9 EASY Design Skills to Make ANY Design (Beginner to Pro)

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  • These 9 design skills will take you from a beginner to an advanced designer for FREE in 2023. Mastering these 9 skills will enable you to make almost any design you can imagine without having to be a professional graphic designer. This design tutorial isn't conventional, but it's what has worked for me and several others, so it can work for you.
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    0:00 - Intro
    1:14 - Skill #1
    2:08 - Skill #2
    3:48 - Skill #3
    5:19 - Skill #4
    6:43 - Skill #5
    8:43 - Skill #6
    10:53 - Skill #7
    14:51 - Skill #8
    16:07 - Skill #9

ความคิดเห็น • 154

  • @alekSheffy
    @alekSheffy  ปีที่แล้ว +6

    🫰 Try Printify: try.printify.com/alek
    🤖 Discord: discord.gg/KKv4hPZ2TS

  • @RoyalSoulGypsy
    @RoyalSoulGypsy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I worked in Desktop Publishing for 10 years. You just taught 3 years of in-production training in less than 18 minutes. This video is incredibly useful!

  • @brenondopp
    @brenondopp ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Value packed video Alek! Thanks for the awesome content you share with our community! Keep up the great work!

  • @spacecadet831
    @spacecadet831 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Im gonna have to watch this like 50 times on half speed.

    • @gbbygomez
      @gbbygomez ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here this is my 5th time

    • @upwarddog
      @upwarddog 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂 yeah

    • @innovationmistress6447
      @innovationmistress6447 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Im on attempt 12 but I know I'm sure I'm doing 13

    • @Pympersona
      @Pympersona 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂

    • @tiffanyolson4565
      @tiffanyolson4565 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Right behind ya! 😂

  • @wendyon4517
    @wendyon4517 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow!! Super helpful. The type of video you watch straight through and then go back to pause and try to master (and remember) each part.

  • @thesupportcrew1
    @thesupportcrew1 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is another awesome video. Thank you! Have spent a fair amount of time in Photoshop and can 100% agree with the value of learning the hot keys. Thank you, Alek!

  • @peterthompson6551
    @peterthompson6551 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic video. Thank you so much for your time explaining all of this

  • @kasunranga2566
    @kasunranga2566 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for delivering another great video packed with great value. 100% agree with learning the hotkeys, this is a game changer for any designer.

  • @AmberDeming-il7ti
    @AmberDeming-il7ti ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is amazing!!! THANK YOU! So much to learn!

  • @andrewblackwell9684
    @andrewblackwell9684 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was a really great video, thank you. I watched it then played it through again following along, stopping and starting while I worked it out. I've not used figma before as I mainly use Canva so some of the things took a little more work until I understood what you were doing but I got there in the end. A lot of these text effects can't be done in Canva (or at least I don't know how) and this has opened up so many new things for me to play with.

  • @AlbanesePatrick
    @AlbanesePatrick ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic! Lot of info packed in here! Thanks!

  • @mahafatima7392
    @mahafatima7392 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Omg this is so simple and so useful. Please make more content like this 🎉🎉

  • @Ellie-belle-777
    @Ellie-belle-777 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great content!!! Saved and pkan to watch sections over and over. Thank you for this amazing information!

  • @Panino1987
    @Panino1987 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great informative video, thank you

  • @ivonnerecarey6957
    @ivonnerecarey6957 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this video is pure golddd, thanks so much !

  • @Twildberry
    @Twildberry ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Video!! Thanks for all the info. 😊

  • @helenmarie01
    @helenmarie01 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am so glad I started watching your videos, like a week ago. This video is answering a lot of left over questions I had about using Figma. Thank you for explaining how this all works together step by step.

    • @grover-em5ux
      @grover-em5ux 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So how has it turned out. Planning on starting.

  • @AaronSefchick
    @AaronSefchick ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As always, much appreciated Alek. I keep waiting for those ads but another seamless watch. Thank you.

    • @AaronSefchick
      @AaronSefchick ปีที่แล้ว

      @GsudbdJdndb No. How about you go get a real job and do something with your life, 'cause this ain't it. You make the world worse, not better, think about that when you go to bed.

  • @anniea.4141
    @anniea.4141 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is BRLLIANT. Thanks for sharing!

  • @madisonmasontv
    @madisonmasontv 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Alek, you're just the greatest, buddy. Personable, concise, cogent, and without the prevalent hucksterism and funnel hustle found in so many YT presenters. And all of your videos are so encouraging. Thanks for your high level of professionalism.

  • @MorgeansFavorites
    @MorgeansFavorites 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Alek, I LOVE you! Thank you for all you do. You have helped me a ton!

  • @doughgirl76
    @doughgirl76 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was incredibly useful information! You are a great teacher and communicate the information in your videos so well. It's truly amazing how much information you fit into each one.

  • @alaskahomesteading
    @alaskahomesteading ปีที่แล้ว +2

    While I already know how to do this with the other programs in my arsenal, this is a great video, and because of your design video, I'm learning figma... Thanks man!!!

  • @AvaLynne
    @AvaLynne ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is why you're THE BEST! 200k here we come.

  • @supersaiyan7149
    @supersaiyan7149 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for making it so simple. And also showing simple examples. These tips will help me out big time as my main problem when designing still is thinking too complicated. Also this figma software is so similar to affinity designer, crazy that i never heard of it.

  • @melansan1354
    @melansan1354 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this awesome video. Need more vids like this😊

  • @pavelananich4867
    @pavelananich4867 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for such a useful video!

  • @mycheezels205
    @mycheezels205 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    holy moly that was a useful video, I’ll probs be watching and pausing that many times

  • @Writingmyfuture99
    @Writingmyfuture99 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey, you did cover what I was looking for Alek. Thank you!

  • @faisalqureshi5882
    @faisalqureshi5882 ปีที่แล้ว

    THIS WAS BRILLIANT! THANKS ALEK

  • @genevieve5217
    @genevieve5217 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video! Thank you, Alek!

  • @hltan2882
    @hltan2882 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good info and summary.

  • @gilbertngetich1868
    @gilbertngetich1868 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very useful. Kinda feels like a crash course. Awesome.

  • @maxdietrich2782
    @maxdietrich2782 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    YOU.ARE.THE BEST! Thanks for your videos! I learned so much from you!

  • @bertwolf
    @bertwolf ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Vid...gives a good inside what is possible with Figma. Thank you.

  • @user-gy8nu5ch4u
    @user-gy8nu5ch4u 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you! Thank You!!

  • @tuandatluu4
    @tuandatluu4 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks so much, for sharing, u r the best 👌 👍

  • @wickedcosmos535
    @wickedcosmos535 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    High Quality Content !!!

  • @hogiebb1
    @hogiebb1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank u. I have been using Godaddy studio for a few years..and love it for its ease and intuitive platform, and phone and desktop app integration - but it has its limitations. So now I can try out figma when i want to get more sophisticated with Text.

  • @Arisbe_obasmoqweef
    @Arisbe_obasmoqweef ปีที่แล้ว

    Between you and Patryk you guys are killing it

  • @the1truegooner519
    @the1truegooner519 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was a great fully loaded video, i watched one of your other videos and you used figma i downloaded and got confused! after this i think i am going to try it again. Thanks

  • @askmajd
    @askmajd 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    very good video great value

  • @danthegeetarman
    @danthegeetarman ปีที่แล้ว

    Epic tutorial. Thanks your videos are the best 🙏🙏

  • @joshuamitchell911
    @joshuamitchell911 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Alek this video is literally perfect dude. Thank you so much!!

    • @alekSheffy
      @alekSheffy  16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Glad it helped!

  • @oceane5
    @oceane5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you Alek for this incredible content that is so helpful. But, Is it possible to make a full tutorial about how to use Figma but a little bit more slow ? 😅Some parts oh this one are to fast me my beginners mind 😄

  • @RiyadJaamour
    @RiyadJaamour ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for everything you do Alek
    really hope you would make a viedo about shopify POD, would be amazing to hear your input on the subject!

    • @alekSheffy
      @alekSheffy  ปีที่แล้ว

      Working on it 🙏

  • @lemababi3
    @lemababi3 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wowwwww you are God sent! Such a great teacher!!!!!!!!! Thank you!! Gratitude, Gratitude 🙏😊

  • @user-wx3cg9re4n
    @user-wx3cg9re4n ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi I’m new a subscriber and I love your videos so far! Can you please talk about the resolution of the designs? I made one using mid journey and when I uploaded it to printful, the quality was bad.

  • @QuickStopWisdom
    @QuickStopWisdom 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your videos! Are you planning on making a course?

  • @krisnaross
    @krisnaross 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Alek! You are incredible!!!! This is absolute gold. Thank you so much for keep putting out these awesome content! I will repay your kindness one day $$$. I've used your affiliate links and if there's anything else I could do to show support, I'm game. I'm a subscriber and always liked your videos. 😍

  • @Greedy4711
    @Greedy4711 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you

  • @malkarie
    @malkarie 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    @alek thanks for this great video, when I try and get the distressed look to work the distressed layer is just disappearing and the coloured text is not being affected. any tips why this might be happening would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advanced!

  • @techtalk6365
    @techtalk6365 ปีที่แล้ว

    man just awesome

  • @MurphySchoolHouse
    @MurphySchoolHouse 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just spent 7 days learning how to use Canva when this was available the entire time. Thank you for sharing this game changing information.

  • @mkingscott
    @mkingscott ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello Alek, thanks for all the great videos, and I'm sorry to hear about your recent shop issue with people ripping off your designs.
    If I may ask a question of you, or anyone else with an opinion, would you have separate Etsy shops for the US and the UK, using local Printify print providers for both?
    Thank you, and all the very best 👍

  • @manueladurson701
    @manueladurson701 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How do you export your designs from figma, and can you export them as jpegs and png files?

  • @toristephens7840
    @toristephens7840 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol watched it twice, then decided to put it in .75 speed so I could keep up better. But super awesome video, learned a whole lot from it!

  • @carpenoctem9
    @carpenoctem9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Alek, great video! I was wondering how to run s POD from another country works. How do I manage the returns and lost in mail, all that stuff. Thank you!

  • @rashadfoux6927
    @rashadfoux6927 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Figma seems alot more powerful than Photoshop in a number of ways. Very cool, and very procedural and non-destructive workflow. Thank you!

  • @LtCore
    @LtCore 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent video! I'm a UX designer who uses Figma daily, learned a few tricks here. Unfortunately, the texture mask technique doesn't work anymore in Figma.

  • @adampope1022
    @adampope1022 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is there going to be a video showing how to use printfy? I'm trying to make a simple text shirt.

  • @2activlife863
    @2activlife863 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is the free version of Figma tool enough to do all that you have covered?

  • @leaderdreams128
    @leaderdreams128 ปีที่แล้ว

    How many font designs do you recommend? What about color of shirts, basic, white, gray and black? Thanks

  • @ScadooshGoat
    @ScadooshGoat ปีที่แล้ว

    really good ad for figma

    • @alekSheffy
      @alekSheffy  ปีที่แล้ว

      Figma is my favorite especially since it's free

  • @1011mweiland
    @1011mweiland ปีที่แล้ว

    yeah I'll be watching this a few more times I imagine

  • @KendalPalmer-xo6om
    @KendalPalmer-xo6om 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Is Figma completely free to use? I was trying to move along with you while watching the video and trying to use figma, and I was missing a lot of options. Thank you!

  • @777ericghim
    @777ericghim 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    mans giving out literal gold

  • @TheDigitalFilmGuide
    @TheDigitalFilmGuide 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Which version of FIGMA do you recommend and is FIGMA similar to Illustrator? Do I need both?

  • @Laflaqua-hg5yx
    @Laflaqua-hg5yx ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Alek do you offer the 35$ Free Shipping Guarantee in your shops? I do and I'm struggling with that. When I offer a 15% discount on my items, then once people order 2 things (above 35$) and get free shipping I make hardly any profits, considering 6.5% Etsy fees as well, and the 10$ shipping I have to pay. And if I price my items even higher I end up way more expensive than the others, I'm already in the mid range. Considering I'm a new shop trying to grow this is tough! What is your personal experience?

  • @MrNightsens
    @MrNightsens ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Alek love your Videos :) Question i know you like Figma but do you use it often for your shops or do you prefer more Adobe Illustrator or maybe Affinity Designer? Greetings from Germany.
    PS: can anyone tell me whats the name of the tool to show what ranking reveneu etc for etsy? Thanks

    • @MrNightsens
      @MrNightsens ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@milopack1191 thank you :)

  • @bute8489
    @bute8489 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you prefer fiqma over AI illustrator for designing?

  • @2activlife863
    @2activlife863 ปีที่แล้ว

    How can I be sure that resolution of a graphic shall be quality enough for printing on a T-shirt and that my product will look exactly as I have seen it on my monitor?

  • @CluedoYT
    @CluedoYT ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the great video. I've seen oyu used both Canva and Figma in designs making. From your opinion are they interchangeable or you use them in different ways?

    • @alekSheffy
      @alekSheffy  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I really only use Figma, I just know a lot of people use Canva instead since there are more tutorials on it and it's less intimidating

    • @dadatoni7840
      @dadatoni7840 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alekSheffy do you know another way to create distressed text layers because the masking isn't working for me and I followed your instruction step by step

  • @triplewinlin5576
    @triplewinlin5576 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really helpful video! Only "problem" was I kept gettng blown away every time I tried to comment :)

  • @neoone75
    @neoone75 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What about kittl instead of figma? It has good text features, but is it worth of buying?

  • @paradox7830
    @paradox7830 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bro i Just binge watched 30 of your videos to learn and understand Etzy and online earning, i wish i started following your etzy journey from november but i guess nows a better time to start then never , so much to learn , thank you for your insights , gotta watch one more video before i sleep now , also its 3 am here in India D: , i just hope this etzy business venture becomes successful for someone from india.

    • @paradox7830
      @paradox7830 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      completely fried my brain watching this one , need some sleep fml

    • @alekSheffy
      @alekSheffy  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can do it bro

    • @alekSheffy
      @alekSheffy  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lots of info 😅

  • @MrSammyGFTW
    @MrSammyGFTW ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We should really be paying for all this knowledge… thanks so much Alek. On my 3 rd sale my second day after my first listing went live.

    • @Bee_Healthier
      @Bee_Healthier ปีที่แล้ว

      Wowwww, I have 22 listings no sales Lol, but I'm also taking the righteous path and only doing designs that are beneficial to world. I.E animal rights, plant based, environmentalism, etc. Not the typical garbage people buy.

    • @MrSammyGFTW
      @MrSammyGFTW ปีที่แล้ว

      I did a Mother’s Day shirt and then a dog birthday shirt, views and sales completely gone now lol, think I got super lucky, definitely do what you enjoy if not it just feels like another 9-5. But if you do want a 9-5 in Etsy then making the best selling “garbage” designs might be the best way to bring in sales. Still fairly new to all this but I’m in it for the long run. Trying to get 2 designs out a week. Gonna start designing for holidays as well. Good luck man I hope you get 1,000,000 sales with your designs.

  • @mildes6392
    @mildes6392 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Alek! I have watched your other videos as well. How can you compete as a complete beginner with bigger fishes who are already well established in platforms like Etsy? These guys probably are way more SEO optimised than a newbie starting out today.

    • @alekSheffy
      @alekSheffy  ปีที่แล้ว

      You'll have to win by posting more listings to try and rank, or by paying to run ads to gain traction in the algorithm

    • @mildes6392
      @mildes6392 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alekSheffy and don’t you think there are less competitive niches left which have a lower barrier entry ?

  • @nickyap
    @nickyap ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Skill #7 (Distressed Layer) - Really struggling to get this to cut the "dots" out of the text in the right way. It either completely deletes the layers, or is very sparse and you can't read the text (basically the inverse of what you're accomplishing). Am I missing something?

  • @j.f.8768
    @j.f.8768 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A great video with so many tips in such a short time! But one thing doesn't work for me: the grunge effect! I put the font over the effect, select both, go to mask and the effect doesn't work. I've tried everything and have even restarted the program. No chance. It only works to a limited extent if I set the mask to "luminance" afterwards - but not properly either. Does anyone have any ideas? Thank you!

  • @user-nm4pz8ki9l
    @user-nm4pz8ki9l ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm a bit confused. I keep trying to achieve the distressed look. I layer my text over the distressed overlay, group the text and the distressed overly and then click the sub mask icon, but nothing happens.

    • @Panino1987
      @Panino1987 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah me too, I keep trying moving the layers up and down, but it won't stack the image to the other layers 😑

    • @franner15
      @franner15 ปีที่แล้ว

      I get the same issue

  • @user-lg7yj8ir5x
    @user-lg7yj8ir5x 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How to change color of the shirt?

  • @user-ti3uq5lk7v
    @user-ti3uq5lk7v ปีที่แล้ว

    What is software he use

  • @progs5003
    @progs5003 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Skill 7 double masking is not working for me if i am masking a text with image it's working fine but after that if i try to mask distressed layer the color of that group is changing to the distressed pattern anyone have solution for this

  • @timtim2500
    @timtim2500 ปีที่แล้ว

    16:12 The confused look on MY face, trying to figure out HOW would i become a better designer, if I learn the "Hockey's" 😂 😂

  • @Dix-qc8qq
    @Dix-qc8qq 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    66 Year Old Fart signed up for your course. Had to apply eye drops this morning due to eyes glazed over when I hit the Figma portion. I figure everyone starts at "0", right? It's hard, but I'm going to be one of your best students.

  • @medic2584
    @medic2584 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello for me it outlines just the letter not the stroke what am I doing wrong can not get it to work.

  • @wachid2832
    @wachid2832 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still My Etsy shop is suspended without any reason or e-mail😢

  • @eagermedia
    @eagermedia ปีที่แล้ว

    Love you bro.
    ❤❤❤❤❤
    Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰

  • @some5672
    @some5672 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can't figure out how to stack masks, everytime i overlay a second mask, the first one disappears

  • @ConfusedGamer101
    @ConfusedGamer101 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is the writings are the only t shirts that sell?

    • @alekSheffy
      @alekSheffy  ปีที่แล้ว

      Graphic tees sell too

  • @GoeFreedom
    @GoeFreedom 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    for some reason, i can't get the distress texture to work

  • @renasmile
    @renasmile 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Summary of topics discussed in this video are:
    0:00 - Intro
    1:14 - Skill #1 - Terminology
    2:08 - Skill #2 - Text Controls
    3:48 - Skill #3 - Color Controls
    5:19 - Skill #4 - Shapes
    6:43 - Skill #5 - Alignment Controls
    8:43 - Skill #6 - Strokes
    10:53 - Skill #7 - Masking
    14:51 - Skill #8 - Warping
    16:07 - Skill #9 - Bonus Tips
    Tip #1 - Learn Hotkeys
    Tip #2 - Make use of Plugins
    Tip #3 - Jin the Discord Community

  • @spoomba137
    @spoomba137 ปีที่แล้ว

    Totally going to understand all the things in this video after my tenth viewing 😬

  • @datsliz
    @datsliz ปีที่แล้ว

    So we need to pay for a prescription for freepik because using anything free means copyright issues.

  • @princemehra12
    @princemehra12 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why don't use illustrator for designing?

  • @ParkourFreeLife
    @ParkourFreeLife 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hey, the thing you're showing at 11:20 is not working. When I do it, the overlay just disappears and the text looks just like normal text would. Does anyone have any tips? I've been struggling for several hours... Doesn't work both with jpg and svg..

    • @bdg1970
      @bdg1970 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Little bit late but you have to place the vector on top of the words, select both layers, and then mask them.

  • @Dix-qc8qq
    @Dix-qc8qq 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you need a paid account w/Figma to do all this?

  • @leiadaniels3181
    @leiadaniels3181 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can’t get mask to work. I downloaded a grunge image from freepix and I am trying it but it won’t work. Can you help?

    • @prescillagcon
      @prescillagcon ปีที่แล้ว

      same here! did you figure it out, by any chance? there's not a lot of tutorials about it

  • @PochoNieves
    @PochoNieves ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm a professional graphic designer and artist... I can't see where if I was new to GD this would be the easiest way to get it done IN THE BEGINNING. However if you make this your full time I say to learn more. I'm not even saying to buy software but to learn concepts and some design theory from TH-cam videos by designer for free. Also get better FREE software that do pro level work like Inkscape instead of Adobe Illustrator. Then for a lil bit of money then buy Affinity Photo and Designer.