Skills for Creative Professionals

Use this checklist to tick off the courses you finished from Yes I’m a Designer and track your progress becoming a creative professional!

1. Foundations 2. specialisation - choose your area(s) 3. get recognised

essential skills print design web, tablet & mobile self promotion
Photoshop basics Intro to Graphic design Intro to Web design Creating your portfolio
Illustrator basics Print fundamentals Wireframing & Planning Finding a creative job
InDesign basics Logo design / Branding Website design Entering design contests
Composition & Layout Magazine design Blog design Starting your blog
Digital image theory Book / CD cover design Mobile app design Screencasting
File management Business card design Icon design
Layers Poster / Advert design Social Media design
Color Invitation / Card design Mobile game design
Selections Brochure / Flyer design E-mail Newsletter design
Masking Packaging design
Pen tool
Adjustments
digital art certification
Photo retouch
Editing Images & Filters Intro to Digital art
Brush tool Photoshop Expert
Intro to Photo retouch Sketching
Typography Illustrator Expert
Retouching basics Photo art / Mixed media
Working with images InDesign Expert
Beauty retouch Concept art
Tracing images Creative retouch Illustration
Camera RAW Fashion retouch Digital painting

These are the skills you need for any
area in the creative industry. Make
sure you have a strong foundation first
before you start specialising.
In the second stage you can choose, which area(s) interest you the most and try This is probably the most important
to focus your energy towards it/them. Try not to split your attention too much. If stage of your creative career. You have
you are not sure, which direction is best for you just try the Intro courses from all to work hard to stand out but getting
areas to get a better understanding of each of them. recognised is not rocket science.
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