13 Tips To Stop Being An Amateur Graphic Designer FOREVER

Learn how to stop making amateur graphic designs with these 13 professional tips that every designer should master in 2026 and beyond This isn’t about shortcuts or quick aesthetic fixes — it’s about understanding why some designs instantly look professional while others fall flat. From relief zones...

Intermediate - 29 min - Design & Creative Software - Satori Graphics

The full course: Learn Design Principles free

What you'll need

• Drawing tablet: Faster, more natural design work.
• Sketchbook: Ideas start on paper.
• Colour-calibrated monitor: What clients see is what you made.

Books

1. The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams - View on Amazon
2. Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton - View on Amazon
3. Graphic Design: The New Basics by Ellen Lupton - View on Amazon
4. Grid Systems in Graphic Design by Josef Müller-Brockmann - View on Amazon
5. Graphic Design School by David Dabner - View on Amazon
6. Graphic design by Milton Glaser - View on Amazon

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• How To Make A Custom Font Using Fontself (61 min, The Futur, Intermediate)
• 7 Design Portfolios that I MIGHT Rate a 10! (14 min, DesignCourse, Intermediate)