Risen Designs

Academy

Risen Designs Academy

Twelve weeks. One class a week. Everything we use to build a brand, taught in plain language — from the first question you ask a client to the guidelines you hand over at the end.

Duration

12 weeks

Cadence

One live class per week

Format

Online

Launching

September 2026

Who it's for

Beginners
welcome.

Beginner — no prior design experience required. If you can commit one class a week for twelve weeks, you will finish with a complete brand identity of your own and the confidence to build the next one.

  • Build a complete brand identity from brief to guidelines
  • Understand strategy before you open a design tool
  • Develop a portfolio-ready case study
  • Learn how to price, present and win client work

Curriculum

Twelve weeks.

  1. Week 01

    What a brand actually is

    Brand vs. logo vs. marketing, and why the difference decides everything else.

  2. Week 02

    Research & discovery

    Asking better questions, reading a market and writing a usable creative brief.

  3. Week 03

    Brand strategy foundations

    Positioning, audience, personality and the promise the brand keeps.

  4. Week 04

    Design principles

    Hierarchy, balance, contrast and space — the rules behind work that feels expensive.

  5. Week 05

    Typography

    Choosing, pairing and setting type so it carries a voice, not just words.

  6. Week 06

    Colour & meaning

    Building palettes that hold up in print, on screen and in one colour.

  7. Week 07

    Logo design in practice

    Sketch to vector: constructing marks that work at every size.

  8. Week 08

    Building an identity system

    Secondary marks, patterns, layout grids and asset libraries.

  9. Week 09

    Photography & visual direction

    Art-directing images so the brand looks like itself everywhere.

  10. Week 10

    Brand guidelines

    Documenting the system so other people can use it correctly.

  11. Week 11

    Presenting & pricing your work

    Selling the idea, handling feedback and quoting with confidence.

  12. Week 12

    Final project & portfolio

    Complete a full brand and package it as your first portfolio piece.

Registration

Reserve your place.

Classes begin September 2026. Register now and we'll send you the schedule, pricing and joining details before enrolment opens publicly.