GD2-AW19 – Who Are You As A Graphic Designer?

MA02 –  GD 5

Part 1
In the previous module, we talked about different kinds of graphic designers who specialise in particular skill sets. They’ve shown you how broadly you can apply graphic design skills and hopefully have given you ideas on the type of work you need to take on to align with your interests. The first lesson task also prompted you to answer the following questions:
  • What kind of job do you want to wake up to every day? What do you want to do daily?
  • Which type of clients do you want to work with?
  • After pinning down your interests and vision of yourself as a professional, in which areas do you think you need more growth and experience?
  • What are your next steps to fulfil who you want to be as a graphic designer?

In this module, we’ll encourage you to pursue your dream and grow in your field of interest. Below is a list of recommended LinkedIn Learning courses. Choose one (or more) course from the list or any other course that interests you from LinkedIn Learning.

Part 1 of the module assignment will be to hand in the course certificate of your chosen course. Read or view extra material regarding your field of interest and use this week to submerge yourself in this field.

Animation
If you want to learn more about basic animation, take one (or more) of these courses:
Branding, marketing and promotional design
If you want to learn more about branding, marketing and promotional design, take one (or more) of these courses:
Fashion design
If you want to learn more about using design software for fashion design, take one (or more) of these courses:
Illustration
If you want to learn more about illustration, take one (or more) of these courses:
Infographics
If you want to learn more about infographics, take one (or more) of these courses:
Photography
If you want to learn more about photography, take one (or more) of these courses:
Videography
If you want to learn more about videography, take one (or more) of these courses:
Typography
If you want to learn more about creating your own typography, take one (or more) of these courses:
 

NOTE

You need the Glyphs App to do these courses below (request a student license to get a 50% discount).

Hand in the LinkedIn Course Certificate(s) on your chosen course as part of your Course Assignment report.
Part 2 (self-study)
As graphic designers communicating visually, we work primarily with pictures and words. The importance of knowledge and skills in typography can’t be stressed enough. You know by now that typography isn’t about choosing a pretty font. Using good typography adds immense strength to your design and gives power to the message.
 
Ina Staltz is a writer, art director, and Professor Emeritus at City College of New York. Her areas of expertise are typography, calligraphy and editorial publication design. She has written over 50 articles on design and typography, contributed to five books by Steven Heller, and authored 15 essays for Phaidon’s Archive of Graphic Design.

In the course, she will explain good practices in typography, how to develop an eye for type, and how to use it effectively. She’ll briefly discuss some topics you should already be familiar with, like serif vs sans serif, display type vs text type, kerning, tracking and leading.

She’ll even cover a bit of typographic history and trends. But, most importantly, she’ll teach you the principles of legibility, readability, and compatibility and how they should be considered when selecting and designing with type.

After completion of this course, you will:
  • be able to implement all you’ve learnt in your course assignment.
  • receive a LinkedIn Learning® Certificate that you can add to your resume.
  • have better knowledge of good typographic practices and understand how to use them effectively.

I also chose to watch the 2023 edition since the video in the assignments is 11 years.