Build Websites That Work
We teach the actual skills you need. Not trends. Not shortcuts. Just solid layout principles that matter when real users interact with your work. Starting autumn 2025.
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What Makes Us Different
We're not rushing anyone through bootcamp-style courses. Layout work takes time to understand properly.
Real Projects
You'll build actual sites with proper constraints. Not tutorials where everything magically works. We give you messy content, tight deadlines, and realistic client feedback.
Current Standards
CSS Grid, Flexbox, responsive techniques that actually get used in 2025. We update materials every quarter based on what our industry contacts are seeing.
Honest Feedback
Your work gets reviewed by people who've shipped commercial sites. They'll tell you what works and what doesn't, without sugarcoating it.
How We Got Here
2019 — Started Small
Three of us in Sheffield, frustrated with the gap between what courses taught and what jobs needed. We started running weekend workshops for local designers who wanted to code their own work.
2021 — First Full Course
Ran our first twelve-week programme. Eight students, all working full-time. Half of them landed front-end roles within four months. That told us we were onto something worth expanding.
2023 — Industry Partnerships
Started working directly with agencies who needed juniors trained in practical layout skills. They gave us real brief templates and honest feedback about where graduates were falling short.
2025 — Where We're Heading
Expanding our programme to include mobile-first approaches and accessibility fundamentals. Because these aren't optional extras anymore — they're baseline expectations.
Why Layout Still Matters
People think layout is solved. It's not. New devices and screen sizes keep appearing, and user expectations keep changing.
Responsive Isn't Enough
Making things stack on mobile was revolutionary in 2012. Now? It's the starting point. Users expect interfaces that adapt to their device capabilities, their context, and their input method.
We teach students to think about touch targets for elderly users, about one-handed phone use on trains, about how content reflows when someone zooms to 200%. These details separate okay work from professional work.
What You'll Actually Learn
Grid Systems That Scale
From simple two-column layouts to complex magazine-style arrangements. You'll understand when to use CSS Grid versus Flexbox, and why that choice matters for maintenance.
Typography That Works
Line length, spacing, hierarchy. The stuff that makes content readable or frustrating. We cover vertical rhythm and how to make text look good at any screen size.
Component Thinking
Building reusable pieces that work anywhere. Buttons that look consistent, cards that adapt to content length, navigation that doesn't break on edge cases.
Performance Basics
How layout affects load times. Why certain CSS properties trigger expensive repaints. What actually matters for Core Web Vitals and what's just noise.
Real Workflow Tools
Version control for your CSS. Browser dev tools beyond basic inspection. How to debug layout issues without pulling your hair out.
Programme Options
Choose what fits your schedule and learning style. Autumn 2025 intake opens in June.
Foundation
- Core layout principles
- Flexbox and Grid basics
- Responsive techniques
- Three portfolio projects
- Code review sessions
Professional
- Everything in Foundation
- Advanced CSS techniques
- Performance optimization
- Accessibility standards
- Six portfolio projects
- Industry mentor sessions
Intensive
- Comprehensive curriculum
- Real client projects
- Team collaboration work
- Job preparation support
- Complete portfolio build
- Direct agency connections
Questions Before Starting?
Most people want to know if they're ready for this kind of training. Short answer: if you understand basic HTML and have built a simple webpage before, you're ready for our Foundation track.
The Professional track assumes you're comfortable with CSS syntax already. And the Intensive programme works best if you can commit full days for four months.
We run free Q&A sessions every other Thursday evening. Drop in, ask whatever you need to know. No pressure to enroll.
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