From £25 Per Month

Helping creative professionals unlock their business potential, together

Develop the personal and professional skills needed for a successful future by joining our community of creative freelancers, solopreneurs and small business owners.

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Our video library contains insight from the people who have designed brands like these!

Our Video Library

We regularly invite expert practitioners to share the creative thinking and professional methods behind their work because we believe that this insight has the potential to help our community navigate the challenges of industry.

What is the Academy?

An inspiring combination of insight, community and fun

From designers to architects and artists to illustrators, our community is diverse, inclusive and accessible, because we believe in helping our members find the knowledge needed for future success.

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Benefits of Membership

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    Expert Videos

    Our video library is full of insight including studio presentations exploring the processes used by creative teams and workshops led by experienced professionals.

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    Social Events

    Networking can be difficult but most people understand how important it is so instead of forcing people together we host informal social events that are free for our members to attend.

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    Weekly Webinars

    We help our members stay connected through a series of weekly webinars including opportunities to learn new skills, boost your knowledge and participate in community networking sessions.

  • Guest Workshops

    Creative industries move fast so we act with agility to help you remain ahead of the curve by inviting expert practitioners to develop and deliver guest workshops for our members.

  • Buzzing Community

    We believe that the most inspiring moments come from the conversations had with our community and our members get access to a Slack channel that’s full of like–minded people.

  • Directory Listing

    Premium members will be listed in our online and printed directory helping them to be seen by potential clients and collaborators as well as the wider design community.

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    Discounted Tickets

    We host a series of in-person events called Process in cities such as Manchester and Melbourne and members of our gold + premium packages will receive 50% off tickets.

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    Written Resources

    Complimenting our video library is a growing collection of written resources including community interviews, professional guides and helpful articles for members to enjoy.

Community Comments

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    I came for the design content and ended up with a network I never expected.

    Mark Johnson
    Strategist

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    Warm, funny, genuinely useful. I didn't expect to love it as much as I do.

    Rachel Sorn
    Freelance Designer

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    One mentorship session was worth more than a year of courses.

    Clint Holt
    Brand Designer

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    I have been searching for a community like this for decades. Thank you so much!

    Marina Klint
    Mid-Weight Designer

Buzzing Social Events

Spending time with like-minded people has never been more important and members receive free tickets to our socials as well as discounted access to Process Events in cities including London, Manchester and Leeds.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Membership starts from £35 but if you need additional benefits you can upgrade to our gold‍ and premium packages.

  • Our membership packages are charged on a monthly basis making it ever so easy for our community to cancel payments.

  • Resources including videos, webinars and events will be made added every month providing our members with inspiring insight.

Membership Options

Silver

£25 Per Month
Cancel Anytime • No Contract

√ Full access to over 100 videos
√ Two new recordings added monthly
√ Written resources
√ Free tickets to Right Aligned Live!
√ Discounted tickets to Process Events
√ Buzzing community
√ Webinars with industry experts
√ 60 minute 1-2-1 monthly
√ Portfolio review
√ Online and printed listing in our directory

Gold

£50 Per Month
Cancel Anytime • No Contract

√ Full access to over 100 videos
√ Two new recordings added monthly
√ Written resources
√ Free tickets to Right Aligned Live!
√ Discounted tickets to Process Events
√ Buzzing community
√ Webinars with industry experts
√ 60 minute 1-2-1 monthly
√ Portfolio review
√ Online and printed listing in our directory

Premium

£75 Per Month
Cancel Anytime • No Contract

√ Full access to over 100 videos
√ Two new recordings added monthly
√ Written resources
√ Free tickets to Right Aligned Live!
√ Discounted tickets to Process Events
√ Buzzing community
√ Webinars with industry experts
√ 60 minute 1-2-1 monthly
√ Portfolio review
√ Online and printed listing in our directory