A NEW DESIGN SCHOOL

Drop Cap Design Academy

A new kind of design school for brand designers and creative entrepreneurs where craft, community, and a calmer way to grow finally become standard.

FIND YOUR PATH

This experience was a phenomenal investment—not just in my business, but in myself and my vision.

After years of working with different people to help me develop my brand identity, I finally reached a point where I wanted to take ownership of my brand. I realized that even when I partnered with designers, I didn't have the language to ask for what I truly wanted. Going through The Brand Edit gave me clarity on what I want, the vocabulary to communicate it, and the discernment to know which pieces I can handle myself and which I should outsource. 

VALERIE JEANNIS

Unapologetic Press

You're tired of the advice, being told about all the things you're apparently doing wrong, what you could be doing better, and everything that should have been done yesterday. Every scroll through social media brings another expert telling you that you're behind, that you're missing the secret, that real success looks like something other than what you actually wanted it to be.

But you're not here to chase a vague "million dollars" at any cost, and you're not here to prove you can run a business from a coffee shop in some far-flung city. You're here for something more honest than that.

You want to genuinely master your craft, you want to excel at design. You want to spend your days with people you actually love—clients who value what you do and peers who actually get it. And you want to build a beautiful life of real impact, one that doesn't require draining your life's savings or burning the midnight oil to get there.

So we built the school we wished existed when we were starting out, the one we kept looking for and never found.

Every Drop Cap program is designed around three non-negotiables, and we don't compromise on any of them. The first is tangible, specific results: outcomes you can actually point to and say, "I made that, and my life and business are better because of this."

The second is a beautiful experience from the very first moment to the very last, because how you learn matters just as much as what you learn.

And the third is a community that actually cheers you on, not one that secretly competes with you for clients or leaves you to figure it out alone. This isn't another course you buy in a moment of motivation and then abandon three modules in. It's a guided path with a real mentor right beside you—someone who explains every concept clearly, reviews your actual work rather than provide hypothetical examples, and refuses to leave you stranded in the weeds when things get hard.

We've used this exact methodology to build and launch more than 200 brands since 2014, refining it with every single one. It works. And now it's yours to learn.

We decided to make the process just as valuable and enjoyable as the final destination.

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Honestly, this course has changed everything for me.

When I first decided to join The Brand Edit, I was at the beginning stages of a rebrand for my business. I knew I wanted to change my business and what it was about, but I had no idea what I was going to transition into and in my mind, it was all one big mess filled with so much confusion. Honestly, this course has changed everything for me. The questions in the lessons and the templates helped me profoundly to create the basis of my new brand, what I am going to offer, what I stand for, and even my mission—and the list goes on. This has without a doubt been one of the best investments I have ever made and I really just want you to know how grateful I am for you and your work. Thank you so much!!!!!

Georgie Maroudas

This experience was a phenomenal investment—not just in my business, but in myself and my vision.

After years of working with different people to help me develop my brand identity, I finally reached a point where I wanted to take ownership of my brand. I realized that even when I partnered with designers, I didn't have the language to ask for what I truly wanted. Going through The Brand Edit gave me clarity on what I want, the vocabulary to communicate it, and the discernment to know which pieces I can handle myself and which I should outsource. 

VALERIE JEANNIS

Unapologetic Press

My brand feels like me, and that changes everything.

Inside The Brand Edit, I built my foundation and gathered the pieces. I learned to express myself through my brand, clearly and meaningfully. This was not superficial work and this program required deep work. I learned to express myself through my brand clearly and meaningfully. Every experience, talent, and challenge fell into place and my my personality shines through, unlocking a fierce determination and unshakeable self-belief. Along the way, I found a community of brilliant, driven women who are friends for life and who see me, challenge me, and hold me accountable.

TRILCE RUIZ

Fierce Career Coaching

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My brand feels like me, and that changes everything.

Inside The Brand Edit, I built my foundation and gathered the pieces. I learned to express myself through my brand, clearly and meaningfully. This was not superficial work and this program required deep work. I learned to express myself through my brand clearly and meaningfully. Every experience, talent, and challenge fell into place and my my personality shines through, unlocking a fierce determination and unshakeable self-belief. Along the way, I found a community of brilliant, driven women who are friends for life and who see me, challenge me, and hold me accountable.

TRILCE RUIZ

Fierce Career Coaching

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Most online education hands you videos and wishes you luck. Our Academy doesn't work that way.

This is a digital network with a real mentor who has your back , someone who explains every concept, will review your work, and won't leave you stuck in the weeds. It's a methodology proven across 200+ brands and a decade-plus in business. And it's a community that treats your wins like their own.

We teach the craft and the business, with our signature dose of story and style because a beautiful life of impact shouldn't require burning out to reach it.

A mentor in your corner, not a course you watch alone.

THE DROP CAP DIFFERENCE

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