Design Beginners Bootcamp – Learn Graphic Design Skills Fast

Design Beginners Bootcamp – Learn Graphic Design Skills Fast, available at $74.99, has an average rating of 4.35, with 140 lectures, based on 90 reviews, and has 568 subscribers.

You will learn about Learn how to create icons, logos & infographics with Illustrator Learn how to create flyers, posters, postcards and more with InDesign Learn Graphic Design theory so you can design with confidence Learn to create stunning images for social media with InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop Learn how to work with files that a designer will give you Learn how to choose and use fonts more professionally Learn how to cut objects and people out from their backgrounds with Photoshop Learn how professionals improve photos with Photoshop Learn how to get your design work commercially printed from InDesign Learn Adobe InDesign for complete beginners Learn Adobe Illustrator for complete beginners Learn Adobe Photoshop for complete beginners The main thing you'll get from this course is confidence – that comes from experience This course is ideal for individuals who are Non-designers who have been given or taken on design responsibilities or Complete beginners who want a solid foundation in design and creative software or Marketers who know a bit of InDesign but want a broader set of skills or Anyone who wants to broaden out a basic knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator or Photoshop or Anybody that wants to learn to use the design tools that the professionals use It is particularly useful for Non-designers who have been given or taken on design responsibilities or Complete beginners who want a solid foundation in design and creative software or Marketers who know a bit of InDesign but want a broader set of skills or Anyone who wants to broaden out a basic knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator or Photoshop or Anybody that wants to learn to use the design tools that the professionals use.

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Summary

Title: Design Beginners Bootcamp – Learn Graphic Design Skills Fast

Price: $74.99

Average Rating: 4.35

Number of Lectures: 140

Number of Published Lectures: 140

Number of Curriculum Items: 140

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 140

Original Price: $199.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Learn how to create icons, logos & infographics with Illustrator
Learn how to create flyers, posters, postcards and more with InDesign
Learn Graphic Design theory so you can design with confidence
Learn to create stunning images for social media with InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop
Learn how to work with files that a designer will give you
Learn how to choose and use fonts more professionally
Learn how to cut objects and people out from their backgrounds with Photoshop
Learn how professionals improve photos with Photoshop
Learn how to get your design work commercially printed from InDesign
Learn Adobe InDesign for complete beginners
Learn Adobe Illustrator for complete beginners
Learn Adobe Photoshop for complete beginners
The main thing you'll get from this course is confidence – that comes from experience

Who Should Attend

Non-designers who have been given or taken on design responsibilities
Complete beginners who want a solid foundation in design and creative software
Marketers who know a bit of InDesign but want a broader set of skills
Anyone who wants to broaden out a basic knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator or Photoshop
Anybody that wants to learn to use the design tools that the professionals use

Target Audiences

Non-designers who have been given or taken on design responsibilities
Complete beginners who want a solid foundation in design and creative software
Marketers who know a bit of InDesign but want a broader set of skills
Anyone who wants to broaden out a basic knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator or Photoshop
Anybody that wants to learn to use the design tools that the professionals use

In the 21st century, pretty much everyone is a designer. Whether you want to be or not. If you work in marketing or comms you’ll be expected to just be able to design things. Or if you’re a solopreneur or have your own side business, you’ll want to create things that look as good as your competitors.

But as much as you might have good taste, and as good as you are with computers, or ideas, none of those things add up to having design skills.

So how do you learn them? And while you’re at it, how do you learn InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop – the programs design professionals use? Our Design Beginners Bootcamp will teach you those foundational skills, and supercharge your creative confidence.

Design Beginners Bootcamp is an intensive design workout. Starting from scratch you’ll study a total of 12 mini courses, each one building on what you’ve learned previously to build your skills and confidence fast. But it’s not just a graphic design course for beginners.

You’ll learn a mixture of Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign skills alongside graphic design theory. It’s very practical, teaching you how to create very specific things like infographics, branding and social media imagery, all the while attempting to explain why particular design choices were made.

This is the course I would have loved to have studied when I was a beginner at graphic design and all the Adobe programs. I hope you find it super useful, and you end up brimming with design confidence.

Here’s a list of the courses in order:

1 – Create Icons and Logos with Illustrator

2 – Ten steps to better graphic design

3 – Working from InDesign packages & templates

4 – Improving Images with Photoshop

5 – Create Website & Social Media Images with Illustrator

6 – Typography Course

7 – Create Posters, Flyers, Adverts & Postcards

8 – Create Social Media images with Photoshop

9 – Creating Basic Infographics with Illustrator

10 – Create a logo for your brand

11 – Getting Your Work Commercially Printed from InDesign

12 – How to cut people out with Photoshop

“I am so glad I joined this bootcamp when I did. My job at a non-profit requires me to regularly create posters, social media posts, and brochures, but as a new Creative Cloud user, these projects were taking me longer than necessary. Peter’s class was a helpful foundational course that showed me just how much is possible with InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. By implementing his tricks and tools, I’m on my way to becoming a better, faster, and more creative designer.”

— Heather Pentecost, Events & Development Associate, Linc Housing

“Very very good. Great pace and easy to follow.”
— Lucy Joy, Artist

“I really enjoyed taking this class. I have learned so much from each module. It’s easy to follow and this is something that I will be going back to for future references. I’m hoping to take more classes in the future”.

— Gladdie Cabral, Social Media Assistant

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Welcome and important info

Lecture 3: Here are the files you will need

Chapter 2: Create Icons and Logos with Illustrator

Lecture 1: Illustrator in Context

Lecture 2: Before you start

Lecture 3: About Illustrator CC 2018 [onwards]

Lecture 4: Illustrator Essentials 1: Selections, Fills, Strokes and Swatches

Lecture 5: Illustrator Essentials 2: Zooming in and out, editing objects

Lecture 6: Creating Artboards & a "Play" icon

Lecture 7: Create an “Email” icon

Lecture 8: Create a “Share” icon

Lecture 9: Create a "Search" icon

Lecture 10: Create a "Chat" icon

Lecture 11: Create a "Like" icon

Lecture 12: Export all your icons to go on a web page

Lecture 13: Create the "Hub" logo [1/3]

Lecture 14: Create the "Hub" logo [2/3]

Lecture 15: Create the "Hub" logo [3/3]

Lecture 16: Create the Espresso Union logo [1/2]

Lecture 17: Create the Espresso Union logo [2/2]

Lecture 18: Your next steps

Chapter 3: Ten Steps to Better Graphic Design

Lecture 1: Start to notice what you like

Lecture 2: Deliberately use repeating elements

Lecture 3: Deliberately use contrasting elements

Lecture 4: Learn about type and start to experiment

Lecture 5: Learn about colour theory and apply it

Lecture 6: Deliberately create a focal point in your design

Lecture 7: Deliberately create balance in your design

Lecture 8: Use a deliberate rhythm in your design

Lecture 9: Learn how to combine typefaces in your design

Lecture 10: Analyse why you like what you like – and use it

Chapter 4: Working with InDesign Packages & Templates

Lecture 1: What is an InDesign Package, why do I need it?

Lecture 2: What to do with an InDesign Package

Lecture 3: Working from an InDesign Template

Lecture 4: How to create a poster from an InDesign template

Lecture 5: How to create an advert from an InDesign template

Lecture 6: Creating a more complex poster [1/2]

Lecture 7: Creating a more complex poster [2/2]

Lecture 8: Create a text-based info sheet with InDesign [1/2]

Lecture 9: Create a text-based info sheet with InDesign [2/2]

Lecture 10: Create a 4 page A5 leaflet with InDesign [1/2]

Lecture 11: Create a 4 page A5 leaflet with InDesign [2/2]

Lecture 12: Closing remarks

Chapter 5: Improving images with Adobe Photoshop

Lecture 1: About Pixels, Bitmap Images & Photoshop

Lecture 2: Checking the size of an image (for online use)

Lecture 3: How to resize and crop an image (for Twitter)

Lecture 4: How to crop & straighten an image, check its size (for print use)

Lecture 5: How to maximize the Tonal Range of an image

Lecture 6: How to colour correct an image [1/2]

Lecture 7: How to colour correct an image [2/2]

Lecture 8: How to improve shadows, highlights & sharpen an image

Lecture 9: How to use Adjustment Layers for more flexibility

Chapter 6: Creating website and social media images with Illustrator

Lecture 1: Introduction for Design Beginners Bootcamp

Lecture 2: Create a "Sign Up!" graphic for Hub [1/3]

Lecture 3: Create a "Sign Up!" graphic for Hub [2/3]

Lecture 4: Create a "Sign Up!" graphic for Hub [3/3]

Lecture 5: Create a map pin graphic for Espresso Union

Lecture 6: Create an "Always 100% Organic" graphic for Espresso Union

Lecture 7: Create a "New Store Opening" graphic for Espresso Union [1/2]

Lecture 8: Create a "New Store Opening" graphic for Espresso Union [2/2]

Lecture 9: Create an Instagram thumbnail image [1/2]

Lecture 10: Create an Instagram thumbnail image [2/2]

Lecture 11: Create a Facebook Event image [1/2]

Lecture 12: Create a Facebook Event image [2/2]

Lecture 13: Create a Pinterest Board image [1/4]

Lecture 14: Create a Pinterest Board image [2/4]

Lecture 15: Create a Pinterest Board image [3/4]

Lecture 16: Create a Pinterest Board image [4/4]

Lecture 17: Create an alternative pattern & a gradient

Lecture 18: How to create multiple social media graphics quickly

Chapter 7: Ten Steps to Better Typography

Lecture 1: Understand Type Terminology

Lecture 2: Understand Type History

Lecture 3: Improve Legibility

Lecture 4: Improve Readability

Lecture 5: Setting out a "Measure" in InDesign

Lecture 6: Use Alternate-Characters

Lecture 7: Combining Typefaces – Introduction

Lecture 8: Combining Typefaces – Humanists

Lecture 9: Combining Typefaces – Transitionals & Grotesques

Lecture 10: Combining Typefaces – Rationals & Geometrics

Chapter 8: Create Flyers, Posters & More from Scratch with InDesign

Lecture 1: Welcome

Lecture 2: How to create a flyer from scratch [1/2]

Lecture 3: How to create a flyer from scratch [2/2]

Lecture 4: How to create a postcard from scratch [1/2]

Lecture 5: How to create a postcard from scratch [2/2]

Lecture 6: How to create a Facebook cover photo image from scratch [1/2]

Lecture 7: How to create a Facebook cover photo image from scratch [2/2]

Lecture 8: How to create a print advert from scratch [1/2]

Lecture 9: How to create a print advert from scratch [2/2]

Lecture 10: How to create a poster from scratch

Lecture 11: How to create a double sided Information Sheet from scratch [1/3]

Lecture 12: How to create a double sided Information Sheet from scratch [2/3]

Instructors

Peter Bone, Designtuitive
Learn to create it yourself

Rating Distribution

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2 stars: 1 votes
3 stars: 6 votes
4 stars: 29 votes
5 stars: 54 votes

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