How to Make a Banner With an Online Banner Maker

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Final product image
What You’ll Be Creating

Need to create a banner design but don’t have the required tools or skills? Well, what if I told you that you can use an online banner maker that comes with a large selection of banner templates that you can choose and customize?

If that sounds interesting, follow me in this tutorial as you will learn how to make a banner using a banner maker.

We’re going to rely on Placeit’s Digital Banner Maker, so no matter whether you’re a designer or not, at the end you should be able to put together a great-looking design.

You can view this video and many more on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube Channel.

How to Make a Banner Using Placeit’s Banner Maker

First, make sure
you navigate to the Placeit website and create an account since you’re going to
need it later on in order to download the final design.

Step 1

Once you’re ready, you can access the tool using the site’s top menu, by
heading over to Designs and then clicking on Banner Maker.

locating the banner maker

Step 2

Here, you’ll find
a truly impressive library of banner templates to choose from.

If you need help figuring out which template will be a better fit, you
can use the three text input boxes found at the top of the page, which will
give you a quick preview of how they would actually look once you add your
own text.

banner templates preview

Step 3

Once you’ve made
up your mind, you can further customize the design by clicking on it, which
will open it up in a new window tab.

Here, you’ll be
greeted by the actual banner front and center, which will be surrounded by a
couple of options which may vary depending on the template itself.

Usually on the left side you’ll have all your text-related options,
while on the right one you’ll find your shape and background-related ones.

example of banner customization interface

Step 4

To change the
default text, all you have to do is click on its corresponding input box, and then
overwrite the preview text with your own.

You can further adjust the text by changing its font and even its color
using the underlying dropdown lists.

changing the text font

Step 5

When it comes to colors, you can either choose
from one of the predefined values, or you can click on More and use a custom
one of your own.

changing the text color

Step 6

If needed, you can actually hide a text line by
unchecking the little checkbox found in front of it.

example of hiding a text line

Step 7

Moving on down,
you’ll see that we have the option of uploading our own logo, but for this
example I’m going to leave that out.

If we move on to the right side of the page, we’ll see an option called
Banner, which will allow us to change the color of the shape found underneath
our text.

example of changing the color of the banner

Step 8

We then have Button, which lets us change the
color and style of the call to action button.

adjusting the call to action button

Step 9

Lastly we have
another option called Background, which as the name suggests allows us to
change the color and style of the background.

To be honest, I really like the default floral pattern, so for this
example I’m going to leave it as it is.

adjusting the background

Step 10

Since the template supports interactive editing,
we can easily adjust the position of some of our banner’s composing elements by
first clicking on them in order to bring up their bounding box, and then simply
clicking and dragging in order to reposition them as needed.

example of re positioning a shape

Step 11

You can also resize them by hovering over the
bounding box’s corners, and then clicking and dragging either outwards or
inwards depending on what you’re trying to achieve.

example of resizing a shape

Step 12

If for some reason you’re not happy with the
result, you can easily undo all the changes by using the Reset Layout button.

example of using the reset layout button

Step 13

Once you’ve finished customizing the template
using the Digital Banner Maker, you can download the resulting design by simply
clicking on the Download button, which will charge you a small fee every time
you use it.

example of downloading the final design

Conclusion

No matter whether you’re a designer or not, you can quickly create a banner using Placeit’s Banner Maker, which as we just saw is actually really fun and easy to use.

As always, I hope you had fun watching this video and most importantly managed to learn something new and useful during the process!

Build Your Designer Skills!

Just finished going through this quick tutorial, and feel like learning more? Well, if that’s the case, you’re in luck, since I took the time to put together this little list that should keep you going for the following days!

How to Make a Banner With an Online Banner Maker

Post pobrano z: How to Make a Banner With an Online Banner Maker

Final product image
What You’ll Be Creating

Need to create a banner design but don’t have the required tools or skills? Well, what if I told you that you can use an online banner maker that comes with a large selection of banner templates that you can choose and customize?

If that sounds interesting, follow me in this tutorial as you will learn how to make a banner using a banner maker.

We’re going to rely on Placeit’s Digital Banner Maker, so no matter whether you’re a designer or not, at the end you should be able to put together a great-looking design.

You can view this video and many more on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube Channel.

How to Make a Banner Using Placeit’s Banner Maker

First, make sure
you navigate to the Placeit website and create an account since you’re going to
need it later on in order to download the final design.

Step 1

Once you’re ready, you can access the tool using the site’s top menu, by
heading over to Designs and then clicking on Banner Maker.

locating the banner maker

Step 2

Here, you’ll find
a truly impressive library of banner templates to choose from.

If you need help figuring out which template will be a better fit, you
can use the three text input boxes found at the top of the page, which will
give you a quick preview of how they would actually look once you add your
own text.

banner templates preview

Step 3

Once you’ve made
up your mind, you can further customize the design by clicking on it, which
will open it up in a new window tab.

Here, you’ll be
greeted by the actual banner front and center, which will be surrounded by a
couple of options which may vary depending on the template itself.

Usually on the left side you’ll have all your text-related options,
while on the right one you’ll find your shape and background-related ones.

example of banner customization interface

Step 4

To change the
default text, all you have to do is click on its corresponding input box, and then
overwrite the preview text with your own.

You can further adjust the text by changing its font and even its color
using the underlying dropdown lists.

changing the text font

Step 5

When it comes to colors, you can either choose
from one of the predefined values, or you can click on More and use a custom
one of your own.

changing the text color

Step 6

If needed, you can actually hide a text line by
unchecking the little checkbox found in front of it.

example of hiding a text line

Step 7

Moving on down,
you’ll see that we have the option of uploading our own logo, but for this
example I’m going to leave that out.

If we move on to the right side of the page, we’ll see an option called
Banner, which will allow us to change the color of the shape found underneath
our text.

example of changing the color of the banner

Step 8

We then have Button, which lets us change the
color and style of the call to action button.

adjusting the call to action button

Step 9

Lastly we have
another option called Background, which as the name suggests allows us to
change the color and style of the background.

To be honest, I really like the default floral pattern, so for this
example I’m going to leave it as it is.

adjusting the background

Step 10

Since the template supports interactive editing,
we can easily adjust the position of some of our banner’s composing elements by
first clicking on them in order to bring up their bounding box, and then simply
clicking and dragging in order to reposition them as needed.

example of re positioning a shape

Step 11

You can also resize them by hovering over the
bounding box’s corners, and then clicking and dragging either outwards or
inwards depending on what you’re trying to achieve.

example of resizing a shape

Step 12

If for some reason you’re not happy with the
result, you can easily undo all the changes by using the Reset Layout button.

example of using the reset layout button

Step 13

Once you’ve finished customizing the template
using the Digital Banner Maker, you can download the resulting design by simply
clicking on the Download button, which will charge you a small fee every time
you use it.

example of downloading the final design

Conclusion

No matter whether you’re a designer or not, you can quickly create a banner using Placeit’s Banner Maker, which as we just saw is actually really fun and easy to use.

As always, I hope you had fun watching this video and most importantly managed to learn something new and useful during the process!

Build Your Designer Skills!

Just finished going through this quick tutorial, and feel like learning more? Well, if that’s the case, you’re in luck, since I took the time to put together this little list that should keep you going for the following days!

How to Make a Banner With an Online Banner Maker

Post pobrano z: How to Make a Banner With an Online Banner Maker

Final product image
What You’ll Be Creating

Need to create a banner design but don’t have the required tools or skills? Well, what if I told you that you can use an online banner maker that comes with a large selection of banner templates that you can choose and customize?

If that sounds interesting, follow me in this tutorial as you will learn how to make a banner using a banner maker.

We’re going to rely on Placeit’s Digital Banner Maker, so no matter whether you’re a designer or not, at the end you should be able to put together a great-looking design.

You can view this video and many more on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube Channel.

How to Make a Banner Using Placeit’s Banner Maker

First, make sure
you navigate to the Placeit website and create an account since you’re going to
need it later on in order to download the final design.

Step 1

Once you’re ready, you can access the tool using the site’s top menu, by
heading over to Designs and then clicking on Banner Maker.

locating the banner maker

Step 2

Here, you’ll find
a truly impressive library of banner templates to choose from.

If you need help figuring out which template will be a better fit, you
can use the three text input boxes found at the top of the page, which will
give you a quick preview of how they would actually look once you add your
own text.

banner templates preview

Step 3

Once you’ve made
up your mind, you can further customize the design by clicking on it, which
will open it up in a new window tab.

Here, you’ll be
greeted by the actual banner front and center, which will be surrounded by a
couple of options which may vary depending on the template itself.

Usually on the left side you’ll have all your text-related options,
while on the right one you’ll find your shape and background-related ones.

example of banner customization interface

Step 4

To change the
default text, all you have to do is click on its corresponding input box, and then
overwrite the preview text with your own.

You can further adjust the text by changing its font and even its color
using the underlying dropdown lists.

changing the text font

Step 5

When it comes to colors, you can either choose
from one of the predefined values, or you can click on More and use a custom
one of your own.

changing the text color

Step 6

If needed, you can actually hide a text line by
unchecking the little checkbox found in front of it.

example of hiding a text line

Step 7

Moving on down,
you’ll see that we have the option of uploading our own logo, but for this
example I’m going to leave that out.

If we move on to the right side of the page, we’ll see an option called
Banner, which will allow us to change the color of the shape found underneath
our text.

example of changing the color of the banner

Step 8

We then have Button, which lets us change the
color and style of the call to action button.

adjusting the call to action button

Step 9

Lastly we have
another option called Background, which as the name suggests allows us to
change the color and style of the background.

To be honest, I really like the default floral pattern, so for this
example I’m going to leave it as it is.

adjusting the background

Step 10

Since the template supports interactive editing,
we can easily adjust the position of some of our banner’s composing elements by
first clicking on them in order to bring up their bounding box, and then simply
clicking and dragging in order to reposition them as needed.

example of re positioning a shape

Step 11

You can also resize them by hovering over the
bounding box’s corners, and then clicking and dragging either outwards or
inwards depending on what you’re trying to achieve.

example of resizing a shape

Step 12

If for some reason you’re not happy with the
result, you can easily undo all the changes by using the Reset Layout button.

example of using the reset layout button

Step 13

Once you’ve finished customizing the template
using the Digital Banner Maker, you can download the resulting design by simply
clicking on the Download button, which will charge you a small fee every time
you use it.

example of downloading the final design

Conclusion

No matter whether you’re a designer or not, you can quickly create a banner using Placeit’s Banner Maker, which as we just saw is actually really fun and easy to use.

As always, I hope you had fun watching this video and most importantly managed to learn something new and useful during the process!

Build Your Designer Skills!

Just finished going through this quick tutorial, and feel like learning more? Well, if that’s the case, you’re in luck, since I took the time to put together this little list that should keep you going for the following days!

How to Make a Banner With an Online Banner Maker

Post pobrano z: How to Make a Banner With an Online Banner Maker

Final product image
What You’ll Be Creating

Need to create a banner design but don’t have the required tools or skills? Well, what if I told you that you can use an online banner maker that comes with a large selection of banner templates that you can choose and customize?

If that sounds interesting, follow me in this tutorial as you will learn how to make a banner using a banner maker.

We’re going to rely on Placeit’s Digital Banner Maker, so no matter whether you’re a designer or not, at the end you should be able to put together a great-looking design.

You can view this video and many more on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube Channel.

How to Make a Banner Using Placeit’s Banner Maker

First, make sure
you navigate to the Placeit website and create an account since you’re going to
need it later on in order to download the final design.

Step 1

Once you’re ready, you can access the tool using the site’s top menu, by
heading over to Designs and then clicking on Banner Maker.

locating the banner maker

Step 2

Here, you’ll find
a truly impressive library of banner templates to choose from.

If you need help figuring out which template will be a better fit, you
can use the three text input boxes found at the top of the page, which will
give you a quick preview of how they would actually look once you add your
own text.

banner templates preview

Step 3

Once you’ve made
up your mind, you can further customize the design by clicking on it, which
will open it up in a new window tab.

Here, you’ll be
greeted by the actual banner front and center, which will be surrounded by a
couple of options which may vary depending on the template itself.

Usually on the left side you’ll have all your text-related options,
while on the right one you’ll find your shape and background-related ones.

example of banner customization interface

Step 4

To change the
default text, all you have to do is click on its corresponding input box, and then
overwrite the preview text with your own.

You can further adjust the text by changing its font and even its color
using the underlying dropdown lists.

changing the text font

Step 5

When it comes to colors, you can either choose
from one of the predefined values, or you can click on More and use a custom
one of your own.

changing the text color

Step 6

If needed, you can actually hide a text line by
unchecking the little checkbox found in front of it.

example of hiding a text line

Step 7

Moving on down,
you’ll see that we have the option of uploading our own logo, but for this
example I’m going to leave that out.

If we move on to the right side of the page, we’ll see an option called
Banner, which will allow us to change the color of the shape found underneath
our text.

example of changing the color of the banner

Step 8

We then have Button, which lets us change the
color and style of the call to action button.

adjusting the call to action button

Step 9

Lastly we have
another option called Background, which as the name suggests allows us to
change the color and style of the background.

To be honest, I really like the default floral pattern, so for this
example I’m going to leave it as it is.

adjusting the background

Step 10

Since the template supports interactive editing,
we can easily adjust the position of some of our banner’s composing elements by
first clicking on them in order to bring up their bounding box, and then simply
clicking and dragging in order to reposition them as needed.

example of re positioning a shape

Step 11

You can also resize them by hovering over the
bounding box’s corners, and then clicking and dragging either outwards or
inwards depending on what you’re trying to achieve.

example of resizing a shape

Step 12

If for some reason you’re not happy with the
result, you can easily undo all the changes by using the Reset Layout button.

example of using the reset layout button

Step 13

Once you’ve finished customizing the template
using the Digital Banner Maker, you can download the resulting design by simply
clicking on the Download button, which will charge you a small fee every time
you use it.

example of downloading the final design

Conclusion

No matter whether you’re a designer or not, you can quickly create a banner using Placeit’s Banner Maker, which as we just saw is actually really fun and easy to use.

As always, I hope you had fun watching this video and most importantly managed to learn something new and useful during the process!

Build Your Designer Skills!

Just finished going through this quick tutorial, and feel like learning more? Well, if that’s the case, you’re in luck, since I took the time to put together this little list that should keep you going for the following days!

Networking for Creatives: Socialize Your Way to Success

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Being a creative, whether you work in design, film,
writing, or art, can feel like a relentless uphill struggle. When you’re first
starting out, one of the biggest challenges is simply getting a paid
commission, never mind racking up million-dollar deals.

In the creative industries, the work, unfortunately, does
not speak for itself. Making a name for yourself is one of the single most
important factors in determining your success. This means that any creative
needs to a master of networking. This doesn’t come naturally to many people,
but there are a few tricks that any budding designer needs to know about making
those crucial connections.

Here’s your guide to networking for creatives. 

Source: Raw Pixel

Step
One: Establish Your Online Presence 

If you’re a designer, chances are you already have an
online presence in the form of a blog. So much of your creative network will be
formed online, so you need to stretch your digital presence as widely as
possible. Make sure your LinkedIn is up to scratch and try and connect with as
many other creatives in your field as possible. Be very active on social media
and be sure to offer commissions via Twitter DM or Instagram. Use a
creative-only social network such as Ari.na in
order to establish yourself with the right people. 

Step
Two: Join the Right Clubs 

Effective creative networking is about running in the right
circles. At the most basic level, this can mean joining Facebook groups for
local creatives and consumers looking for the kind of work you offer. You can
also join members’-only clubs for creatives such as Soho House or LIBRARY. Beyond
this, you’ll want to be a part of a members’ club full of other successful
people who will be able to get you the work you want. If you’re an online
gaming fan, the members’ only Club
Royale
by Mr Green is an effective way to place yourself with high rollers
and successful people who could turn out to be the magical connection you’re
looking for. 

Source: Helena Lopes

Step
Three: Meet Your Heroes 

Any budding designer has a list of people they look up to,
people that inspire you to work harder so that you can reach their level one
day. These A-list designers and creatives are not as untouchable as you might
think. Reach out to your role models on Twitter, or do your research and find
out which events and meet-ups they’ll be at. Connecting with big
names
will not only help boost your own profile as an artist, but could
also be the start of a career-changing professional relationship. Many
successful designers are all too happy to help others succeed, so never
hesitate to approach your role models. The worst they can say is no and you’ll likely
still walk away with some useful advice. 

Final
Step: Know Your Worth 

Finally, when you’re starting out, it’s important to know
your worth. Working for free is an inevitable part of the journey, but learn to
assert yourself. Too many companies try to pay designers with “exposure”,
but this doesn’t put food on the table or pay the bills. Don’t be afraid to ask
for cold hard cash for your work, just as any other professional would. 

Featured image: Raw Pixel

How to Make a Banner With an Online Banner Maker

Post pobrano z: How to Make a Banner With an Online Banner Maker

Final product image
What You’ll Be Creating

Need to create a banner design but don’t have the required tools or skills? Well, what if I told you that you can use an online banner maker that comes with a large selection of banner templates that you can choose and customize?

If that sounds interesting, follow me in this tutorial as you will learn how to make a banner using a banner maker.

We’re going to rely on Placeit’s Digital Banner Maker, so no matter whether you’re a designer or not, at the end you should be able to put together a great-looking design.

You can view this video and many more on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube Channel.

How to Make a Banner Using Placeit’s Banner Maker

First, make sure
you navigate to the Placeit website and create an account since you’re going to
need it later on in order to download the final design.

Step 1

Once you’re ready, you can access the tool using the site’s top menu, by
heading over to Designs and then clicking on Banner Maker.

locating the banner maker

Step 2

Here, you’ll find
a truly impressive library of banner templates to choose from.

If you need help figuring out which template will be a better fit, you
can use the three text input boxes found at the top of the page, which will
give you a quick preview of how they would actually look once you add your
own text.

banner templates preview

Step 3

Once you’ve made
up your mind, you can further customize the design by clicking on it, which
will open it up in a new window tab.

Here, you’ll be
greeted by the actual banner front and center, which will be surrounded by a
couple of options which may vary depending on the template itself.

Usually on the left side you’ll have all your text-related options,
while on the right one you’ll find your shape and background-related ones.

example of banner customization interface

Step 4

To change the
default text, all you have to do is click on its corresponding input box, and then
overwrite the preview text with your own.

You can further adjust the text by changing its font and even its color
using the underlying dropdown lists.

changing the text font

Step 5

When it comes to colors, you can either choose
from one of the predefined values, or you can click on More and use a custom
one of your own.

changing the text color

Step 6

If needed, you can actually hide a text line by
unchecking the little checkbox found in front of it.

example of hiding a text line

Step 7

Moving on down,
you’ll see that we have the option of uploading our own logo, but for this
example I’m going to leave that out.

If we move on to the right side of the page, we’ll see an option called
Banner, which will allow us to change the color of the shape found underneath
our text.

example of changing the color of the banner

Step 8

We then have Button, which lets us change the
color and style of the call to action button.

adjusting the call to action button

Step 9

Lastly we have
another option called Background, which as the name suggests allows us to
change the color and style of the background.

To be honest, I really like the default floral pattern, so for this
example I’m going to leave it as it is.

adjusting the background

Step 10

Since the template supports interactive editing,
we can easily adjust the position of some of our banner’s composing elements by
first clicking on them in order to bring up their bounding box, and then simply
clicking and dragging in order to reposition them as needed.

example of re positioning a shape

Step 11

You can also resize them by hovering over the
bounding box’s corners, and then clicking and dragging either outwards or
inwards depending on what you’re trying to achieve.

example of resizing a shape

Step 12

If for some reason you’re not happy with the
result, you can easily undo all the changes by using the Reset Layout button.

example of using the reset layout button

Step 13

Once you’ve finished customizing the template
using the Digital Banner Maker, you can download the resulting design by simply
clicking on the Download button, which will charge you a small fee every time
you use it.

example of downloading the final design

Conclusion

No matter whether you’re a designer or not, you can quickly create a banner using Placeit’s Banner Maker, which as we just saw is actually really fun and easy to use.

As always, I hope you had fun watching this video and most importantly managed to learn something new and useful during the process!

Build Your Designer Skills!

Just finished going through this quick tutorial, and feel like learning more? Well, if that’s the case, you’re in luck, since I took the time to put together this little list that should keep you going for the following days!

How to Make a Banner With an Online Banner Maker

Post pobrano z: How to Make a Banner With an Online Banner Maker

Final product image
What You’ll Be Creating

Need to create a banner design but don’t have the required tools or skills? Well, what if I told you that you can use an online banner maker that comes with a large selection of banner templates that you can choose and customize?

If that sounds interesting, follow me in this tutorial as you will learn how to make a banner using a banner maker.

We’re going to rely on Placeit’s Digital Banner Maker, so no matter whether you’re a designer or not, at the end you should be able to put together a great-looking design.

You can view this video and many more on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube Channel.

How to Make a Banner Using Placeit’s Banner Maker

First, make sure
you navigate to the Placeit website and create an account since you’re going to
need it later on in order to download the final design.

Step 1

Once you’re ready, you can access the tool using the site’s top menu, by
heading over to Designs and then clicking on Banner Maker.

locating the banner maker

Step 2

Here, you’ll find
a truly impressive library of banner templates to choose from.

If you need help figuring out which template will be a better fit, you
can use the three text input boxes found at the top of the page, which will
give you a quick preview of how they would actually look once you add your
own text.

banner templates preview

Step 3

Once you’ve made
up your mind, you can further customize the design by clicking on it, which
will open it up in a new window tab.

Here, you’ll be
greeted by the actual banner front and center, which will be surrounded by a
couple of options which may vary depending on the template itself.

Usually on the left side you’ll have all your text-related options,
while on the right one you’ll find your shape and background-related ones.

example of banner customization interface

Step 4

To change the
default text, all you have to do is click on its corresponding input box, and then
overwrite the preview text with your own.

You can further adjust the text by changing its font and even its color
using the underlying dropdown lists.

changing the text font

Step 5

When it comes to colors, you can either choose
from one of the predefined values, or you can click on More and use a custom
one of your own.

changing the text color

Step 6

If needed, you can actually hide a text line by
unchecking the little checkbox found in front of it.

example of hiding a text line

Step 7

Moving on down,
you’ll see that we have the option of uploading our own logo, but for this
example I’m going to leave that out.

If we move on to the right side of the page, we’ll see an option called
Banner, which will allow us to change the color of the shape found underneath
our text.

example of changing the color of the banner

Step 8

We then have Button, which lets us change the
color and style of the call to action button.

adjusting the call to action button

Step 9

Lastly we have
another option called Background, which as the name suggests allows us to
change the color and style of the background.

To be honest, I really like the default floral pattern, so for this
example I’m going to leave it as it is.

adjusting the background

Step 10

Since the template supports interactive editing,
we can easily adjust the position of some of our banner’s composing elements by
first clicking on them in order to bring up their bounding box, and then simply
clicking and dragging in order to reposition them as needed.

example of re positioning a shape

Step 11

You can also resize them by hovering over the
bounding box’s corners, and then clicking and dragging either outwards or
inwards depending on what you’re trying to achieve.

example of resizing a shape

Step 12

If for some reason you’re not happy with the
result, you can easily undo all the changes by using the Reset Layout button.

example of using the reset layout button

Step 13

Once you’ve finished customizing the template
using the Digital Banner Maker, you can download the resulting design by simply
clicking on the Download button, which will charge you a small fee every time
you use it.

example of downloading the final design

Conclusion

No matter whether you’re a designer or not, you can quickly create a banner using Placeit’s Banner Maker, which as we just saw is actually really fun and easy to use.

As always, I hope you had fun watching this video and most importantly managed to learn something new and useful during the process!

Build Your Designer Skills!

Just finished going through this quick tutorial, and feel like learning more? Well, if that’s the case, you’re in luck, since I took the time to put together this little list that should keep you going for the following days!

Networking for Creatives: Socialize Your Way to Success

Post pobrano z: Networking for Creatives: Socialize Your Way to Success

Being a creative, whether you work in design, film,
writing, or art, can feel like a relentless uphill struggle. When you’re first
starting out, one of the biggest challenges is simply getting a paid
commission, never mind racking up million-dollar deals.

In the creative industries, the work, unfortunately, does
not speak for itself. Making a name for yourself is one of the single most
important factors in determining your success. This means that any creative
needs to a master of networking. This doesn’t come naturally to many people,
but there are a few tricks that any budding designer needs to know about making
those crucial connections.

Here’s your guide to networking for creatives. 

Source: Raw Pixel

Step
One: Establish Your Online Presence 

If you’re a designer, chances are you already have an
online presence in the form of a blog. So much of your creative network will be
formed online, so you need to stretch your digital presence as widely as
possible. Make sure your LinkedIn is up to scratch and try and connect with as
many other creatives in your field as possible. Be very active on social media
and be sure to offer commissions via Twitter DM or Instagram. Use a
creative-only social network such as Ari.na in
order to establish yourself with the right people. 

Step
Two: Join the Right Clubs 

Effective creative networking is about running in the right
circles. At the most basic level, this can mean joining Facebook groups for
local creatives and consumers looking for the kind of work you offer. You can
also join members’-only clubs for creatives such as Soho House or LIBRARY. Beyond
this, you’ll want to be a part of a members’ club full of other successful
people who will be able to get you the work you want. If you’re an online
gaming fan, the members’ only Club
Royale
by Mr Green is an effective way to place yourself with high rollers
and successful people who could turn out to be the magical connection you’re
looking for. 

Source: Helena Lopes

Step
Three: Meet Your Heroes 

Any budding designer has a list of people they look up to,
people that inspire you to work harder so that you can reach their level one
day. These A-list designers and creatives are not as untouchable as you might
think. Reach out to your role models on Twitter, or do your research and find
out which events and meet-ups they’ll be at. Connecting with big
names
will not only help boost your own profile as an artist, but could
also be the start of a career-changing professional relationship. Many
successful designers are all too happy to help others succeed, so never
hesitate to approach your role models. The worst they can say is no and you’ll likely
still walk away with some useful advice. 

Final
Step: Know Your Worth 

Finally, when you’re starting out, it’s important to know
your worth. Working for free is an inevitable part of the journey, but learn to
assert yourself. Too many companies try to pay designers with “exposure”,
but this doesn’t put food on the table or pay the bills. Don’t be afraid to ask
for cold hard cash for your work, just as any other professional would. 

Featured image: Raw Pixel