learn to see in circles, squares and triangles
werkstatt is a pocket design studio built on the Bauhaus method. one short exercise a day in color, form and type.
three rooms, one method
each room teaches one material. all three use the same four-step method.
color studio
mix, match and name colors on a living wheel. start with the three primaries and find out why they hold together.
3 lessons →form lab
draw with a ruler and a compass. build a chair, a teapot or a poster from nothing but basic shapes.
3 lessons →type room
set a headline in lowercase sans. learn weight, tracking and the grid by moving real letters.
3 lessons →one exercise a day
each morning the studio sets a small problem. pick two colors that vibrate. find the complement of your favourite. build a palette from one primary and two neutrals.
it takes about five minutes, and your answers pile up into a personal notebook.
the object library
every object comes with its shapes taken apart, so you can see how it was built.
less is more.
every lesson ends the same way: take one thing away and see if the design still works. what is left is what matters.
read the methodstart your first exercise
werkstatt runs in your browser. there is nothing to install, no account and no price: open the app and today's exercise is waiting.