Find a suitable graphic design training course. Is it ok to study online?

As a veteran of graphic design 16 years, I have a very pragmatic view on how to enter the graphic design industry smoothly. You can trust my answer.

There are only two ways to enter the graphic design major, and there is almost no third one!

First, self-study.

If you are financially embarrassed and can't support you to choose other learning methods, then self-study is undoubtedly the best, and there is no other choice.

What are the advantages of self-study? Just to save money! In other words, schools and training institutions have tens of thousands of yuan of knowledge, and you only need to spend a few hundred yuan, which is completely free. However, it is not easy to succeed in self-study. You must have two advantages: first, you have strong self-study ability; Second, I have a very strong passion for my career!

Choosing to take the self-study exam first means choosing to take detours! Because no one tells you whether every step is correct or not, and whether your persistence is meaningful. Maybe you wasted years, only to get stuck in the mud. Every detour may make you completely surrender and give up your goal. Therefore, strong self-study ability can make you climb out of these mud pits constantly; Of course, interest is the best teacher and the driving force of everything. I don't need to tell you how important this is. However, no matter how strong your self-study ability and interest are, self-study is tantamount to taking time to build your own ability. You can't get into this business for five or ten years, and then you have to spend five to five years polishing and growing at work. The most golden time in life is spent on study, not on work, and the probability of changing careers is greatly reduced.

So, if it weren't for the economic recession, I would suggest giving up the self-study exam!

Second, learn from industry veterans offline!

There is a saying that a great teacher makes a great apprentice. Most capable people in history have a strong backer behind them, and that is his teacher. Maybe some people will think that they don't need a teacher, just teach themselves! However, whether it is self-study or teaching, it is actually through learning that you can have the ability you need, but the teacher is online or in reality.

What are the benefits of offline learning? A good teacher, first of all, can ensure that you are always on the right path and can make your skills reach a certain height very quickly and smoothly. Problems can be solved anytime, anywhere, without looking for their own reasons. Secondly, through teachers, you can learn enough professional work experience before you go into professional work, without having to figure it out step by step and hit a wall everywhere! Thirdly, when you quickly reach a height that ordinary people can't reach, what you need to do is not to make yourself "qualified" but to make yourself "excellent"; What you need is not to work hard, but to grow into an overseas Chinese in the industry and have your own business.

Having a good teacher is equivalent to taking a few months to reach the height that others can only reach in five to ten years. If you have such economic conditions, I believe that you will not think that money is more precious than youth, and you will definitely make the right choice!

In addition, I must tell you seriously that not all teachers are good teachers! Most teachers are almost liars. I hope everyone can identify the authenticity with keen eyes!

What kind of teacher is not trustworthy? The first is the school teacher. Most of them have no professional work experience, even just graduated from school, and then stay in school to teach directly, as amateurs to mislead his students! Design professional work must be polished by various social and commercial needs to become a professional, and it is by no means behind closed doors. So the fact is, nine times out of ten, school graduates can't find jobs, unless those students with very strong self-study ability have the slightest chance of success in the industry.

In fact, teachers with real teaching qualifications can't enter the school. Why? Because the school needs academic qualifications, not the ability to recruit teachers! They want master students and doctoral students! People who are truly capable must come out of society as soon as possible, experience the practice of various social and commercial needs, and continue to learn and grow in their work; Reading can never be done!

Even worse is the training institution!

If we say that what school teachers lack is only the experience and ability of social practice; Then the teacher of the training institution is a liar directly! Because they are fooling from enrollment to teaching! Through online recruitment, lure new people to interview for jobs, and then brainwash them in various fancy ways, so that you can think that heaven has the function of dropping pies, and you can study for free, and even get paid for studying! Everything is for you to sign a loan contract, so that you can't get away! Countless newcomers listened to these beautiful lies because they were eager to find a job, and as a result, they signed a sky-high loan contract. In the end, not only did my job not land, but I also owed a huge sum of money!

Children, please believe in the design profession, only ability is true! If you don't have the ability, no matter how nice it is, it is redundant; If you don't have the ability, then you can't eat all the cakes they draw for you. So please find a truly capable teacher to lead you into this industry. These teachers will never be in training institutions! What are these training institutions? People who have been there have been posting blacklists online. I hope you can know more about it. I can only list the worst parts here, such as a place, a star, a stone, a king, a Peng, a state, a bird, a horse, and so on. However, any large-scale training institution that can be searched by Baidu, any training institution that is listed internationally, must be fraudulent. I hope everyone will not be deceived by the title (you must believe that the first step for any liar to cheat is to work hard on his appearance). In it, everything is just for your money, not your future!

Right way design, professional work 16 years, see through all this, hate it! Take time to expose these dirty institutions after work; At the same time, it also provides a right path for newcomers, so that all newcomers who really love design can realize their design career dreams. Maybe you will think that the correct way is to ruin your peers and raise yourself; Maybe you think that the exhortation to the right path is pure propaganda-these are not important. Teaching the right path is a hobby and a just act. The right path only accepts the right students, and the right students must be based on trust; Each student has had a free audition class and has a 360-degree understanding of the choice after the offline scene. Unsuitable students will definitely be discouraged. Therefore, no one needs to take any risks in order to study.

Everyone must understand that "peers" are educators who educate outstanding students and help them work smoothly; Instead of tricking students into spending money in the name of teaching, regardless of their ability and future. "Peer" and "liar" must not be equated.

Remind again! The knowledge taught by these training institutions and schools is the foundation of software introduction, which equates software with design; Designers need three abilities: proficient in software, solid basic skills in art, and most importantly, comprehensive and systematic study of design theory knowledge (senior professionals can also allow you to accumulate enough work experience before work). Combine the three abilities, make a lot of excellent works, and finally get a professional job easily through the works and practical ability, and quickly grow into an excellent designer. As long as you understand that software is not equal to design, I believe no organization can fool you. If you are cheated, you will wake up in the process of learning.

Refuse to cheat, learn real design knowledge, and be a down-to-earth designer. Please chat privately with this Baidu number, or add it to other contact information by checking the information. You're welcome.