The best place to grow as a creative:
Martin Perhiniak
Founder and Lead Instructor
Award-winning Graphic Designer, Illustrator and an Adobe Certified Instructor, voted one of the Top 10 Adobe Instructors in the World.
Before founding Yes I'm a Designer, Martin worked as a designer for Pixar, BBC, Mattel and Accenture, and taught teams at Transport for London, Google, Ben & Jerry's and Oxford University Press.
Martin regularly speaks at industry events; most recently Adobe MAX, the ultimate creative conference.
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Photoshop fast-track
Master Adobe Photoshop with our revolutionary workflow-based learning experience!
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Learn the language of design and make engaging, clear and effective compositions!
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Learn to design magazines, catalogs and books with Adobe InDesign with a hands-on course for advanced users.
Magdalena Palahanova| Bulgaria
"One of the biggest advantages of the Design Sprint is having a seasoned instructor who shares his thoughts and experience of the industry, oversees my projects and provides constructive feedback helping me improve my skills.
I have also learned a lot from the feedback provided to the other members. I love to analyse their work and compare my conclusions to Martin’s and for me this is a very enjoyable way of learning.
This is my first creative community and it has given me the opportunity to share and receive opinions, experiences and insights."
Ephraim Shapiro| Israel
"This is my first online learning experience with interactive elements. Over the past five years I have attended two different offline design courses, and despite the fact that I was physically more present on lessons, in terms of quantity and intensity I got much more from Yes I'm a Designer.
I received more constructive feedback on my work, and produced more designs that I can use in my portfolio."
Dániel Földes | Hungary
"The courses on Yes I'm a Designer helped a lot to prepare for the Adobe Certified Professional exam. These exams require you to have real-life design experience using the applications on actual creative projects. Joining an event like the Design Sprint provides the perfect combination of live, hands-on workshops, collaborative projects and self-paced study from the Fast-Track courses.
Overall I found it fairly easy to pass on my first attempt and I am already preparing for the Illustrator and InDesign Professional exams."
Meabh Crozier | Ireland
"The Pro Membership has really helped me through a lot of hard times design-wise. Even just jumping into one video helps me get my creativity back. I really, really appreciate all of the added value and excellent advice they consistently add to it. It's made keeping my Pro Membership active a very easy choice!"
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Which Membership is right for you?
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12-weeks-long guided learning program for beginner students or hobbyist designers with fun projects and a supportive community of like-minded students. | ||||
Get a downloadable digital certificate for each course you complete signed by our certified instructors. | ||||
Test your knowledge by taking quizzes and practice everything you learn with structured exercises and useful training materials. | ||||
Be inspired by joining a thriving community of creative spirits. Share your work to get valuable feedback from fellow students. | ||||
Learn industry-standard design applications like Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro or Cinema 4D. | N/A | |||
Master Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign with our revolutionary workflow-based learning experience! | N/A | |||
Master visual communication with the most comprehensive online training series of 12 courses | N/A | |||
Access to project-based courses such as the Character Design course or the 365 Days of Creativity series. These help more experienced students improve their portfolios and create stunning designs. | N/A | N/A | ||
Choose from various Career Paths like (Graphic Design, Illustration, UX & Web Design, Logo etc.) and get monthly feedback and guidance on your work from our instructors. | N/A | N/A | ||
Webinars: Live reviews of designs submitted by students. Get feedback personally from your mentors. | N/A | N/A | ||
Get a personal assessment of your skills and portfolio. This annual review can provide you invaluable insight and guidance on: - How to improve your hireability in the creative industry? - Which sectors, niches are best suited for you? - How to make your work look more professional? | N/A | N/A | Only included in Annual Pro Membership | |
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T-shirt design
Promotional poster
Portrait illustration
Product advert poster
Leaflet
Gin bottle label
Travel magazine spread
Logo design
Environmental poster
Cook book cover design
Editorial illustration
Wallpaper design
Magdalena Palahanova| Bulgaria
Being part of the Pro Membership has become a very important chapter in my creative journey for several reasons. This is my first creative community and it has given me the opportunity to share and receive opinions, experiences and insights.
One of the biggest advantages is having a seasoned instructor who shares his thoughts and experience of the industry, oversees my projects and provides constructive feedback helping me improve my skills. Last, but not least, I have also learned a lot from the feedback provided to the other members. I love to analyse their work and compare my conclusions to Martin’s and for me this is a very enjoyable way of learning.
I think the courses on the platform are some of the best available at the moment as they offer great in-depth knowledge of the Creative Cloud programs and graphic design theory, yet they are easy to understand and follow thanks to the fun examples and projects which go along with them.
Ephraim Shapiro| Israel
This is my first online learning experience with interactive elements. Over the past five years I have attended two different offline design courses, and despite the fact that I was physically more present on lessons, in terms of quantity and intensity I got much more from Yes I'm a Designer. I received more constructive feedback on my work, and produced more designs that I can use in my portfolio.
Nicole Heinrich| Germany
Becoming a Pro Member meant that I got a 360° creative safe seat in the design world and it provided me the freedom to find my specific niche from the plethora of different subject areas, such as packaging design and illustration. The Live Webinars and the Community has given me the important feedback and sense of security I need to improve my technical or theoretical skils in order to step out of my comfort zone and create good work. For me personally, this is a very important factor in online learning. Being able to have Martin as a highly ambitious and certified teacher is fantastic. As a mother of two, I am learning at my own pace to realize my dreams a little further each day, while working from home.
Graham Goater| England
Watching Yes I'm a Designer on YouTube helped me to become a graphic designer, but it was only when I joined as a Pro Member that I really saw BIG results. The practice briefs gave me motivation to put what I learnt into practice. The feedback given by Martin and fellow students also helped me improve so much quicker than what I would have done if I was on my own. I'm now picking up regular work and setting up my new graphic design business in the new year. Thanks Martin and the rest of the YES team!
Dániel Földes | Hungary
The courses on Yes I'm a Designer helped a lot to prepare for the Adobe Certified Professional exam. There were 13 theoretical questions about the icons, interface, few definitions, followed by 17 practical tasks for example: select the red area of a flower or change the copyright status of an image or edit the typo as they wished, flip a logo on a document horizontal, etc.
Overall I found it fairly easy to pass on my first attempt and I am already preparing for the Illustrator and InDesign Professional exams.
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More experienced?
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I am pursuing 'Illustrator Masterclass' course these days. I am half way through and I have gained good enough confidence to apply for the job of illustrator (Though I am an animator by profession). This program earns my highest level of recommendation. Martin is an amazing teacher. Happy to be a part of Yes I am a designer. Cheers. Dilpreet Singh.
Dilpreet Singh
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Very professional and didactically very well explained learning content. Even though English is not my native language, I can easily follow the exercises. I have been working with Adobe software for 20 years, but mostly with Photoshop. The courses on the other Adobe programs are an absolute enrichment for my further education.
Andreas
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This course was life changing to say the least. Being a complete beginner to Photoshop, this course took me right from the basics to the more advanced photo editing techniques. The teacher is absolutely amazing and the lessons are well designed and detailed. Thanks to this course, I was considered for the marketing job I always wanted and I also offer freelance services to others now. It's definitely the best photoshop course out there and it's surely better than learning bits and pieces from different youtube tutorials which never really get you anywhere. If you are serious about photoshop and want to learn it inside out, I highly recommend this course.