Over 175 lectures and exclusive monthly live coaching to help you succeed as a graphic designer in the creative arts industry.
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-Derrick
... a Creative Director with over 12 years of experience working as a graphic designer and a web developer. I’m also the creator of the Graphic Design Bootcamp series that currently has over 80,000 students from 190 countries.
Watching “tutorial” after “tutorial” on YouTube and hoping you find what you need, and spending hours watching random content is no way to start your career.
I’ve been there too. When I first started my journey to become a graphic designer I knew absolutely nothing, but I loved studying art and graphics and learning how things were made.
I spent 4 years in college learning more about art history, communication arts, web development, graphic design, and a TON of “prerequisites” that I HAD to take but cared nothing about.
The biggest frustrations for me were that 1) I had to wade through whatever the professors wanted me to learn and it took the entire semester to “get to the good stuff.” You know… the “real” projects that were fun to learn, would actually show me how to make money, and that weren’t just “busy work.”
2) whatever I was learning from a technology standpoint, was already out of date because it takes so much time for textbooks to be written, approved by the college, and then eventually taught to the student. This process is so slow that whatever I was learning was already dated and nearly irrelevant. So frustrating, and I’m STILL paying off that $125,000 education for a degree that nobody cares about!
And 3) Don’t even get me started on the prerequisites… all those courses I HAD to take to get credit to graduate. Courses that I had zero desire to take and that in my honest opinion, have given me zero benefit since I’ve graduated.
My goal is to walk you through REAL projects that clients will actually PAY you for (if you’re looking to start your own business as a freelancer), and that design agencies or in-house design teams would expect you to know how to produce (if you’re looking to land a job somewhere instead of going at it solo).
You’ll get up and running incredibly fast without having to spend over $100,000 at a college or fumbling around on YouTube trying to find just the right tutorial, saving you hours of your time.
Since becoming a graphic designer, I’ve been able to travel the world working remote from wherever I am, spending time with my family, and making an incredible living working for clients all over the world. Yes, it took me time to get to where I could do that and gain the trust of my clients, but I’m going to show you how you can do the same, just like I’ve shown over 80,000 of my current students.
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Start with the absolute basics, and get up and running QUICKLY! I'll show you how to make some of the most popular projects in the industry, such as:
This course is for anyone who is interested in becoming a graphic designer, and is especially geared towards intermediate students who have already completed Derrick's Graphic Design Bootcamp: Part 1 Course.
This course is based off of student conversations, and is updated frequently because it's a compilation of some of the most asked questions from Derrick's students, as well as real world knowledge from over a decade of working as a graphic designer and web developer.
The main goal of this course is to teach anyone, even a complete beginner, how to setup a complete WordPress website quickly and easily. Then, we'll dive a little deeper and I'll show you exactly how I setup my sites for clients using custom themes and zero coding. I'll even show you how to create a custom portfolio website of your own.
This course serves as a bird's-eye-view of Design Theory, including industry standards for alignment, contrast, and color in print and web design. Universities and colleges spend entire semesters teaching this single topic, and the goal of this course is NOT to condense every design theory out there into a quick course - that would be impossible. The goal of this course IS, however, to provide students with a solid baseline so that they can begin designing with confidence, and so that they have the tools and resources necessary to continue learning the theories and principles of graphic design on into the future. It's a blitz!
In this course, I will walk you through exactly how I package up a logo when I'm finished with the project so that the client has everything they need to put their brand new logo to use. These techniques can be used with any type of artwork you want to create and export from Adobe Illustrator, but for the purpose of this course, we are just focusing on logos.
This community is brand new and is only available as part of the membership, so it's very exclusive and gives you direct access to me, our T.A., and the rest of the students in this platform. I'll be honest; this is new for me, and I want it to be a highly valuable addition to this platform where you can get direct help as you go through the content. Because it's so new, you'll play a critical role in the direction we take this. I can't wait!
Get access to exclusive content, monthly Live broadcasts where you can join in on the conversation, and access to Live content replays. You also get access to The Community with the membership.
I have no idea where this crazy adventure is going to take us, but you'll get early access to all future courses and content that will be added to the library. I'm stoked to be here for you along the way!
“Excellent, valuable information for starting and succeeding in graphic design! I appreciate that Derrick and Jennah believe in their students and their ability to freelance and/or make it a full-time career or business! They also offer real-world advice, lessons, tools, tips, and tricks for excelling in this field. Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
"Amazing teacher. Derrick is an absolute genius, he puts so much effort, time, love and genuine passion to teaching Graphic Design. I recommend him and his courses to everyone."
"I'm really enjoying this class. Graphic Design Bootcamp: Part 2 is very useful to actually become a professional graphic designer. You can tell Derrick and his wife are passionate and care about their students. The advices are solid and push you in the right direction. As a self-learner, I appreciated the guidance."
"This was an amazing course to build a graphic design foundation. Derrick's explanation was very clear and well-thought. He genuinely responds when you have any additional questions."
"This course has me really excited to continue my journey into graphic design. It has been a long time since I was really excited about something I was learning, but I am very excited about this."
"[Graphic Design] is a large subject which Derrick handles with enthusiasm displaying his professional approach coupled with real world scenarios. Thank you."
"Structured perfectly, very clear and focused explanations, love it! This course was one of the best decisions i've ever had. Amazing teacher, professional level, explains everything clearly and in details. This is a diamond!"
"Man, this was amazing! Love it when you get a sense of what does it take to become a graphic designer full time. How to organize your work, how to use your creative mind, how to get paid for all the work you do, how to observe the world and apply new concepts. It's awesome how you make such a nice team with your wife :) Thanks man and looking forward on starting Part 2!"
"Great content with very easy to follow along projects to complete. I am learning to start a new career in Graphic Design and these course lessons are fantastic."
Registration Closed Friday, March 15th, 2019
Derrick has spent his entire career in the creative arts and marketing sector. Starting back as early as high school where he turned homework into paying gigs, his love for all things art and technology driven has continued to grow. Working with brands such as MTV, Nintendo, and Netflix while employed as an intern for Seven 2 Interactive catapulted his career. His branding work and graphic design has been included in international publications for the design industry and regularly featured on trending websites.
Derrick is the owner of a small design agency, Mitchell's Garage | Creative Media Chop Shop, located in the heart of downtown Kalispell, Montana. Mitchell's Garage has been successful in reaching and working with clients all over the world, including Washington D.C., New York, California, Calgary, Austria, Australia, Washington, Colorado, and of course, throughout Montana. He is also the Creative Director for a defense company based out of Montana - a job that lets him stretch his creative muscles and make some epic things each and every day.
Jennah is a writer, senior-level project manager, and business marketing ideator. She has helped clients like Lego and Johnson & Johnson come up with wining ideas for their social media and digital marketing campaigns, and has worked as a writer for individuals and businesses all over the world. She has written for several lifestyle magazines and holds a degree in Secondary Education and English.
Jennah lives in Montana with her husband, Derrick, and their three little girls; in her free time she coaches a high school varsity basketball team, she loves to read, explore the outdoors, do yoga, and paddle board.
Her online courses walk students through things like managing clients, finding success on Upwork, and more. You'll also see her throughout our Live broadcasts and in the Graphic Design Bootcamp courses.
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-Derrick
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