What It's Like to be a Freelancer vs. Full-Time Graphic Designer at a Company vs. Content Creator
1.1K views · 2023-09-28
Visual & GraphicBranding & Logo
Here's my experience with each type of job I've held as a graphic designer!
Join our FREE Illustrator Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/adobeillustratorusershelp
Get your first month of Skillshare FREE: https://bit.ly/3LSFlvz
Get a great deal on Adobe Creative Cloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b2rlS3dSjQ
Learn to make your own fonts with Fontself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ1ngx4Atgk
Help support the channel, buy me a coffee! :D https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fuyikixosa
My recording setup (as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases):
Lighting: Woods Clamp lighting (I use 2 of these) https://amzn.to/2UZ4wRb
Camera: iPhone 11
Blue Snowball mic (on screen capture videos) - https://amzn.to/2rZycQZ
Recording software: Quicktime
Editing software: Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects
If you're interested in other graphic design video topics, check out some of these:
Fontself: How to make fonts on mobile and web with Fontself Maker - https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=3HBYHRa7QQM
➝ PASSIVE INCOME
KDP1:What are Amazon KDP and Low Content Books-How to Make Money Selling Low Content Books on Amazon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OegBW23QsmM
KDP2: How to Find Keywords and a Niche: How to Make Money Selling Low Content Books on Amazon Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqAf_pyKSfg
KDP3: Amazon KDP File Setup-How to set up your Low Content Book File with Adobe Photoshop & InDesign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSccyiz3Eag
➝ ILLUSTRATOR
How to measure the degrees of angles in Adobe Illustrator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDdsI_yrgeI
How to make guides from any line or shape in Adobe Illustrator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKU920CN9aE
How to Set Up, Prepare and Simplify Your Artwork for Screen Printing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WTp61iAQNM
➝ INDESIGN
[Adobe InDesign] Change a spreads document to single pages with crops and bleeds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVj4pwIAesQ
How to Quickly Add Automatic Page Numbers to a Document - Adobe InDesign Numbering - Facing Pages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMv5Eih0xDw
Parent Page vs Master Page in Adobe InDesign - Explained with Examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L77tqwbk_ro
➝ PHOTOSHOP
How to add a sticker outline to a transparent PNG file in Adobe Photoshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igL2oIGhmCw
How to make a contact sheet in Adobe Photoshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnBa-O2Yh8o
How to Straighten, Crop and Fix Images in Adobe Photoshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbEywsXT1NQ&t=1s
➝ GRAPHIC DESIGN
How to use Adobe Capture to identify fonts you see anywhere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ltzOM5ueJI
5 Ways to Use ChatGPT AI for Graphic Designers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NvVrXfsBrI
4 Ways to Use Generative Fill in Adobe Photoshop with Firefly Artificial Intelligence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bohwY7tu60
➝ OTHER TOPICS
How to fix Premiere Window buttons off screen caused by external monitor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgNj3KaRDB8
Stock Vector Uploading Checklist for Shutterstock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzl9Ux8NIk
How to Compress Zip or Zipped Files with a Keyboard Shortcut on a Mac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIws_rRCC10
Join our FREE Illustrator Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/adobeillustratorusershelp
Get your first month of Skillshare FREE: https://bit.ly/3LSFlvz
Get a great deal on Adobe Creative Cloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b2rlS3dSjQ
Learn to make your own fonts with Fontself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ1ngx4Atgk
Help support the channel, buy me a coffee! :D https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fuyikixosa
My recording setup (as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases):
Lighting: Woods Clamp lighting (I use 2 of these) https://amzn.to/2UZ4wRb
Camera: iPhone 11
Blue Snowball mic (on screen capture videos) - https://amzn.to/2rZycQZ
Recording software: Quicktime
Editing software: Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects
If you're interested in other graphic design video topics, check out some of these:
Fontself: How to make fonts on mobile and web with Fontself Maker - https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=3HBYHRa7QQM
➝ PASSIVE INCOME
KDP1:What are Amazon KDP and Low Content Books-How to Make Money Selling Low Content Books on Amazon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OegBW23QsmM
KDP2: How to Find Keywords and a Niche: How to Make Money Selling Low Content Books on Amazon Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqAf_pyKSfg
KDP3: Amazon KDP File Setup-How to set up your Low Content Book File with Adobe Photoshop & InDesign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSccyiz3Eag
➝ ILLUSTRATOR
How to measure the degrees of angles in Adobe Illustrator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDdsI_yrgeI
How to make guides from any line or shape in Adobe Illustrator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKU920CN9aE
How to Set Up, Prepare and Simplify Your Artwork for Screen Printing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WTp61iAQNM
➝ INDESIGN
[Adobe InDesign] Change a spreads document to single pages with crops and bleeds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVj4pwIAesQ
How to Quickly Add Automatic Page Numbers to a Document - Adobe InDesign Numbering - Facing Pages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMv5Eih0xDw
Parent Page vs Master Page in Adobe InDesign - Explained with Examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L77tqwbk_ro
➝ PHOTOSHOP
How to add a sticker outline to a transparent PNG file in Adobe Photoshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igL2oIGhmCw
How to make a contact sheet in Adobe Photoshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnBa-O2Yh8o
How to Straighten, Crop and Fix Images in Adobe Photoshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbEywsXT1NQ&t=1s
➝ GRAPHIC DESIGN
How to use Adobe Capture to identify fonts you see anywhere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ltzOM5ueJI
5 Ways to Use ChatGPT AI for Graphic Designers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NvVrXfsBrI
4 Ways to Use Generative Fill in Adobe Photoshop with Firefly Artificial Intelligence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bohwY7tu60
➝ OTHER TOPICS
How to fix Premiere Window buttons off screen caused by external monitor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgNj3KaRDB8
Stock Vector Uploading Checklist for Shutterstock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzl9Ux8NIk
How to Compress Zip or Zipped Files with a Keyboard Shortcut on a Mac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIws_rRCC10