LESSON OVERVIEW

Lesson 1 – What You'll Learn

Welcome to “Design Like a Pro”!

I’m so excited to guide you through this journey — especially if you’re brand new to Adobe. Whether you’ve never opened Illustrator or Photoshop before or you’ve dabbled and felt lost, this course is designed for you.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to confidently call yourself a designer — and better yet, one that gets paid for their skills. Here's a breakdown of everything you’ll be learning:

🎨 1. How to confidently use Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop

We’ll walk through every button, tool, and menu you need to know as a beginner. You’ll learn the differences between the two programs (and when to use each one), how to set up your workspace, how to save and export your files properly, and how to work smarter — not harder.

Illustrator = for logos, shapes, brand graphics
Photoshop = for editing images, effects, layouts

No design background? No worries. I’ll explain every tool in plain English.

✏️ 2. How to create logos from scratch

You’ll learn how to design a logo step-by-step, using real examples. I’ll show you how to pick fonts, create shapes, combine them into a unique logo, and make sure it looks amazing across social media, websites, and packaging.

We’ll go from blank page to final logo, just like I do.

💼 3. How to build complete brand identities

Logos are just the beginning. You’ll also learn how to:

  • Choose brand colours

  • Pick font combinations

  • Create matching business cards, Instagram posts, email signatures & more

  • Package up the brand for your clients professionally

By the end, you’ll know how to deliver a full brand suite that looks premium and polished.

🧠 4. My exact steps to designing client projects

I’ll walk you through my personal workflow — from getting a client brief, to sketching ideas, to final delivery. This isn’t just about learning software — it’s about how to use it in the real world, for real clients.

You’ll also learn:

  • How I stay organised

  • How to present designs so clients say YES

  • What files to send (and in what format)

🗣️ 5. Real-world advice from someone who started exactly like you

When I started, I had no clue what I was doing. I didn’t study design. I just figured it out through trial, error, and a lot of Googling.

This course is everything I wish someone told me — but made simple and straight to the point. No fluff. Just steps that work.

💸 6. Let’s turn your passion into a skillset people pay for

This isn’t just about making pretty designs. It’s about building confidence, learning a high-income skill, and actually using it to make money — whether you're freelancing, working with clients, or designing for your own brand.

✔️ What to do next:

In the next lesson, we’ll open Illustrator together and start setting up your first design file. But for now, take a deep breath and feel proud — you’ve already started. And that’s the hardest part.

Let’s do this! (SCHEDULED FOR 15/06/2025 3:30PM)