Graphic Design Bootcamp: Create Projects Right Away!

Bestselling Beginner Course! Use Photoshop, Illustrator, & InDesign for logo design, web design, poster design, and more

Created by: Derrick Mitchell
Creative Director; Online Teacher to over 128,000 students

What Will I Learn?

• Gain a clear understanding of how to work with BOTH print and web projects in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Develop the skills and confidence to create the most common graphic design projects.
• Build a skill set that can set you up to be employable in the creative industry as a graphic designer.
• Begin to understand the basics of logo design, including typography and color usage.
• Learn how to make and refine selections using Photoshop.
• Learn how to make composite images using Photoshop.
• Work with typography, shapes, colors, and more in Illustrator.
• Learn how to efficiently package and export files.
• Learn how to lay out graphics and text while designing an eBook with InDesign.
• Discover how to export your finished portfolio projects directly from the Adobe CC into Behance.
• Learn how to mask shapes and work with Font Awesome icons.
• Learn how to set up a logo mood board and how to present your work to clients.
• Work with the type tools in Adobe Illustrator.

Requirements

• Have access to the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. I will be using a Mac, but you can just as easily follow along with a Windows machine since the principles will be the same and the apps work on either platform.
• Be proficient with using a computer, although prior knowledge of any of the Adobe apps is not necessary. However, this is not an “A to Z” course for every bell and whistle that each app provides, but rather a roadmap for how to make awesome projects that people are willing to pay for or that employers are looking for you to have skills with creating.
• Some creative skills (drawing, photography, etc.) are helpful and will definitely give you a better chance at becoming successful as a designer, but not required.
• A desire to learn design, whether for a job or for a hobby - design is for everyone!

Target audience

• Employees or Employers that need to gain skills in graphic design so you can produce graphics and print materials for your company.
• Beginners that want to start a career as a graphic designer.
• Entrepreneurs that plan to start their own business or become a freelancer.
• Anyone that wants to learn how to take their creative ideas and put them into a print or digital format.