Skip to content
- Tools you currently have:
- Drawing – Strong hand-drawing skills allow me to visualize and communicate concepts. In general, I can make any illustration I want.
- Aesthetic sense – Eye for visual details, color coordination, and achieving overall visual harmony. Ability to make aesthetically pleasing designs.
- Growth mindset – I’m willing to continuously expand skills, keep up with trends, and evolve as a designer—life-long learning.
- Information search and collection – Research design inspirations, stock resources, fonts, tools, etc. Knowing where to find helpful assets.
- Tools you have that need development:
- Typography – Mastery of working with fonts, arranging type, and using typefaces effectively in designs. Still a lot need to learn.
- Layout design – Understanding composition, spacing, and visual hierarchy to organize elements in appealing layouts.
- Digital skills – Proficiency with design software like Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign). Ability to execute ideas digitally.
- Time management – Juggling multiple projects and deadlines requires being organized and efficient with time.
- Creativity – Ability to come up with innovative ideas and fresh visuals. Developing unique designs requires a creative mindset.
- Visual communication – can convey messages clearly through images, shapes, colors, and other graphic elements. Strong visual storytelling skills.
- Tools you do not have that you need to learn:
- Collaboration – Working together with clients, developers, printers, etc. Communication and teamwork ability.
- Business skills – Understanding of budgets, branding, marketing, etc. Ability to do the business side of graphic design.