I only spent about the first 3-6 months of my design career learning to use Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash, and the next 24 years learning the art of design. My high school design students can understand the software with little instruction, so I have found it to be much more valuable to devote a majority of the school year exposing them to all kinds of design, and helping to cultivate their individual visions. As I build my lessons for the 17-18 school year, I appreciate your dissection of the Futur of design education. I will use your analysis as a guide.
I agree with your view on education. Students like myself with ADHD would benefit from a tailored curriculum that speaks to their interests and skills instead of boring them. I'm a smart person but in grade school I thought I was dumb because everything bored me so much, and I stopped paying attention. My grades slipped, and so did my confidence. Side note--> one of my favorite movies that talks about this is Temple Grandin. I highly recommend.
The things I am learning from this channel are more valuable than my whole cursus at the polytechnic school of architecture and urbanism ! If I am ever to be switching career to graphic design the reason would be that the futur channel is the REAL SCHOOL
I love the organization of the description. Two years ago I was 16, and didn't understand my career. Now, I'm 18, and I get it thanks to you, and the people I've met. Keep working hard The Futur
Spend a day or two learning about printing: the different processes , production design, correct file set up and so on.... it will save you time later.
I have heard you say this a few times now, that you feel like you (The Futur) isn’t necessarily interested in teaching the tools or hard skills, but rather the soft skills, design thinking and business. Because there is a lot of places where you can already learn those skills cheap, and from good teachers to. But the way I se it, people want you to teach them the the hard skills as well, because they like you and your team. While The Futur fills a gap in online design education witch is much needed, you should consider making some courses on the hard skills, like illustrator and indesign to name a few. Again, because people like you, and they want you to teach them, not all the other people who are out there. Just my thoughts. Thank you for all the good content. I have really learned a lot from you, and I don’t know of a better place to learn what you teach. So thank you. I’m self-taught motion designer and 3D animator in Denmark.
I second all of this! I’m a self-taught graphic designer, and just found this channel a few weeks ago. I wish I found it a year ago when I first started out because I would definitely be so much more skilled than I am today. Thankfully it’s never too late! I love this channel, the content and the massive value of what we get to learn.
Wow I actually couldn't disagree more. There are hundreds of places to learn software free or cheap. These so-called "soft" skills that they are teaching are thin on the ground and what is desperately needed for self-taught and school grad designers. Often they are barely touched on even in design school. I really value their free content and reading suggestions, they are game changers and what will differentiate you from the hoards of "I know photoshop, I'm a designer" everywhere. In fact, I consider these skills the "hardest" for a majority of designers to learn, because they don't think they "need to know" so much about business or they just think they aren't wired for it. If you are running a business, which you are as a freelancer, you better know about business. If you are offering service to businesses, you need to understand their needs. You need more than just "good design" to thrive.
I really hope there's a channel out there like this for business analysis and product management. I don't know if I will become a creative, but right now I think I'm not. But I'm addicted to your content. I just switched careers after 10 years of doing stagnant stuff and this gets me going everytime I want to be inspired.
Just revisiting all of the previous live streams and they were all so amazing!! To Chris's point about the importance of copy writing, I think that is an invaluable skill to have. As designers, we do not think that we will have to write anything throughout our career. But we use persuasive and engaging writing every day of our lives (even if we are not physically writing)! In short, LEARN COPY WRITING.
This is now my seventh, video am watching from Chris and I must attest to the fact that Chris is heaven-sent. Just when I quit my 9-5 job for freelance design, this is what I have been looking for. Thanks again, Chris.
OOH! there is soooo much to learn from you Chris! I started watching this video from morning 11am and just finished it now and its 7pm now. Loaded with info and knowledge. Chris your thoughts are beautiful! especially about education. I am from India and we(I and my husband) too have the same thoughts about the education system. We've searched and have put my son in a school which resonates with us. The school has a different point of view from the regular schools. Chris, I wish someday I am able to meet you. I am following you and your youtube sessions. You are a treasure. Your son is so cute! and the whole team is super fun to work with. The way you handle your team with such an ease is just mind blowing. I wish I too had such a mentor. Keep up the work and keep helping us!
I am 30 yrs old from Pakistan. All my life it was clear to me that all I want to do is graphic designing. At age 13 I attended Web designing beginner course and got first prize for best animation on Flash and best web design. But here parents usually ask you to go to medical or engineering. So currently I am doing job in Oil and Gas field. But in this lockdown I am finally learning about designing. Thankyou from Pakistan
Fun stream guys and as always very educative and motivational. Also a great way to forever learn how to spell the word ENTREPRENEUR without a single shadow of doubt is to remember that "all vowels in it are E's except a U."
Ok. I went to school for Journalism which focused more on storytelling, marketing and advertising. After I graduated that I ended going back to school for a master's in Fine Art/ Media Design program. This was more about utilizing our skills and creating brand packages based off a narrative. So on a basic level, I learned Typography, Editorial, Environmental, and Sequential design. Going into my masters, I was learning more about visually telling stories for branding and the other stuff that I learned. ----- My master's focused more on the critical thinking and bringing those art concepts together as a DESIGNER. When I source an illustrator for my fashion design projects, I get frustrated when a person can't connect their elements to reasoning. Or even worse, when an illustrator's reasoning is "it's the latest fashion...it's what the kids will like"...well what kinds of kids? Where is the consistency?.. My question is when are we going to disconnect art from design. I understand, art can live in design but the problem with self taught is they'll only look for the art. - Great Video
Helping the Client figure out their intentions, their needs, what they are trying to accomplish, how much they can afford to pay (range), listening skills, relationship skills, etc.
This is gold. I was looking for a curriculum that I could form and be comfortable with at age 17. Thank you for this video, I now know how to go about design as a self learner. I started graphic design 1 month ago and I particularly want to do logo design and be proficient in it to eventually transition to main title design in the Atlanta film scene ( ofc I'll have to do mograph :)
OMG! this is the first time I watched a vid 1:45 hour in English!! I always had a problem since English does not my mother language! thank u so much I really enjoy watching and from now I'll watch all videos BCS u guys proffitional
You are awesome guys! Thanks for this opportunity you give us to improve ourselves. Been watching you a week or so but have learned already so much! Now this is my nr.1 channel. Thank you Chris! Much respect to you guys.
I have known about this channel for a while but I hadnt dedicated my time to really study design and the business of design because when I first started (which was just in Jan 2019) I was too busy of finding clients and afraid of not getting jobs, then I dont know if I'm lucky or not, I had tons of jobs, which is good financially. But I dont think technically and in business, I scaled up, I get similar jobs that I am not really excited doing. My mistake is that I invested my time and energy in my job than my self. I need to take a break to study and evaluate my business strategy. One of my steps is by doing The Futur video marathon from today to the whole September 2019, at least one video and I always take notes (I have a notebook in my iPad called "The Futur Takeaways"). This is the first video, so expect my comment every day. Thanks so much for your hard work and dedication in putting such valuable content!
I started watching this channel way before I even got to Design School, I was like learning as much as I possibly could in order to stay one step ahead of everyone else, and I realized that the value that college gives is not really that worth, I spent a whole year "learning" the principles, and to be honest I found that I got more out of RUclips and other platforms than the school program itself. So I dropped out and started doing everything on my own, and I'm glad I made that decision
exactly. College is nothing more than the traditional path we've all been told to attend. With how technology has evolved over the years, there's no need to pay a high rising tuition for this type of knowledge. It's really just about your portfolio and what you can bring to the table. That's all it is really.
34:55 I have the same thoughts Chris. Thanks. I'm a creative and mktg teacher. I homeschool my kids. My son is like Mattias. Will use your design curriculum for his Art and Design class. These are beneficial to me too so I can bridge the gaps on my knowledge in design. Your videos are big help learning a lot. 👍👍👍
I’ve learnt so much from The Futur crew ,over the past few days of my binge watching the show! Catching up on all that I’ve missed , since i didnt know it existed until recently...clearly I’ve been living under a rock! Well more so copped up in my home office designing , living my passion , running my own small biz :) which is growing every week now! thanks guys for the extra knowledge!
this is so cool i love the akward moments because , the content is not scripted, you guys should make some vids like this with all ther emotions or brainstorm nice
Hi Guys. I think its very important to Learn and Practice Emotion Management to get better in negotiates and Dont Give Up so easily and get better relation ships with your clients. Thanks for Sharing guys!
I have strong knowledge of about half of these things, and I'm not a graphic designer. I'm in Fine Art/Fashion. Things like UX/UI and motion graphics I have a basic overview of. It seems extremely daunting to have this depth and breadth of knowledge when you're a student, but I think it's important to point out that we have to keep working on these skills throughout our careers. Great discussion.
Hi Chris. Thanks so much for your content you give. I am new to design through the appreciation of becoming a new owner of an embroidery machine, which of course extends to all you talk about in the end. I appreciate your work you provide and information you give. From Australia.
I would find really useful that one-hour video about design principles you named, Chris. Man, I cannot appreciate more the labour that you guys are doing with this channel, love you guys.
am I going bananas or is the video out of sync here? Im not even a designer, Im in sales but feel like Chris teaches about sales, entrepreneurship, time management and then he interviews Seth Godin? Im like who is this guy? another genius I have to follow? Answer is yes. thank for sharing Chris. Sounds like there is audio coming in from various channels, Awesome!
The futur has put out great quality info that it takes alot more to learn something not alot of people know. If you reading the same book as everyone else you will know the same information as everyone else.
I love those posters. awesome video, as usual. I graduated in 92. I'm rebranding myself and getting my confidence back. I never got any of those classes except typography which was not very good. I lost my confidence years ago and I'm tired of being beat out by younger designers that don't have experience. So I appreciate everything you teach. I'm learning all over again.
first I’m so glad I found this group / and futur feels like a zen master teacher and radiates what I want to be more like ! I wish I could explain it better- I have a martial arts studio ( I’m also an artist) when I started teaching I was not a business owner / marketing expert - these are keys to success - I’ve rested on the fact that I’m a good “martial artist curriculum designer” and I needed to learn about advertising / marketing because I couldn’t afford to hire anyone - I really love this and I’m grateful - I’m way to small for anyone to help me out so - I’m here to make my dreams come true!
I had hope when I clicked but I wasn`t expecting much. I thought this video would be just more edutainment that wasnt actionable at all, but this was actually helpful. Thank you
I really liked that Aaron asked his question at 33:00, as there are a lot of "kids" that aren't highly motivated--but that could just be an argument of the hardest working and self motivated people rise to the top? But props to Aaron for asking that
I like what Chris said about "We should never work, we should just play. Our whole lives should be designed around play." I don't understand though how that can apply to the more "boring" but must-do tasks in our lives, or at our work. 1. When a person thinks that every task should be fun and a game, otherwise they shouldn't bother with it, won't they start judging it from the beginning? which means that often they will judge it wrong. "I don't like this subject you make me learn, so therefore it's not fun for me, so therefore I don't need it." 2. Won't they quit their jobs often or dropping of a project because it's not fun anymore? when in reality it might be just a phase, or it might be something worth pursuing to learn how to handle those tasks and clients better? 3. Won't this type of thinking make people want instant gratification and not try so hard to get to the final result? 4. There are responsibilities in life that are no fun for anyone, but someone has to do them (from baby's diapers to the more serious things like an illness). This is an exaggeration, but my question here is "How can you make those tasks playful and more fun?" not that you have to, but life would be better if you could :) The Futur team does a great great job. Keep it up! Even though I moved away from Graphic Design and navigated towards making art for the gaming industry, I still enjoy your videos very much. Maybe that's why I'm asking questions to clarify those phrases :)
I think you guys need to provide that kind of curriculum online and the let people who really want to learn that kind of thing and get the best possible information which I think you guys can collaborate and provide.
As an idea for topics: Photography I also think there needs to be a course on different techniques to get the creative juices flowing - I'm sure you know what I'm talking about there.
All hail the King! and his Kingdom...Lotsa love from the Kenyan design community. Just letting you know this videos are all just timeless and they are making a difference all over the world. Even in places you do not know exist.
I'm learning so much. I'm from Puerto Rico. I've been in a design program for 3 weeks. In one class we are still on the inch, the students don't know the fractions within an inch. We are learning things in PowerPoint and Microsoft Word , etc. I mostly browse Behance during class to get ideas and inspiration. I'm getting so much education from you guys. Amazing channel.
For one, awesome discussion dealing with my personal path. I love the literal A, B, C of what you need to know but have long been a fan of Chris's thoughts and overall arc of progress. Feels like it gives me a path and when I have more to contribute I'm hoping to be a part of conversation... thanks-Graham at Original Love Design
I'm not so sure we should focus solely on one's strengths in regards to education. Especially when it comes to design, and creative thinking, knowledge about other topics plays a crucial role. The big challenge for teachers is to make material relevant to the student that is disinterested, and helping the student feel rewarded in accomplishing difficult tasks. Otherwise I tend to agree with Alan watts, and that life ought to feel more like play. But it is often through adversity that we learn most.
Nice video! I'll leave a comment once again. I studied at a university where design, marketing and entrepreneurship all came together. And as a student I didn't realize the importance of marketing and entrepreneurship. But now I know it's essential for a designer. Luckily I learn a lot from this channel and also my colleagues, so I can make up for the classes I missed.
Just thank you. Raw and uncut, yet so many informations and tips and even motivation in this "short" amount of time. It just seems that you've been born for this "play" Chris :) Thank you Greetings from Czech Rep.
I feel like Color Correction instead of color theory, might belong on the curriculum board. Especially for mograph guys. Color correction, especially in film, photography and video is winning amateurs 100/hour rates. I feel like LUTs are increasingly important to know and now in current iterations of Photoshop have them integrated.
Very very informative! I am a production artist involving mostly making storyboards, animatics and character design. And I say, design theory is universal. Graphic design interests me as well. This session was very informative. Thank you all of you for the hard work!
I've actually been self-taught first and then went to "design" UNI as I thought they'd be able to teach me and make me a PRO. I was wrong, had to even help some teachers when they couldn't answer some questions to other students or had no idea about the basics of some tools. So kind of lost 4 years. Because of that finished the diploma about 5-6 years later (didn't want or need it, but wanted to finish things once and for all). Although couple of years later the diploma is still waiting for me at the Uni somewhere, haven't picked it up yet :D
@@thefutur Yes, but currently on a pause. Last year, I lost major clients due to the recession in the creative industry (West-Europe). It's harder for me to find new clients, so I guess it's time to change new directions...
Hey, In college we learn't that a big percentage to being good, mostly depended on research and development and getting feedback . Clear communication between client and designer.
I’ve been a teacher for many years. That said...I also wrote curriculum for schools, districts and states. All in art education. Not many art teachers are up for researching and doing that tedious job of writing a curriculum. (Drawing a curriculum would be more fun). I give you a lot of credit. STEM - is now STEAM - ADD ART PLEASE!
the overwhelming majority of children, when in an environment like the schools you are describing, will learn much more than kids in public schools. not only in the subjects that they are passionate about, but in all of them. studies show again & again that people learn best when relaxed and happy. not when stressed, not when unfairly compared to others, not when stifled indoors and faced with punishment for expressing human needs. kids seem lazy to you because they are a product of their environment. a lot of kids will have a hard time with the transition, its true. if they switch from a conventional school like a public school to a more independent school. but they are adaptable and eventually find their rhythm. like how plants will only produce gorgeous blooms and delicious fruits when their bed is healthy, their needs are met, they are given space but attention, people will only reach their full potentials when they are in environments that are healthy and happy and have their needs met. stress kills them, trying to get them to keep growing with no rest, if its not their natural way, doesnt work. etc. the metaphor can go on. when we expect little from kids, thats what they will give us. but when we encourage without stress - positive reinforcement and leading by example, and we show them that we know that they are amazing and smart and passionate and curious, they will live up to that. with very very few exceptions. this doesnt mean we can say, "i know you will go to an ivy league". thats forcing our own ideas on to them, thats adding stress. but we can say "i know that you will make the best decisions possible as an adult because ive prepared you well. even the ones that you later felt werent the best, you will learn from."
THE FUTUR !! Chris Do !! Can we have an episode about Printers, overseeing the print production for clients, print mark-ups if you do over see the print production, and pros/cons/ alternative ways to handle clients print jobs ?! please and thanks !!
Im a student and I am ¬trying and am open` to learn and, Im struggling a lot with Adobe suite, and my digital tools teacher wasnt that good. I had improved but I feel like I dont know how to work my way around because of what you said in the beggining of the video, the critical thinking. I have no basic knowlodge of Graphic Design how am I suppose to create anything. am watching your videos and Im enjoying. Im not really keen on watching videos but for some reason I like yours! Congratulations, great stuff
I love the future and find everything helpful and applicable to video game and movie concept art industries....that's the field I'm learning drawing skills for.
there is such valuable content here, and thank you for that. please please get these technical glitches under control, and edit. condense condense condense. very frustrating to watch and yet the content is so good I can't stop ;)
I think Ergonomics, Consumer psychology as well as product design (Industrial Design) can be included. Also i guess new media design along with filmography is a very good course for exploring future of design.
This channel is the best thing that has happened to design students.
how about creatives? not just students of design.
I watched so many futur videos that I feel like Chris is mentoring me.
that's the point!
thought I got here for the design curriculum, now I have goosebumps from all the validation about the schooling system, playing, and passion. amazing!
I only spent about the first 3-6 months of my design career learning to use Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash, and the next 24 years learning the art of design. My high school design students can understand the software with little instruction, so I have found it to be much more valuable to devote a majority of the school year exposing them to all kinds of design, and helping to cultivate their individual visions. As I build my lessons for the 17-18 school year, I appreciate your dissection of the Futur of design education. I will use your analysis as a guide.
I agree with your view on education. Students like myself with ADHD would benefit from a tailored curriculum that speaks to their interests and skills instead of boring them. I'm a smart person but in grade school I thought I was dumb because everything bored me so much, and I stopped paying attention. My grades slipped, and so did my confidence.
Side note--> one of my favorite movies that talks about this is Temple Grandin. I highly recommend.
thanks for the recommend Christie
The audio from @55:11 to @55:21 is honestly everything you need to know about life
Thank you
@@thefutur Thank YOU!!! 🐐
The things I am learning from this channel are more valuable than my whole cursus at the polytechnic school of architecture and urbanism ! If I am ever to be switching career to graphic design the reason would be that the futur channel is the REAL SCHOOL
I am LOVING the information!!! Thank you SO much!!!
I love the organization of the description. Two years ago I was 16, and didn't understand my career. Now, I'm 18, and I get it thanks to you, and the people I've met. Keep working hard The Futur
Spend a day or two learning about printing: the different processes , production design, correct file set up and so on.... it will save you time later.
I know this video is 3 years old now. But I want to say thank you so much! because this is huge for me as striving self taught designer. 🙏🙏🙏
I have heard you say this a few times now, that you feel like you (The Futur) isn’t necessarily interested in teaching the tools or hard skills, but rather the soft skills, design thinking and business. Because there is a lot of places where you can already learn those skills cheap, and from good teachers to. But the way I se it, people want you to teach them the the hard skills as well, because they like you and your team. While The Futur fills a gap in online design education witch is much needed, you should consider making some courses on the hard skills, like illustrator and indesign to name a few. Again, because people like you, and they want you to teach them, not all the other people who are out there. Just my thoughts. Thank you for all the good content. I have really learned a lot from you, and I don’t know of a better place to learn what you teach. So thank you. I’m self-taught motion designer and 3D animator in Denmark.
let's see how our channel evolves.
I'd enroll in that course! I'm actually waiting for it to happen.
absolutely! their patience in introducing new information is untouched. well said.
I second all of this! I’m a self-taught graphic designer, and just found this channel a few weeks ago. I wish I found it a year ago when I first started out because I would definitely be so much more skilled than I am today. Thankfully it’s never too late! I love this channel, the content and the massive value of what we get to learn.
Wow I actually couldn't disagree more. There are hundreds of places to learn software free or cheap. These so-called "soft" skills that they are teaching are thin on the ground and what is desperately needed for self-taught and school grad designers. Often they are barely touched on even in design school. I really value their free content and reading suggestions, they are game changers and what will differentiate you from the hoards of "I know photoshop, I'm a designer" everywhere. In fact, I consider these skills the "hardest" for a majority of designers to learn, because they don't think they "need to know" so much about business or they just think they aren't wired for it. If you are running a business, which you are as a freelancer, you better know about business. If you are offering service to businesses, you need to understand their needs. You need more than just "good design" to thrive.
I really hope there's a channel out there like this for business analysis and product management. I don't know if I will become a creative, but right now I think I'm not. But I'm addicted to your content. I just switched careers after 10 years of doing stagnant stuff and this gets me going everytime I want to be inspired.
chris is my mentor...and the futur is the future
thanks Evans
A great content for a self-taught designer like me. Love to watch and learn from you, Chris!
Thank you
Thanks Chris! I remember asking about this a couple months ago, i'm glad you guys actually made a video about this. Much appreciated.
we listen to our audience.
Just revisiting all of the previous live streams and they were all so amazing!! To Chris's point about the importance of copy writing, I think that is an invaluable skill to have. As designers, we do not think that we will have to write anything throughout our career. But we use persuasive and engaging writing every day of our lives (even if we are not physically writing)! In short, LEARN COPY WRITING.
language and communication, the words we choose to express our thinking are often overlooked in design ed.
This is now my seventh, video am watching from Chris and I must attest to the fact that Chris is heaven-sent. Just when I quit my 9-5 job for freelance design, this is what I have been looking for. Thanks again, Chris.
Ty and good luck.
Thnx for pointing me in the right direction when I am trying to land a job and have no school! Props for taking the time
OOH! there is soooo much to learn from you Chris! I started watching this video from morning 11am and just finished it now and its 7pm now. Loaded with info and knowledge. Chris your thoughts are beautiful! especially about education. I am from India and we(I and my husband) too have the same thoughts about the education system. We've searched and have put my son in a school which resonates with us. The school has a different point of view from the regular schools. Chris, I wish someday I am able to meet you. I am following you and your youtube sessions. You are a treasure. Your son is so cute! and the whole team is super fun to work with. The way you handle your team with such an ease is just mind blowing. I wish I too had such a mentor. Keep up the work and keep helping us!
I am 30 yrs old from Pakistan. All my life it was clear to me that all I want to do is graphic designing. At age 13 I attended Web designing beginner course and got first prize for best animation on Flash and best web design.
But here parents usually ask you to go to medical or engineering. So currently I am doing job in Oil and Gas field. But in this lockdown I am finally learning about designing.
Thankyou from Pakistan
Keep going brother, chase down your dreams♥
Did you do it?
Thank you so much for sharing
Fun stream guys and as always very educative and motivational. Also a great way to forever learn how to spell the word ENTREPRENEUR without a single shadow of doubt is to remember that "all vowels in it are E's except a U."
Ok. I went to school for Journalism which focused more on storytelling, marketing and advertising. After I graduated that I ended going back to school for a master's in Fine Art/ Media Design program. This was more about utilizing our skills and creating brand packages based off a narrative.
So on a basic level, I learned Typography, Editorial, Environmental, and Sequential design. Going into my masters, I was learning more about visually telling stories for branding and the other stuff that I learned.
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My master's focused more on the critical thinking and bringing those art concepts together as a DESIGNER. When I source an illustrator for my fashion design projects, I get frustrated when a person can't connect their elements to reasoning. Or even worse, when an illustrator's reasoning is "it's the latest fashion...it's what the kids will like"...well what kinds of kids? Where is the consistency?.. My question is when are we going to disconnect art from design. I understand, art can live in design but the problem with self taught is they'll only look for the art. - Great Video
Robert Loyale totally agree. Many videos where I talk about design is not art.
Preach!
Helping the Client figure out their intentions, their needs, what they are trying to accomplish, how much they can afford to pay (range), listening skills, relationship skills, etc.
ONE PUNCH MAN | Chris, you are resolute into be clear!!!
This is gold. I was looking for a curriculum that I could form and be comfortable with at age 17. Thank you for this video, I now know how to go about design as a self learner. I started graphic design 1 month ago and I particularly want to do logo design and be proficient in it to eventually transition to main title design in the Atlanta film scene ( ofc I'll have to do mograph :)
1:26:42 is my favorite answer of How you findyourself when you are interested in so many things
You break the boundaries and obstacles
I'm from Egypt and just want to say Thank You!
Hello.
OMG!
this is the first time I watched a vid 1:45 hour in English!!
I always had a problem since English does not my mother language!
thank u so much
I really enjoy watching
and from now I'll watch all videos BCS u guys proffitional
You are awesome guys! Thanks for this opportunity you give us to improve ourselves. Been watching you a week or so but have learned already so much! Now this is my nr.1 channel. Thank you Chris! Much respect to you guys.
Thanks for your support Aivis!
Thank you.
I have known about this channel for a while but I hadnt dedicated my time to really study design and the business of design because when I first started (which was just in Jan 2019) I was too busy of finding clients and afraid of not getting jobs, then I dont know if I'm lucky or not, I had tons of jobs, which is good financially. But I dont think technically and in business, I scaled up, I get similar jobs that I am not really excited doing. My mistake is that I invested my time and energy in my job than my self. I need to take a break to study and evaluate my business strategy. One of my steps is by doing The Futur video marathon from today to the whole September 2019, at least one video and I always take notes (I have a notebook in my iPad called "The Futur Takeaways"). This is the first video, so expect my comment every day. Thanks so much for your hard work and dedication in putting such valuable content!
Sounds like a plan.
I started watching this channel way before I even got to Design School, I was like learning as much as I possibly could in order to stay one step ahead of everyone else, and I realized that the value that college gives is not really that worth, I spent a whole year "learning" the principles, and to be honest I found that I got more out of RUclips and other platforms than the school program itself. So I dropped out and started doing everything on my own, and I'm glad I made that decision
exactly. College is nothing more than the traditional path we've all been told to attend. With how technology has evolved over the years, there's no need to pay a high rising tuition for this type of knowledge. It's really just about your portfolio and what you can bring to the table. That's all it is really.
Thanks Chris and The Futur "dream team" I've been searching for this, I checked Art Center's curriculum and I couldn't understand 90% of it.
34:55 I have the same thoughts Chris. Thanks. I'm a creative and mktg teacher. I homeschool my kids. My son is like Mattias. Will use your design curriculum for his Art and Design class. These are beneficial to me too so I can bridge the gaps on my knowledge in design. Your videos are big help learning a lot. 👍👍👍
I love diversity and the inclusion of what you're doing.
thanks!
Breaking the video up with time stamps in description is awesome! Great job.
Thank you
I’ve learnt so much from The Futur crew ,over the past few days of my binge watching the show! Catching up on all that I’ve missed , since i didnt know it existed until recently...clearly I’ve been living under a rock! Well more so copped up in my home office designing , living my passion , running my own small biz :) which is growing every week now! thanks guys for the extra knowledge!
This is the best online Design school ever!
Thank you
this is so cool i love the akward moments because , the content is not scripted, you guys should make some vids like this with all ther emotions or brainstorm nice
Hi Guys. I think its very important to Learn and Practice Emotion Management to get better in negotiates and Dont Give Up so easily and get better relation ships with your clients. Thanks for Sharing guys!
Old but gold! Thanks Chris
I hope that one day BLIND will be a UNIVERSITY
one day soon. If we have the support of the community, it is possible.
Yes yes one day IN SHA ALLAH :D One day i will visit BLIND :3
@@thefutur Please. Willing to enroll
Watching your videos, I have started feeling much more confident. Thanks Chris!😊
I have strong knowledge of about half of these things, and I'm not a graphic designer. I'm in Fine Art/Fashion. Things like UX/UI and motion graphics I have a basic overview of. It seems extremely daunting to have this depth and breadth of knowledge when you're a student, but I think it's important to point out that we have to keep working on these skills throughout our careers.
Great discussion.
Thank you for the amazing video.
It helped me get started on my design journey.
Hi Chris. Thanks so much for your content you give. I am new to design through the appreciation of becoming a new owner of an embroidery machine, which of course extends to all you talk about in the end. I appreciate your work you provide and information you give. From Australia.
Watching this episode again after 3 years.
Now I can tell I know most on the design list.
Great guideline. Thanks Futur :)
excellent!
I would find really useful that one-hour video about design principles you named, Chris. Man, I cannot appreciate more the labour that you guys are doing with this channel, love you guys.
46:30 - Outside: Specialist - Inside: Generalist | That's a great one. Being a generalist like being your own secret Swiss army knife. Shhhh
glad you caught that.
am I going bananas or is the video out of sync here? Im not even a designer, Im in sales but feel like Chris teaches about sales, entrepreneurship, time management and then he interviews Seth Godin? Im like who is this guy? another genius I have to follow? Answer is yes. thank for sharing Chris. Sounds like there is audio coming in from various channels, Awesome!
The futur has put out great quality info that it takes alot more to learn something not alot of people know. If you reading the same book as everyone else you will know the same information as everyone else.
I love those posters. awesome video, as usual. I graduated in 92. I'm rebranding myself and getting my confidence back. I never got any of those classes except typography which was not very good. I lost my confidence years ago and I'm tired of being beat out by younger designers that don't have experience. So I appreciate everything you teach. I'm learning all over again.
Hi Colleen. Let’s get that mojo back.
@@thefutur I'm working on it thanks to you!!
Hii. 2 year later, how are you rn?
first I’m so glad I found this group / and futur feels like a zen master teacher and radiates what I want to be more like ! I wish I could explain it better- I have a martial arts studio ( I’m also an artist) when I started teaching I was not a business owner / marketing expert - these are keys to success - I’ve rested on the fact that I’m a good “martial artist curriculum designer” and I needed to learn about advertising / marketing because I couldn’t afford to hire anyone - I really love this and I’m grateful - I’m way to small for anyone to help me out so - I’m here to make my dreams come true!
Welcome to the Futur
I had hope when I clicked but I wasn`t expecting much. I thought this video would be just more edutainment that wasnt actionable at all, but this was actually helpful. Thank you
Thanks
Guys, wish me luck. I'm a web developer going freelance and want to learn more design/entrepreneurial skills. Let's do this!!
Good luck.
@@thefutur Thank you, you guys rock :)
I really liked that Aaron asked his question at 33:00, as there are a lot of "kids" that aren't highly motivated--but that could just be an argument of the hardest working and self motivated people rise to the top? But props to Aaron for asking that
Aaron plays the role of the everyday person.
I love chris and the tips he gives but i hate it when he's so impatient and his personality but at the same time i love the teacher chris do
I love you too but hate your comment. ;)
Great point when you market yourself be an expert in one thing however for yourself learn everything - valuable marketing insight, 🙏
Design history, Typography,drawing, editorial, studio projects, design principles
wonderful stuff. I really enjoyed your thoughts about education of the futur
I really love this channel and what The Futur is doing for the design community. My favorite quote of the whole video is 34:41. Well spoken!!!
I like what Chris said about "We should never work, we should just play. Our whole lives should be designed around play." I don't understand though how that can apply to the more "boring" but must-do tasks in our lives, or at our work.
1. When a person thinks that every task should be fun and a game, otherwise they shouldn't bother with it, won't they start judging it from the beginning? which means that often they will judge it wrong. "I don't like this subject you make me learn, so therefore it's not fun for me, so therefore I don't need it."
2. Won't they quit their jobs often or dropping of a project because it's not fun anymore? when in reality it might be just a phase, or it might be something worth pursuing to learn how to handle those tasks and clients better?
3. Won't this type of thinking make people want instant gratification and not try so hard to get to the final result?
4. There are responsibilities in life that are no fun for anyone, but someone has to do them (from baby's diapers to the more serious things like an illness). This is an exaggeration, but my question here is "How can you make those tasks playful and more fun?" not that you have to, but life would be better if you could :)
The Futur team does a great great job. Keep it up! Even though I moved away from Graphic Design and navigated towards making art for the gaming industry, I still enjoy your videos very much. Maybe that's why I'm asking questions to clarify those phrases :)
Chris you’re great and your content is king! Just one thing I noticed, don’t you think you go too hard on your team sometimes? Just saying...
Yes. I do. Changing my ways
@@thefutur No don't, it's funny asf
@@VibrantDesigns Idk, I was cringing at a lot of points 😬. He seems way more chill now.
Oh Nice! I'm also here in LA. Hope to see you in person guys soon!
loved this one!! I've been looking around and teaching myself. This one laid out a curriculum that I didn't even know to ask for!
I think you guys need to provide that kind of curriculum online and the let people who really want to learn that kind of thing and get the best possible information which I think you guys can collaborate and provide.
Amazing show. Deep and meaningful conversation with tons of valuable information. Thank you a lot!
My pleasure.
As an idea for topics:
Photography
I also think there needs to be a course on different techniques to get the creative juices flowing - I'm sure you know what I'm talking about there.
All hail the King! and his Kingdom...Lotsa love from the Kenyan design community. Just letting you know this videos are all just timeless and they are making a difference all over the world. Even in places you do not know exist.
Appreciate it.
I'm learning so much. I'm from Puerto Rico. I've been in a design program for 3 weeks. In one class we are still on the inch, the students don't know the fractions within an inch. We are learning things in PowerPoint and Microsoft Word , etc. I mostly browse Behance during class to get ideas and inspiration.
I'm getting so much education from you guys. Amazing channel.
For one, awesome discussion dealing with my personal path. I love the literal A, B, C of what you need to know but have long been a fan of Chris's thoughts and overall arc of progress. Feels like it gives me a path and when I have more to contribute
I'm hoping to be a part of conversation... thanks-Graham at Original Love Design
hi Graham.
I'm not so sure we should focus solely on one's strengths in regards to education. Especially when it comes to design, and creative thinking, knowledge about other topics plays a crucial role. The big challenge for teachers is to make material relevant to the student that is disinterested, and helping the student feel rewarded in accomplishing difficult tasks. Otherwise I tend to agree with Alan watts, and that life ought to feel more like play. But it is often through adversity that we learn most.
Nice video! I'll leave a comment once again. I studied at a university where design, marketing and entrepreneurship all came together. And as a student I didn't realize the importance of marketing and entrepreneurship. But now I know it's essential for a designer. Luckily I learn a lot from this channel and also my colleagues, so I can make up for the classes I missed.
FatimaMaria what school was that?
Send you a link via PM ;)!
Just thank you. Raw and uncut, yet so many informations and tips and even motivation in this "short" amount of time. It just seems that you've been born for this "play" Chris :)
Thank you
Greetings from Czech Rep.
David Klíčník hi David. Thank you. I spoke just south of you in Slovakia.
Sequential design is a whole new concept to me. Many thanks!
I feel like Color Correction instead of color theory, might belong on the curriculum board. Especially for mograph guys. Color correction, especially in film, photography and video is winning amateurs 100/hour rates. I feel like LUTs are increasingly important to know and now in current iterations of Photoshop have them integrated.
good point.
Very very informative! I am a production artist involving mostly making storyboards, animatics and character design. And I say, design theory is universal. Graphic design interests me as well. This session was very informative. Thank you all of you for the hard work!
I've actually been self-taught first and then went to "design" UNI as I thought they'd be able to teach me and make me a PRO. I was wrong, had to even help some teachers when they couldn't answer some questions to other students or had no idea about the basics of some tools.
So kind of lost 4 years. Because of that finished the diploma about 5-6 years later (didn't want or need it, but wanted to finish things once and for all). Although couple of years later the diploma is still waiting for me at the Uni somewhere, haven't picked it up yet :D
Years ago we used the Pace, Ace system which was self paced. The school later changed to Abecka curriculum.
the voice overlaps were insane haha
timecode please.
The Futur I'm currently in 22:08 and your voice gets repeated and overlapped.
At 48:37 for example as well
Raw and Uncut - thanks for the info
Aaron's comments are amazing :D
Liminal thinking and non violent communication are two very important skills/ classes
Filip Sipos I'll have to look into that.
2023 and still watching :)
Welcome to the Futur
@@thefutur Yes, but currently on a pause. Last year, I lost major clients due to the recession in the creative industry (West-Europe). It's harder for me to find new clients, so I guess it's time to change new directions...
Hey, In college we learn't that a big percentage to being good, mostly depended on research and development and getting feedback . Clear communication between client and designer.
I’ve been a teacher for many years. That said...I also wrote curriculum for schools, districts and states. All in art education. Not many art teachers are up for researching and doing that tedious job of writing a curriculum. (Drawing a curriculum would be more fun). I give you a lot of credit.
STEM - is now STEAM - ADD ART PLEASE!
Great idea to do curriculum! Thanks!
the overwhelming majority of children, when in an environment like the schools you are describing, will learn much more than kids in public schools. not only in the subjects that they are passionate about, but in all of them. studies show again & again that people learn best when relaxed and happy. not when stressed, not when unfairly compared to others, not when stifled indoors and faced with punishment for expressing human needs.
kids seem lazy to you because they are a product of their environment. a lot of kids will have a hard time with the transition, its true. if they switch from a conventional school like a public school to a more independent school. but they are adaptable and eventually find their rhythm.
like how plants will only produce gorgeous blooms and delicious fruits when their bed is healthy, their needs are met, they are given space but attention, people will only reach their full potentials when they are in environments that are healthy and happy and have their needs met. stress kills them, trying to get them to keep growing with no rest, if its not their natural way, doesnt work. etc. the metaphor can go on.
when we expect little from kids, thats what they will give us. but when we encourage without stress - positive reinforcement and leading by example, and we show them that we know that they are amazing and smart and passionate and curious, they will live up to that. with very very few exceptions. this doesnt mean we can say, "i know you will go to an ivy league". thats forcing our own ideas on to them, thats adding stress. but we can say "i know that you will make the best decisions possible as an adult because ive prepared you well. even the ones that you later felt werent the best, you will learn from."
THE FUTUR !! Chris Do !!
Can we have an episode about Printers, overseeing the print production for clients, print mark-ups if you do over see the print production, and pros/cons/ alternative ways to handle clients print jobs ?!
please and thanks !!
Peter Alan Hoffmann we have an episode planned but we are weeks out from shooting it.
Thanks so much !!
The best technical tutorials for adobe cc I've found are on engadget and total training.
Im a student and I am ¬trying and am open` to learn and, Im struggling a lot with Adobe suite, and my digital tools teacher wasnt that good. I had improved but I feel like I dont know how to work my way around because of what you said in the beggining of the video, the critical thinking. I have no basic knowlodge of Graphic Design how am I suppose to create anything. am watching your videos and Im enjoying. Im not really keen on watching videos but for some reason I like yours! Congratulations, great stuff
the world is your teacher if you are willing to be a student.
damn, I can't believe this is free, thank qqqqq
You’re very welcome
I love the future and find everything helpful and applicable to video game and movie concept art industries....that's the field I'm learning drawing skills for.
Hi Chris, I know you guys get too many questions, but please tell me what does it take to be a part of The Futur ?
Erika Vystartaite good on air personality. Talent.
*Army of Chris's chanting one after the other and interrupting each other saying "I'M PARCHED AND I'M HUNGRY!" *
man i can never thank you enough the only i cansay that you are agreat man and i wish if every one in the world is like you :* your fan from egypt :)
there is such valuable content here, and thank you for that. please please get these technical glitches under control, and edit. condense condense condense. very frustrating to watch and yet the content is so good I can't stop ;)
Love your content Chris. Thank you!! :)
I needed this @ 46:30mins - 48:15mins
I think Ergonomics, Consumer psychology as well as product design (Industrial Design) can be included. Also i guess new media design along with filmography is a very good course for exploring future of design.
Also, Tangible design interfaces, can be a tentative courses.