*This guide is valid still in 2024* Want to make 100k+ in a year by teaching yourself how to design, while saving years of your time studying in a design school? I’ve put together 7 steps that will take one full year to equip yourself to become a professional designer. This may be a turning point in your life – if design is a thing for you.
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Learning resources:
0:00 Step 1 – Study the design principles (1 week)
http://learndesignprinciples.com/
The Graphic Design Principles And Elements Every Maker Should Know
3:50 Step 2 – Learn the design softwares (1 week)
https://www.figma.com/ (Learn Figma instead)
https://www.sketchapp.com/ (Outdated)
https://www.youtube.com/user/learnsketch/videos
https://www.figma.com/ (more popular in 2021, once you learned Sketch, you’ll also know how to use Figma)
5:16 Step 3 – Study, Copy, Steal from other designers (1 week)
https://youtu.be/o4QfxOK3lFE (My copying exercise – Task 1 / Web Design)
https://youtu.be/dVSCDo7kjqY (My copying exercise – Task 2 / Platform Design)
https://dribbble.com/blazrobar/projects/277497-Free-PSD-Files (Copy web design)
8:00 Step 4 – Start designing! Get real projects (2 months)
https://99designs.ca/website-app-design/contests?sort=start-date%3Adesc&status=won&entry-level=0&mid-level=0&top-level=0&dir=desc&order=start-date
10:32 Step 5 – Work with a mentor (3 months)
https://dribbble.com/
https://www.behance.net/
12:36 Step 6 – Put together a portfolio on dribbble (1 week)
http://draft.im/
https://medium.com/@Ali_Sayed/how-to-get-a-dribbble-invite-and-become-a-player-264cd5c6d5ec
15:01 Step 7 – Look for an internship at 2 top agencies (6 months)
https://clutch.co/agencies/design
https://www.viget.com (Highly recommended)
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Do High-Paying design jobs require a degree?
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https://clascity.com/classes/83/caleb-lai/uiux-design-mentorship
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http://clascity.com/
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Follow my work on Dribbble
https://dribbble.com/Caleblai
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Personal portfolio
https://caleblai.design/
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My design agency
http://www.alphaio.co/
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