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Hi /gd/, I'm about fed up with my life. At 25 with an average factory job that pays well. I've been googling around checking wheather self learning graphic design is possible. Well is it? I'm thinking of attending a gd course offered locally. It mostly covers the basics of design and you get certified on using the Adobe Creative suite.
pic related. Bought em, been procrastinating forever to read em.
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Ditch the books for now.
Fist learn how to use the programs, my advice is to use Lynda.
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>mfw lynda dot com
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>Fist learn how to use the programs
Programs won't replace understanding of design. But you won't get a job otherwise. It's better to learn both concurrently. There's a lot of overlap in typesetting.
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>>279571
Youtube it mostly.
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>>279598
If you want to be a shitter who knows how to make sicked wick flames and over the top gaming channel intros.
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OP do exactly the opposite of what these dudes are saying, unless you want to be the ebin vaborwave master
Read the fucking books (you have a great selection selection btw). Look at famous design works.
Start training not with computers but with sharpies and paper cutouts, which is what you do at serious design schools.
At the same time, start messing around with the software and start building simple layouts, understanding scale and composition, etc
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OP here thanks for the advice. I should also add that i have a decent background on drawing, yet i never pursued after secondary school. I regret it to this day.
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