You’ll never hear us advocating against anyone pursuing higher education. But while college and advanced training is certainly a stepping stone to a brighter, more affluent future, it’s not the only pathway to success. If you’ve got a talent like an eye for design, then it’s just a matter of learning the tools to bring that talent out. And with an average salary over $74,000, a graphics professional is essential in how any organization looking to attract attention expands its reach. It’s also a skill you can easily develop at home — and the training found in The 2021 Ultimate Adobe Designers Bundle ($44.99, over 90 percent off, from TNW Deals) can help learners master that key design pro weapon, the Adobe Creative Cloud. Home to nearly two dozen powerful digital media apps, this 12-course collection cuts right to the center of that package, focusing over 42 hours of intensive training on CC’s most powerful graphic design apps capable of bringing virtually any design idea to life. The training begins with three courses — Adobe Photoshop CC: Complete Beginner to Advanced Training, Adobe Lightroom Classic CC Masterclass: Beginner to Expert, and InDesign CC Essentials for Beginners: Basics and Tricks — guiding first-timers through the fundamentals of using Photoshop, Lightroom, and InDesign, three of the most powerful image editing and digital publishing apps available anywhere. Those skills can then be applied to page building, app construction, and all manner of web design. The Learn User Experience Design from A-Z: Adobe XD UI/UX Design and App Icon Creation and Basics of UI-UX Design training covers those areas, including how UI and UX design work differs, creating UX/UI usability reports to bring those sides together, and all the know-how to build a fantastic page using CC’s Adobe XD web development tool. This package also features loads of project-based training to help embed all that knowledge of these programs into real world product. Across these courses, students learn how to design a productivity journal for an iPad, a motivational watch face for an Apple Watch, or personalized merch using Photoshop. While the 2021 Ultimate Adobe Designers Bundle features $2,400 in intensive coursework, the whole package is available now for only $44.99. Prices are subject to change.
