Project-driven
You don't just watch — you build. Every module adds a layer to a complete brand identity you finish, present, and can put straight into your portfolio.
$ A live online design masterclass
Design with intent. Ship work you're proud of.
A twelve-week masterclass led by a working creative director. Real critique, a live cohort, and a portfolio-ready brand system you build from blank canvas to final presentation. 28 lessons, studio files, and feedback that actually moves you forward.
3,800+Designers trained
4.9 / 5Cohort rating
28In-depth lessons
LifetimeAccess forever
Why this masterclass
A studio education, without the four-year detour
This isn't a playlist of tutorials. It's a structured, mentored path built the way a real design studio trains its juniors — fast, honest, and relentlessly practical.
Built around your week
Lessons are tight and deliberate — most run under twenty minutes. Learn on your schedule, then bring the work to the live sessions.
Studio-grade files
Download the exact grids, type scales, and source files the instructor uses on client work. Yours to keep and reuse forever.
Real critique
Post your work and get specific, actionable feedback — from the instructor and a cohort of peers who are as invested as you are.
Recognized certificate
Complete the Studio track and earn a certificate of completion you can add to your portfolio, résumé, or LinkedIn.
Always current
Tools and trends move; the curriculum keeps pace. Your lifetime access includes every future update at no extra cost.
Inside the studio
Learn by making, not just watching
Every module ends in real work you present and defend. Here's a look at what a week in the masterclass actually feels like.
What you'll learn
The curriculum
Four modules, 28 lessons, roughly 8.5 hours of focused video — plus live critiques, studio files, and one finished brand system at the end.
Module 1
The Designer's Eye
6 lessons · 1h 40m
- See composition, hierarchy, and rhythm like a director
- Build a personal reference library that sharpens taste
- The daily critique habit that separates pros from hobbyists
Module 2
Type & Grid Systems
8 lessons · 2h 10m
- Pair typefaces with intent — never by accident again
- Modular scales, baseline grids, and optical spacing
- Layouts that feel effortless because the math is doing the work
Module 3
Brand Identity, End to End
9 lessons · 3h 05m
- From moodboard and territory to a finished logo lockup
- Design a living system: color, type, motion, and voice
- Present the work and defend it — the way clients say yes
Module 4
Portfolio & Career
5 lessons · 1h 30m
- Case studies that actually earn the callback
- Pricing creative work without underselling yourself
- Finding — and protecting — a signature style
Your instructor
Taught by someone who still ships
Mara Voss
Mara has spent fifteen years as a designer and creative director, building identities for startups and household names alike. She's led studio teams, judged international design awards, and mentored dozens of designers into senior roles. This masterclass is everything she wishes someone had handed her at the start — the shortest honest path from "I don't know where to begin" to "I designed this, and I can defend every choice."
More than 3,800 designers have come through her cohorts, and the method never changes: make real work, get real critique early, and finish something you'd be proud to sign.
3,800+Students
4.9Rating
15 yrsExperience
Student reviews
What graduates are saying
Unedited feedback from designers who finished the masterclass and shipped their work.
"I'd been designing for six years and plateaued hard. The live critiques were brutal in the best way — one session on hierarchy rewired how I look at every layout. My rates went up 40% within two months of finishing."
Elena Marchetti
Freelance brand designer
"Most courses are recorded lectures you never finish. This wasn't that. Real cohort, real deadlines, real feedback from someone who's shipped work I actually admire. The brand system I built here is now the centerpiece of my portfolio."
Marcus Bell
Product designer, fintech
"As a non-designer founder I was terrified. By week four I'd built a coherent identity for my company — logo, type scale, the whole system — and could explain every decision. Worth ten times what I paid."
Priya Raman
Founder & solo creator
Pricing
Choose how you want to learn
One payment, lifetime access. Every plan is backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee — if it isn't for you, we'll refund it, no questions asked.
Access
Self-paced, full library
$149
- All 28 masterclass lessons
- Lifetime access to every recording
- Downloadable studio files & templates
- Private community forum
Studio
Live cohort + critique
$299
- Everything in Access
- 4 live group critique sessions
- One-on-one portfolio review
- Certificate of completion
Cohort
For teams of up to 5
$890
- Everything in Studio
- 5 seats for your team
- Shared progress dashboard
- Priority instructor support
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
No. The masterclass starts from first principles and builds up module by module. Complete beginners and self-taught designers looking to level up both thrive here — you're exactly who it's designed for.
Ready to design work you're proud of?
Join more than 3,800 designers. Enroll today for lifetime access, backed by a 30-day guarantee.