Course "Graphic designer" from scratch - course 135,180 rubles. from Skypro, training 10 months, date November 28, 2023.

She worked with large Russian developers (LSR, Pioneer), fintech (FBS trading) and in the marketing bureau for the gaming company King.

Worked at TenderHelp, Dubna State University, more than 60 successful design projects in the portfolio.

She worked at a large federal company, Coffeeshop Company, and collaborated with Yandex and the Committee company.

10 months
online master classes
diploma
ready portfolio

Introduction to Graphic Design

2 weeks

Find out who a modern graphic designer is. Learn the basics of composition, typography and color, master exercises to develop observation and creative thinking. You will understand how to use this in your work.

Lessons:

• Immersion in the profession
• Creative thinking and insight
• Composition Basics
• Typography Basics
• Color Basics
• Master class on the basics of graphic design

First steps in the profession of graphic designer

3 weeks

Learn how to organize work in Notion, learn what a brief is, how to brief a customer, where to download images for projects, and how to make text that sells. You will do your first work in Figma: a static banner.

Lessons:

• Project work
• Branding. Part 1
• Business analytics in design. Part 1
• Figma. Part 1
• Figma. Part 2
• UX writing
• Working with references
• Master class “Development of a static banner”

Project 1: development of a static banner in Figma according to specifications from the customer + resizes for different advertising platforms

Working with Images

3 weeks

Learn Photoshop and create a design for social networks, and also learn how to properly present your work to the customer

Lessons:

• Design Resources
• Adobe Photoshop. Part 1
• Adobe Photoshop. Part 2
• Master class on working with visuals for social networks
• Project protection

Project 2: visual design for an advertising post on social networks + story design according to specifications in Adobe Photoshop

Career center for working with freelance projects

1 Week

Lessons:

• Portfolio platforms
• Exchanges by design
• Work formats: freelancing, hiring
• Create your design portfolio on Behance, register on the freelance exchange and be ready to accept your first freelance orders

Result of the career center: your own portfolio on Behance with your first works + registration on the freelance exchange and first orders

Working with information

4 weeks

You will start working in Illustrator, polish your Figma knowledge and create your first UI kit. Learn to work with text, make your first presentation design and email newsletter design

Lessons:

• Adobe Illustrator. Part 1
• Adobe Illustrator. Part 2
• Presentation design. Part 1
• Master class on working with presentation
• Figma. Part 3
• Working with web interfaces. Part 1
• Master class on email newsletter design
• Webinar on communication design

Projects 3 and 4:
3. Product presentation design in Adobe Illustrator
4. Design of an email newsletter in Figma using a UI kit

Landing page design

5 weeks

Learn how to work with complex presentations, conduct research and create cool infographics, and also develop the design of your first landing page.

Lesson:

• Presentation design. Part 2
• Master class on developing a complex presentation. Lessons 1 and 2
• Working with web interfaces. Part 2
• Landing page construction principles. Part 1
• Master class on working with a landing page prototype for an event. Lessons 1 and 2

Projects 5 and 6:
5. Service presentation design + research in Adobe Illustrator
6. Landing page design development for an event in Figma

Landing page design. Continuation

5 weeks

You will develop a landing page design and adapt it to mobile media, get acquainted with the Tilda designer and learn how to create a fully functioning landing page in it

Lessons:

• Landing page construction principles. Part 2
• Master class “Landing page prototype for a product.” Lessons 1, 2, 3
• Project protection
• Webinar on web formats

Project 7: prototype and design of a product landing page according to specified criteria using the Tilda constructor. Project protection

Branding

5 weeks

Learn to conduct a brand audit and build a brand yourself, prepare files for printing. You will learn what metrics a designer should focus on, and you will independently develop a brand from scratch: with a logo, corporate identity and packaging

Lessons:

• Branding. Part 2
• Business analytics in design. Part 2
• Logo and corporate identity
• Master class on working with a logo
• Master class on working with corporate identity elements
• Package design
• Master class “Corporate identity and packaging design”
• Preparing a file for printing
• Project protection for corporate identity and packaging
• Webinar on branding

Projects 8 and 9:
8. Development of a brand, logo and design of corporate identity elements
9. Packaging design development

Animation Basics

3 weeks

Learn how to use basic After Effects and make simple animated banners

Lessons:

• Adobe After Effects. Part 1
• Adobe After Effects. Part 2
• Master class on working with an animated banner
• Working with animation plugins
• Webinar on animation

Project 10: Animated Banner in Adobe After Effects

Personal qualities of a graphic designer

1 Week

Learn the principles of working in a team and with the customer. Understand how to behave professionally in any situation

Lessons:

• Working with the customer
• Time management

Career Center

2 weeks

Create a resume for the Russian Federation or abroad, learn how to promote your portfolio and where else you can introduce yourself, how to communicate with a recruiter and successfully pass the probationary period

Lessons:

• Portfolio promotion
• Resume of a beginner designer
• Interview with a recruiter
• Development in design

Diploma project to choose from: website development or branding +
promotional banner development (for each project)

What you will be able to do:

• Become a sought-after designer who understands how business works
• You will learn from examples of real projects and from technical specifications close to reality
• The result is a cool, competitive portfolio and up-to-date skills at your disposal.
• You will be able to tell a good design from a bad one or two
• Gain a powerful foundation to work with in any area of ​​graphic design
• You will not only act like a designer, but also think like a designer.

Lessons:

• Graduation project
• Development of a diploma project
• Defense of the diploma project

Thesis and graduation

Lesson:

• 9 new works in the portfolio
• Graduate work
• High school graduation

Access to a closed alumni community

Students receive eternal access to the professional community of course alumni: there you can find like-minded people, exchange experiences, solve a complex design problem, respond to interesting vacancies or post yours.

Individual tariff bonuses

Lessons:

• Groups up to 25 people
• 10 individual consultations with a mentor
• Feedback on homework within 24 hours
• 3 sessions with coach
• 4 English lessons for IT specialists
• 12 closed live lectures from market leaders

Module on neural networks for designers

• What is a neural network and how it works
• The most sensational neural networks
  Lensa, Stable Diffusion, Atbeede, Disco Diffusion, Midjouney, ionov.atlebedev.com, Coloize, Inpainting, Cayon, their pros and cons
• Which neural network should a designer choose for projects?
• Paid and free neural networks, how to use them, interfaces
• How to generate pictures. Limit of neural network capabilities
• How to use products generated by a neural network in design projects
• Hacks for working with services based on neural networks