The Graphic Design Bootcamp
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This course is geared towards anyone who is interested in becoming a graphic designer — especially total beginners. You’ll learn some of the most popular projects in the industry, like custom logos, business cards, brochures, web graphics, and more. You’ll use Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator; the industry-standard apps for graphic design. Before you know it, you’ll have the techniques and expertise necessary to pursue a career in graphic design.
Over 10,000 reviews
Create Modern, Professional Graphics
Get up and running QUICKLY, and learn how to create modern, professional graphics with zero prior experience. You’ll learn the exact information you need to make REAL projects that companies would expect you to know how to make so that you can land that killer job, or, live that traveling freelancer lifestyle creating projects that clients will actually pay you for.
If you aren’t looking to learn design for a job, don’t worry – this is a great course for you too! Many of my students are moms looking to make fun cards or invitations, or students looking to spice up their resumes and social media graphics, and teachers looking to add some creative elements to their homework materials – the list goes on and on. Design is for everyone! And this course is, too!
Course Overview
This highly rated, regularly updated course has been attended by more than 70,000 professionals globally and has received thousands of 5 star reviews so far. If you want to learn and excel at Graphic Design, then look no further, this is the absolutely best graphic design course you will find out there. The instructor, Derrick Mitchell, has now spent a lifetime in the creative arts and marketing sector. He has worked with brands such as MTV, Nintendo, and Netflix while his work is regularly featured globally. Being the owner of a design agency and having serviced clients worldwide, he is best placed to help you in your journey.
You will be primarily using Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator; the industry-standard applications for graphic design. You will also learn relevant terms and design practices to help you create pixel-perfect projects for print and web, with the goal to get you up and running as soon as possible so you can start your new and exciting career as a graphic designer.
If you aren’t looking to learn design for a job, don’t worry – this is a great course for you too! Many of my students are moms looking to make fun cards or invitations, or students looking to spice up their resumes and social media graphics, and teachers looking to add some creative elements to their homework materials – the list goes on and on. Design is for everyone! And this course is, too!
There is also a private Facebook group with over 12,000 students and counting, which is an awesome resource for you to take advantage of while you go through the course. The group is an excellent place to post projects, get insightful critiques, and network with other like-minded students and working professionals all over the world.
All project files are included as a free download at the beginning of each section (or as one gigantic .zip file you can download before you start the course), and you are welcome to use the files however you want, or simply to follow along with the projects as you move through the lessons.
You’ll learn A TON of program shortcuts in this course as well, helping you speed through your projects as efficiently as possible!
For the most part, all of the principles you will learn in this course transcend the tools you actually use – There are students using Adobe versions from CS3 up to CC 2019, and there are even students using apps like Sketch and Pixelmator to make some of the projects in this course. Now obviously, you’ll have the best user-experience in this course if you follow along with the same software versions as the lessons.
Why this course is the best…
- Learn Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign practically by designing real-world projects quickly.
- You will be taught the right skills to help you create flyers, business cards, web graphics and much more.
- Updated lessons added frequently. When was the last time you bought a textbook and received lesson updates or a new book when your software was updated? Probably never. When you buy this course, you’ll stay up to date as technology changes.
- Along with the course and resources, you also get access to a private Facebook group dedicated to help you keep learning.
- The training is ideal for beginners, employers, entrepreneurs as well as people wanting to learn and hone their designing skills as a hobby.
- Comes with 15.5 hours of on-demand video, 9 supplemental resources with full lifetime access. More videos and resources added often.
Lecture Previews
Check out these previews to get a feel for the course material
Working with Photoshop: Poster Project Intro 9:32
We start out with a poster, because if you can make a poster (just a rectangle) you can make just about anything else. Plus, chances are you already know someone, or a charity, or a band, who could use a poster for an upcoming event which will help you start to build up your portfolio and also give you real-world experience working with someone else on a graphic design project.
Make a Typography Poster with Adobe Illustrator 4:32
Learning how to work with type in Adobe Illustrator is a ton of fun, especially when you know how to bend the letters to your will and create anything you want. In this project, you’ll learn the basics of how to work with Adobe Illustrator while making awesome quote posters using the quote, “A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.” But, you can use any quote you want to follow along!
Testimonials from current students
Student reviews from the course
Derrick has over 100,000 students across all of his courses; here are some reviews...
“For a guy who has been working with photoshop for nearly 10 years, I'm still learning from this course!”
Aryne Neil Cabatan
“Lots of helpful information that is already impacting my design projects. The teaching is easy to understand and the real world design examples are quite useful. I was pleasantly impressed that new videos were added pretty quickly after Adobe made some changes to Photoshop.”
Matt Carter
“I absolutely love this! Derrick is an excellent instructor in that he's right to the point, his lessons are super practical, and he scaffolds upon previous lessons to build our knowledge base. I have learned so much and I look forward to completing the rest o the course. I'm really happy with the course, graphic design, and what I've been able to do so far!”
Geoffrey Peterson
“I love it! Very easy to follow and grasp concepts. Perfect for beginners like me :)”
Clara Aguilar
“Excellent course so far. You start out with Adobe Photoshop to master the basics. I'm an intermediate graphic designer, but I still discovered short cuts or other faster methods to get the work done.”
Rowan van Ginkel
“Everything is explained very well and the instructor works hard to update the content. He also includes a lot of reference materials.”
Cindy Partridge
“Highly recommended! I just finished the Photoshop chapters and this is honestly one of the best courses I've ever followed! If you want theory, get the manual. If you want real life projects and working tips, then get this course. I'm excited to start the rest of the lessons, this is actually fun learning!”
Peter Schelfhout
“Can't praise this highly enough - concise, creative, instructive and engaging, with links to suggested resources for further deeper dives into the topic. Bravo!”
Duncan Keegan
“Great tips and techniques. The instructor has immense knowledge in the designing field. I can't wait to get started on my own designs after taking the course.”
Varun Vashista
“Just started, but I'm loving it already. Very clear instruction. Can't wait to finish!”
David Ball
“Derrick is a master of his craft and strikes an awesome balance between how to do common tasks and why you are doing them. Very clear, concise, and rounded teaching really pushes the greater concepts to the forefront and gives a large and varied toolbelt to execute them as well. I loved it, this is a great way to hit the ground running!”
Jamie cody-ferguson
“Excellent course! Derrick explains concepts thoroughly but succinctly! Highly recommend it.”
Noe Azar
“This is one of the best graphics design course I've taken. I'm not a experienced graphics designer but I've been using tools like Photoshop and illustrator for a while now and I've learned a ton of things in this course which I was previously unaware of. The most useful thing I learned in this course is shortcuts which will save me some time. Over all it's a great course.”
Savio Fernandes
“Without a doubt, the best course I've seen on this subject. No time wasting, the teacher concentrates on what is relevant to each project. I've only just started the course but already feel confident I'm going to enjoy all the lessons.”
Glenn
“The instructor is clear, concise and engaging. He teaches you what you need to know. The content is comprehensive and very accurate when compared to what is listed for core content.”
Phyllis Cohen
“This course is very informative right from the start. Thank you so much!”
Angelica Mangaoang
“Short crisp videos with so much valuable content. They give you a good sense of structure regarding the various aspects of graphic design. The teacher is engaging and knowledgeable. I am very pleased with this course :)”
Bilen Regassa
“He is a great teacher ... not too much chit chat but personable and concise. Really enjoying this class so far!”
Dyan Lay
“Love this course so far. I actually never knew the difference between RGB and CMYK and used them interchangeably previously. Now I know!”
Lydia Gong
“Really awesome course & I love that all the resources are also available through links shared!”
Keston Murphy
A personal note from Derrick:
Hey, this is Derrick- before you get signed up, I just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to read through this and I hope I see you in the course.
As you can tell, I’ve poured a lot of time and energy into creating all of this content in a way that’s fun, and that will help you learn about graphic design quickly. I love what I do and I’m super-passionate about teaching, and I’d love the opportunity to have you as a student.
I get a lot of emails, but if you have any questions feel free to email [email protected] and someone from my team or I will get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks again!
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This course by the numbers:
96
Lectures
15.5
Hours of Content
74392
Students Wordwide
Course Outline
Introduction
- Introduction & Welcome to the Course! (3:05)
- Get Up and Running With Adobe Creative Cloud (7:02)
- SHORTCUT PDF Download
Getting comfortable with Photoshop: Making a Poster
- Poster Introduction and file setup (09:31)
- Gathering Assets (06:53)
- Making Selections (13:21)
- Refining Selections 8.17.17 (both old + updated versions) (07:17)
- Refining Selections Update: The New Photoshop 2015.5 Selection and Masking Space (06:16)
- Working With Text (07:33)
- Refining the Layout (07:37)
- Creating Additional Looks to Give Your Client Options (09:00)
- Exporting Your Artwork (06:14)
Photoshop Continued: Creating a Composite Image
- Introduction to Photoshop Compositing (05:41)
- Getting assets for your first composite image (13:18)
- Refining Selections (07:10)
- Compositing Continued & Color Levels… (11:20)
- Pushing Your Design Further (17:52)
- One More Idea & Exporting Your Image (04:23)
Getting comfortable with Illustrator: Typography Poster
- Introduction to the Project (04:32)
- Working With Text: Type Tools, Adobe Typekit, and Creating Outlines (09:34)
- Working with Shapes, Color & Graphics (09:16)
- Artboards and Creating Additional Designs (16:18)
- Exporting Your Files (10:21)
Logo Design: Create a Custom Logo for Your Business or a Client
- Introduction to This Section (00:50)
- Research and Gathering Ideas (04:20)
- Creating a Moodboard (05:49)
- Bring in Your Text and Picking Fonts (04:50)
- Basic Tool Overview (09:08)
- Creating Your First Looks (09:53)
- Refining Ideas (08:25)
- Designing Your Presentation For Your Clients (09:26)
- Exporting and Sending Comps to Clients (04:31)
- Finalize Your Logo, Part 1: Refining Color and Creating a “Details” Page (06:29)
- Finalize Your Logo, Part 2: Artboard Setup for Quick Export and File Management (04:38)
- Finalize Your Logo, Part 3: Batch Export Files and Professional Client Delivery (08:02)
Create a Magazine Ad
- Project Introduction (01:11)
- Setting Up the File (07:22)
- Gathering Assets and How to Scrape Photos (
- Getting Things in Place (05:36)
- Design Continued… (07:47)
- Bullet Lists and Font Awesome Icons (05:36)
- Further Refinement, Adding Photos, and Masking with Shapes (08:57)
- Export the Final Ad for Press & Reviewing Design Decisions (05:28)
- How to Package Editable Photoshop Files to Share With Someone Else (01:50)
Getting Familiar with InDesign: Create an eBook
- Introduction and File Setup (04:40)
- Placing Assets and Basic Layout (10:34)
- Finalize the Design, Exporting, and Packaging Final Files (15:11)