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When I was first training to become a graphic designer I was placed in front of the Adobe CS2. Yeah, this is back when you had to order the Adobe creative suite and install it on your machine with CDs… did you say CD? Oh yeah, I did.

Anyway, I was set in front of a computer and given a tutorial book on how to use the Adobe creative suite. I learned Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. I am so glad I learned all three. The first program I ever learned was InDesign. I think this was extremely important because it didn’t allow me to form any healthy addictions to Photoshop, which I see a lot of designers struggling with today.

Anyway, I am slightly digressing. I need to talk about the wrong way and the right way to learn to become a graphic designer. I am going to break down 4 ways to make sure you are doing it right to equip yourself to learn the skills and land a job.

Understanding Why You Are Using a Tool

“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.”

I love this thought from Abraham Maslow because it is so true about many designers. If the only tool they learn how to use is Photoshop (which is true of a lot of beginner designers) then every problem they come across they will reach from their hammer.

When in fact, InDesign or Illustrator was the best-suited tool for the job.

It can be said exactly the same way about understand style, communication, and expression.

If the only style you have in your bag is Bauhaus (constructivism and cubism) than every design project looks like it needs that exact style!

Don’t get stuck in this mindset. The very first thing you need to understand about learning graphic design a diversification in tools and design history.

Understanding Where You Came From

To continue on the vain of art history I want to stress the importance of knowing where you came from.

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. – George Santayana

Repeating the past is less of something to avoid and more of something to understand and use correctly. So, in respect of design history, you only condemn yourself when you use the past incorrectly.

If you are interested in a brief history of graphic design, I just released a video on my channel… definitely, go check that out!

I believe it is absolutely crucial to understand that every design style has risen from some form of inspiration. If you can study it correctly and apply it with skill than you will have the power of historical communication.

Fast and cheap will always cost you more than slow and valuable

Every day I have people asking me the best place to learn to become a graphic designer either for free, or cheap or if I can offer the up and coming to Nomad School of Design for free. Not only do they want it for cheap or sometimes free but they want to be a highly paid designer two weeks ago. And the worst part is, they are MAD at everyone who is being paid well and great at design.

This obsession with cheap (or free) and fast is that it will not build you into a capable graphic designer. It will not give you the long term skills to continue to grow in your niche and dominate the field for years to come.

You need a solid foundation. That will cost you time and money. Now, with that being said the Nomad School of Design will cost far less than your average university, but it might force you to sacrifice a little bit just like every designer that you envy.

Don’t copy, cute, and paste your design education

Finally, I will end with this thought. When you short cut, cut and paste, or jerry-rig your own design education via free resources you are missing out on a deep dive into the principles, philosophy, and wisdom that comes from learning from a teacher/instructor/professor/person who you are investing in with either your time or your money and they are investing in you.

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