How does one learn graphic design without shilling out money

>>304889
you would go on Youtube and learn shit, of course

important things to learn are how to use Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign/maybe Acrobat, knowing color theory/color printers/typography, and how to prepare for/make projects, mostly digital but some print knowledge would be beneficial

check out TastyTuts on Youtube as a resource to use

>t. shilled out money to attend a graphic design course for half a year

YouTube. If you don't mind shelling out a few bucks it might be worth getting a Lynda account.

Get a CGPeers account, pirate Lynda courses on

Layout
Typography
Colour
Adobe Creative Suite (Ps / Id / Ai)

>>304889
Get born in a country with free education

Honestly, my instructor shows us Lynda videos all the time, and sometimes youtube too. Lynda is incredibly hard to watch (for me anyways --total snooze fest) and a lot of people hated her for it, but they're educational nonetheless. Books help too. One of my teachers hands out readings like every class, and she was obsessed with doing research.

One of our instructors were just the worse and changed her mind about everything, but at least she's gone after this year and the regular instructor is returning after a year off. If I could go back in time and learn everything on my own I would. Not worth it IMO.

>regret shilling out money for a community college graphic design course

>>304889
I feel you.

Gosh darn it, meant to aim that last reply at >>304890

Tons of good shit in the wiki if you're learning the basics.

you don't

>community college graphic design course
>half-a-year design course
No fucking wonder you guys don't think highly of design education, you didn't get any.

Graphic design degrees are totally worth it but you gotta go to a real design school that has a reputation. It's the same with fucking every white collar job ever

>>305364
this x10
>be /gd/
>get shit grades
>pick a low tier art college/uni
>FUCKING HELL DESIGN SCHOOLS ARE SHIT REEEE

Lynda.com can be free if your library has it available. I live in Portland, OR and the library there offers it just by logging in with your card

If you dont go for schooling, you better be DAMN ready to defend your position in an interview.

And also skip all the job applications that have a mandatory college field