Design with Confidence

Strengthen your creative skills and work through real-world challenges that build your confidence.

Master Figma

Learn to use Figma effectively—from foundational tools to advanced workflows.

Project-Based Learning

Apply your skills to hands-on projects that mirror professional design scenarios.

Flexible & Self-Paced

Learn anytime, anywhere. Go at your own speed and revisit lessons whenever you need.

Engaging, Not Boring

Learn through clear, fun videos that make complex ideas easy to follow and enjoyable to watch.

For All Levels

Whether you’re starting fresh or sharpening your skills, this course meets you where you are.

🔍 What You’ll Learn

In Design From Scratch, we’ll create a full design system and apply it to a real-world website project, step by step. You’ll learn how to: - Research competitors and apply design best practices - Create a cohesive brand identity—from colours to typography - Design reusable components and pages for a real product, including a landing page, course shop, checkout, and contact page Whether you’re sharpening your Figma skills or learning how to bring structure to your design work, this course gives you the tools—and confidence—to do it right. If you're lucky enough to join while the course is being built, you’ll get to learn alongside me—week by week—gaining insights, updates, and new design files on a regular basis as they’re created. Let’s design from scratch!

💎 What You Get When You Enroll

Unlock the full learning experience with 9+ hours of content (and counting), exclusive design files, hands-on support, a certificate of completion, and lifetime updates.

Full design files

Download the complete Figma files used throughout the course—including the style guide, UI kit, and final layouts. These represent hours of professional work and are yours to keep and build from.

In-course feedback

Ask questions directly inside lessons and get support as you go—unlike YouTube, this is a more focused, guided experience.

Bonus resources

Extras like Figma shortcut cheatsheets, design checklists, and downloadable templates (with more added based on your feedback).

Lifetime Access

Buy once, get lifetime access to the course—including all future updates and improvements.

Ad-Free Learning

Watch distraction-free, track your progress, and focus fully on learning without ads or unrelated content.

Early Access

Be the first to receive new content, updated modules, and file additions as the course evolves.

👋 Meet Your Instructor

Hello there, I’m Mitch - a senior product designer with nearly a decade of experience helping ideas come to life through thoughtful, effective design. Throughout my career, I’ve worked through the highs, the challenges, and the constant evolution of design—and I’ve learned a lot along the way. Now, I’m here to share that with you. This course is built to help you grow your skills, build real confidence, and enjoy the process. Whether you're refining your craft or starting fresh, I’m here to guide you every step of the way.

The syllabus

13 Chapters · 41 Lessons

  1. 1

    Warm welcome!

    1. Warm welcome! Free preview
  2. 2

    Introduction to Design from Scratch

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      The Project Brief

  3. 3

    Research phase

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Research - User statements

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Creating a Moodboard (Part 1)

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Creating a Moodboard (Part 2)

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Creating a Moodboard (Part 3)

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Moodboard analysis

  4. 4

    Sketching & wireframing

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Sketching (Part 1)

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Sketching (Part 2)

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      Wireframing (Part 1) Homepage

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Wireframing (Part 2) About page

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Wireframing (Part 3) Courses/Merch page

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      Wireframing (Part 4) Contact page

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      Wireframing (Part 5) Checkout page

  5. 5

    Style guide - Brand colours

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Brand colours & Style guide

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      Adding Neutral Colours to the Style Guide

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Adding Feedback State Colours

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      Iterating & Refining the Colour Palette

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      Expanding the Colour Palette

  6. 6

    Style guide - Typography

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      Typography (Part 1)

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      Typography (Part 2)

  7. 7

    Style guide - Spacing, shadows & grids

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Defining Spacing

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      Building Shadows

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      Grids & Breakpoints

  8. 8

    Style guide - Icons, imagery & logo guidelines

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      Setting Up Icons

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      Creating Imagery Guidelines

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Creating a Logo Guidelines Page

  9. 9

    Creating a UI kit file

    1. Creating a UI Kit File Free preview
  10. 10

    Creating design system components

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      Building a Navigation Component (Part 1)

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      Finalising the Navigation Component (Part 2)

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Building the Footer Component

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      Creating a Text Field Component (Part 1)

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      Creating a Text Field Component (Part 2)

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      Creating the Button Component (Part 1)

    7. Creating the Button Component (Part 2) Free preview
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      Building an Accordion Component (Part 1)

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      Building an Accordion Component (Part 2)

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      Building a Card Component (Part 1)

  11. 11

    Videos In Progress

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      New videos each week

  12. 12

    Latest design files

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Download the most up to date files

  13. 13

    Bonus materials

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Coming soon

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