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Tirso Gamboa
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2013
I'm a creative director based in NYC. My channel is a resource for designers or anyone who has an interest in it. I make videos about design, life in NYC, and my career journey.
I've worked across all of the top magazine publishers Condé Nast, Hearst, Time Inc., and Meredith. Included in the 25+ magazines I've designed for are Teen Vogue, WIRED, Travel + Leisure, and WWD (to name a few). Currently, I am the Vice President of Creative at Fairchild Media Group. Needless to say, I’ve worked at a breadth of magazines. I've learned from the best in the business and want to share my knowledge with you.
Let's get connected, find me on:
📸 Instagram → @tirsomisu (my cooking and eating adventures)
🌍 My blog → tirsogamboa.com
🌍 My portfolio → tirsomisu.com
If you want to work with me, collaborate, or sponsor my videos, please email hello@tirsogamboa.com
I've worked across all of the top magazine publishers Condé Nast, Hearst, Time Inc., and Meredith. Included in the 25+ magazines I've designed for are Teen Vogue, WIRED, Travel + Leisure, and WWD (to name a few). Currently, I am the Vice President of Creative at Fairchild Media Group. Needless to say, I’ve worked at a breadth of magazines. I've learned from the best in the business and want to share my knowledge with you.
Let's get connected, find me on:
📸 Instagram → @tirsomisu (my cooking and eating adventures)
🌍 My blog → tirsogamboa.com
🌍 My portfolio → tirsomisu.com
If you want to work with me, collaborate, or sponsor my videos, please email hello@tirsogamboa.com
Designing for Context
Context plays a huge role in how we approach design. In this video, creative director, Tirso Gamboa, talks about the nuances that differentiate designs based on their context.
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Support the channel by buying me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/tirsogamboa
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Part 03: Swatches & Working With Color | Tirso's Complete Guide to Adobe InDesign
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This is my comprehensive TH-cam video series for learning Adobe InDesign. From one designer to another, this is my idea of a practical guide for learning what you need to know, without learning things that might be a waste of time. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced designer, I provide practical tips, techniques, and tutorials to enhance your skills. Sign up for my newsletter: tirsogam...
Grids in Focus: 2- and 4-Column Grids
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Modular grids are great, but column grids are more flexible.. In this video, I explore the use of 2- and 4-column grids. Hire me as a mentor: tirsogamboa.com/mentoring-sessions/ Support the channel by buying me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/tirsogamboa
What Qualifies as a Portfolio Project?
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In a perfect world, every project would be a portfolio piece. Unfortunately, there are requirements and standards, but they will help elevate your portfolio to give you more confidence in finding a job. Here, Tirso Gamboa breaks down what he looks for in a quality portfolio project! Hire me as a mentor: tirsogamboa.com/mentoring-sessions/ Support the channel by buying me a coffee: www.buymeacof...
My Creative Mentorship Program!
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After years of requests, and finally sitting down to figure out pricing, structure, etc, I'm finally launching my very own creative mentorship program! Hire me as a mentor: tirsogamboa.com/mentoring-sessions/
How well can you "See"? | Visual Perception in Design
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In this video, I dive into the visual perception in design. Seeing is about training your eye. Watch to see how differently you see, than I do! Sign up for my newsletter: tirsogamboa.ck.page/b3f7bc2f89 Support the channel by buying me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/tirsogamboa
Part 02: Character & Paragraph Panels | Tirso's Complete Guide to Adobe InDesign
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This is my comprehensive TH-cam video series for learning Adobe InDesign. From one designer to another, this is my idea of a practical guide for learning what you need to know, without learning things that might be a waste of time. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced designer, I provide practical tips, techniques, and tutorials to enhance your skills. Sign up for my newsletter: tirsogam...
Part 01: File Setup | Tirso's Complete Guide to Adobe InDesign
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Redesigning SPAM Packaging for AANHPI Heritage Month!
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As a tribute to my Filipino roots and in celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month, I wanted to reimagine the iconic SPAM packaging! Dive into my creative process on how to approach viewing your designs in a different way and ultimately lead you to new ideas! Sign up for my newsletter: tirsogamboa.ck.page/b3f7bc2f89 Support the channel by buying me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/tirsogamboa 00:00 In...
Pushing Through Creative Slumps
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Creative slumps are tough. Here are some thoughts from Creative Director, Tirso Gamboa, on how to get through them. Sign up for my newsletter: tirsogamboa.ck.page/b3f7bc2f89 Support the channel by buying me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/tirsogamboa Hire me as a mentor: tirsogamboa.com/mentoring-sessions/
Creative Director Turns Internet Meme to Magazine Cover
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Just because it's an internet meme, doesn't mean it doesn't have to be designed. In this video, creative director, Tirso Gamboa, shows you how he would approach the design in magazine publishing. Hire me as a mentor: tirsogamboa.com/mentoring-sessions/ Sign up for my newsletter: tirsogamboa.ck.page/b3f7bc2f89 Support the channel by buying me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/tirsogamboa
Don't Get Stuck, Experiment With Your Layouts!
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It can sometimes be difficult to reimagine how else you can design a page. In this video, Tirso Gamboa explores over 75 layouts using his editorial approach to layout design. Hire me as a mentor: tirsogamboa.com/mentoring-sessions/ Sign up for my newsletter: tirsogamboa.ck.page/b3f7bc2f89 Support the channel by buying me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/tirsogamboa 00:00 Intro 00:47 Change the Fo...
🇨🇭 Switzerland Trip: Design Inspiration & Haul (Museum Visit + Typography!) 🇨🇭
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I recently went to Switzerland and was fully inspired. I'm hoping you can find inspiration from Swiss Design as well. Here is a recap of my experience, my visit to Museum Fur Gestatlung, a design haul of things that I bought, and a typography haul, just because type is fun to look at!. Hire me as a mentor: tirsogamboa.com/mentoring-sessions/ Sign up for my newsletter: tirsogamboa.ck.page/b3f7bc...
Creative Director Redesigns Restaurant Menu
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Starting the year nice and simple with a redesign. Creative Director, Tirso Gamboa applies foundational design principles to elevate the menu design at Social Inn. Hire me as a mentor: tirsogamboa.com/mentoring-sessions/ Sign up for my newsletter: tirsogamboa.ck.page/b3f7bc2f89 Support the channel by buying me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/tirsogamboa
How did 2023 Go?!
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It's that time of the year to reflect on how things went. In this video, I announce my newsletter, explain my approach to my content and provide some life updates. Hire me as a mentor: tirsogamboa.com/mentoring-sessions/ Sign up for my newsletter: tirsogamboa.ck.page/b3f7bc2f89 Support the channel by buying me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/tirsogamboa
Mastering Hierarchy and Emphasis in Graphic Design: Essential Tips and Techniques
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Understanding Imposition and Printer Spreads for Designers
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Imposter Syndrome: The Ongoing Struggle for Designers
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Mastering Alignment in Graphic Design: Essential Tips and Techniques
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Revamp Your Design Process: Level Up by Fixing Broken Windows
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Great info!
Thanks for all the layouts styles. Wish you could do more with minimal text and image. Once again thank you
I love your videos so relatable, Thank you !
Thank you it is amazingly detailed, great mentorship, can you make a video on when to use each and how to determine how many column grids for which project please ?
Tirso, I absolutely loved your video. I can see the care that you've put on producing it and I really appreciate it. Thank you so much!
I am following your lead to become a Graphic Designer and I am already excited. What do you think about somebody with experience in another visual-related field (such as illustration) should show or not when presenting herself for a Design position. Should I include my work as illustrator? In what extent? Should I put the emphasis on Design and leave for last (or in between, maybe) projects what I love/worked as an illustrator? I am curious to know! Many thanks for your suggestions in advance. :)
Video display resolution of an image is measured in pixels per inch (PPI) not (DPI). Dots per inch (DPI) is a measurement of the number of ink dots in a printed line per inch. As a general rule to determine the required resolution, one would take the dot per inch (DPI) of the printed piece, double it, and that should be the minimum resolution of the image you provide for the best quality print. So, if something is printing at a 150 dot per inch (DPI), the target image resolution should be at least 300 pixels per inch (PPI).
Hello! I would like to hear your thoughts on my portfolio? I just finished it yesterday! For context I just graduated from University. Would love to hear your thoughts. My email is on there as well if preferred. Thank you :)
Great ideas.Thank you so much for the video! This reminds me of the "diverging" and "converging" explained in the "human-centered design thinking" approach. Diverging is the mindset that the sky is the limit for generating ideas [Plato's approach], and then converging is taking into consideration the restrictions of resources/time/money/technology/etc..., i.e. what is feasible, viable, applicable [Aristotle's approach]. The final design solution should be a balance of both.
Yes! You absolutely nailed it. Are you an HCI designer?
Rice is life❤
How do you create grid inside rectangle? Are you using illustrator or Indesign in this content?
I created it manually for the purposes of the video. I always use InDesign for layout!
this is my first time to be mentioned in a yt video lol, thank you for the great content again
You got it! Thanks for the continued support 🙏
This is great! Very easy to understand.
Thanks so much! 🙏🙏🙏
Man. I’m new to indesign. Photoshop seems like it can do everything this video shows without having to learn a new tool
I would agree that Photoshop can do everything in this video specifically, but it can’t do everything else that InDesign offers, so the benefit is having all the tools in one app vs doing color in Photoshop and then typesetting in InDesign. I know it’s a huge hurdle learn InDesign, but it would open up opportunity to work on a breadth of other projects. Photoshop still has a place in the workflow, but when it comes to layout design, InDesign is the most robust to work on any project.
Your content is truly top-notch! Any chance you could dive into more advanced topics in the future?
Thank you so much! Specifically in InDesign? or Design in general? Design is a little tougher... I can see why creators don't do it often. Let me know. I'll see what I can do!
This video is just WOW. Thank you so much for your efforts in making this for us.
Of course! I thought I got a little carried away on this one, but the work seems to have been worth it. Thanks for watching ❤️
Excelente 👌 ❤ gracias 😊
Thank you!!! I really love your videos on grids 😊
Thank you! I really need to get the full series up 🥹
Thank you for explained in details
Awesome! I nervous about this one, but it sounds like the explanations were enough?
Brilliant content, I really look forward to these. One question, what is the 'hero' content? Thank you!
It is the main content, or largest in hierarchy, similar to the hero section of a website!
Loving the flow and speed of the tutorial as usual. Really very informative! I'm not sure why my mind was waiting for a drop cap in the layouts though. 😄 Thanks for this Tirso!
Haha! I actually have a reasoning for this. When I work on my content, I try to strip it of as many design elements as possible so viewers focus on the topic, in this case grids. I could do an exploration of dropcaps… need think about that one. Oh and this is a larger reminder for me to get a newsletter out soon 🫣
@@tirsogamboa I'll be looking forward to that! I'm actually recommending your channel to my kids and colleagues! Keep it up bro! You're doing AWESOME! May I just add one more. Have you upgraded your video recording setup? Looks so sharp and Hi-res! Canon? Sony? It looks really good!😃😎
@@maykestrada thanks! I use Leica. My main camera actually broke a few months ago, so I've been using my Q (which isn't made for video) and then this loaner until my camera is fixed. It's kind of a mess to be honest, but if it's clear and subjectively better than iPhone quality, I'll take it!
This was awesome! Can’t wait for the 3/6/8/12 grids and when to use each!
I’m going to think about 8 and 12 columns… they’re not usually grids that I suggest, but maybe I can come up with something!
Today I woke up and said: I want to learn more about grids today. Perfect timing, perfect video. Please do more of these!
I absolutely will! Thank you 🙏
Amazing video! please dont stop❤❤
I will! Finally getting into a groove of making videos 🙌🏼
what if there is 60 pages
It depends on the form your printer sets up. If they do 12 as I did in the video, they would just print 5 forms of 12 pages each and then bind them together at the end
Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
You got it, thank you for watching!
For you to take the time to critique portfolios is very kind of you! Love your videos! Thank you!
Thanks so much! Just trying to do my part in the design community ❤️
Totally fascinating how you came up with all the alternate designs. Learning so much from you, thank you!
WoWwW! Great designs and great way of teaching! Seems like the way you design is less cumbersome than using a baseline grid. This suits me fine as I do production layout and we don't usually have time to set up baseline grids at work. New sub, thank you!!
I've seen people default to always using a baseline grid, but I've only used them when I worked for a newspaper and the feature well of magazines. I still need to do a video on using column grids... Thank you so much for subscribing!
Congratulations! Cannot wait to see how this evolves, only getting better from here. Very inspiring! 🙌🏽😄
I'm excited, thanks for always supporting 🙏
Love this color on you!!! Also, this before and after is so good. Love that spam!🙌🏽😄
haha thank you!! I like the yellow polo as well! ❤️
Love your videos <3
I like your process!, Thank you
thanks so much!
Tirso! I vote for more of these, love hearing about your thought process now that I don't have the luxury of sitting next to you and learning from you. Also, should out to our Antigua trip.
Hi Shannon! Yes, one of the best trips to Antigua. One day... can we work together again?!
Hi what font didn't you use to Tyler alignment on your thumbnail? Thanks!
It is Ivar Display Condensed from Letters From Sweden foundry
Amazing video! please dont stop 🔥
Thank you!! I seem to have a cadence on the channel lately, so trying to carry it on. thanks for watching 🙏
Not sure if it was Robert Bringhurst but I'm most likely going to paraphrase here: 'a great FLRR should resemble a well-pinched pie crust'. Thanks again for the vids.
Oh, i'm familiar with that, but food is always a reference for type in my book!! ❤️
THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL! .... I AM SUBSCRIBING RIGHT AWAY
Thanks much and welcome to the channel! ❤️🙏
Really enjoyed this one and all the glasses! 🤓
Thank you!!! 🙏 how many of them did you choose for me? All of them? Haha
This was fun. More quizzes, please. Keeps us on our toes.
You got it! Now I just have to come up with more… 👀 I won’t let you down!
Tirso you are a gem, you have me arguing with my computer about the 1/2 and 1/3s squinting to see the exact measurement. Thank you.
Haha it takes time to “see” and it takes a little longer to be confident in what you see. I’m glad it was somewhat challenging. Thanks for watching 🙏
So, I just moved into the magazine team at work (yay me). I would really like to share my designs with you to help me become a better designer. The team only has a managing editor and an associate editor no other designer besides me. I have taken a lot of your advice and tried to implement them into my work. I am currently leaving the county but will return back. Let me know if you are still open to some mentoring sessions. I live in Ohio and would really appreciate some constructive feedback. Thanks!
First, congrats on the new job!! Pulling at my heart strings for a fellow magazine designer… I will make a one-time exception since you haven’t signed up for one. Send me an email and we can set it up. Have safe travels! 🙏
This video just eroded my confidence as a designer. Thanks!
NOOOO!!! That was not the goal! Oh man, there are enough struggles in the design career. The last thing I was is to spread any ounces or doubt. I think I’ll try to make this a regular video idea on the channel. You’ll get there!
@@tirsogamboa I actually thank you for shaking my confidence. I want to improve and I can only do so by going outside my comfort zone. Please do more of these. And could you provide me some resources for these kind of balance things? Like visual center stuff, please?
I always like your videos, very informative and helpful, thank you for sharing and keep it up.
Thanks so much! ❤️
As a graphic design student, I sometimes struggle with visual perception and feel hesitant to admit it. I truly appreciate how thorough you are in explaining your design decisions and the reasoning behind them. Your clear and detailed approach to design helps me a ton.
We all start somewhere! I’m not sure when, but eventually we get to the “I was blind, but now I see” stage and anything before is the past. I appreciate the feedback! Just trying to make design more approachable for everyone ❤️
How many different pairs of glasses did I wear in the video? And which one was your favorite?
5 pairs (not including the shades you clipped on) 😉
@@Yungsalt30 You were the only one responded!!! Thank you so much for doing the prompt. 🙏🙏🙏 Since no one else did the challenge, I will honor both mentoring sessions you! Please send me an email to get them set up! hello@tirsogamboa.com Can't wait to connect! ❤
@@Yungsalt30 I just want to make sure you saw this! Let me know if you'd like to set up the mentoring sessions
I love the way you structured these videos! So clear and well-organized.
Thank you!!! 🙏
This is an excellent video! It's a great refresh of print production tips and I learned a couple news things.
Awesome! I’m leaning into more print design on the channel, so stay tuned ❤️
your videos are actually so amazing!!! my future career path and you’re breaking it down so well
Thank you so much! Trying my best here, just sharing knowledge as a designer for other designers 🙏
currently working towards a Creative Director career and this was such a cool insight into the job! thank you
I love that! You can do it ❤️