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Instagraphics Academy Graphic Design Business Blueprint WARNING: This is the exact blueprint on how to make half of a million dollars in 5 years as a Graphic Designer. This course is basically a story of my life through my 20's, going from an absolute broke newbie to a highly respected, award- winning Graphic Designer who charges $150+/hour. Just a couple awards. When you love what you do, your artwork comes out the best and people notice. I designed everything from scratch, except the chicken on fire, that was done by a previous designer but we have since updated them to match the rest of the trailer. This is just one project for a national fitness app. I am going to show you exactly how I went from nothing (seriously, nothing.) to making $100k+ each year working from home, Starbucks, Barcelona and wherever the heck else I want.

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Page 1: Instagraphics Academy · 4. Business Cards design basics 5. Raster vs Vector in print (path vs pixel) 6. Organizing your layers in photoshop 7. Brand identity design 8. Flyer design

InstagraphicsAcademyGraphicDesignBusinessBlueprint

WARNING: Thisistheexactblueprintonhowtomakehalfofamilliondollarsin5yearsasaGraphicDesigner. Thiscourseisbasicallyastoryofmylifethroughmy20's,goingfromanabsolutebrokenewbietoahighlyrespected,award-winningGraphicDesignerwhocharges$150+/hour. Justacoupleawards.Whenyoulovewhatyoudo,yourartworkcomesoutthebestandpeoplenotice.

Idesignedeverythingfromscratch,exceptthechickenonfire,thatwasdonebyapreviousdesignerbutwehavesinceupdatedthemtomatchtherestofthetrailer.

Thisisjustoneprojectforanationalfitnessapp.

IamgoingtoshowyouexactlyhowIwentfromnothing(seriously,nothing.)tomaking$100k+eachyearworkingfromhome,Starbucks,BarcelonaandwherevertheheckelseIwant.

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Thisiswhatgetsmeoutofbedeveryday,andismostimportanttome.MysonJosesandIatthebeachinSantaCruz2012.

Herearecoupleofmyearliestdesigns.Igotmystartingraphicdesigninthenightlifeindustryandpickedupauniquestyle.

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Sincethenwe'vedonedesignandprintingforcompanieslikeSportclips,Safeway,ColumbiaUniversity,Cartagz,ProSaver,UnisunSolar,andthousandsofothergreatcompanies.

Here’sapicofourtradeshowboothatalocaleventin2014.

HereareafewpicturesofourofficeinGraniteBay,CA.Wemovedherein2014.

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Here'safewpicsfrommyAugust,2016triptoBarcelona.

TheisafellowtalentedveterangraphicartistandnewlifelongfriendAlexfromColumbia.Youwillmeethiminthecoursehe’sanamazingfriend.

Areyouafoodielikeme?ThenyouwouldfallinlovewithEurope!

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Youcanlivethisdreamtoo.Nofluff.Iwork30-40hoursaweekandbustmyasswhenIamworking.Youwillneedtodothattoo.Ifyouhaveapassionfordesign,freedomandflexibility,thiscourseisforyou.Ifyouwanttoworkatasignshop,Staple's,Kinko's,etc.andmake$18/hour,that'sgreat!

Somepeoplearetotallyfinewiththat.Ifyou'rethattypeofperson,juststopreadingthisnow.No,thisisn'tsomesimplecoursethatshowsyouhowtomakeahalfamilliondollarsbywakingupat10amandgettinghappyhourat2pm.Ibustedmyassofftomakethingshappen.IfIknewwhatIamgoingtorevealinthiscoursewhenIwas20yearsold,Iwouldhavemade$250,000/year.Ohwell,that'swhatIamgoingtoteachyou.

Youactuallyhavetoputinthework.Hardwork.Letmetellyousomething...Ifyouputintheworkandfollowmystrategies,thereisnoreasonwhyyoucan'tbesuccessful.Myprogramdoesnotguaranteeyouwillmakeacertainamountofmoney,butitisdefinitelywithinreachifyou'renotanexcusemaker.Rightnow,youareprobablydoubtingyourselfandme.You'reprobablysaying"Oh,wellitisprobablytoomuchmoney."or"Maybetheabovestoryisalie."Well...Forfun,hereissomescreenshotsofthelast12months.

Interestednow?Okay,soifyouhavereadthisfarandgotpastalltheweird&awkwardstuff,youprobablywanttoknowwhatyouwilllearnfromthisprogram.

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COURSEOUTLINE:Typesofdesignsyoucancreateforclients:Herewe'regoingtotalkaboutthemanydesigntypes.We'regoingtocovereverythingfromvehiclewrapstowebsitefavicons.Introduction:

Videos:1.Warm-uptoclass2.ToolsofaGraphicDesigner3.Typesofdesignsforprint.4.Typesofdesignsforweb.5.Successfulindustries6.Design,Web,andPrintTerminology7.GoodclientsvsBadClients8.Goalsetting9.Leadingtheclientandteachingrespectforthecraft.10.CreativeCloudVS.CreativeSuite11.Piratedsoftware12.10MustReadBooks13.Fastestwaytopayoffthecourse14.Prepforwhat'sahead

PrinciplesofPrintDesign:Afterlearninghowtodesign,IlearnedquicklythatIcanprintforclientsandmakeevenmoremoney.Inthiscoursesection,you'regoingtolearnhowtodesignforPrintprojects.

Videos:1.IllustratorvsPhotoshopforprintdesign2.RGBvsCMYK3.Filesetup&bleedsresolution4.BusinessCardsdesignbasics5.RastervsVectorinprint(pathvspixel)

6.Organizingyourlayersinphotoshop7.Brandidentitydesign8.Flyerdesignbasics9.Mostpopularprintfilesizes10.MagazineadDesign11.Pantone/spotcolors12.Clothingdesign13.Signagedesign14.Vehiclegraphicsdesign15.Promotionalitemsdesign16.Exportingyourprojectforprinting17.SpotUV

PrinciplesofBranding&LogoDesign:Everycompanyneedsalogo.HereIwillshowyouhowtotakeaclient’sideaandturnitintoadesignthattheyfallinlovewithandpayyouanicechunkofchangefor.

Videos:1.Colors2.Fonts3.Icon4.Fileformats5.Shapes6.VectorVsRaster7.DetailedVSMinimalist8.exportingyourlogoforallmediatypes9.Brandingandstyleguide10.Presentingyourworktoclients

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PrinciplesofDesignforWebsites:Asyoualreadyknow,everyoneisstaringattheirphonelookingatwebsites.LetmewalkyouthroughhowtodesigngraphicsforwebsitesandcollaboratewithFront-EndWebDevelopersandBack-EndDevelopers.

Videos:1.Fonts2.Materialdesign(Guest)3.SVG4.WhiteSpace5.ColorTool6.CommonDesignSizes(Coverphotos,Profilephotos,Etc)7.Icons8.StockImages(buyingandselling)9.Infographics10.Facebookaddesign

FreelanceBusiness-TheFundamentals:Nowwegettothenittygritofbeingabusinessowner.

Videos:1.Howtogetabusinesslicense2.Howmuchshouldyoucharge3.Pros&ConsofSoleProprietorship,LLCandCorporation4.HowtoCreateaRock-SolidBusinessPlan5.Comeupwithacreativemissionstatement6.HourlyVSPayPerProject(flatrate)7.Commonmistakesthatlosesales8.Whyyoushouldhaveaportfolioandhowtoimpressclients9.Contractdesign10.Copyrightingwork11.Ownershipofwork12.DesignRevisions(howmanyshouldIallow)

13.Timetracking14.Invoicing15.Forms(designrequestforms)16.Targeting17.ContinuedEducation18.Outsourcing19.Administrativework20.Taxesandbookkeeping21.Howtomakesureyourinvoicegetsapproved:sendingquotes/invoices22.StayintouchwithclientswithThankYoucards23.Bestwaytotakepayments:CreditcardprocessingwithStripe

UpfrontValue&Exposure:Getrecognized,buildauthorityandgivebacktothecommunity,it’stherightthingtodoanditwillchangeyourlife.

Videos:1.Non-profit(don'tworkforfree)2.Advertising3.CustomerReviews(gettingandrespondingto)4.Workingforfreeonpromisetopayifhappy5.Probonowork6.Sponsorships7.SellingonFiverr,Istock,shutterstock8.BarteringorTradingServices9.DribblevsBehance10.Becominganaward-winningdesigner11.Getawesomereviewsthat"WOW"potentialclients

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AdvancedBusinessTechniquesandStrategiesofFreelancingandMaking$100k+/year:

Videos:1.Billingonautopilot:Recurringbilling2.Getpaidnow:Collections3.Dealingwithupsetordifficultclients4.The80/20Rule5.AdvancedSalesProspecting6.Addmoreservicesandsqueezemoremoneyoutofeachclientbycrossselling7.Negotiatingwithprospects8.Calltrackingandrecording9.BefoundonGooglesearcheswithGooglelocal10.Makemorewitheachclientbyupselling11.Becomeavendorandmakemoneyonautopilot

BONUSES:Atfirst,Ididn'twanttogiveawaymydeepdarksecrets...ButIamnotselfishandIwantyoutobecomearock-starafterthiscourse,soIamincluding:

- User-Experience(UX)andUser-Interface(UI)Webinarthatwillbeinsanelyhelpfulforclientswhohaveyoudesignfortheweb.

- AdvertisingwebinarthatwillshowyouEXACTLYHowtoGetanEndlessStreamofClientswithFacebook,GoogleandMore

- Saleswebinarthatwillshowyouhowtoovercomeobjections,howtogetclientstosay"YES!"andclosedealsforstupidhighprices.Youwillbeasalesrock-starafterthis.

- HowtobuildwebsitesforclientswithWordPressandcharge$$$thousandswebinar.

Yeah…thiscourseisnojoke.Ifyouhaven’trealizedbynowthatwearetherealdeal,thennothingwesaywillconvinceyouandyoumaybethetypethatwillfindanyexcusetostandinyourownway.Yes,it’sabiginvestmentbutit’saninvestmentinyourself.Yourincomeandmindsetwillchangeforever,Iguaranteeit.It’stimetoconqueryourcareerandyourlife,enjoydoingwhatyouloveandgettingpaidwellforit.Whatareyouwaitingfor?Callme,AdrianBoysel888-380-5258(directline)https://instagraphicsacademy.com