Design Skills
The basic skill is knowing how to use the tools.
Over and above that, its improving the eye for detail
Create rough ideas quickly
Know how express ideas, through rough sketch, moving ideas close to each other, copy/paste.
Create neat work with correct spacing and alignment
Know how to tidy up work, create proportion, balance, spacing, harmony.
Creating logos and brochures.
Understand the Starfish process of creating logos.
Developing a sense of taste
Gaining a better understanding of Starfish taste and the difference between tasteful and cheesy.
Mastering Illustrator
Being able to work at creating work quickly to create graphic designs.
Using libraries to speed up efficiencies
Having recollection of photo libraries and layouts.starfi.sh to speed up process.
Choosing photos
Knowing how to choose images, the difference between supporting images and focus images.
Knowing how to select not-obvious image choices.
Seeing your own mistakes
Being able to look at your work and know what is missing.
Photoshopping and when to use it
Knowing how to cut out images.
Visual Planning
Being able to participate in layout planning.