Graphic Design Portfolios and Self Promotion 2.0.2

Self-promotion is key to any graphic designer`s success. But before you go out into the world there’s a bunch of stuff you must have in your toolbox. This course gives you everything you need to know to jumpstart your career.

Our trainer and Adobe Expert Mark Gatter knows what it takes to get work as a graphic designer. In this 20-tutorial course, he shares his extensive professional experience and knowledge to help you get your dream gig! It starts with an overview of a variety of contemporary portfolio types. Here you see how different kinds of portfolios assure that your work is presented to possible clients in the most effective way.

Next up is a collection of tutorials that guides you through the process of actually finding work. You learn all about design agencies, publishers deadlines and the skills you’ll need to go out and impress potential employers with.

The next section of this course starts with the “business” of design. Here you learn about creating estimates, bidding on jobs and invoicing. After all, when all is said and done, no matter how talented you are, you’ve got to make the cash to pay the rent!

This course concludes with some goal-setting essentials and self-marketing tips that’ll make ensure that your career moves in right direction.

• Add your own notes to individual tutorials.
• View the outline and jump to any tutorial while playing video or from the Home screen.
• Mark your favourite tutorials.
• Take your learning experience full screen.
• Hide or show the tutorial outline whenever you want.
• Compatible with OS X Mavericks (10.9), Yosemite (10.10), and newer.

Table of Contents:

1. Portfolio Types
2. Online Portfolios
3. Certifications
4. Creating a Trifold Brochure
5. Making an Interactive PDF
6. Setting up the Table of Contents (ToC)
7. Adding Interactivity
8. Using SWFPresenter
9. Adding Interactive Buttons
10. Getting Work as a Designer
11. Graphics Software Choices
12. Learning the Software
13. What Do You Need to Learn?
14. What Should You Charge
15. Clients: Firms vs. Freelance
16. Freelance Essentials
17. Marketing Yourself
18. Goals: What to Aim For
19. Freelance Websites
20. Social Media