Linda Banh
My favorite thing about this course, was the Community! Starting any new hobby or creative endeavor is very intimidating, especially as a women of color. The virtual sessions whether it was 1-1 with Rachel/Jenn or the group classes made it easier to bounce ideas and get direct feedback. Being part of such a talented and creative was truly so inspiring to me. I loved how everyone's style/thought process shined through during the showcase and how everyone interpreted the concepts in the workbook.
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Aubrey Page
As a video producer at a brand, I wanted to be able to communicate more effectively with my editors and other members of the creative team. The Video Creator Course helped me more deeply understand the editing process, but the best (and unexpected!) side effect was the major improvement in my creative ideation at work and in my own personal creative endeavors.
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Nadia Basil
I took the Squarespace Design Course to learn more about Squarespace features and feel more comfortable using the platform. I loved discovering my own style along the way - including a ton of (unexpected) knowledge and growth in typography, color palettes, font pairings and more. Resources section alone is a reason to sign up for this course. Plus, I was able to use all my learnings to relaunch my personal website.
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Anjuli Garcia
I took the GDC and it is amazing. I wanted to freshen up my design skills and get out of my head. Also, I am like a forever student at ilovecreatives. I am THEE ideal client for y'all.
I feel more comfortable presenting my creative ideas to a client with proper backup. And, I love the Edutainment, technical skills and the visual brand audit!
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Megan Autrey
First & foremost, I love ilovecreatives aesthetic & the content that they produce. I respect the whole team & have learned so much from them being such strong designers. I wanted to take this course to expand on my skills, knowledge & to get a fresh perspective on how I approach design projects. I learned so many invaluable skills & am happy that I have access to my course portal for life so I can go back & rewatch / refresh my memory on certain things!
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Pilar O’Connor
The course helped in sooo many ways I didn't even realize at the time! I actually recently went full time freelance so the class's resources have been great when it comes to budgeting and client communication. I love the fact that I will still have access to all the videos and resources even now that I have completed the course! I've referenced the resources many times in the several months since completing the course. And, I loved learning the studio's process to approaching a brand identity. Everything from the brand audit to the deck design were very interesting to hear about.
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Madison Harwell
I took "Finance Friends Forever" from ilovecreatives to address my student debt and lack of budgeting for my freelance endeavors. Also, it's taught in an audio format by Puno and Caroline so I was able to fit it into my busy schedule listening in the car. They use humor to teach all aspects of finance and portfolios which was a must for me. Also, it came with access to an insane amount of game-changing materials, like their workbook and several tools like the hourly rate calculator.
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Bec Thexton
I was doing Squarespace websites for clients but had reached my limits of my design ability and felt restrained in the Squarespace ecosystem. I knew I needed to level up and become more polished and stretch how I thought of the platform. The creativity the course sparked in me, and how hard it pushed my design ability was my fav. thing about the course. It was truly the web design stretch I needed – exactly what I was looking for!
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raf
This process was way more introspective than I expected. I thought I came in knowing myself and how I like to edit, only to discover I had so much more to dig and evaluate. In school, normally you wouldn't share your work in progress and only show up with the results. Revealing each step of the process was foreign and uncomfortable for me, especially with such a personal video.
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Amy Liu, Founder of Tower28
I truly believe in investing in your people, especially when there are great resources like ilovecreatives. In a small organization, there isn’t always the opportunity to learn from others so ilovecreatives gave our design employees a chance to network with other likeminded professionals, learn from the class, and also be inspired. There was a noticeable improvement in the quality and thoughtfulness of her work! Not only with design, but with presentation. Everyone on the team agrees!
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Savannah Thomas
This course is so accessible and has changed my life. I cannot thank you ENOUGH for creating this space, you have a team of badass folks who have shown more personal interest in me as a student than any of my professors/teachers since maybe like 3rd grade. This is unreal. Crying real taco tears.
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Victor Verdugo
As simple as it might seem, just the way that the course was designed from the systematic standpoint to visually was very captivating. It feels very intimate.
A lot of what I wanted from this course was to engage with new people that I haven't been able to meet or people from different corners of the internet, or maybe even my corners that we just haven't been able to cross paths before.
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Saheim
As far as what I enjoyed, I really enjoyed learning a new approach to video creation. It is hard sometimes to really build off of ideas in your head into a process of it actually becoming real. This experience really allowed me to explore my own formula of the creative process and now I am able to have the confidence to really make anything I am struggling with or learning into art. I also loved meeting other creatives. I managed to form beautiful bonds with people that I did not know at first, this really felt like a second family in a weird way lol. I have so much love for all of you and it's one of those experiences that you smile about when you think about it. It was extremely tough and at one point I was having thoughts of giving up. Having a community behind me to support me and work through my problem areas really helped me in those moments. I started to understand that sometimes this is just as equally a part of the creation process as are the more triumphant, flow-like moments.
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Maia Wilson
Firstly, my favorite was going to Rachel's office hours every week. She was so attentive to our questions and answered with such honesty that you felt she was really letting you into her world. I love the way she processes and sees the world and then aims to express that through her work. My second favorite part was meeting such amazing, creative, and genuine people. I've become close with many people in the class in such a short time span. We're all so different but this class brought us together in such a beautiful way. I haven't had this experience with an online course before.
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Katrina Jackson
My advice is to just do it. We're always in our heads self-sabotaging our own happiness. Do what you want.
My passion for creating was re-ignited. I took graphic design in college and wish I would have switched over to this major or had more opportunities to learn. Although I am learning to do this for fun I do hope one day I can gain enough tools under my tool belt and leave my 9-5 and pursue something I am passionate about. The thing I’m enjoying most is the way things are broken down for us. It’s easy/fun and easy to digest. ---I loved learning keyboard shortcuts.
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Kayleigh Denner
The Squarespace Design Course was probably the most fun I have ever had learning. The overall design of the course was pretty to look at, Puno is a hilarious, ultra-engaging educator and the online community made it feel like I was actually sitting in a classroom with other students. - My favorite thing about graduating from the Squarespace course was feeling like I added an extra (important, moolah making) tool to my tool belt; and like I had a whole second brain filled with knowledge on design and coding.
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Stew Caldo & Apphia Castillo, Round Two Agency
The graphic design course that ilovecreatives has built serves not only as a precursor training for soon-to-be designers, but also as a refresher to bring creative teams closer. We look at this course now as couples therapy for creative directors and their designers — a fun, but educational course to get you both communicating in a healthier way 🫶
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Josh Hester
Very grateful that ilovecreatives put this course out into the world because it's allowed me to tap into an industry I would have had no clue where to start with to get to the next level. Now it’s time to start creating.
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Emily Harper
My favorite part was the community in this course. I didn't expect it because it doesn't often happen online. Sometimes it's hard to go through these creative processes on your own and can be quite a solitary experience.
Rachel and Puno held such a good space and created such a wonderful environment that was really comfortable.
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Ashma Kunde
This is 100% the most enjoyable course I’ve ever taken. I usually lose interest quickly in self-paced courses, but surprised myself by staying on track because the content was engaging and I was excited to learn more. I was a total web design newbie when I started and its crazy to think what I was able to create by the end of the course. I also loved watching Puno’s feedback videos on other student’s projects and previous Office Hours; doing that itself taught me so much on how to analyze design. The Discord community is very supportive in case you need any help and its great to connect with other students and creatives. If you are on the fence about taking this course I would highly recommend it, its worth every penny!
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