So You Want To Be A Graphic Designer? 2023 👊

Are you interested in becoming a graphic designer? In this video, we'll give you a rundown of the steps you need to take to become a successful graphic designer.

From learning about the basics of graphics design to building a portfolio that showcases your skills, this video will teach you everything you need to know to become a successful graphic designer! So what are you waiting for? Watch this video and start your journey to becoming a successful graphic designer! If there's anything you would like me to cover in a video, then let me know by commenting down below!

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📋 Timestamps

00:00 Intro
00:16 What is good Graphic Design?
00:44 Learn Skills
01:08 Graphic Design books
02:23 Creativity
03:06 How to Mindmap
03:43 Don’t rely on software
04:23 What is the best Graphic Design software?
05:59 Setting goals
06:48 Mac or PC for Graphic Design?
08:01 Best resources to learn Graphic Design
08:28 Always learn new skills
09:09 Outro

Great Graphic Design examples used in today's video

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[danzo]

as a graphic designer of over 10 years, my biggest tip is a controversial one... See what other people are doing in the industry and imitate it. That's all we're really doing as graphic designers, seeing what's worked already, take 5 or more examples, and create something unique out of them. Once I got rid of the guilt from doing this, my design skills massively improved in a very short space of time. 99.9% of projects as a junior designer require you to work fast on budget, so there is literally no other option. Dive in!

[TheMindUnlocked]

“Everyone is always learning, like it or not, it just depends what you are intentionally trying to learn” such a true and real well said perspective and insight into development 🙌🏼🙏🏼🙌🏼🔥

[aashishorange]

Name of books :
1. Made by James : The honest guide to Creativity and Logo Design
2. Grid Systems in Graphic Design
3. Typography Design : Form and Communication
4. Thinking with Type

[Mr.Prince____]

This is my dream to become a *Graphic Designer* screw my old job, I’ll risk my life to be one. The only. Graphic designer.
This video helps me a lot, thank you so much for the tip, this is why you deserve more subscribers. Keep up with the good work.

[Ghostshark]

Hey Will, thank you for that video.
I was a graphic designer for 15 years, pandemic happened and I decided to follow a different career journey. Long story short, I realize my passion and I'm trying to get back into graphic design.
This video was a great reminder what I need to focus on and pick up my designer niche again!

I have a long road ahead of me, but thank you for your content. It's inspiring and helping me get back on my path. 🙂

[livingroomvids]

Wanted to give a shout out to the software program Affinity (Designer, Publisher, Photo.) These are great tools at a bargain price for designers who are just starting out (like myself) that maybe cant yet justify the price of the adobe suite. Certainly not as robust as Adobe but starting out sometimes its best to just get the basics down before you move onto more complex programs like Adobe.

[pedrockc]

I'm transitioning from Gastronomy to Graphic Design and your channel has been a very important part in this! Also respect for referencing James Martin!

[LXSeaV]

This is excellent! I've been basically an amateur graphic designer for years, doing pretty alright considering no formal graphic design education. But now that I've been designing merch, it's all the more important I get more real and aware of some basics so the people printing my stuff don't face palm every time I send them a new design. They really want me working in Illustrator but I'm definitely more comfortable in Photoshop. Illustrator makes my head hurt and seems a lot less intuitive or just surprisingly complex in ways I don't understand. But the graphic gods demand I become better friends with vectors so here we go 😂. I've been doing it long enough that this year I'm gonna make it a goal to get more of the basic principles most graphic designers know under my belt.

[swagfel]

Will I'm from Colombia and now I'm working in Malta and I'm learning from you a lot thank you really

[kenn]

you know it's gonna be a great week when Will uploads

[ChaossX]

I think it was this video you said it but not sure cuz I'm still binge watching all of them. But you not going to college for this and still becoming so successful in the field has inspired me so much! Along with everything else you do to share your knowledge with us. Thanks again!

[shivhatti]

Intentionally trying to learn is the best line of today's video

[cardo]

Bro this video is Gold thank u for making a platform for new designers especially for those that cudnt afford college….world

[michaeljurwin]

I try to use each Adobe app for its best intended purpose.
So if I am making some whacky image or editing a photo, I use Photoshop.
If I am doing vector art I use Illustrator.
If I am doing anything that is going to be printed I use InDesign.
You can do a lot of similar things in each, but I guess for me it depends on the final product.
A print media that has vectors and images I will build in their respective tools and then bring them into InDesign to finish.
That is just my personal workflow.

[jamessderby]

I would like to suggest the affinity suite for anyone who can't afford adobe, great products that are comparable but you only have to pay once instead of a subscription.

[houseofrosesnthedark]

Will you are just awesome. I watch a LOT of your videos. I've always dappled in graphic design on my own for years but never thought I was any good at it. Went the just get a job to put food on the table route for years. But then I did a art and mental health nonprofit and designed the whole thing and fell in love with it. I finally did a portfolio and took the leap to make one. I hope to get a job in the artistic field soon. I really hope I'm good enough though I have no art school training but it's in my soul to design. And you know I'm always watching your tutorials for pointers on how to improve my work.

[malikastar]

Thank you Paterson, it's encouraging to know that, you answered one of my questions and it was on time

[ilianevono]

Thanks will! I’ve been a graphic designer for 6 years, I’m so demotivated, I don’t know if it was the job or the pandemic. I got so annoyed with people micromanaging my creativjty, making boring things like folders and I didn’t see the point in design anymore, I just didn’t care. I wonder if it’s normal to feel this way? Maybe I’m not fit for the job? I just wonder what you or anybody thinks about this

[stephaniestephanova]

Thank you so much! I want to become a graphic designer and this was what I needed to hear! :)

[Marizapatty]

I really want to be a graphic designer. I can draw well but lack education about graphic design, and I still need to learn more. I have loved arts since I was young. I wish I could be taught by a really good graphic designer like you.