. Show up, finish stops and watch it fill in.
XP
Earn it for every lesson, task and quiz. Every 100 XP is a level.
Streak
Open a lesson every day to keep it growing.
Badges
One for each term, from the first week to graduation.
Certificate
Pro subscribers get a certificate when they finish.
Tools you will use. Most of them are free.
Extra reading for when you want to go deeper.
Open day
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