Self-paced · zero to hire-ready · 100% free tools
The Field Manual is a complete, sequenced web design curriculum: every day tells you exactly what to learn, exactly what to build, and exactly which free resources are worth your time. By Day 30 you've shipped a live, professional site — and a portfolio to prove it.
Arrange elements in rows and columns that align, distribute, and adapt.
Build today
The problem this solves
Free resources like MDN, freeCodeCamp, and YouTube are world-class — and overwhelming. Most self-taught learners quit not because the material is too hard, but because nobody tells them what to do today. The Field Manual is that missing layer: a day-by-day operating plan built around the web's best free material, so you spend your energy learning, not deciding.
One clear goal for the day, in one sentence. You always know why today matters.
Focused, original teaching — the mental models and the "why," not just syntax.
Numbered hands-on steps. You write real code every single day, from Day 1.
2–3 hand-picked free links — the best of MDN, videos, and practice games. No rabbit holes.
Self-test questions. If you can answer them, you're ready for tomorrow.
Full curriculum · nothing hidden
Four weeks, each ending in a project that forces you to synthesize what you learned. Skills compound — you do them in order.
How the web actually works, and the language every page is made of.
From styling boxes to real layout, responsiveness, and design principles.
Make pages interactive, talk to data, and adopt a professional workflow.
UX, design systems, accessibility, performance — then ship it live.
What you get
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Pricing
Course platforms charge $30–60 per month and bet you'll quit. This is a one-time purchase with a finish line.
14-day guarantee: finish Week 1 and don't feel the difference? Full refund, no questions.
Questions
No. Day 1 assumes you've never written a line of code — it starts with how the web works and setting up your tools. The pace is designed for a true beginner who shows up daily.
Most days are 2–3 hours; project days run 3–4, and the capstone is 5–6. If a day runs long, take two — the "30 days" is a structure, not a stopwatch. The sequence is what matters.
Yes — and the course links you straight to the best of it. What you're buying is the thing the free internet can't give you: the sequence, the daily build assignments, the curation, and the momentum. It's the difference between owning a gym and having a training plan.
A single HTML file — the complete interactive course. Open it in any browser, on any computer, online or offline. Your progress saves automatically in your browser. No account, no app, no DRM.
No. It's text-first and build-first: focused written lessons plus hands-on assignments, with hand-picked free videos linked where video genuinely teaches better (layout, for instance). If you only learn from lectures, this isn't your course.
Design and build responsive, accessible, professional websites from scratch — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Figma mockups, Git, and live deployment — with four shipped projects and a capstone in your portfolio to show for it.
Day 1 is waiting
Thirty days, one plan, no decisions to make except showing up.
Start the Field Manual — $29