๐ด What Does it Mean To Be a Self Taught Graphic Designer? The Futur Live w/ Ben Burns & Chris Do
Are you a self taught designer but feel stuck? Do you need to go to design school? Ben Burns & Chris Do go live and share their stories about their respective design educations. Is this the beginning of a new curriculum we are designing?
Webster defines "self-taught" as has having acquired the skill through one's own initiative rather than formal instruction. Ben Burns went to USC (University of South Carolina) and Chris Do went to Art Center College of Design, Pasadena.
Say it with me guys, "Tools don't matter. Degrees don't matter. Resumes don't matter. Schools don't matter." What matters,โฆ
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You are unique: your skills, mindset, and experiences are different from everyon
5:59
What does it mean to be Self-taught?
9:00
How much time have you invested in your education?
11:00
Hustle vs. Grind
12:31
Why are knowing the rules and terminology of your craft important?
19:40
To must first learn the rules to break them.
21:40
Q: What books do you recommend about design terminology?
23:45
Ben Burns shares his difficulties learning design
27:05
Why stretched typography looks terrible
28:43
Q: Any suggestions on justifying being a self-taught designer to clients?
31:08
You don't make clients pay for my education - learn off-hours
32:37
Q: What happened to Jose?
33:34
Can you really qualify yourself as self-taught?
35:06
Q: Will people not take me seriously if I'm not using Adobe Creative Suite?
40:38
List of design school classes
49:00
Curate Your Education: Find the online equivalent of a design school curriculum
50:58
Q: What to do if you don't know how to draw and classes aren't helping?
51:38
Design Meetups can help you with two-way feedback and mentorship
52:34
Trace from a master, not from an amateur
54:22
Q: Is essential to graphic design?
55:27
Education is the one thing that people
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