Graphic designer
An 8-step graphic design path: visual principles, colour, typography, Photoshop and Illustrator, print and social media design, brand identity, client work and print production. Afterwards you can design for an agency or business, or freelance.
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Step 1: Visual principles, layout & copyright
One short lesson per step, 10–15 minutes on a phone. No sign-up needed.
Hands-on roadmap
Roadmap
- Step 1Lesson
Visual principles, layout & copyright
Balance, contrast, hierarchy, grids and white space; licensed sources for images and fonts and why pirated assets can get clients sued.
- Step 2Skill
Colour & Vietnamese typography
The colour wheel, palettes and RGB vs CMYK; choosing fonts with full Vietnamese diacritic support, font pairing and leading; broken accents with foreign fonts.
Requires: Visual principles, layout & copyright
No English content for this step yet.
- Step 3Skill
Photoshop: editing, cut-outs, compositing
Layers, masks, selections, colour correction, light retouching and product compositing; controlled use of Generative Fill; exporting at correct sizes for web and print.
Requires: Colour & Vietnamese typography
No English content for this step yet.
- Step 4Skill
Illustrator: vectors, logos & icons
Pen tool, shape builder, pathfinder and logo grids; simple icons and illustrations; exporting SVG, PDF and AI; forgetting to outline text before sending to a printer.
Requires: Colour & Vietnamese typography
No English content for this step yet.
- Step 5Skill
Social posts, banners & print materials
Facebook posts, marketplace banners, posters, flyers and business cards; print-ready files with CMYK, 3 mm bleed and 300 dpi, working with digital and offset printers.
Requires: Photoshop: editing, cut-outs, compositing, Illustrator: vectors, logos & icons
No English content for this step yet.
- Step 6Skill
Brand identity & brand guidelines
The logo process from brief to sketches, colour, font and pattern systems, applications (packaging, uniforms, signage) and a brand usage guide.
Requires: Social posts, banners & print materials
No English content for this step yet.
- Step 7Project
Project: identity kit for a small shop
Take a real brief from a coffee shop or store: logo, printed menu, signage and 6 social posts; present concepts, revise within 2 rounds and hand over proper files.
Requires: Brand identity & brand guidelines
No English content for this step yet.
- Step 8Assessment
Portfolio review & pricing services
A 4-hour brief-based design test scored on layout, type, colour and print files; build a Behance portfolio, a price list and a sample contract for freelance work.
Requires: Project: identity kit for a small shop
No English content for this step yet.
