Thank you for sharing, amazing content as always! A couple of the resources you mentioned were new to me, will totally check them out! (My favorite resources are Phlearn, Graphicriver and iStock.) What I really miss in my list of resources is a place were I can get my work criticised by experienced designers and creative directors. Do you know of such a resource? Does this exist?
Øyvind, Great to see you here my friend! I hadn't heard of Phlearn! I'll have to check them out. I have a video I'm working on now on the best design educational site out there and Phlearn wasn't on it, but it might just be soon! On getting your work critiqued: No I don't know of any place like that but it's a great idea and would be a great business opportunity for someone if they could figure out the business model. Young designers usually are exactly flush with cash, so it would have to be affordable - and high level designers and CD's charge a lot for their time, so I can see why it hasn't emerged yet. However, lots of people put designs up in the forums of LinkedIn in design focused groups - and there are a lot of them. I see designers getting feedback on their work all the time there - but you can't be assured they are the kind of accomplished pro's you are looking for. It might be best to try to befriend a few people who you admire and ask to use them as a resource to bounce stuff off of. I have a few old employees who I do that for. But my time is limited, too - so I have to keep it manageable...Build your network of trusted advisors and use them - and reciprocate!
Thanks for the reply Philip, I really appreciate it :) That makes sense, I see how that can be a challenging business model to figure out. Good tip on building a network of trusted advisors! I am a big Photoshop nerd, Phlearn is my goto resource when it comes to that. Phlearn is a great resource for learning Photoshop, lightroom and photography. Another great resource I use quite often is CreativeLive which offers lots of great online classes (on demand or live video classes) in a wide range of categories.
You rock John. I really appreciate the positive support. I'm doing my best to add value here. Share me on social with a friend or two. I'd really appreciate it. Also be sure to join the Verhaal Brand Design Facebook group - I share more content there, too.
Tyrone, Thanks so much!~ Can you do me a favor as a small thank you? Please share my video with a friend or two! I'm trying to build my subscribers. More to come!
Thanks! that means a lot to me...keep tuning in - and check out my back catalog of videos and learn. I've been around the block. You can get there. Go for it!
Hi Philip, I have just started to learn Creative Cloud and was looking for good templates to use. One of my creative designer friend mentioned about your youtube channel to me today morning. 2 hours have passed since then and I am still hooked to your channel ! Simply great Philip, love it :)
Yes :) I come from the corporate background of the digital world. Just gone solo and trying my hands in the creative field as a side project. I always had an interest and passion in the world, now trying to get my hands in with smaller ideas that I hopefully can bring alive soon. Your channel is super brilliant for people who do not want to just learn "Adobe Creative cloud" but actually understand what it takes to be really creative. Best Wishes! Mac
Thanks Mac.. That's my purpose. My channel is for both creative professional and entrepreneurs/small business people who want to learn about branding, strategy, design and social media - and how to use them to boost your career and your business. Thanks for watching and for the astute observation.
I just discoverd your channel a few days ago and I really like all of your videos! It's real high quality content and it inspires me to always challange myself and lern some new stuff. Greetings from Germany! :)
Hey Melissa! Thanks so much for checking out my video! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Check out some of my back-catalogue of videos there is TONS of great stuff there. Keep tuning in!
@@gumtree7177 Fender Strat (early japanese manufacture version - locking nut and fine-tune whammy bar- both kinda crap), and a maroon 1970 Les Paul Custom (which is my baby...)
NextDayFlyers is also an excellent budget friendly printing resource. Great customer service and the products I've received are quality. Thanks for the great video.
Hey karma! You've chosen a great career! Thanks so much for checking out my video! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Keep tuning in!
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Great all-in-one video for resources, but for a video/channel that recommends such a large range of websites/product/services, im surprised youre not more transparent about your affiliation links. Great content tho, which always speaks for itself in the long run. Will bookmark this just for the links in the description
Ash, my Amazon affiliate link disclaimer is at the bottom of every video description I have - as required by Amazon. Amazon affiliate revenue for me - which is very small for me anyway - adds nothing to the person who buys price on the item - if it did I'd certainly make it a bigger deal. Thanks for taking the time to comment- and for watching!
Jay, Thanks so much!~ Can you do me a favor as a small thank you? Please share my video with a friend or two! I'm trying to build my subscribers. More to come!
Thank you! This information is extremely helpful! Although I would suggest trying UPrinting instead of vistaprint for BC. They have more options and are A LOT less in price. Great quality
I've personally found UPrinting to be more expensive in some cases - and I've had problems with card stock quality - but I appreciate your sharing your POV!
Tom, I actually wrote that little piece of music (I'm a musician, too) but I've gotten that comment a lot and in my videos going forward I have dropped the intro audio all together. Now I just use it on the outro. Thanks for watching!
Ashley Krueger, Thanks so much!~ Can you do me a favor as a small thank you? Please share my video with a friend or two! I'm trying to build my subscribers. More to come!
CH, You're too kind. Thanks for watching! Be sure to share a video of mine on social or with a designer friend or business partner. I'd be forever grateful!
Hi there Philip, thanks for a cool video. Have you heard about JumpStory? It’s a new stock photo alternative to the sites you mention. More focus on authenticity and diversity. Maybe you’ll find it interesting. Best regards, Jonathan
Philip, I really enjoy your channel. The video and sound quality is top notch and that in itself is SO liberating in a world of lowres content. I wanna make a comment on your statement that "having more fonts is even more fun for us designers". I beg to differ. I constantly try to reduce typefaces in my collection. My goal is trim it down even more in 2018. I don't want a gazillion typefaces to choose from, it's only noise. Yeah, I'm a bit Massimo'ish in that department but perhaps you could make a video about reduction in graphic design? So what are YOUR ten typefaces you would like to keep if your were forced to keep just ten in your collection? Thumbs up for great vids and thanks for sharing!
Ventende, That is the most awesome video suggestion I have gotten in over 2000+ comments over the last 6 months. I TOTALLY agree. In fact I have about 15 go-to fonts that I use quite religiously - and foist on client after client - because they are just too good not to use (don't tell anyone). Sure I get sucked into having a huge library at my fingertips, but how many times do you page through thousands on fonts just to end up choosing one of those 15. - I'll do the video on it. But I can just hear the comments I'm going to get now..."you use THAT font? really?" You know how designers get...lol. That's for the awesome suggestion - and thanks for watching.
Thanks. I know what you mean. Designers can be pretty religious and everyone holds onto phrases from their book of believe. It's almost become a religion where your either a believer of the free and expressive type aesthetic or you are the voice of reason with a readability first approach. These days I'm actually using more time trying to find good typefaces for small screen devices, mostly geometrical gothic / sans serifs. There's alot of progress in that area that made me explore fonts again made in recent years in addition to having the shortlist of good old work horses. Btw, reduction in graphic design could be a separate topic, I don't think it's a trend category cause it's more of a school.
I was actually trained as a painter (MFA in painting) - So I come to design from a very - no rules, expressive perspective, which really ticks off a lot of strict 'type and stripe' bauhaus aficionados. I mix up design terminology all the time. But the success I've had in my career makes up for all as far as I'm concerned. For me it's about expression, communication, inspiration and aesthetics.
I agree. Same time digital media is also alot about rules, or technicalities when trying to please the user groups with good UX and all that. I miss being BIG, bold, expressive and free, but it's not where the work is these days I'm afraid. At least not for me. Wish I was Saul Bass back in his days:)
Great video :) I'm also very happy with Vistaprint, I have used them several times :) I also use Shutterstock a lot, especially for images to be used on packaging.
Hi Catherine! Thanks for commenting! Vistaprint screwed up a 1000 business card order i placed for a client recently and printed it on the wrong stock. They corrected it in 10 minutes - reprinted and overnighted the replacements. Great customer service! Keep tuning in!
Hello, Philip. I've been looking for really tactical, premium graphic design course. But I can not find any good course. In every course, they are teaching how to use tools, not best practices and trends. Please, could you recommend any video course?
Farkhod - you have stumbled on one of the real limitations of online GD training. I think there is very little basic design fundamentals training online - most of it is wrapped around a particular app. I'll keep my eyes open.
As a printer, I’d have to disagree with recommending Vistaprint. We get at least 3 or 4 clients a week who come to us because they’re completely dissatisfied with their results. I’d recommend consulting with your local printer before you shop online for your business cards.
Yeah, I know. But Moo and Vista have been getting better. Better stock, better weighs. And for many people its all they can afford. I have to say, I come from a printing family- I grew up working in quick-print shops and on newspaper presses, it is getting harder and harder to FIND local printers who don't just use the same digital output that Vista and Moo - and others use. But point taken.
Thank you for sharing great content. I recently started following you. Most of the content shown here is paid. Could you make a video on 10 best free resources for graphic designer. Also, if possible make such videos for web designers too. Thanks!
Thanks man, or should I say Sir..? These sites are awesome. I have been using unsplash for some months. It has high quality free stocks and you can donate. Envado is an amazing find
Sir? That's hilarious! "man" is better! You're right, Envato is great. A HUGE site with lots of sub-sites. Cheap and quality resources. I use them all the time!
Sir if I purchase stock image from Shutterstock... could other person buy same image from Shutterstock after I purchase it?what happen after I buy specific image from Shutterstock...
Veenod, buying an image from Shutterstock only gives you the rights to use it. Others can purchase licenses to use the same image, too. If you want to license an image exclusively - so no one else can use it - you can, but the cost is prohibitively expensive in most cases.
@@PhilipVanDusen thank you sir for your reply.. actually my client want image exclusively for gym branding.... could we buy image in Shutterstock that solely own by my client.
Yes, you can buy full exclusive usage rights of images. But as I said it is usually too much money - 10's of thousands if not sometimes 100's of thousands of dollars. Many times it is MUCH cheaper to have an original photo re-shot by your own photographer.
Well, in my case, I was recently told that I need to create a design with a "Wow factor" in it or I am fired from the job. When I asked them to specify what they mean I've been told that I'm the designer and I should know this. I did manage to make the design that satisfied my employer, however, I feel like this can happen again and I might not be as lucky. I guess what I was really asking is: How do I ask people what they want without them thinking that I'm asking to do the job for me?
I would get specific with your questions when you get a stupid, vague comment like that. For instance: "When you say "wow factor" can you give me an example of a design that you saw recently that did that for you?" (take it out of the context of YOU and put it in their court) "Are you talking about Wow for you, or for the end customer?" Get to know intimately who the end customer is - what they would find exciting and then - when you present your work - use that customer as the target of the designs impact - not the client. Even clients who you are doing a logo for for their own company - that design isn't really for them - it is to excite/impact whoever THEIR customer is going to be. Take the opinion of the work out of the hands of the client and frame it with how you present it in the eyes of the end customer (who is not your client in reality).
Shutterstock is good too. I find their photography to be more filled with trite, cheesy "stocky" images though. You have to week through a lot more to get more unique images. But they're cheap, so they got that going for them.
Hey! I am junaid from pakistan. I have 3 month of graphics designing diploma i have 2 year of experience. And currently working in this field. In some days i will go to germany. I want to work there. But my qualification is 10 class pass. So is can i get graphics designer job. Please help me. Issues: qualification. Designing job: I am able?
Junaid, I'm sorry but I really can't help you with the legalities or specifics of moving from Pakistan to Germany to work - or the german designer market. Keep working - and learning - and your design journey will be rewarding.
Rohit Kumar, Thanks for watching! I'm sorry, but I don't really do tutorials - I focus mostly on strategy and marketing (with some trend and design career stuff thrown in). But I plan on launching a brand building e-mail course very soon.
E, I prefer Canva and that's what others I know prefer, too. As a designer I don't really have much use for them, but others (SMB's and entrepreneurs) do - so that's why I put them in my recco list. Great question. Thanks for commenting!
most of this list is great. Placeit.net is not though. If mockups are in high enough demand you'd pay $30/$100 or more per month for a limited selection, you're better off paying for your designers to learn the skill and produce them manually. It is easy to learn and can be a fun, creative way to sell more digital products on the side.
im very surprised at the things not mentioned here that i use ON THE REGULAR. one of my most used tools is called What The Font. www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ where you can upload an image of a font that you dont know. say you were asked to recreate something but you dont know the name of the font, this system will recognize the font and find you something close or exactly what it is. AND if you dont find it, you can "consult an expert" and the people on the forums will identify it for you. i usually get a response in less than an hour.
cxcevents, I love What The Font. I use it all the time. I wish I could feature every cool resource, but you gotta draw the line somewhere - sadly. Thanks for sharing that with the community!
Brawler, In fact - and you won't believe this, I met the real Colonel Sanders when I was about 18 years old. I was working a road paving crew and he came out and asked us to pave his driveway...so we did! Fun fact.
Thanks for the heads-up, I hear it, but I wouldn't it's "pretty bad" - IMHO anyway - I done a LOT worse. It's my old hard-drive disk array fans. I upgraded them to fix it.
Hey Daren, Thanks for commenting and watching. There are less expensive plans based on credits. When I have a client that I need a lot of stock for I do it for a month and get unlimited downloads then I cancel it. The client pays for the stock and I still make money. When need more, I reactivate my account. I got 45 high rez images for a website for $175 with unlimited usage for life. Which is a freakin massive bargain. If you don't have paying clients then yes, I can see your point. Go price some stock on Getty, $750-$1250 per image for limited usage. So comparatively it is an excellent resource.
Hi Philip and thanks for the reply. I am currently building a foreign language learning website, and add about 500 images per day. I can get most of what I want on free sites like pixabay. What specific paid package allows unlimited downloads on photos? I use envato elements for a month here and there and use the unlimited downloads there for PSDs, vectors, graphic templates etc. But EE is not so good for photos.
I find iStock to be great. Huge archive including Getty's. Look here for pricing info: www.istockphoto.com/plans-and-pricing --You can get 750images/mo for $399/mo or $333/mo/for 12 months (750 images/mo >12/mo).
I know, I know. But a LOT of clients don't want to pay for actually nice offset or letterpress - which is a shame- but it's a fact (no matter how hard we try to dissuade them) So using Vista is sometimes the only way to hold on to the business.
Let me guess, and your favorite store is Wal-mart.. no offense but your video recommendations are dated and will only appeal to amateurs. You ignored the thousands of unique graphic resource websites and recommended what anyone can find with a 2 second google search.
Brandon, Thanks for your comment. I'm sorry you didn't get anything out of the video. I do my best to produce great content. A lot of my viewers ARE amateurs and those just starting out in their careers - so some of my videos are basic and some more about higher level branding and strategy. I'm sure if you look through my catalog you can probably find another one that features something you don't already know. Feel free to post a few of the better resources you know of to benefit the other viewers and readers of the comments so they can explore them. It's all about giving back with - constructive criticism.
Thank you for sharing, amazing content as always! A couple of the resources you mentioned were new to me, will totally check them out! (My favorite resources are Phlearn, Graphicriver and iStock.)
What I really miss in my list of resources is a place were I can get my work criticised by experienced designers and creative directors. Do you know of such a resource? Does this exist?
Øyvind, Great to see you here my friend! I hadn't heard of Phlearn! I'll have to check them out. I have a video I'm working on now on the best design educational site out there and Phlearn wasn't on it, but it might just be soon!
On getting your work critiqued: No I don't know of any place like that but it's a great idea and would be a great business opportunity for someone if they could figure out the business model. Young designers usually are exactly flush with cash, so it would have to be affordable - and high level designers and CD's charge a lot for their time, so I can see why it hasn't emerged yet. However, lots of people put designs up in the forums of LinkedIn in design focused groups - and there are a lot of them. I see designers getting feedback on their work all the time there - but you can't be assured they are the kind of accomplished pro's you are looking for. It might be best to try to befriend a few people who you admire and ask to use them as a resource to bounce stuff off of. I have a few old employees who I do that for. But my time is limited, too - so I have to keep it manageable...Build your network of trusted advisors and use them - and reciprocate!
Thanks for the reply Philip, I really appreciate it :)
That makes sense, I see how that can be a challenging business model to figure out. Good tip on building a network of trusted advisors!
I am a big Photoshop nerd, Phlearn is my goto resource when it comes to that. Phlearn is a great resource for learning Photoshop, lightroom and photography.
Another great resource I use quite often is CreativeLive which offers lots of great online classes (on demand or live video classes) in a wide range of categories.
Should I used twitter for critisism?
Do you mean using Twitter to ask for criticism on your work?
You are one of the best TH-camrs talking about Graphic Design.
You rock John. I really appreciate the positive support. I'm doing my best to add value here. Share me on social with a friend or two. I'd really appreciate it. Also be sure to join the Verhaal Brand Design Facebook group - I share more content there, too.
This is a designers pot of gold right here.
I’m truly amazed that you continue to churn out great content every week. I have you on my “must watch” list. Keep up the great work!
It ain't easy I tell 'ya. But nothing ever really worth doing is.
I keep finding more of your videos daily and it’s very helpful and inspiring. Glad I found your channel !! And thank you :)
Tyrone, Thanks so much!~ Can you do me a favor as a small thank you? Please share my video with a friend or two! I'm trying to build my subscribers. More to come!
Great resources! Thank you so much for sharing with us! Keep up the great work!
Bebe! Will do. Thanks for your support!
I really love your channel! Thank you so much for sharing knowledge and tips! They are really helpful!
Thanks Rafael Fernandes!
Thanks a lot Phil!
I was looking for a video like this
Thanks Rohit Kumar!
Another great video!!
Thanks again
Thank you for sharing these great resources!
Hey Marineh Markarian! Thanks so much for checking out my video! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Keep tuning in!
Thanks Sir! You are my number 1 Graphic Design resource. I have made great progress since I started following your channel. Thanks!!!!
Rashid - I'm so happy I've helped you! Keep coming back for more.
Thanks for your reply Philip. I'm stuck here now.
Cool. I hope to see you back in the comments soon.
Thanks for your videos, its helped me a lot with my new brand.
You rock minedbojo!
When I grow up I wanna be like you..
Thanks! that means a lot to me...keep tuning in - and check out my back catalog of videos and learn. I've been around the block. You can get there. Go for it!
Hi Philip, I have just started to learn Creative Cloud and was looking for good templates to use. One of my creative designer friend mentioned about your youtube channel to me today morning. 2 hours have passed since then and I am still hooked to your channel ! Simply great Philip, love it :)
Mac, That's awesome! I'm flattered that I have maintained your attention for that long! More to come.
Yes :) I come from the corporate background of the digital world. Just gone solo and trying my hands in the creative field as a side project. I always had an interest and passion in the world, now trying to get my hands in with smaller ideas that I hopefully can bring alive soon. Your channel is super brilliant for people who do not want to just learn "Adobe Creative cloud" but actually understand what it takes to be really creative. Best Wishes! Mac
Thanks Mac.. That's my purpose. My channel is for both creative professional and entrepreneurs/small business people who want to learn about branding, strategy, design and social media - and how to use them to boost your career and your business. Thanks for watching and for the astute observation.
Hello, thank you so much your so kind to share links and apps to us 😊
No problem 👍
Who needs to get the updated list for 2019!!! There are awesome resources.. fully free
Thanks Sharjah 2020! Will do....maybe in 2020 though.
I just discoverd your channel a few days ago and I really like all of your videos! It's real high quality content and it inspires me to always challange myself and lern some new stuff. Greetings from Germany! :)
Hey Melissa! Thanks so much for checking out my video! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Check out some of my back-catalogue of videos there is TONS of great stuff there. Keep tuning in!
Great information, I only already known about the first 5.
Judging by your avatar name - I'd say I totally rocked it then...LOL.
Thanks! Love your videos so concise.
Thanks Tsedey!
Thank you very much sir for sharing these resources.
Thanks Shuprio Mukherjee!
Hi Phil fantastic professional information presented super well. thank you Phil
Thanks gum tree! Nice Strat in your avatar!
Philip VanDusen thanks phil. I love my strat. Super nice. Have you got a fender ?
@@gumtree7177 Fender Strat (early japanese manufacture version - locking nut and fine-tune whammy bar- both kinda crap), and a maroon 1970 Les Paul Custom (which is my baby...)
Thanks for share !! regards From México
GOT TO LOVE IT!!! Thank you!!
Pia, You're very welcome. Be sure to check out the other videos in my catalog. There's tons of great stuff there!
thank you for all informative graphics ressources
Thanks Christian Bucic!
Your videos are so informative, thank you so much. All these tips really help me :)
Thanks Soul Feather! Glad I could help.
Definitely subscribing to this channel
omir410, You're very welcome. Be sure to check out the other videos in my catalog. There's tons of great stuff there!
thank you its me Anduma Stephen, so amazing.
Thank you so much for this quality content, helps me a lot also in my architectural work (layouting etc.)!
Philipp Florian, You're very welcome. Be sure to check out the other videos in my catalog. There's tons of great stuff there!
great video, thanks!
You rock Vanessa! Thanks for the supportive comment!
Amazing content; thank you!
Sara Iglesias, You're very welcome. Be sure to check out the other videos in my catalog. There's tons of great stuff there!
NextDayFlyers is also an excellent budget friendly printing resource. Great customer service and the products I've received are quality. Thanks for the great video.
R.M. Thanks for adding a great suggestion! I hope to see you back in the comments again!
amazing! am just an junior graphic designer. thank you for your videos. love it.
Hey karma! You've chosen a great career! Thanks so much for checking out my video! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Keep tuning in!
Amazing video.
thanks 4 your expertice
Thank you, very useful.
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I really appreciated your advice.thank you💕
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Great all-in-one video for resources, but for a video/channel that recommends such a large range of websites/product/services, im surprised youre not more transparent about your affiliation links. Great content tho, which always speaks for itself in the long run. Will bookmark this just for the links in the description
Ash, my Amazon affiliate link disclaimer is at the bottom of every video description I have - as required by Amazon. Amazon affiliate revenue for me - which is very small for me anyway - adds nothing to the person who buys price on the item - if it did I'd certainly make it a bigger deal. Thanks for taking the time to comment- and for watching!
I love your channel 👍
Thank you so much 😀
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Jay, Thanks so much!~ Can you do me a favor as a small thank you? Please share my video with a friend or two! I'm trying to build my subscribers. More to come!
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Thanks pramod!
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lost type, graphic river.....wow!
Thanks Jabulani HARVEY!
Thanks man
You rock Era!
Thanks.....help me a lot!
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Thanks for sharing..
Thanks Goutham!
THANK YOU!!
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Thank you! This information is extremely helpful! Although I would suggest trying UPrinting instead of vistaprint for BC. They have more options and are A LOT less in price. Great quality
I've personally found UPrinting to be more expensive in some cases - and I've had problems with card stock quality - but I appreciate your sharing your POV!
Thank you sir
Thank you sir actually i was looking for best fonts since very long time:)
Thanks Mr Swapnil!
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I'd recommend getting different intro music for your channel, the ony you're using now really doesn't do it much justice. Besides that, great content!
Tom, I actually wrote that little piece of music (I'm a musician, too) but I've gotten that comment a lot and in my videos going forward I have dropped the intro audio all together. Now I just use it on the outro. Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for the mockup website recommendation! I have been wondering if there are any main sites for mockups...this is perfect. :)
Ashley Krueger, Thanks so much!~ Can you do me a favor as a small thank you? Please share my video with a friend or two! I'm trying to build my subscribers. More to come!
Thank you.
Thanks HAZRAT! I appreciate it!
Thank You For These Great Information you are my Hero man ;)
CH, You're too kind. Thanks for watching! Be sure to share a video of mine on social or with a designer friend or business partner. I'd be forever grateful!
Thanks!
Hi there Philip, thanks for a cool video. Have you heard about JumpStory? It’s a new stock photo alternative to the sites you mention. More focus on authenticity and diversity. Maybe you’ll find it interesting. Best regards, Jonathan
Hey Jonathan - I hadn't heard of JumpStory. The quality looks good. Thanks for sharing this great resource.
Nice... you are a complete graphic designer.. mr Philip
Thanks Mr. ANTONIO!
Yr welcome 👍
Thanks sir
ditto
Do you know some free resource for graphic
Philip, I really enjoy your channel. The video and sound quality is top notch and that in itself is SO liberating in a world of lowres content. I wanna make a comment on your statement that "having more fonts is even more fun for us designers". I beg to differ. I constantly try to reduce typefaces in my collection. My goal is trim it down even more in 2018. I don't want a gazillion typefaces to choose from, it's only noise. Yeah, I'm a bit Massimo'ish in that department but perhaps you could make a video about reduction in graphic design? So what are YOUR ten typefaces you would like to keep if your were forced to keep just ten in your collection? Thumbs up for great vids and thanks for sharing!
Ventende, That is the most awesome video suggestion I have gotten in over 2000+ comments over the last 6 months. I TOTALLY agree. In fact I have about 15 go-to fonts that I use quite religiously - and foist on client after client - because they are just too good not to use (don't tell anyone). Sure I get sucked into having a huge library at my fingertips, but how many times do you page through thousands on fonts just to end up choosing one of those 15. - I'll do the video on it. But I can just hear the comments I'm going to get now..."you use THAT font? really?" You know how designers get...lol. That's for the awesome suggestion - and thanks for watching.
P.S. I'll be sure to mention you as the viewer who suggested it!
Thanks. I know what you mean. Designers can be pretty religious and everyone holds onto phrases from their book of believe. It's almost become a religion where your either a believer of the free and expressive type aesthetic or you are the voice of reason with a readability first approach. These days I'm actually using more time trying to find good typefaces for small screen devices, mostly geometrical gothic / sans serifs. There's alot of progress in that area that made me explore fonts again made in recent years in addition to having the shortlist of good old work horses. Btw, reduction in graphic design could be a separate topic, I don't think it's a trend category cause it's more of a school.
I was actually trained as a painter (MFA in painting) - So I come to design from a very - no rules, expressive perspective, which really ticks off a lot of strict 'type and stripe' bauhaus aficionados. I mix up design terminology all the time. But the success I've had in my career makes up for all as far as I'm concerned. For me it's about expression, communication, inspiration and aesthetics.
I agree. Same time digital media is also alot about rules, or technicalities when trying to please the user groups with good UX and all that. I miss being BIG, bold, expressive and free, but it's not where the work is these days I'm afraid. At least not for me. Wish I was Saul Bass back in his days:)
Thanks for sharing such cool stuff. But on font space the fonts are for personal use. Commercial license of that font is too expensive......
In the world of fonts, there are more free fonts in the world than you could ever need or use. lmgtfy.com/
Great video :) I'm also very happy with Vistaprint, I have used them several times :) I also use Shutterstock a lot, especially for images to be used on packaging.
Hi Catherine! Thanks for commenting! Vistaprint screwed up a 1000 business card order i placed for a client recently and printed it on the wrong stock. They corrected it in 10 minutes - reprinted and overnighted the replacements. Great customer service! Keep tuning in!
Hello, Philip. I've been looking for really tactical, premium graphic design course. But I can not find any good course. In every course, they are teaching how to use tools, not best practices and trends. Please, could you recommend any video course?
Farkhod - you have stumbled on one of the real limitations of online GD training. I think there is very little basic design fundamentals training online - most of it is wrapped around a particular app. I'll keep my eyes open.
As a printer, I’d have to disagree with recommending Vistaprint. We get at least 3 or 4 clients a week who come to us because they’re completely dissatisfied with their results. I’d recommend consulting with your local printer before you shop online for your business cards.
Yeah, I know. But Moo and Vista have been getting better. Better stock, better weighs. And for many people its all they can afford. I have to say, I come from a printing family- I grew up working in quick-print shops and on newspaper presses, it is getting harder and harder to FIND local printers who don't just use the same digital output that Vista and Moo - and others use. But point taken.
Do you use fonts from Google Fonts? It says that its all free with Open license for personal or commercial use.
Yes, I do. Most web designers do....and yes, they are free.
great video, thanks.
Thanks Maurizio!
Can you please add the links in the description?
Happy to! Sorry I forgot! Done! Thanks for reminding me.
Give us some design trends for 2019, i enjoyed your 2018 video... :D
It's coming! I'm working on it now!
great vedeo thank you
Hey midiapub! Thanks so much for checking out my video! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Keep tuning in!
How it will feel if you can do a video on Top 10 freebie websites for Designers, Sir?
Thanks Pranay Tony! great idea.
Thank you for sharing great content. I recently started following you. Most of the content shown here is paid. Could you make a video on 10 best free resources for graphic designer.
Also, if possible make such videos for web designers too. Thanks!
Rajesh, That's a good idea. I've gotten that req before. Will do.
Thanks Philip !
Thanks man, or should I say Sir..?
These sites are awesome.
I have been using unsplash for some months. It has high quality free stocks and you can donate.
Envado is an amazing find
Sir? That's hilarious! "man" is better! You're right, Envato is great. A HUGE site with lots of sub-sites. Cheap and quality resources. I use them all the time!
Sir if I purchase stock image from Shutterstock... could other person buy same image from Shutterstock after I purchase it?what happen after I buy specific image from Shutterstock...
Veenod, buying an image from Shutterstock only gives you the rights to use it. Others can purchase licenses to use the same image, too. If you want to license an image exclusively - so no one else can use it - you can, but the cost is prohibitively expensive in most cases.
@@PhilipVanDusen thank you sir for your reply.. actually my client want image exclusively for gym branding.... could we buy image in Shutterstock that solely own by my client.
Yes, you can buy full exclusive usage rights of images. But as I said it is usually too much money - 10's of thousands if not sometimes 100's of thousands of dollars. Many times it is MUCH cheaper to have an original photo re-shot by your own photographer.
@@PhilipVanDusen thank you sir for your time and valuable advice... really appreciate it.
thx sir :)
Thanks for watching Reza!
How to create integrated text effect ?
OF, Photoshop. And layers. That's it.
nice....
Hey Prodip Sen! Thanks so much for checking out my video! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Keep tuning in!
Wow I just sub @envato ... 💕🧜🏾♀️2myGuru...
Good decision Tonya - and thanks for coming to my webinar!
Great video, Philip! Do you have any tips on how to work with a tough employer / client?
I've got TONS of experience with that. What's the issue specifically?
Well, in my case, I was recently told that I need to create a design with a "Wow factor" in it or I am fired from the job. When I asked them to specify what they mean I've been told that I'm the designer and I should know this. I did manage to make the design that satisfied my employer, however, I feel like this can happen again and I might not be as lucky. I guess what I was really asking is: How do I ask people what they want without them thinking that I'm asking to do the job for me?
Thank you!
yes!
I would get specific with your questions when you get a stupid, vague comment like that. For instance: "When you say "wow factor" can you give me an example of a design that you saw recently that did that for you?" (take it out of the context of YOU and put it in their court) "Are you talking about Wow for you, or for the end customer?" Get to know intimately who the end customer is - what they would find exciting and then - when you present your work - use that customer as the target of the designs impact - not the client. Even clients who you are doing a logo for for their own company - that design isn't really for them - it is to excite/impact whoever THEIR customer is going to be. Take the opinion of the work out of the hands of the client and frame it with how you present it in the eyes of the end customer (who is not your client in reality).
How about Shutterstock?
Shutterstock is good too. I find their photography to be more filled with trite, cheesy "stocky" images though. You have to week through a lot more to get more unique images. But they're cheap, so they got that going for them.
Show some demo of this graphic resources
Manjula, I'm sure with a YT search you can find some demo's of these. I don't really do tutorials or demos on my channel...but maybe I should start...
Thanks for the reply
Web design best software
Dreamweaver in my opinion...I'd say Adobe Muse but they are discontinuing it.
Hey! I am junaid from pakistan. I have 3 month of graphics designing diploma i have 2 year of experience. And currently working in this field. In some days i will go to germany. I want to work there. But my qualification is 10 class pass. So is can i get graphics designer job.
Please help me.
Issues: qualification.
Designing job: I am able?
Junaid, I'm sorry but I really can't help you with the legalities or specifics of moving from Pakistan to Germany to work - or the german designer market. Keep working - and learning - and your design journey will be rewarding.
What is rhe spelling of "ZIbato"?
Not sure what you are asking?
The only thing I find troubling is using online printers. I like to support local businesses.
I get that. I try to also, but sometimes client budgets don't allow. You are to be congratulated for your support of locals!
If you don't want to use Vistaprint - go with SinaLite.
Do you have any plans of making an online course on graphic design on platforms like Udemy or Masterclass?
Please let me know.
Rohit Kumar, Thanks for watching! I'm sorry, but I don't really do tutorials - I focus mostly on strategy and marketing (with some trend and design career stuff thrown in). But I plan on launching a brand building e-mail course very soon.
Phil that sounds great!
I'll be looking forward to that
Cool!
So you like Pixteller more than Canva?
E, I prefer Canva and that's what others I know prefer, too. As a designer I don't really have much use for them, but others (SMB's and entrepreneurs) do - so that's why I put them in my recco list. Great question. Thanks for commenting!
I am glad I learned about Pixteller from your video though, because I like their mockup templates :)
Cool! Glad it was helpful!
Im am your number 1 fan i love design but my gadgets is so low
Work with what you have and grow your gear over time. We all start out at zero...
most of this list is great. Placeit.net is not though. If mockups are in high enough demand you'd pay $30/$100 or more per month for a limited selection, you're better off paying for your designers to learn the skill and produce them manually. It is easy to learn and can be a fun, creative way to sell more digital products on the side.
Thanks for your POV Kevin. Some people don't have their own designers though...so it has it's place. But I get your point, and it is expensive.
R they free?
lmgtfy.com
im very surprised at the things not mentioned here that i use ON THE REGULAR. one of my most used tools is called What The Font. www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ where you can upload an image of a font that you dont know. say you were asked to recreate something but you dont know the name of the font, this system will recognize the font and find you something close or exactly what it is. AND if you dont find it, you can "consult an expert" and the people on the forums will identify it for you. i usually get a response in less than an hour.
other resources i use:
dafont.com
freepik.com
cxcevents, I love What The Font. I use it all the time. I wish I could feature every cool resource, but you gotta draw the line somewhere - sadly. Thanks for sharing that with the community!
Placeit is not free
Frank, you're right I stand corrected. The fees are super-cheap though, but yes its a couple bucks. My bad.
This guy looks like an artistic Colonel Sanders
Brawler, In fact - and you won't believe this, I met the real Colonel Sanders when I was about 18 years old. I was working a road paving crew and he came out and asked us to pave his driveway...so we did! Fun fact.
Philip VanDusen that’s actually amazing
I know, right? He was a really nice guy. I grew up in Anchorage, KY - and the Colonels house was in the vicinity - so was his very first restaurant...
pretty bad consistent static on this videos audio
Thanks for the heads-up, I hear it, but I wouldn't it's "pretty bad" - IMHO anyway - I done a LOT worse. It's my old hard-drive disk array fans. I upgraded them to fix it.
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Thank you for sharing. ^_^
Hey NAPARAT! Thanks so much for checking out my video! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Keep tuning in!
You look like Steve Jobs Sir.
I get that a lot.
For free license free photos i recommend unsplash.
Hey Jonas Kaiser, Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I appreciate your sharing your POV.
$299 per month for iStock?!! Who pays for that?
Hey Daren, Thanks for commenting and watching. There are less expensive plans based on credits. When I have a client that I need a lot of stock for I do it for a month and get unlimited downloads then I cancel it. The client pays for the stock and I still make money. When need more, I reactivate my account. I got 45 high rez images for a website for $175 with unlimited usage for life. Which is a freakin massive bargain. If you don't have paying clients then yes, I can see your point. Go price some stock on Getty, $750-$1250 per image for limited usage. So comparatively it is an excellent resource.
Hi Philip and thanks for the reply. I am currently building a foreign language learning website, and add about 500 images per day. I can get most of what I want on free sites like pixabay. What specific paid package allows unlimited downloads on photos? I use envato elements for a month here and there and use the unlimited downloads there for PSDs, vectors, graphic templates etc. But EE is not so good for photos.
I find iStock to be great. Huge archive including Getty's. Look here for pricing info: www.istockphoto.com/plans-and-pricing --You can get 750images/mo for $399/mo or $333/mo/for 12 months (750 images/mo >12/mo).
i shoot my own stock photos. dont have the money to pay
Jean-Antoine - many of these photo stock houses are free.
I thought it was Steve Jobs
Thanks akshit Aggarwal! I get that a lot.
Vistaprint? You've gotta be shitting me.
I know, I know. But a LOT of clients don't want to pay for actually nice offset or letterpress - which is a shame- but it's a fact (no matter how hard we try to dissuade them) So using Vista is sometimes the only way to hold on to the business.
Let me guess, and your favorite store is Wal-mart.. no offense but your video recommendations are dated and will only appeal to amateurs. You ignored the thousands of unique graphic resource websites and recommended what anyone can find with a 2 second google search.
Brandon, Thanks for your comment. I'm sorry you didn't get anything out of the video. I do my best to produce great content. A lot of my viewers ARE amateurs and those just starting out in their careers - so some of my videos are basic and some more about higher level branding and strategy. I'm sure if you look through my catalog you can probably find another one that features something you don't already know. Feel free to post a few of the better resources you know of to benefit the other viewers and readers of the comments so they can explore them. It's all about giving back with - constructive criticism.
Using any image from google can end up in a copyright issue