How composition, hierarchy, contrast and rhythm work, and how to talk about design decisions with precision instead of taste.
- Gestalt principles in practice
- Visual hierarchy
- Balance, rhythm, contrast
- Critique vocabulary
Baseline Design course
A graphic and UI design course built around practice: eight three-day modules spread over a year, with time to apply what you learn between them.
8 modules3 days per module~1.5 months between modules12–15 months full cycle$150 per moduleOnline, from anywhere
Most people learn design by copying. This course teaches the reasons behind the choices, so you can make your own: from the first grid to a finished interface.
- 01
Complete beginner
You are starting from zero and want one structured path instead of scattered tutorials and random advice.
- 02
Self-taught
You already make things, but feel gaps in the fundamentals: typography, grid, composition, colour.
- 03
Working designer
You work in design and want to level up your craft, think in systems and get feedback from a senior.
- 04
Adjacent role
You are a marketer, founder or developer who has to make design decisions and wants to make them with confidence.
How the course runs.
Everything happens online. The rhythm is the same for every module, so you always know what comes next.
- 8 modules
- Each one is a self-contained three-day block on a single topic.
- 3 days
- Per module, followed by about six weeks before the next one.
- 12–15 months
- For the full cycle, at roughly one module every one and a half months.
The rhythm
- Start
Application
Write to Pavel on Telegram. You get a reply within a day and an invoice for the first module.
- Before each module
Payment
Each module is paid separately before it starts: $150 via PayPal or Wise. No subscriptions, no upfront payment for the whole course.
- 3 days
Module
Three consecutive days dedicated to one topic, online.
- ~1.5 months
Practice
Time to apply what you learned before the next module begins.
- ×8
Repeat
Invoice, three days, practice. Eight times over twelve to fifteen months.
Pavel Yakubovski
The course is written and taught by one person, start to finish.
Pavel Yakubovski
Head of Design at RED
Pavel leads the design team at RED, a studio that designs and builds websites, interfaces and digital products. Day to day that means setting direction, reviewing work and making sure the craft holds up under real deadlines.
The course grew out of those reviews: the same gaps come up again and again, whatever the designer's background. Baseline is an attempt to close them in order, one fundamental at a time, with practice between sessions instead of a single sprint.
The approach is simple: every decision has a reason, and you should be able to name it. No trends for their own sake, no software tricks before the thinking is in place.
Head of Design, REDGraphic & UI designCourse author and lead
What you leave with.
Skills you can show: in a portfolio case and in the way you explain your decisions.
- 01
Build a layout from a grid
Set up a grid and spacing system, then lay out a page that holds together at every screen size.
- 02
Set type with confidence
Choose and pair typefaces, set scale and measure, and fix the details that make text look professional.
- 03
Work with colour deliberately
Build an accessible palette and apply it consistently across a brand and an interface.
- 04
Design interface components
Create components with states, assemble screens and document them in a design system.
- 05
Explain your decisions
Present work to a client or a team and defend each choice with a reason, not a preference.
- 06
Ship a portfolio case
Finish one complete project and package it as a case that shows your process, not only the result.
Practice, not theory.
Illustrations of the kind of work done in the modules: a landing page, app screens, a poster, an identity sheet, a dashboard and a type specimen.
Landing page
Module 03 · Grid and layout
App screens
Module 06 · UI fundamentals
Poster
Module 05 · Graphic design
Identity sheet
Module 04 · Colour
Dashboard
Module 07 · Design systems
Type specimen
Module 02 · Typography
$150 per module.
You pay for one module at a time, before it starts. No subscription and no upfront payment for the whole course.
One module
Paid before the module starts
$150/ module
ApplyHow it works
- Three days on one topic, online
- One payment per module, before it starts
- Invoice via PayPal or Wise
- Next module in about six weeks
How payment works
You apply
Write on Telegram. You get a reply within a day.
You receive an invoice
For the next module only, via PayPal or Wise. No card payments on this site.
You pay and join
Pay before the module starts, then get the schedule and the details for joining the three days.
Full cycle:8 modules × $150 = $1,200, spread over 12–15 months.
Questions before you apply.
Anything else? Write on Telegram or by email, every message gets an answer.
Write on TelegramNo. Each module is paid separately, $150 before it starts. You decide module by module whether to continue.
Leave a request.
Eight modules, three days each, $150 per module. Write on Telegram, and you will get the schedule and an invoice for the first module.
- No upfront payment for the whole course
- Reply within a day
- Invoice via PayPal or Wise, no card payments on the site
- Online, from anywhere