Need advice
I already posted a bit about it in #general but figured it would be best to make a new thread here.
I've been watching Flux Academy, DesignCourse, and some other website design content on youtube for around a year or so, on and off, whenever I'm trying to design websites. I'm at the point where I can look at the website and notice some things that they do well and things they don't do well. However, when I go to make a design in Figma, I just cannot for the life of me make something that looks decent. I've watched Kevin's video about how he approaches making new website designs, and I do the same thing, but I struggle because I end up liking one or two designs a lot and end up either copying them or just giving up out of frustration because I don't want my design to look exactly like theirs. I also struggle because I feel like what makes websites stand out in today's landscape is really good graphics, but I'm not good at photoshop at all so making assets that pop and make an otherwise boring website look good is beyond me, for now anyway.
I almost feel like I'm stuck in tutorial hell for design, which is a weird thing I've never felt before with coding. Usually with coding I just dive right in and if I get stuck I'll read the docs and figure it out. I know design is a skill, and it can be learned just like coding can, but I feel like its so much more subjective so it's a lot harder to pick up in a sense. I was thinking maybe I should just pick out a really nice course one of you guys recommend and go along with it and after that just make a ton of designs in Figma.
It's not for a lack of trying; I've tried to make designs in Figma on and off and I just can't get something that looks decent to me. I'd like some advice if you guys have any and perhaps course suggestions or other things that have helped you. I've just graduated from college and am looking to start a career and do freelance so I need to be good at this stuff.
I've been watching Flux Academy, DesignCourse, and some other website design content on youtube for around a year or so, on and off, whenever I'm trying to design websites. I'm at the point where I can look at the website and notice some things that they do well and things they don't do well. However, when I go to make a design in Figma, I just cannot for the life of me make something that looks decent. I've watched Kevin's video about how he approaches making new website designs, and I do the same thing, but I struggle because I end up liking one or two designs a lot and end up either copying them or just giving up out of frustration because I don't want my design to look exactly like theirs. I also struggle because I feel like what makes websites stand out in today's landscape is really good graphics, but I'm not good at photoshop at all so making assets that pop and make an otherwise boring website look good is beyond me, for now anyway.
I almost feel like I'm stuck in tutorial hell for design, which is a weird thing I've never felt before with coding. Usually with coding I just dive right in and if I get stuck I'll read the docs and figure it out. I know design is a skill, and it can be learned just like coding can, but I feel like its so much more subjective so it's a lot harder to pick up in a sense. I was thinking maybe I should just pick out a really nice course one of you guys recommend and go along with it and after that just make a ton of designs in Figma.
It's not for a lack of trying; I've tried to make designs in Figma on and off and I just can't get something that looks decent to me. I'd like some advice if you guys have any and perhaps course suggestions or other things that have helped you. I've just graduated from college and am looking to start a career and do freelance so I need to be good at this stuff.
