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Nope, I don't have any student's licence when I was learning. I used mostly free tools to learn which didn't require having a licence to cut down cost of paying for tools I work with.

Unfortunately, I haven't learnt anything about how to create or design a web page or an app interface. I'm still going to learn how to work on the structure and layout of a web page because I know it's a good aspect of graphics designing.

The person who taught me everything I know on graphics designing is obviously going to be my mentor. Without him, I know I might still be able to learn it online from YouTube and the rest but it's going to more difficult for me.

Everything that's worth to be learnt in graphics designing needs to be known. You can never say that it's too much to acquire knowledge on what you're involved in. It's why I don't leave out anything and make sure to learn all that's supposed to be learnt.

Books are still very relevance because you can still learn a few things from it and be able to put it into practical. It's why I still devote time to reading any good book I can find on the subject.

It was very much easier for me to learn how to design graphically a business card. With the use of Canva, I was able to do so with so much ease after I was taught the basis of how it's done.

Keep practicing! It can never be enough or too much with practicing because the more you practice, the more you're getting better at what you're doing. As a young graphics designer, there are much for you to learn.

Yes, I've gone fully digital for a long time. This is what the trend is all about in this our modern time. I know some jobs can still be done in the print sector but I'm not sticking around that area again.

I'm very effective with using Canva, so I can say that I will be a Canva person forever. Even though I love using other tools, Canva is clearly my favourite amongst all of the alternatives.

Sadly, I never did take advantage of this when I was learning. This is because I used mostly free graphics designing tools. There was no need for me to pay money. If I needed to use the paid tools, I would have take advantage of this student discount.

Everyone who's into graphics designing must know about Shutterstock because of how popular it have been over the years. Even though its subscription is costly, but it gives you the best. Would Canva's templates be considered as such like Shutterstock?

Unfortunately, I never went to any art school which is only dedicated to teaching only arts and paintings. I did some art courses in the University but it's not enough to be considered studying arts full time.

There are 120 terminologies in graphics design which you can find in this article. I hope it's very helpful to anyone who's going to need it. https://blog.shillingtoneducation.com/graphic-design-terms/

Canva made it a bit easier for me when I started out in learning graphics designing. I know it's not everything that I could possibly learn with Canva but it assisted me a lot. Within 2 to 3 years, I've mastered almost everything I can do with Canva.

It's not everyone that are privileged to have their work being compared with those who are already established in the graphics design industry. If I ever get to that stage, I'll consider myself a big pro.

Exactly! It's why I still appreciate both Canva and GIMP so much. They are among the best graphics design tools out there which are totally free but get the job done all the time.

As someone who's working under internship, you're not paying any money for whatever you're being taught. If you're to pay to acquire the knowledge, it's going to cost a whole lot more than what you expect them to pay you.

I would love to know how to design or create plugin or addon for Photoshop. When I get better in doing it, they are not going to be the only place I would want to create plugin or addon for. I'll explore the possibility of doing same for XenForo.

I use Pinterest mostly as my source of inspiration for getting new ideas. But I will admit that social media platforms play a very big role for me as well in giving me lots of ideas too especially Instagram.

It was Canva that I can remember using first for designing business cards. It's highly recommended as a result of its simplicity, a lot of pre-made templates. All these made it easy to use.