graphic design basics

If you are considering becoming a professional graphic designer, showing your best work to prospective clients or employers is a crucial step.  A portfolio gives tangible proof that you are, in fact, a graphic designer. It also demonstrates your design skills, style, and level of proficiency in a convenient, easy-to-understand way.  As a beginner, it […]

Becoming a graphic designer is not hard if you have the right attitude, predisposition, and passion for becoming a designer. These tips will help you get there.

One of the best ways for learning graphic design and improving your design skills is looking at other people’s work.  Instagram has become an excellent tool for learning graphic design given its emphasis on beautiful images and its scrollable interface.  In this post, I show you 37 excellent Instagram accounts that will help you learn

Understanding what icons are in graphic design is crucial to the creation of logos, visual identities, and visual information. So: What is an icon? Icons are simple graphic representations designed to express the essential visual characteristics of things and ideas in order to communicate or inform in a direct and universally recognizable way. Getting an

When you’re starting out learning graphic design, which specific programs you start to learn are not as crucial as learning the principles behind the type of software used. It’s simpler than you think.

Design principles have been around for a very long time and understanding them is crucial to learning graphic design. I explain what design principles are and mean for graphic design and show you some real-life examples.