Hello y’all! I’m a advertising main and I not too long ago graduated. As soon as factor I wish to get extra into is graphic design, particularly inside Adobe suite. The one downside is, I don’t know the place to start out. I’ve some design expertise, most by Canva. The place/how can I get extra expertise in Adobe? And is there any recommendation? Thanks so a lot!
Focus on the fundamentals of design before you jump into the tools. Read up on colour theory, typography, layout, balance, hierarchy, emphasis, etc. Once you’re Ina good spot move over to the software. Good luck!
Depends on which program you want to learn. If illustrator, I recommend trying to create several icons. You end up learning a lot just by doing that, and can use a lot of the tools in the process which helps with the learning curve.
Online courses, in-person courses when safe, and YouTube tutorials. Do you have any expert friends?
I would say find some geek or even a job/intern as a graphic designer. You will learn so much from just that.
Hang out with a bunch of people who don’t appreciate you and all assume they could do what you do because their nephew has an iPad an how hard could it be.
On a serious note, look up Serif Studio Affinity programs, they are analogues of the Adobe CC big three and are buy once to own rather than a subscription.
Software proficiency doesn’t really equal graphic design, if you want to progress you’ll need to spend time learning the principles and various areas and using these to solve problems.
A lot of us have degrees in Graphic Design or are self taught but fundamental design theory is universal.
That’s your best bet to start, learning adobe first won’t aid you otherwise (and it’s really not that hard anyway)
Best of luck!
Checkout LinkedIn Learning and look for graphic design courses. Start with the essentials. Before it was acquired by LinkedIn it was Lynda.com and they cover all the foundations and all the instructors are experts. The cost of a subscription is absolutely worth it
Think of something you want to design and use adobe tools.