Roadmap And Resources To Become a Graphic Designer

Have you ever seen a logo and wondered — Why is it so good and at the same time very much unique? How did they come up with it? It may have crossed your mind which is not so uncommon and might have wanted to do something similar but don't know how to, I will tell you how you can do it.

Well, they are that good because of Graphic Designers. They are the ones who design the logos for companies and businesses. And if you are looking to be one, then you are in the right place because I am going to be sharing with you the roadmap and the resources that are necessary for you to become a Graphic Designer.

I will make this clear at the beginning itself.

Graphic Designers don’t use any coding

But it is good to have a little knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JS. With that said let’s move on to the roadmap and the resources.

ROADMAP AND RESOURCES
In graphic design, there are few things that you need to Learn :

1. Line

2. Shape

3. Color Theory

4. Texture

5. Typography

6. Space

7. Image

8. Logo Design

You can search for each of the topics and learn for free on youtube.

Courses you need to do:
https://www.udemy.com/course/graphic-design-theory-for-beginners-course/

https://www.udemy.com/course/graphic-design-masterclass-everything-you-need-to-know/

https://www.udemy.com/course/graphic-design-masterclass-the-next-level/

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/graphic-design

Softwares you need to learn:
Photoshop — https://www.udemy.com/course/adobe-photoshop-cc-essentials-training-course/

Adobe Illustrator — https://www.udemy.com/course/adobe-illustrator-course/

After Effects for motion graphics — https://www.udemy.com/course/motion-graphics-secrets/

https://www.udemy.com/course/motion-design-with-figma-animations-motion-graphics-uxui/

UI/UX — https://www.udemy.com/course/complete-web-designer-mobile-designer-zero-to-mastery/

Good to have (this will give you an edge over other designers):
AdobeXD — https://www.udemy.com/course/ui-ux-web-design-using-adobe-xd/

InDesign — https://www.udemy.com/course/indesign-tutorial-basics-course/

Figma — https://www.udemy.com/course/figma-ux-ui-design-user-experience-tutorial-course/

Canva — https://www.udemy.com/course/canva-master-course-graphic-design-for-beginners/

Premier pro (video editing) — https://www.udemy.com/course/adobe-premiere-pro-cc-essentials-training-course/

Aseprite for pixel art — https://www.udemy.com/course/pixel-art-master-course/

Procreate (for iPad) — https://www.udemy.com/course/procreate-masterclass/

*Blender for animation *— https://www.udemy.com/course/blendertutorial/

Best Websites to learn:
Pluralsight for graphic design
Domestika for graphic design/(UI/UX)
Udemy.com
Hack-Design.org
Interaction-design.org
https://designshift.in/
For Portfolio and inspiration:
Behance
Dribble
Youtube channels to follow:
https://www.youtube.com/c/PiXimperfect

https://www.youtube.com/c/GFXMentor

https://www.youtube.com/c/breakdesignsco

https://www.youtube.com/c/SatoriGraphics

https://www.youtube.com/c/DOPEMOTIONS

https://www.youtube.com/c/thefuturishere

How to Get Clients with these Freelance Websites (never work for free):

1. Upwork

2. Freelancer

3. Fiverr

4. 99designs

5. Toptal

6. Guru

7. PeoplePerHour

8. Dribbble

9. LinkedIn

10. DesignHill

11. Twine

If I missed any topics please comment them down and if you know any other resources please share them. It will be very helpful for others who want to learn. You can follow me on LinkedIn if you liked what you’ve read.