Interior Design & Architecture Courses
Helping You Grow, Create & Design a Career You Love
Floor Plan Course
Your First Step to Feeling Confident in Design School
Starting uni is exciting, but it can also feel overwhelming when tutors expect you to know how to draw floor plans from day one. That’s why I created this beginner-friendly, step-by-step course. Taught by me, a Chartered Architect and former University Lecturer, it’s designed to give you the exact skills you’ll need before you walk into the studio.
Inside the course, you’ll learn how to:
✔️ Understand the structure of a floor plan (what all those lines actually mean)
✔️ Draw your first plan with clarity and confidence, even as a beginner
✔️ Add furniture and people so your drawings look professional and alive
✔️ Use simple material and texture techniques to take it to the next level
Give me 60 minutes and I’ll show you how to draw a complete floor plan so you can walk into uni confident, prepared, and ready to share a drawing you’re proud of.
Art & Design Portfolio Preparation
Build a Standout Portfolio with Confidence - Starting Today
Whether you're applying to university, college, or your dream design job, this video course will walk you through the entire portfolio process. Taught across 12 expert-led videos (plus a bonus project class), you'll gain the clarity, structure, and creative direction you need to confidently present your work.
✔️ Learn what makes a strong Art & Design portfolio, and how it’s reviewed
✔️ Understand what to include, how to curate, and how to showcase your skills
✔️ Build a polished portfolio that reflects your creative voice and stands out
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Book: How to Draw Perspectives
Ideal for Interior Design & Architecture students ready to learn and practise perspective drawing.
This essential guide was created to help you understand the rules of perspective and develop the confidence to apply them in your own work.
Print out the practice sheets and complete each exercise to train your eye and hand then refer back to the guide whenever you're drawing in perspective.
Includes 44 pages of step-by-step explanations, visual examples, and printable worksheets
Instant PDF download - start learning today.
Book: People & Furniture in Plan View
Ideal for Interior Design & Architecture students, and anyone learning how to draw people and furniture in floor plans.
This visual guide was created to help you understand and develop your drawing skills, with clear examples of scaled furniture and human figures in plan view.
Use it as a reference when drawing your floor plans to populate your spaces and bring your layouts to life.
40 page instant PDF download, print it out or keep it handy as you sketch.
Urban Sketching School
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Learn how to sketch cityscapes with confidence, using techniques rooted in architecture and design. This course will guide you through the process of hand-drawing urban scenes, whether you're documenting your travels, capturing everyday surroundings, or simply drawing for joy.
✔️ Introduction to urban sketching & hand-drawing tools
✔️ Learn the basics of scale, composition & perspective
✔️ Add people, texture & life to your sketches
✔️ Explore advanced techniques for buildings & streetscapes
✔️ Draw from real life or photographs at your own pace
Perfect for beginners, architecture students, or anyone ready to fill their sketchbook with meaning.
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Meet your Mentor
Sonia Nicolson
Over the past 15 years, Sonia has worked as a British chartered Architect, Academic Director at a leading design school in India, Senior Lecturer at a top UK Arts University, Academic Representative with the British Council, and External Examiner at a number of design schools. She continues to teach online and runs her own design studio from her home in Iceland.
