Week 1 Design

 Finding people to learn from online has become easier than ever with the internet being so readily available, anything from tutorials, brushes, livestreams, etc. are majority free or low cost to find and access to build ones knowledge and skill in graphic design. On this weeks post about design I wanted to highlight some of the people online that help me navigate software (including photoshop, canva, etc.), give inspiration, and help reinforce good strategies to putting a piece together.

Kel Lauren

Kel Lauren is primairly a merch designer for indie music artist, they rose to popularity on YouTube for a series where they would redesign existing companies as if the brand had hired them for mockups and a series of merchandise, Kel would reimagine these corporates into more modern and "indie" brands. Kel is based in Portland Oregon. 

This was my first ever introduction into graphic design, and the work they did really inspired a lot of the work I did then and even now! Sometimes I go back and rewatch a lot of their older videos while I design. In these videos, while they aren't explicitly tutorials, they contain many of their shortcuts, and time to time they'll walk the audience through some of the processes. I highly recommend binging some of these videos.

 

Elliotisacoolguy

Elliot is a graphic designer who mostly does work for YouTubers and creates merchandise for other online content creators- His page is sourced around creating lighthearted videos and combining comedy and designing, like Kel, he doesn't often create just tutorials but walks through some of his processes and shows others how to access resources. He does also offer online courses.