I have been teaching myself the basic concepts of design, and using design programs.
TUTORIALS TUTORIALS TUTORIALS. If you want to get used to most of the tools
in the programs you use, Illustrator,Photoshop,Indesign,Gimp,Lightroom etc.
As far as my creativity goes iv requested alot of samples from sites.
Flyers,Business Cards etc. and also Theres a thread on here somewhere
that will give you a list of the great books you can use for inspiration.
Im not any official, freelance designer whatsoever. I just design to teach myself
although word of mouth, family, friends, friends of friends etc is a great way to get
yourself out there, I dont currently have a portfolio of my work yet, Iv earned a
considerable amount of money during the learning process.
I dont think its just a case of, Computer on! Facebook for 20 minutes, and then think uhh have a dabble on photoshop, Its always the bigger picture, Like someone cant fit a lightbulb and call themselves and electrician
and thats coming from a novice!
Good luck!