Also check out http://librepcb.org/. Probably just a few months left until the first early release. Watch the FOSDEM talk recording for more information.
I'd recommend not linking to that series of posts. The author is a hothead and generally disliked by the entire electronics community.
Actually, there are some rumors about him that are quite unsavory, and I'm waiting until the cetacean equivalent of the #metoo movement to make an appearance on twitter to see the fallout from that.
Fair enough I guess, but I would also hate to deny people the same sort of easy path that allowed me to get interested in the subject and access a complicated topic.
That comment is from the series' author, just doing a bit of his signature trolling for which he is so beloved on Hackaday.
I know he (Brian) has expressed that those articles generated underwhelming metrics for the amount of work they take, but they really are a useful resource for people looking to get an overview of their options. And I'm sure the Whalebait fiasco will blow over soon enough.
Honestly, after a few designs, making a circuit board feels as easy and fun as playing a puzzle game.
Hackaday has a good series of blog posts for familiarizing yourself with the basic commands:
https://hackaday.com/2016/11/17/creating-a-pcb-in-everything...