it's really tricky getting noticed as a graphic designer these days simply because there are many
millions of us online but don't worry because i have five ingenious ways that you can get
noticed that you probably haven't ever considered before and the sponsor of today's video can also
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a graphic designer already assume you understand that you must be using branding social media and
the portfolio website because today we're looking at more innovative ways and out of the box methods
to get noticed as a graphic designer and that starts with a technique that requires some time
but it's hugely powerful when done correctly now i'm sure like myself you enjoy downloading free
mock-ups i mean who doesn't but while searching for mock-ups have you ever come across this logo
a b design now if you are a designer who hunts for mock-ups then the chances are you probably have
seen this logo and it belongs to a designer called anthony boyd and he makes lots of free mock-ups to
download the thing is they are often shown on many different mock-up sites because he has put
in the work on creating landing pages mock-ups and a behance profile and all of these things together
generate a big buzz around himself as a graphic designer so people search for mock-ups and they
stumble across his work and in doing so over time he has become a well-known name in the industry
his behance profile has over nearly half a million project views and that's just mainly from people
finding his mock-up somewhere else online and then being redirected to his behance profile
so i hope you can see how powerful this is and how much of a well-thought-out approach it actually is
and yes it does take some time and effort setting up behance profiles landing pages mock-ups and so
forth but most good things in life do take lots of time and effort the next method is all about
rebranding and redesigning existing designs that are highly notorious and then tagging the brands
in social media posts so if you have some pretty design skills why not wow people online by taking
infamous or famous logos or brands and then totally revamping them and giving them a facelift
so you might say for example want to redesign the capital one logo because let's be honest here that
thing does need a makeover but once you're done designing it tag them in social media on maybe
instagram or twitter and also maybe some design friends too this can lead to you being noticed
by many people and win you some design clout online as a graphic designer the third ingenious
method to get noticed as a graphic designer is to enter some prestigious design award competitions
now there are many competitions out there to choose from and i've actually linked some down
below and they all have deadlines that span across different times of the year but do understand
there are many many online competitions to choose from but how do these work to you getting noticed
well working on an actual brief and a competition in a professional environment will show you what
it takes to make it in this industry but also you can add additions to your portfolio once
you finish the design competition and of course on top of that if you do finish in a winning position
you will have that status that awards to your name and also your work could be shown online
so fourth on this list of ingenious ways to get noticed as a graphic designer is to specialize in
one single niche and then to become a super ultra master of that speciality michael wolff is a great
example of this and he specialized in visual brand identities since 1965 and which since then has
formed the wolf orleans design agency and this agency has worked on projects such as tick-tock
uber the tesco supermarket and maybe one of the most controversial logo designs ever the london
2012 olympic logo the point is that michael wolff is such a master at his niche or moreover he is
so recognized as being affiliated with that niche that he can gain the most high paying clients in
that niche as well as having the highest form of notoriety so it might be worth mastering
one area of design and then running with that depending on your abilities and your game plan
and the fifth ingenious method for getting noticed as a graphic designer is to
make a book now it doesn't matter if you're good when it comes to writing we're graphic designers
we don't need to make text heavy books we can communicate with design and imagery of course
so take for example the helvetica book which explores the history of the infamous typeface
and displays the letter forms beautifully so or maybe the graphic design idea book
which displays wonderful design as a form of inspiration to the viewer
making something useful yet visually attractive and having your name stamped on that as an author
is a great way to get noticed in this industry yes it will take time and it will take effort but
again if it works out for you then it's totally going to be worthwhile you would also need to
concentrate on marketing the book because it's not going to sell itself that is if you don't manage
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now if you want to learn more about graphic design and how to become a better designer
do click a video on screen and until next time guys design your future today peace
you