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Result: First painting sold
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Course 03 · Design
Graphic design basics
Type, colour and layout, then a real print job start to finish.
- Beginner
- 14 lessons
- 7h 30m
- ★ 4.8
- 2,960 students
with Sofia Lind, Designer
What you'll make
A poster sent to a real printer, with the proof back on your desk.
Who it's for
Beginners and people who design a little at work and want to know the rules.
How it works
Short lessons, one brief, and Sofia's notes on your layout before it goes to print.
Syllabus
The first 6 of 14 lessons · 1h 08m
- 01How a page is built9:20Free
- 02Pairing two typefaces11:05
- 03Colour that prints the way you see it12:40
- 04Grids without the maths10:15
- 05Designing the poster14:30
- 06Sending it to a real printer9:50
What you'll need
4 things · most are already at home
- Any laptop
- Figma or Affinity (free trial is fine)
- A sketchbook and pencil
- About $25 for the final print
Your teacher
Sofia Lind · Designer“Learn the grid, then lean on it.
Runs a small print studio in Stockholm. Teaches the rules first, then when to break them.
12 years of practice · 2,960 students
Meet SofiaYou mightalso like.
Browse all coursesCourse 03 · Design
Graphic design basics
Type, colour and layout, then a real print job start to finish.
- Beginner
- 14 lessons
- 7h 30m
- ★ 4.8
- 2,960 students
with Sofia Lind, DesignerOne course · lifetime access
$69
or included in All access · See plans
- Lifetime access
- Teacher feedback on your project
- Certificate when you finish
- 14-day money back
★ 4.8 · 2,960 students
What you'll make
A poster sent to a real printer, with the proof back on your desk.
Who it's for
Beginners and people who design a little at work and want to know the rules.
How it works
Short lessons, one brief, and Sofia's notes on your layout before it goes to print.
Syllabus
The first 6 of 14 lessons · 1h 08m
- 01How a page is built9:20Free
- 02Pairing two typefaces11:05
- 03Colour that prints the way you see it12:40
- 04Grids without the maths10:15
- 05Designing the poster14:30
- 06Sending it to a real printer9:50
What you'll need
4 things · most are already at home
- Any laptop
- Figma or Affinity (free trial is fine)
- A sketchbook and pencil
- About $25 for the final print
Your teacher
Sofia Lind · Designer“Learn the grid, then lean on it.
Runs a small print studio in Stockholm. Teaches the rules first, then when to break them.
12 years of practice · 2,960 students
Meet SofiaYou mightalso like.
Browse all coursesCourse 03 · Design
Graphic design basics
Type, colour and layout, then a real print job start to finish.
- Beginner
- 14 lessons
- 7h 30m
- ★ 4.8
- 2,960 students
with Sofia Lind, DesignerOne course · lifetime access
$69
or included in All access · See plans
- Lifetime access
- Teacher feedback on your project
- Certificate when you finish
- 14-day money back
★ 4.8 · 2,960 students
What you'll make
A poster sent to a real printer, with the proof back on your desk.
Who it's for
Beginners and people who design a little at work and want to know the rules.
How it works
Short lessons, one brief, and Sofia's notes on your layout before it goes to print.
Syllabus
The first 6 of 14 lessons · 1h 08m
- 01How a page is built9:20Free
- 02Pairing two typefaces11:05
- 03Colour that prints the way you see it12:40
- 04Grids without the maths10:15
- 05Designing the poster14:30
- 06Sending it to a real printer9:50
What you'll need
4 things · most are already at home
- Any laptop
- Figma or Affinity (free trial is fine)
- A sketchbook and pencil
- About $25 for the final print
Your teacher
Sofia Lind · Designer“Learn the grid, then lean on it.
Runs a small print studio in Stockholm. Teaches the rules first, then when to break them.
12 years of practice · 2,960 students
Meet SofiaYou mightalso like.
Browse all coursesLesson 07 · Students
What studentsmade with it.
4.9
average course ratingfrom 12,480 students
Short lessons I could do on the train, and a teacher who actually read my pages. I finished a story for the first time.
Result: Story published
Marco's knife lesson alone was worth it. I cook every night now and dinner takes half the time it used to.
Result: Cooks 6 nights a week
Marco's knife lesson alone was worth it. I cook every night now and dinner takes half the time it used to.
Result: Cooks 6 nights a week
Marked by TomI built a table in my garage with four hand tools. Tom's videos show every mistake before you make it.
Result: First table built
The feedback on my poster was more useful than a year of YouTube. It went to a real printer and I got the proof back.
Result: Now freelancing
The feedback on my poster was more useful than a year of YouTube. It went to a real printer and I got the proof back.
Result: Now freelancing
I developed my first roll in the bathroom with the lights off. The lesson on metering finally made it click.
Result: 12-print series
Marked by ClaraShort lessons I could do on the train, and a teacher who actually read my pages. I finished a story for the first time.
Result: Story published
Lesson 07 · Students
What studentsmade with it.
4.9
average course ratingfrom 12,480 students
Marked by LenaI hadn't painted since school. Six weeks later one of my canvases is hanging in our hallway and people ask where I bought it.
Result: First painting sold
Marco's knife lesson alone was worth it. I cook every night now and dinner takes half the time it used to.
Result: Cooks 6 nights a week
Marked by SofiaThe feedback on my poster was more useful than a year of YouTube. It went to a real printer and I got the proof back.
Result: Now freelancing
Short lessons I could do on the train, and a teacher who actually read my pages. I finished a story for the first time.
Result: Story published
Lesson 07 · Students
What studentsmade with it.
4.9
average course ratingfrom 12,480 students
Marked by LenaI hadn't painted since school. Six weeks later one of my canvases is hanging in our hallway and people ask where I bought it.
Result: First painting sold
The feedback on my poster was more useful than a year of YouTube. It went to a real printer and I got the proof back.
Result: Now freelancing
I built a table in my garage with four hand tools. Tom's videos show every mistake before you make it.
Result: First table built
Marco's knife lesson alone was worth it. I cook every night now and dinner takes half the time it used to.
Result: Cooks 6 nights a week
Marked by ClaraShort lessons I could do on the train, and a teacher who actually read my pages. I finished a story for the first time.
Result: Story published
I developed my first roll in the bathroom with the lights off. The lesson on metering finally made it click.
Result: 12-print series
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