THINKING LIKE A DESIGNER
Learn and Apply the Golden Rules of Design to:
✅ 10x Your Understanding of Design
✅ Improve Your Designs Immediately
✅ Turn Your Creative Side into a Rewarding Career or Path
You Can Teach Yourself Graphic Design From Home and Start Your Journey
I know how you feel because I’ve been there. You need to learn graphic design, but getting there is not a straight path. Maybe you need to:
- Change your career
- Earn extra income on the side
- Finally be able to be creative and carve out a creative outlet in your life
And maybe you feel:
- Frustrated
- Unmotivated
- Confused
Because you are facing obstacles such as:
- Lack of commitment
- Software is too difficult
- Selecting and organizing learning resources
- Progress is slow and time-consuming
Trust me: I’ve experienced these obstacles myself because I too had to teach myself graphic design in my 30s.
But It’s Not Too Late to Learn Graphic Design
If You Start to Think Like a Designer
By thinking like a designer, you will unlock the rules and tricks that matter the most to improve your designs immediately and flatten the learning the curve:
- Learn only the most important graphic design rules that will take you from beginner to professional
- Unlock the building blocks of design that will allow you to create effective compositions, even if you don’t have software skills yet
- Gain confidence in your designs and develop a process that you can apply to any design situation
- Transform your career path and become an effective graphic designer in the shortest amount of time possible
What You’ll Learn With This Book
This book will teach you the graphic design fundamentals that apply to any type of design, which will make you a confident and effective designer.
You Will Learn:
- What graphic design really is and why you can become a graphic designer
- The main building blocks of graphics and how to apply them
- The only graphic design theory you’ll need to become an effective designer
- An actionable plan to get you started in graphic design software with resources
Real Student Results:
“I recently began a graphic design course and on my first homework I was mute. I didn’t understand what he wanted from me. I purchased your book and 3 days later I completed my task and sent it to the teacher. His reply? ‘Wow! You really put some effort into this. Well done. Bravo!'”
F. Mitea
Purchased Aug. 2023
Who is This Book For
I especially wrote this book for creative people over 30 who must teach themselves graphic design and learn on their own.
It provides a clear and easy to understand approach to learning the fundamental theory of graphic design and provides you with the knowledge that allowed me to rapidly improve my design skills and become an effective graphic designer quickly.
Anyone interested in truly learning graphic design will benefit from this book because it teaches you what everyone else overlooks: the very foundations of design.
This book is for:
- Self-taught graphic designers, especially those who feel lost and frustrated
- Creative people who want to transition into a graphic design career or path
- Beginner graphic designers who are just starting their journey
- More experienced designers who might have software skills but don’t really understand how to design effectively
- Artists and creative people who want to improve their compositions or better understand how to make beautiful things
The Book: 4 parts, 10 chapters, 166 pages, Over 100 Images…
Thinking Like a Designer is a full-color PDF eBook with tons of visual examples to teach you how to understand and apply the fundamental rules of design that will make you crack any composition, from posters and logos to even drawings and paintings.
PART 01 – Learning Graphic Design on Your Own
CHAPTER 1: It’s Possible to Learn Graphic Design on Your Own (If You Know How)
CHAPTER 2: My Promise: A Shortcut to Learning Graphic Design
PART 2 – Defining Graphic Design for the 21st Century
CHAPTER 3: What is Graphic Design Today?
CHAPTER 4: What Skills Do You Need to Become a Graphic Designer?
PART 3 – The 80/20 of Graphic Design Theory
CHAPTER 5: Learning to See As a Designer
CHAPTER 6: Elements of Design: Building Blocks of Perception
CHAPTER 7: The Essential Principles of Graphic Design
CHAPTER 8: The Six Main Design Principles
PART 4 – What You Need to Understand About Software
CHAPTER 9: The Role of Software in Graphic Design
CHAPTER 10: Which Software to Use at the Beginning
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Sounds Good, But Who Am I?
My name is Ruben: I’m a university professor and founder of selfmadedesigner.com, a blog I started to help my students learn graphic design.
In 2007, I had two choices: Learn graphic design and web development on my own or be left behind in my field.
I started learning graphic design the hard way, not knowing where to start or what to focus on.
I finally realized that the only way to learn graphic design effectively is to master the fundamental principles of design, regardless of software skills or formats.
This is the key, and it’s all in this easy-to-read book.
Today, after teaching myself and hundreds of students to become confident and effective graphic designers, I lay out the essential skills you need to master to:
- Get confident in any type of graphic design, be it logos, posters, business cards, or websites
- Learn software skills with purpose, focusing on what to do instead of how to do it
- Acquire a blueprint for learning graphic design in the long term, with commitment and results
I use clear and simple explanations, with real-world visual examples, to teach you the only graphic design rules you’ll need to become a real designer.
30-Day Money Back Guarantee
My objective is to teach you the only rules of graphic design you’ll ever need to become an effective graphic designer in the shortest time possible. After years of successfully teaching graphic design, I truly believe this book will be the answer you’ve been looking for.
However, if for any reason you believe this book is not for you, I will gladly send you a refund within 30 days of your purchase. Just send me an email to [email protected].
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Thinking Like a Designer
Apply The Golden Rules of Design to Hack Visual Composition, Unlock Your Creative Self, and Transition Into a Rewarding Path or Career