Spring '26 enrollment now open · 14 cohorts starting
Live cohorts and self-paced courses in design, brand, motion, and engineering — taught by practitioners shipping at the world's best studios.
From tokens to governance — build a system real teams will adopt. Weekly studio critique with Maya Reyes.
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Catalog
Six- to twelve-week cohorts, plus self-paced tracks you can begin today. Every course ends with a reviewed capstone and a certificate of completion.
Build a real system from tokens to governance. Weekly critique with Maya Reyes, ends with a portfolio-grade capstone.
Wordmark, type, motion, signage — design a full identity from brief to launch. Hands-on with Priya Shah.
Twelve hours of recorded lessons with downloadable Lottie files and Figma exercises. Start any time.
For new and aspiring leads. Feedback, performance, hiring, operating cadences — taught with Theo Karras.
Pairing serifs and grotesques, building modular scales, and shipping typography across products and brand.
A two-hour primer on giving and receiving design feedback. Open to anyone — no application required.
Why Forge
Practitioner-led, peer-driven, finished with work you're proud to show.
Every instructor is a working designer or engineer shipping at a recognized studio or product team.
Live, recorded critique with your cohort — the part of learning the craft you can't get from a video.
Every program ends with a portfolio-grade piece, reviewed by your instructor and three peers.
Earn a Forge credential with a public verification page you can share with employers or clients.
Live classes are capped at 24 learners so feedback stays specific and conversations stay real.
Lifetime access to the Forge community — job referrals, project critique, and city meetups.
Need-based scholarships and a 6-month installment plan available on every cohort program.
Bring your whole team — group seats, custom cohort scheduling, and shared progress dashboards.
No application gate. Pick the program, enroll, and start your work the day the cohort opens.
Faculty
Twelve years building design systems for fintech and consumer products. Previously led the design platform at Vector.
Led design through three acquisitions. Writes a weekly journal on the operating side of design leadership.
Independent identity designer with a client list spanning museums, restaurants, and tech. Three D&AD pencils.
Motion designer behind some of the most-watched product launch films of the last three years.
Engineering and design overlap. Author of "Composing Interfaces" and maintainer of two design tooling libraries.
Writes Spread, a weekly letter on editorial design. Previously creative director at Brightwater.
A few words from learners who finished a Forge cohort in the last year.
Resources
Essays from faculty on craft, leadership, and the work behind the work.
Read the journal ↗How graduates landed roles, launched products, and started studios after Forge.
Read the stories ↗Two-hour public primers — no application, no fee. Try a Forge instructor for free.
Browse intros ↗Bring Forge to your studio with group seats, custom cohorts, and shared dashboards.
Forge for teams ↗Spring '26 cohorts open in 14 days. Financial aid available on every program.