Mentors
The people who teach your classes and review your work.
Our studioClasses start monthlyA small school built by working designers
Scholar began as an evening class for six friends who wanted to move into design. Today our mentors teach students in forty countries, and every course is still shaped by people who design for a living.
- Mentors who design for real clients
- Courses rewritten every single year
- A community that stays after you finish
Studios where Scholar students now design every day
- Northfold Studio
- Paperkite Labs
- Halfmoon Product
- Brightwell Agency
- Oakline Digital
- Tessel & Co
A week inside the Scholar design studio
Sketch sessions, research walls and project reviews — the rooms where our students learn by making.
What you will learn
- Visual design
- User research
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Design systems
- Typography
- Portfolio reviews
- Visual design
- User research
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Design systems
- Typography
- Portfolio reviews
- Visual design
- User research
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Design systems
- Typography
- Portfolio reviews
- Visual design
- User research
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Design systems
- Typography
- Portfolio reviews
The Scholar journal
Short reads for designers who are just starting
Study tips, sketching habits and notes from our mentors, written for people early in their design career.
Sketching28 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Why every good screen starts as a messy sketch
Paper is fast and cheap, so you try ten ideas before you fall in love with one.
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Study tips17 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
How to keep learning design with a full-time job
Small, steady weekly habits beat long weekend sessions you never finish.
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Colour6 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
Picking a colour palette you will not regret later
Start with one colour you love, then add quiet neutrals that let it shine.
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