Design Optimization and Logo Design
What you’ll learn
How to optimize your workspace for efficiency
Folder organization and file handling
Designing by subtraction
Illustrator shortcuts and hacks
Visual inspiration techniques
Mastering client relations
Much, much, more!
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"Aaron was so accommodating to everyone! He went above and beyond by going way over time and spoke one on one to those who wanted to in the Q&A. I learned so many new hacks and tricks in Illustrator and it was also great to get tips on client hand-offs."
"What I liked best about the workshop was listening to Aaron Draplin discuss his design process. Draplin is not only full of wisdom, pro tips, and great advice but he's really fun and entertaining, too."
Tuning Up Your Work: DDC Shortcuts & Optimizations
Listen, designers—learn how to take control of your creative workflow with the best tricks and tips the Draplin Design Company puts to use every single day. In this Dribbble Workshop you’ll learn from Aaron Draplin himself how to wrangle your design documents the DDC way—from setup, to optimization, to final art for output.
Not only will you leave equipped with an efficient creative process that leaves you with more time to get more things done, but you’ll be empowered to provide professional, iron-clad deliverables to handoff to clients.
As a bonus, you’ll also leave this session with an official DDC reference PDF, a handy guide to use as you apply your workshop learnings to your own design work. Lastly, Draplin wanted us to tell you, “he tends to go long” so be prepared for some workshop overtime as you’re immersed in all the tips, takeaways, and tall tales you’re in store for!
What you’ll learn
Shortcuts
Workspace optimization
Folder organization
File handling
Design tips & tricks
Designing by subtraction
Vector precision
Deliverables
...and so much more!
Design a Logo the DDC Way
Looking to make your mark? Join Aaron Draplin for an interactive Dribbble Workshop where you’ll learn how to hone your eye and utilize creative tools in crafting impactful logos—all using DDC-approved design tips and tricks.
Whether it’s learning how to unearth inspiration in your everyday environment or getting your hands dirty sketching, iterating, and refining—you’ll walk away from this workshop ready to make a logo the DDC way.
As a bonus, you’ll also leave this session with an official DDC reference PDF, a handy guide to use as you apply your workshop learnings to your own design work. Lastly, Draplin wanted us to tell you, “he tends to go long” so be prepared for some workshop overtime as you’re immersed in all the tips, takeaways, and tall tales you’re in store for!
What you’ll learn
Logo design
Adobe Illustrator
Inspiration gathering
Sketching
Iterating
Design tips & tricks
Client relations
File handoff
...and so much more!
Meet your instructor
About Aaron Draplin
Owner of Draplin Design Co.
The Draplin Design Co. finally stepped out on its own four hairy feet in the fall of 2004. All these years later, he’s proud to report that he’s managed to “keep everything out of the red.”
He’s traveled the world telling his story, with over 450 speaking fiascos under his belt and counting! He co-created Field Notes with his older brother Jim Coudal, and their memo books are sold in over 2,500 stores worldwide, with limited-edition special editions shipped quarterly to a booming subscriber list. He’s filmed six Skillshare classes that are raging along, teaching kids all over the world. His first book titled Pretty Much Everything came out on May 17, 2016 on Abrams Books, which incredibly, is in its eighth printing. His roster of DDC Merch is up to 275 products and growing! You’ll see those goodies at DDC merch tables from coast to coast or in his online shop at draplin.com. He prides himself on a high level of craftsmanship and quality that keeps us up late into the wet Portland night.
He rolls up his sleeves for Coal Headwear, Union Binding Co., Richmond Fontaine, Esquire, Nike, Wired, Dinosaur Jr, Timberline, Chunklet, Eaux Claires Music Festival, Poler, Incase, Sub Pop Records, Fender, Marc Maron, Cobra Dogs, Jill Soloway, Sasquatch Music Festival, Rhett Miller, Old 97s, Jason Isbell, Nixon Watches, Bernie Sanders, Patagonia, Target, Chris Stapleton, NASA/JPL, John Hodgman, Ford Motor Company, Woolrich and even the Obama Administration, if you can believe that.
