What do you need to know to be a successful graphic designer or creative person in the 21st century knowledge economy? What do you need to learn if you're self taught or have a general design education? On this episode of the RAW livestream series, Chris Do talks about the Futur of education. He breaks down the different categories required for becoming a successful designer and answers questions along the way. Essential book list: https://www.thefutur.com/essential-reading-creative-professionals-booklist/ -- 04:15 Reasons why teaching what you know is important 11:44 Skills that creatives should know/learn in the 21st century 17:30 Q: What is environmental typography? 23:31 In order to be able to sell projects, you need to know more about design to have confidence. 24:36 you can use online courses to learn the tools of design (illustrator, photoshop and more) 26:50 How do you feel about learning the foundational or technical skills online? 28:53 The best teachers and professionals should teach the class once, and create a program and school around that. 31:08 Q: Is the future of learning is people learning online and direct interaction? 31:58 What does it mean to customize a program towards a student? 33:25 What if you are not really motivated to learn? 35:15 Everyone has a unique combination of skills. We should cater education towards that. 38:10 Marketing skills that creatives should know/learn 43:09 There are now ways to measure the effectiveness of design in marketing results. 45:00 Should you be a jack of all trades or should you be a specialist? 51:47 Learn from the different fields of design and marketing to learn how to speak the same language 54:54 Entrepreneurship skills that creatives should know/learn 1:05:00 Customer service design: creating a wonderful experience for your client 1:12:55 Q: Where do you recommend I learn more about design, marketing, and business? 1:21:30 Q: What is the difference between a pitch and a presentation? 1:23:38 Q: How can I find myself when I am interested in so many things? 1:30:19 Q: What can I learn right now, before going into design school? 1:33:52 Q: Any tips to get more engagement on my Instagram? 1:36:10 Q: Where does strategy fall into the part of the future design curriculum? 1:38:31 Q: How do I manage team designers better? 1:42:05 Q: How do I join the Core/Pro Group? 1:43:16 Q: What is sequential design? 1:46:41 You are not defined by your past. The future is what you make it. — This is the Futur of Education— Disrupting the design education paradigm. The Futur is a startup, and we need your support! Here’s how: See all of our products: https://goo.gl/J52GqA Donate to The Futur: https://goo.gl/GKhI2c LEARN & GROW Pro-Group Membership: https://goo.gl/1s62Gp Sales and Marketing Class: https://goo.gl/iF5xua Lettering I Class: https://goo.gl/lNHaqh CORE Strategy Kit:https://goo.gl/Uc3IKp Agency-In-A-Box Kit: https://goo.gl/lyEdjK Selling & Overcoming Objections: https://goo.gl/qS91x2 The Pitch Kit: https://goo.gl/MgZY6z CORE UX Facilitation Kit: https://goo.gl/aAfeAL UX Masterclass: https://goo.gl/8yH8dP FUTUR GEAR The Futur Mug: https://goo.gl/FuCwuO Blind Sketch Book: https://goo.gl/hUYojY Snapshot Numbered Print: https://goo.gl/A2KHb0 Visit our website: https://goo.gl/a4ZtAk See all of our free resources: https://goo.gl/Rf6zdc — OUR AFFILIATE LINKS* Skillshare: http://skillshare.evyy.net/c/375188/2... Amazon: https://goo.gl/K1bIhg Creative Market: https://goo.gl/g4jlTE Music from ArtList.io: http://goo.gl/22VpQi — Listen to the Futur podcast on iTunes: 🎙 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Android Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/aaron... Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?... Sound Cloud https://soundcloud.com/thefuturishere — Connect with us online: 🔔 https://www.facebook.com/theFuturisHere/ https://twitter.com/thefuturishere Logo Crits: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Futur... — Need brand strategy help? Visit Blind LA’s WEBSITE: http://blind.com — Credits: Executive Producer– Chris Do Host– Chris Do Director– Aaron Szekely Cinematography– Aaron Szekely Editor– Aaron Szekely Show Open– Roy Kang Futur Theme Music – Adam Sanborne http://www.adamsanborne.com Annotations & SEO – Isaiah Nwukor Typefaces: Futura, Din Futur theme song— Adam Sanborne === *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you.