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Design for Go-Getters

An essential course for entrepreneurs, marketers and content creators that will teach you the fundamentals of design so that you can create documents you're truly proud to send out.

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Every successful business needs
great design at the forefront

Create the right impact

Everything you produce creates an impression and will influence the way your clients interact with your brand - let's make it count

RAISE YOUR GAME

All collateral needs good design if it's to realise its full potential - learn the fundamentals and raise your game

BUILD CREDIBILITY

Quality of design influences credibility - showcase your expertise and build value in your work

"I'm not even halfway through and already I look at all of my designs differently. Fiona's style of teaching is effortless as it allows me to flow through each section and apply to my designs immediately"

Alla Feldman

Learn how to create beautiful designs for your business

Imagine having the confidence to know that everything you create in house: from your proposals and price lists to your Instagram graphics and client presentations, look as great as they possibly can. What could that do for your business?

Design for Go-Getters will give you the tools and the confidence to create beautiful designs yourself that you can be proud of. It'll give you the ability to create the impact your message deserves, create credibility and desire and charge what you're worth.

I passionately believe that everyone has the power to learn to design, and in this course, I'll show you how.

demonstrate your expertise

Create designs that do your work proud

This course picks up on where you leave off with your designer and will show you how to implement your gorgeous brand identity day to day. You might say it's about being able to create smart, professional, on-brand designs. But I think it's about more than that.

Great design is at the heart of every successful business.

It'll help you build value in your offering, demonstrate your expertise and ensure that your clients see your business, and your work, in the way you intend. It's about treasuring your clients. It's part of charging what you're worth. And it's totally within your reach.

Transform the way you communicate with your clients

Enrol in Design for Go-Getters today and discover the tools and techniques you can use to create work that does your brand proud, each and every time.

Through a series of narrated presentations, before and after transformations and interactive assignments, you’ll discover just how easy it is to create gorgeous work with whatever tools you have to hand.

master the fundamentals of graphic design

no special design programmes needed!

Once you know the rules, you can apply them with panache to whatever you're working on in whatever programme you’re most comfortable in: Canva, Powerpoint, Microsoft Word- anything!

This course shortcuts the time you'll spend agonising over producing content, elevates the quality of what you put out there and allows you to confidently show the value in your work.

"Explains the design process very clearly so that you walk away knowing what to outsource and what to attempt to do yourself. This course will save you thousands $$$ on wrong design decisions."

Alla Feldman

what you'll gain
THE UNDERSTANDING

Of the principles of great design and how to use them to create the impact you want

THE CONFIDENCE

To create beautiful, creative work that'll do your brand proud

THE INSIGHTS

To apply great design to everything you create, from proposals and presentations to social media graphics with the software you have to hand.

THE ABILITY

To create work that communicates with clarity, elevates your offering and gives your message the impact it deserves

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

A graphic DESIGN COURSE FOR NON-DESIGNERS

01
DISCOVER THE FOUNDATIONS OF GREAT DESIGN
02
immerse yourself in design inspiration and broaden your visual vocabulary
03
learn how to play with layout to create impact
04
experiment with alignment to create meaning and bring sense to your message
05
Unlock the power of hierarchy and allow your reader to navigate your words with ease
06
Explore the beauty of type, discover the details that will elevate and Set your house type style
07
Use images and colour to evoke emotion and add meaning to your work
08
learn to think like a designer, build your confidence and elevate your work

Reviews for Design for Go-Getters

5 star rating

Fantastic Course!

Jill Dimond

To say I learnt a lot from the Design for Go-Getters course is probably an understatement! It is jam-packed full of information and it is so, so handy having beautiful examples all the way through so you're never left wondering how to actually do ...

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To say I learnt a lot from the Design for Go-Getters course is probably an understatement! It is jam-packed full of information and it is so, so handy having beautiful examples all the way through so you're never left wondering how to actually do it in practice. Fiona's presentation and designs are gorgeous, as always, and I can't help but be inspired. I know this will be a course I'll come back to again and again as I move forward in my business. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, Fiona!

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5 star rating

FANTASTIC COURSE!

Megan Jerome

I've thoroughly worked through and LOVED both of Fiona's books, How to Style Your Brand, and Brand Brilliance. Last week I completed Colour for Creatives: Level One (5 stars - I've reviewed that too!) and this week I've completed Design for Go-Get...

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I've thoroughly worked through and LOVED both of Fiona's books, How to Style Your Brand, and Brand Brilliance. Last week I completed Colour for Creatives: Level One (5 stars - I've reviewed that too!) and this week I've completed Design for Go-Getters. What a complete package! Each book and course builds on the previous and takes the information so far to an entirely new level. Design for Go-Getters has taught me how to implement what I've learned so far into design that I can create myself, that feels right to me! I can't believe I can do this! I've taken a brand blueprint that looked like a resume and turned it into something that feels like a thrill!!! I've created posters and social media banners for my upcoming concert that look and feel exactly how I wanted them to look and feel. This skill has eluded me for years. I knew the feel I wanted (almost - this is also MUCH clearer because of the books and the courses) but I could never quite articulate it and even if I could sketch it roughly, I always had to go to a designer to execute it. I now am full of ideas of posters and materials for my concerts for the entire upcoming year that will be consistent, exciting, will reflect my music and be super fun to create. And I can make them! The secrets Fiona shares in the course are absolutely game-changing. This is exactly what I wanted to know! And she teaches them step by step - not overly technically at all, but from the point of view of simple, beautiful design. This is exactly what I wanted to be able to do. And I had no idea I would be able to do it. Fiona makes it easy, attainable and really clear. I am SO grateful to have found The Brand Stylist! Fiona's style is artistic, creative, personal. This feels like an art class - but exactly the one I needed and wanted to help me do exactly what I wanted to do next. Fiona's approach to branding is like artistry - it's all about feeling, intuition. It's from the inside out and it's super fun. I'm in! I'm ready for more! Many many thanks Fiona, Megan

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5 star rating

Fiona has done it again - another BRILLIANT course!

Ashley De Filippis

The Design For Go-Getters program just rocked my socks off! What a game-changer this course has been for me in my business. I'm NOT a designer but wanted the autonomy to create stylish pieces within my business, and now have the tools and confiden...

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The Design For Go-Getters program just rocked my socks off! What a game-changer this course has been for me in my business. I'm NOT a designer but wanted the autonomy to create stylish pieces within my business, and now have the tools and confidence to do this for myself. The before/after feedback bonuses were especially helpful for me to understand how Fiona views things through her design eye and sparked so much inspiration! Thank you, Fiona, for all the incredible work and passion that you pour into these awesome courses that you create. I'm a customer (and loyal fan) for life! :)

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5 star rating

Just great

Lilly Csizmazia

What should I say? Just great. It was a fun course, I just loved the music in the makeover videos and I learned a lot. Again. I am so looking forward to the next online course and also to the workshop I will attend in a week. Everything you n...

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What should I say? Just great. It was a fun course, I just loved the music in the makeover videos and I learned a lot. Again. I am so looking forward to the next online course and also to the workshop I will attend in a week. Everything you need is in here, color, typography, images and so on. The special at the end was a great surprise as well. Nice to see how you review things and how I can look at my projects from another perspective. Thank you for this great course!

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5 star rating

Inspiring and practical

Emma McGowan

I thoroughly enjoyed the Design for Go-Getters online course from The Brand Stylist. There's lots to work through but it's broken down into manageable chunks, with plenty of visual examples to explain the theory. The before and after examples are ...

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I thoroughly enjoyed the Design for Go-Getters online course from The Brand Stylist. There's lots to work through but it's broken down into manageable chunks, with plenty of visual examples to explain the theory. The before and after examples are particularly good because the befores look okay until you see how they look after! That really helps to illustrate what you can do with your own collateral with even just a few simple changes. I'm developing a new learning resource which involves masses of information downloads, worksheets and case study material, and I wanted to make sure all this material made sense within our brand. Now I'm inspired to do even more than that and see that I can use this opportunity to take our brand to the next level with visual communication that feels really special. If you have existing communications you want to overhaul, you can do it as you work through this course. If, like me, you haven't made the material yet, it's perfectly fine to just work through the class without doing the assignments. It all still makes perfect sense. Great course, easy to follow, highly recommended.

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5 star rating

Absolutely loved it!

Julia Cartwright

Thank you Fiona for another awesome course. Beautifully done and easy to follow!

Thank you Fiona for another awesome course. Beautifully done and easy to follow!

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5 star rating

This has transformed how I feel about my business

Elizabeth Cairns

I'm really good at my work (even if I do say so myself) but I've always been a little reticent when it comes to sending out branded communications, knowing that I just don't always do my business justice when it comes to design. Working through th...

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I'm really good at my work (even if I do say so myself) but I've always been a little reticent when it comes to sending out branded communications, knowing that I just don't always do my business justice when it comes to design. Working through this course has not only shown me what's possible, but given me exactly what I need to show the value in what I do via tasteful, powerful, compelling design. It has also inspired me to tackle projects I might previously have put off. Fiona's accessible, warm and inspirational approach and the beautiful presentation of it all has made Design for Go Getters, a real delight to work through. She has helped me see the world through the eyes of a designer and I'm really enjoying what I'm beginning to notice. I'm both inspired and motivated to elevate all my communications now and what might have been a job to get through before is now a delightful project to enjoy.

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5 star rating

I loved this course!

Kathryn Hocking

I joined design for go-getters after doing the colour psychology course wanting to build my design skills as I move into design services for my clients. It was a great decision and has cemented my existing skills and provided me with a framework t...

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I joined design for go-getters after doing the colour psychology course wanting to build my design skills as I move into design services for my clients. It was a great decision and has cemented my existing skills and provided me with a framework to use with clients and the confidence to review and refine my own work.

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5 star rating

A must for every entrepreneur!

Alla Feldman

Answers all the questions an entrepreneur maybe thinking. Explains the design process very clearly so that you walk away knowing what to outsource and what to attempt to do yourself. This course will save you thousands $$$ on wrong design decisions.

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Answers all the questions an entrepreneur maybe thinking. Explains the design process very clearly so that you walk away knowing what to outsource and what to attempt to do yourself. This course will save you thousands $$$ on wrong design decisions.

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5 star rating

Design for Go-Getters Course

SHEA BAILEY

This is my first course with The Brand Stylist. I'm not even halfway through and I already look at all of my designs differently. I've been wanting to take this course for over a year now and I'm so happy I've decided to take the leap. Fiona's...

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This is my first course with The Brand Stylist. I'm not even halfway through and I already look at all of my designs differently. I've been wanting to take this course for over a year now and I'm so happy I've decided to take the leap. Fiona's style of teaching is effortless as it allows me to flow through each section and apply it to my business immediately. This course is worth the investment.

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5 star rating

this course is brilliant!

Marie French

DESIGN FOR GO-GETTERS

an empowering design course for entrepreneurs, marketers and content creators

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

  • 2

    The Absolute Essentials of Great Design

  • 3

    Layout and Alignment

    • Welcome to layout

    • Layout and Alignment

    • Challenge: Layout hunting

    • Playing with layout for impact

    • The Playing with Layout Challenge

    • My take on the Playing with Layout Challenge

    • The One Pager

    • The one pager: a story of trusting your instinct

    • Layout in action: elevating a proposal design

    • Assignment: Planning for impact

  • 4

    Hierarchy and Type

    • Welcome to hierarchy and type

    • Principles of Hierarchy and Type

    • Challenge: Hunting for hierarchy and type inspiration

    • Case Study: The Flowerona Media Kit

    • The Beauty of Type

    • Challenge: A typographic treasure hunt

    • Case Study: The Brand Stylist House Style

    • De-mystifying your brand manual

    • Using type well

    • Assignment: Creating your house type style

    • The Flowerona Typographic Toolkit

    • Assignment: Applying your house style to your communications

  • 5

    Colour and Images

    • Welcome to colour and image

    • Image Essentials

    • Working with text and images

    • Makeover: a simple poster

    • Where to find beautiful images

    • Using images to evoke emotion

    • Assignment: adding meaningful images to your work

    • Working with images like a pro

    • Image resolution and colour spaces: a moment of technicality

    • Working with colour

    • The colours and their meanings

    • Makeover: the fudge label

    • Assignment: adding colour to add structure and meaning

  • 6

    Think like a designer

    • Think like a designer

    • Think like a designer: creating exceptional work, every time

    • Create a magpie book

    • Researching and building your confidence as a designer

    • Uplevelling your work with special print finishes

    • Assignment: Elevating your design

    • Creating beautiful work: a reminder

    • The view from the top

    • Well done!

  • 7

    Bonus: Feedback on student work

    • Ruby and the Wolf's Client Proposal

    • Andri Benson's Celebrant Brochure

    • Full Stop Accountancy's Services Brochure

    • Kim Balasubramaniam's Coaching Packages

design for go-getters
reviews for this course
Fiona has done it again - another BRILLIANT course!

The Design For Go-Getters program just rocked my socks off! What a game-changer this course has been for me in my business. I'm NOT a designer but wanted the autonomy to create stylish pieces within my business, and now have the tools and confidence to do this for myself.

Ashley De Filippis
A must for every entrepreneur!

Answers all the questions an entrepreneur maybe thinking. Explains the design process very clearly so that you walk away knowing what to outsource and what to attempt to do yourself. This course will save you thousands $$$ on wrong design decisions.

Alla Feldman
Fantastic Course!

To say I learnt a lot from the Design for Go-Getters course is probably an understatement! It is jam-packed full of information and it is so, so handy having beautiful examples all the way through so you're never left wondering how to actually do it in practice. Fiona's presentation and designs are gorgeous, as always, and I can't help but be inspired. I know this will be a course I'll come back to again and again as I move forward in my business. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, Fiona!

Jill Dimond
A SUBHEADING GOES HERE
enrol today and let's transform your designs!

Design is at the forefront of every successful business: enrol in Design for Go-Getters today and let's transform the way you get your message out there. Instalment plans are available - please be mindful that content is released in line with the payment schedule in this instance so if you're the sort of person that likes to binge everything in a weekend, the pay in full option will be better for you.

Two, Monthly Instalments

£227.50

PER MONTH
  • Includes instant lifetime access to modules 1-3
  • Modules 4-7 released after 30 days in line with instalment plan
  • Inclusive of VAT for UK businesses

How others have found this course

5 star rating

Beyond Brilliant

Nancy Larson

The Brand Stylist Academy has been my own personal Master's Degree in Branding and Design. I've been going through the classes and seminars for nearly a year now and find myself returning again and again to reference something or simply get inspir...

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The Brand Stylist Academy has been my own personal Master's Degree in Branding and Design. I've been going through the classes and seminars for nearly a year now and find myself returning again and again to reference something or simply get inspired all over again. Absolutely brilliant! Thank you Fiona!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely! Yes! You may not be a trained graphic designer, but you're probably producing work on a daily basis that's shared with your team, your clients and your prospective customers. Reports, downloads, graphics for your social channels and presentations; proposals, invoices, media kits and posters. Whether you're conscious of it or not, all of these things you're creating are 'designed'. They may be consciously so or not, but they're creating an impression. Doesn't it make sense that you learn to create work that does your brand proud?
Whatever you need for your business! Throughout the course you'll take one piece of communication and work on it throughout as a part of your assignments. This might be a media kit, a services brochure, a client presentation or a welcome pack - whatever you need. Once you've completed the course you'll be able to apply what you've learned to all of your marketing collateral.
No. You can work through this at a pace that suits you. Go nuts and binge on everything in a couple of days or take your time and reflect in between lessons. You have complete control over how you work through the class. And with lifetime access (given that you stick to the terms) you'll be able to revisit any of those lessons that resonate the most in the future.
No. Thanks for asking. Your enrolment fee covers one user. I share lots of content for free on my website and these online courses are priced fairly and more than reflect the value you'll gain from the class. If you'd like to discuss prices for multiple logins or even an affiliate programme if you have lots of clients who would benefit, then I'd be delighted to hear from you.
No, most certainly not! Design is more a state of mind than being about using professional level software and the rules I'm going to teach you on this course will enable you to apply great design to whatever you create in whatever package you choose to use. This isn’t about me telling you to use a particular programme - it’s about applying the rules of graphic design - layout, alignment, white space, beautiful typography, scale, hierarchy, colour... to each and every piece you create. And you can apply what you learn to whatever programme you’re most comfortable in: Canva, Powerpoint, Microsoft Word- whatever! It’s just about knowing what to look for and giving yourself permission to get this stuff right.
This is a self-paced, self guided course and is designed to be worked through independently at a rate that works for you. We've designed it really robustly and you'll have a clear understanding of the foundations of great design by the time you've finished this course along with the confidence to apply what you've learned. Should you wish to gain some insights in your progress or feedback on your work I do offer a limited number of zoom sessions where we can work one to one. These are available at an additional investment.
No. Thanks for asking. The very nature of online courses mean that they are inherently, non returnable and as such, no refunds will be given. If you have any questions about the suitability of the class prior to signing up, please do email me and I'll be delighted to answer. Like all offerings from The Brand Stylist, this is a high value, well-considered course that will have a huge impact on your business. I've priced it at a level that makes it accessible to as many entrepreneurs as possible and I'm confident you'll love it! Do take a look at the reviews to get an insight into the quality of my classes. You're going to have a ball!