![]() ![]() Learn about your industry, as much as you can. Learn the tools inside and out-Ae, Ps, In, Ai for example. I guess my advice if you want to study online would be to create your own course, make your on program. If I pursue a bachelors degree I will likely be at a physical campus setting. But its very hard to justify 20+ k a year for something you could get for free. ![]() I’ve heard good things about Shillington if your looking for an actual institution or ACO is another one. If someone was to ask me the best online graphic design program that offers industry expected credentials (that being a bachelor degree) I would say it probably doesn’t exist yet, or at least not on the level it could be on. This is common knowledge (we know this) and yet still I find myself wanting to own a framed document to hang on my wall. Most of the best lectures from top design professionals are recorded and available day or night. Reddit, Behance, Learn Squad, Skillshare,, The Futur Academy, YouTube and dare I say books. If you want to learn graphic design remotely then the internet can seriously help with that. The best schools are always going to be the most expensive and likely to be in the city. Personally I think it comes down to your lifestyle choice. The obvious advantage to an online format is to be able to work wherever you are and still be able to ‘get that piece of paper’. As my program comes to a close I find myself scrambling because I feel like I need/want a bachelor degree. I live in Ontario Canada and since the pandemic began, school has been primarily online, and I’ve been enjoying the format for the most part. I’m currently in my last semester of a 2 year graphic design diploma program at Fleming College. If you plan to freelance I don’t think it’s nearly as important to have ‘that piece of paper’. That being said if you have a knock out portfolio with knowledge of tools, trends etc, I think you can stand out and be competitive. Hey all, a bachelor degree seems to be the industry standard for most working graphic designers. Find other designers, take online courses on the cheap and just spend time and energy on it. ![]() Trust me, I went to college and didn't get much out of it. If you fully immerse yourself you'll eventually start to make sense of things and get more comfortable. One or few designers who do the same type of work you'd like to do and ask them questions. Preferably in your design communities that know what they're doing.įind a mentor. ![]() Make business cards then ask people to critique. If you want to do branding for example, make a logo a day, even if it's for a fake company. Read articles on trends, see what others are doing in Behance. In addition to taking courses there join the design communities. They're both a lot cheaper than any college. Places like are great for getting in depth and comprehensive understanding of design. By get started I mean start learning and practicing. If I were you I'd research what kind of design you want and get started. They want to see good work in your portfolio. People don't care about your degree as much. that does not make me value this degree that much, though on some level I am still proud to have one.Įdit: also, portfolios are what gets you the jobs and clients. but I have classmates who essentially turned in stick figures and still have the same degree from the same school. The biggest grudge I have against the (degree mill) online courses is that I am someone who cares and did very well at every assignment and graduated with a 3.94 GPA. I do love school, and would suggest bitting the bullet and going to a more traditional campus college or university. Just create, create, create, and take the same amount of time to learn core design principles which are online and free to learn. So that being said, I am doing fine as a designer but I accredit less then 10% of my design knowledge to this degree or school. Half of the time when working with adobe programs they send you to Lynda for the heavy lifting anyways. I can't completely discredit the school because I feel like I did learn some valuable lessons however, I could have saved 50,000 dollars and just pay for a subscription to or Skillshare. Online is almost pointless, I graduated from full sail university, one of the "top" online schools for creative fields. Join our Discord server Design Subreddits LIST Please report any posts which break these rules, to maintain the quality of the subreddit. No Candid / Non-Consenting Explicit / Sensitive ContentĬontact / Engage Moderators Appropriatelyįor full explanation of the rules see here. Shared work must have a comment for context and use the green "Sharing Work" flair. ![]()
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