Onboarding
Your curriculum, assignments, and the 411 of what to expect in the Graphic Design ✹Course!
The Digital Workbook is a companion to the lesson videos that you watch in the course portal. It includes assignments you can complete to build on what you’ve learned in the videos.
Download this (.zip) file of Course Materials before you start the course!
Tools
Inspiration
ilovecreatives Studio Art Director Sarah and Creative Director Mindy walk through making font choices + styling fonts to fit the vibe.
Live Workshops
Learn how to raise your new rate for the new year based off your experience and services.
Troy, Creative Director at Use All Five / Silk Studios gives an inside peek of what it’s like to run a branding studio, and what he looks for in design portfolios.
Learn from Mindy and Sarah how you can land the kind of work you really want with a standout portfolio.
Personalized portfolio feedback and guidance from creative recruiter, Keva Dine!
Learn how to source inspiration for moodboarding to create succinct (and distinct) directions for any design project and ‘wow’ your clients in round one.
Matthew Miller, the colorful, conscious social designer for ‘Future Earth’ shows us his process to create a poster in Photoshop.
Get the low down on outreach, networking, and how to successfully book the client once you get initial contact.
Meet Pauline Esguerra, freelance designer based in Brooklyn NY, who’s worked with studios like Little Troop + Made Thought. Learn her process and approach on how to customize fonts that create unique brand identities!
Sarah and Mindy review portfolios and give personalized feedback, guidance, and resources to elevate the work!
ilovecreatives Studio is behind the brand identity and web design of New York based fashion brand Apparis. How did the project come to life? From start to finish, Mindy and Sarah breakdown the entire design process from brief to final deliverable.
ilovecreatives Studio Art Director Sarah and Creative Director Mindy walk through making font choices + styling fonts to fit the vibe.
Resources by Section
Section 1: Design Toolkit
Section 2: Design Process
Section 3: Portfolio
Learn from Mindy and Sarah how you can land the kind of work you really want with a standout portfolio.
Section 4: Business
Rewards & Cookies
Redeem your cookies for even more tips and resources. This is a great way to keep progressing through the course while also redeeming some fun rewards!
Also, join Super Productive Time Tuesdays @ 3-4PM PT and Thursdays @ 10-11AM PT where you’ll work side by side with your creative buddies each week.