The Crew School · Inside the course
The Crew is a full design course that grows with you. You start with an instant set of lessons the day you join, then a new lesson opens up each week — around five months of fresh material, in a deliberate order, so you're never staring at an overwhelming wall of content. Here's exactly what to expect.
Before you start · Good to know
No prior design experience needed — but you'll want to be reasonably confident with technology.
You'll need a Canva account and a Pinterest account. No other tools required.
This isn't a technical, click-by-click course on tools like Canva. We touch on Adobe and specialist platforms for understanding — but it's not an Adobe course either.
We sprinkle in AI tools where they're relevant. We're adopting them in real time, and share what we learn along the way.
The day you join
Four lessons open the moment you sign up — the ones that change how you look at your own work overnight, with almost no setup. By the end of week one you'll already see things you couldn't before.
Hierarchy
An instant lens for judging any layout.
Contrast vs Harmony
The fastest "now I see it" lesson.
Typography
The rules that make text look considered.
Colour
How to choose it on purpose, not by accident.
A new lesson every week
From there, one fresh lesson opens each week. The course builds through three stages.
Stage 1
Keep the momentum from your quick-start going while easing into the foundations of good preparation.
Stage 2
The deeper preparation — research, direction and planning — each paired with a lighter, high-interest lesson.
Stage 3
Preparation done, this is where you make and finish real work — the satisfying part.
Coming soon
We're building a shelf of reference modules you'll be able to open anytime a real job calls for them. Here's what's on the way.
Build a Brand System
A self-contained run for setting up or documenting a brand: the expanded brand guidelines approach, logo, fonts, colour palette, images & treatments, campaigns, and bringing it all together into a brand guidelines document.
Designing for Channels
Practical, standalone lessons for specific channels: mock social media feeds, eDM systems, video, animation, and an overview of website design.
The Crew School is one of three things in every Crew membership — alongside The Creative Desk and Q&A access. NZ$80/month, cancel anytime.
Coming in July — join the waitlist →