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Graphic Design Masterclass - Learn Great Design
Last updated 2/2023
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz
Language: English | Size: 30.20 GB | Duration: 28h 49m
The Ultimate Graphic Design Course Which Covers Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign,Design Theory, Branding and Logo Design
What you'll learn
Have a deep understanding of typography, color theory, photos, layout, blocking and other design theory and skills
Understand and learn the essential tools and capabilities of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
Create logos and branding packages for potential clients
Learn photo editing and manipulation in Adobe Photoshop
Master the pen tool, shape builder tool and other essential vector design tools in Adobe Illustrator.
How to create editorial spreads and magazine layouts using Adobe InDesign
Understand solid logo design and ad design principles to create compelling campaigns and logos
Work through the entire package design process
Learn non-destructive editing techniques in Adobe Photoshop
Work through an event flyer design to understand strong type hierarchy, balance and overall design layout
Learn a few of the upcoming design trends for 2022 and how to create them!
Learn the history of fonts and typefaces and how to pair fonts
Learn the basics of Affinity Designer and learn the difference between Adobe Illustrator and Affinity Designer
Work through a 7 page vector tracing worksheet and feel confident creating a complex vector illustration by the end of this worksheet
NEW! Learn how to work with multiple page layouts in Adobe InDesign and create a cookbook cover and book
NEW! Learn the step-by-step process to becoming a graphic designer
NEW! Learn how to work with Photoshop Mockups to create great presentations
NEW! Learn word mapping and brainstorming techniques to increase your creativity in logo design and branding projects
NEW! Learn the Double Exposure Effect in Adobe Photoshop
NEW! Create Vector Art in Adobe Illustrator
NEW! Learn How to Encourage and Spark Creativity
NEW! How to create YouTube thumbnails and social media graphics
NEW! How to properly give and receive critiques and feedback
NEW! Understand how to create 3d objects and typography in Adobe Illustrator
NEW! Discover the latest 2022 updates to the Adobe software and understand the new artificial intelligence filters and tools
NEW! Learn how to predict future design trends and complete projects that use the most up to date trends
NEW! Learn about the history of graphic design styles in the last 130 years
Requirements
Access to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign (Or Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, Affinity Publisher as an Alternative). I will be using the Adobe Creative Cloud versions, but those with older version can still get a lot out of this class. Those wanting to take the course with Affinity products will find some tools and names do differ so Adobe is preferred.
If you use Adobe products, I highly suggest using versions CS6 or higher to have a more smooth experience with the course, but not a requirement.
Software not Included
Description
As you can see, this course is updated frequently with new lessons, projects and resources!January 2023 - NEW Resources! Design Book Recommendations and Resource on Graphic Design PayNovember 2022 - NEW Section! The History of Graphic Design Styles! August 2022 - NEW Section! Learn to Create a Custom Brand Presentation Mockup in Adobe PhotoshopJanuary 2022 - NEW Section! Design Trends 2022! We will figure out how to predict future design trends and create three projects! November 2021 - NEW Sections! Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator 2022 update lessons and Adobe Illustrator 3D class Project! June 2021 - NEW Lesson! How to properly give and receive critiques and feedback April 2021 - NEW! Section on how to create YouTube Thumbnails! March 2021 - NEW! Video on How to Encourage and Spark CreativityMarch 2021 - NEW! Section on The Double Exposure Effect in Adobe Photoshop 2021!March 2021 - NEW! Section creating vector art in Adobe Illustrator 2021 using the new repeat tool and the blend tool. February 2021 - NEW! Detailed section on Adobe Photoshop Photo editing basics - New projects added! January 2021 - NEW! 2021 Design Trends Section with three new student projects! November 2020 - NEW! 16 page History of Typography Guide, 16 Page Color Theory Guide and 8 Page Font Pairing Guide!October 2020 - Updated Lessons! Photoshop 2021 Neural Filter and Liquify Tools August 2020 - Updated Lessons! Logo Design and Branding Project July 2020 - NEW! How to work with Photoshop Mockups! June 2020 - NEW! How to Become a Graphic Designer 14 page Resource Guide and Lessons! May 2020 - NEW! InDesign Portfolio Builder Template! April 2020 - NEW! Entirely new Adobe InDesign Section including a cookbook projectApril 2020 - NEW! Color Theory - Exploring Color Palettes SectionMarch 2020 - NEW! A Guide to My Favorite Fonts and Where to Download Them Jan 2020 - NEW! Lessons: 2020 Design Trends: and how to create themNov 2019 - NEW! - Adobe Illustrator introduction and tools section (vector tracing worksheet)Nov 2019 - NEW! - Photoshop section and Projects (including a new youtube thumbnail and book cover project)Oct 2019 - NEW! 11 page downloadable resource - The Guide to Grids Oct 2019 - NEW! Color Theory and Color Harmony Lessons + new Downloadable ResourcesJuly 2019 - NEW! Affinity Designer Section! Learn The Basic Tools and Differences Between Adobe Illustrator And Affinity DesignerMay 2019 - NEW! Downloadable Resources - the Anatomy of Typography poster and the Psychology of Color graphic! April 2019 - NEW Lessons: Finding Your Graphic Design Niche and Focus!Graphic Design Master Class - Learn GREAT DesignDo you want to learn all the skills and techniques you need to create incredible designs? Do you want to know the process of creating logos and branding packages? Are you intimidated by learning photoshop, illustrator or InDesign and want to learn through practical real world projects? Than This class will be for you! We will extensively review Typography, color theory, layout and composition, how to use photos in design, photo manipulations and editing and magazine layout design, branding and logo design just to name a few. We also learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop, illustrator and InDesign and do projects with real world applications. Every designer needs to know and master these programs and this course makes sure you know the essential tools to power through amazing projects. In Adobe Photoshop, we will review photo editing and manipulation techniques like how to cut objects out, duotones, changing color on objects, the liquify tool and we will create a compelling YouTube thumbnail with our newly learned photoshop skills as well as an entire book cover design project. In Adobe Illustrator, we will master the pen tool by hand tracing simple and complex shapes. We will explore the power of the shape builder tool and In the end of this section, we will design a complete logo design. There is an entirely new introduction and tools section that has been added where we work through a 7 page vector tracing worksheet and in the end create a complex vector illustration using our newly learned illustrator vector tools. Lastly, we will put together an event flyer to practice our layout skills, and even work through the branding process and create a logo, business card and letterhead for a business. We will will create a magazine layout in InDesign and learn the master pages tool to drastically speed up your design workflow when working with multiple paged layouts. We will talk about branding basics, what makes a good logo? How do you extend your logo or brand to other marketing materials? I designed this extensive course to be gentle enough for new comers to design but detailed enough for everyone to get a TON out of this course.New Mini-Course Added! Discover Your Design Niche! Do you want to find out what design niche you should concentrate on? This is an exploratory mini-class added to the Graphic Design Masterclass course on Udemy (Section 15) that helps you find your next focus and explore many wonderful options for budding and established designers.We are going to review some main core design categories and talk about what types of projects you will do and also what you will need to learn to leap into those design niches. There are always more niches to discover but we will focus on the following in this mini-class:Logo DesignPrint & Editorial DesignPattern Design and IllustrationPackage DesignBranding DesignUX/UI DesignSocial Media/Digital Graphic DesignerBy the end of this class you will have a solid grasp of what each design niche entails. You will have confidence in choosing your top three focal niches to kickstart or enhance your design offerings and know what to learn next.
Overview
Section 1: Important! The Course Guide & Downloadable .Zip File!
Lecture 1 IMPORTANT! The Course Guide, Overview & Downloadable Resources
Lecture 2 Exclusive Student Facebook Group - Post projects and join the discussion!
Section 2: How to Become a Graphic Designer
Lecture 3 What is Graphic Design? What Type of Projects Will I Do?
Lecture 4 The Step-by-Step Process of Becoming a Graphic Designer
Section 3: Graphic Design Theory
Lecture 5 The Anatomy of Typography
Lecture 6 Different Type Styles
Lecture 7 Detailed Review and History of Serif Fonts
Lecture 8 Detailed Review - Sans-Serif Fonts
Lecture 9 Using Type in Layout and Design
Lecture 10 Font Pairing Basics
Lecture 11 Design Theory - INTERMISSION
Lecture 12 Working with Typography: Headlines and Multiple Word Phrases
Lecture 13 Working with Typography: Large Blocks of Text
Lecture 14 Color Theory: Color Wheel Basics and Color Harmony
Lecture 15 The Psychology of Color
Lecture 16 Color Theory - Exploring Color Palettes
Lecture 17 Color Theory - Exploring Color Palettes - Part 2
Lecture 18 Color Theory - Exploring Color Palettes - part 3
Lecture 19 EXTRA: Student Challenge - Exploring Color Palettes
Lecture 20 Photos in Design
Lecture 21 Layout and Blocking in Design
Lecture 22 Layout Theory: Layout and Design
Lecture 23 Layout Theory: Effective Layout
Lecture 24 Layout Theory: Introduction to Grids in Design
Lecture 25 Layout Theory: A Detailed Guide To Grids in Design
Lecture 26 Layout Theory: Design Themes on multiple pages/panels
Lecture 27 Small Design Details Matter In Design: Texture, Drop Shadows, Layering and Light
Lecture 28 Let's Get Technical: Color Profiles, Sizes and Bleed
Section 4: NEW!!! The History of Graphic Design Styles
Lecture 29 Introduction to the History of Style Movements
Lecture 30 Art Nouveau and Bauhaus
Lecture 31 Art Deco and Swiss Design Style
Lecture 32 Pop Art and the Future
Lecture 33 Student Project (You can come back after software training section if needed)
Section 5: Adobe Photoshop - The Very Basics
Lecture 34 Introduction to the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite
Lecture 35 Adobe Photoshop Introduction and Basic Setup
Lecture 36 Adobe Photoshop - The Basics Worksheet - Part 1
Lecture 37 Adobe Photoshop - The Basics Worksheet - Part 2
Lecture 38 Adobe Photoshop - The Basics Worksheet - Part 3
Lecture 39 Basics - Working with Photos
Lecture 40 Basics - Brush Tool
Lecture 41 Basic Practice Project
Lecture 42 Basic Practice Project #2
Lecture 43 Extra Lesson: Smart Objects
Section 6: Adobe Photoshop - Introduction to Photo Editing
Lecture 44 Photoshop Photo Editing Basics
Lecture 45 Using Adjustments - The Hourglass Project
Lecture 46 Using Adjustments - The Hourglass Project - 2
Lecture 47 Using Adjustments - The Hourglass Project - 3
Lecture 48 Photoshop Editing - The Plant Photo
Lecture 49 Photoshop Editing - The Piano Photo
Lecture 50 The Amazing Camera Raw Filter
Lecture 51 Gradient Maps - 1
Lecture 52 Gradient Maps - 2
Lecture 53 Gradient Maps - 3
Lecture 54 Gradient Maps - Final
Lecture 55 Student Projects!
Section 7: NEW! How to Encourage and Spark Creativity
Lecture 56 How to Encourage and Spark Creativity
Section 8: Photoshop Intermediate Tools
Lecture 57 Duotones and Gradients
Lecture 58 Cutting out and Isolating Objects
Lecture 59 Cutting out and Isolating Objects - Part 2
Lecture 60 The Amazing Content Aware Tool
Lecture 61 Spot Healing Brush Tool
Lecture 62 Layering Masks
Section 9: Photoshop Editing and Manipulation - Intermediate Skills
Lecture 63 Changing Hair Color
Lecture 64 Changing Object Color
Lecture 65 NEW! Photo Manipulation Tools - Liquify and Photo Touchup
Lecture 66 NEW! Photo Manipulation Tools - Part 2
Lecture 67 NEW! The Neural Filter - AI Technology in Photoshop 2021
Lecture 68 Non-destructive Editing Part 1
Lecture 69 Non-destructive Editing - Part 2
Lecture 70 Student Question: How to use Warp Tool for 3-D Mock-ups
Section 10: Photoshop Projects - Double Exposure Effect
Lecture 71 Introduction Project - Man and the Mountains
Lecture 72 Part 2
Lecture 73 Second Project: The Cat and the Forest
Lecture 74 Select and Mask REVIEW
Lecture 75 Third Project - The Girl and the Road
Section 11: Adobe Photoshop - 2022 Updates
Lecture 76 part 1
Lecture 77 part 2
Lecture 78 part 3 - Harmonization
Section 12: Photoshop Projects - YouTube Thumbnail
Lecture 79 Part 1 - Getting Started
Lecture 80 Seltzer Thumbnail Project - Part 2
Lecture 81 Seltzer Thumbnail Project - Part 3
Lecture 82 Travel Hacks - Thumbnail Project
Lecture 83 Graphic Design - Thumbnail Project
Lecture 84 Graphic Design - Thumbnail Project - Part 2
Section 13: Photoshop Project - Book Cover Design
Lecture 85 Discovering Your Concept
Lecture 86 Our Cover Idea
Lecture 87 Photo Editing
Lecture 88 Non-destructive Editing (A review)
Lecture 89 Spine, Bleed and Exporting
Lecture 90 Exporting
Section 14: How to Give and Receive Critiques and Feedback
Lecture 91 How to Give and Receive Critiques
Section 15: EXTRA PROJECT - Working with Photoshop Mockups
Lecture 92 Working with Photoshop Mockups - A Jacket
Lecture 93 Photoshop Mockups - Book Cover
Section 16: Adobe Illustrator Introduction and Basic Tools - The Tracing Worksheet
Lecture 94 Basic Introduction and Dashboard Setup
Lecture 95 Vector Tracing Worksheet - Creating Simple Shapes
Lecture 96 Vector Tracing Worksheet - Creating Complex Shapes
Lecture 97 Master the Pen Tool
Lecture 98 Pen Tool Practice
Lecture 99 Pen Tool Practice - Part 2
Lecture 100 Shape Builder Tool
Lecture 101 Offset Path Tool
Lecture 102 Offset Path Tool with Text
Lecture 103 Vector Illustration Project
Lecture 104 Extra Page: Grids and Pixel Art
Section 17: Vector Space Badge Project
Lecture 105 Getting Started - Vector Tracing Our Rocket
Lecture 106 Vector Tracing Our Rocket - part 2
Lecture 107 Typography
Lecture 108 The Smoke Details - Adding Shadows
Lecture 109 Final Details
Section 18: (Optional) Introduction To Affinity Designer - An Adobe Illustrator Alternative
Lecture 110 Affinity Designer Introduction
Lecture 111 The Pen Tool and Other Tool Differences
Lecture 112 Using Personas
Lecture 113 Shape Builder Tool Alternative in Affinity Designer
Section 19: Logo Design & Branding Theory
Lecture 114 Characteristics of Solid Logo Designs
Lecture 115 Logo Inspirations
Lecture 116 Mood Boards
Section 20: Logo Design and Branding Project
Lecture 117 Logo Design - Client Brief
Lecture 118 Word Mapping
Lecture 119 Brainstorming in Vector
Lecture 120 Picking Our Concepts
Lecture 121 Typography
Lecture 122 Typography - Part 2
Lecture 123 Symbol Refinement
Lecture 124 Different Variations and Orientations
Lecture 125 Color Exploration
Lecture 126 Color Exploration - part 2
Lecture 127 Business Card
Lecture 128 Business Card - Part 2
Lecture 129 Letterhead
Lecture 130 Logo and Branding Presentation Guide (downloadable resource attached)
Section 21: Create A Custom Brand Presentation Mockup
Lecture 131 Mockup Experiences
Lecture 132 Getting Started
Lecture 133 Part 2
Lecture 134 Part 3
Section 22: Logo Design Student Challenge