I think it is important for marketers to learn graphic design marketing skills.
Can you make images and photographs look cool, hot, awesome, sexy, beautiful, tight or fresh?
Can you buy a template a GraphicRiver and customize it for your boss?
The best way to learn graphic design marketing skills:
Learn Adobe Camera Raw, Lightroom and Photoshop
- Lynda.com: Deke McClelland, Chris Orwig and Nigel French have awesome tutorials to learn graphic design with Camera Raw, Lightroom and Photoshop
- KelbyTraining.com: Matt Kloskowski, Corey Barker and Scott Kelby have great tutorials to learn graphic design with Camera Raw, Lightroom and Photoshop
- Video2Brain.com: tutorials to learn graphic design with Camera Raw, Lightroom and Photoshop
- Psdtuts+: tutorials to learn graphic design with Photoshop
Learn Adobe Illustrator
- Lynda.com: Deke McClelland has awesome tutorials to learn graphic design with Illustrator
- Video2Brain.com: tutorials to learn graphic design with Illustrator
- Vectortuts+: tutorials to learn graphic design with Illustrator
Learn Adobe InDesign
- Lynda.com: great InDesign tutorial resources to learn graphic design
- Video2Brain.com: tutorials to learn graphic design with InDesign
Learn photography and how to use a DSLR camera
- Lynda.com: tutorials to learn photography
- KelbyTraining.com: tutorials to learn photography
- Rockable Press: tutorials and ebook to learn photography
- Phototuts+: tutorials to learn photography
What is your favorite resource to learn graphic design marketing skills?
This is all pretty good material especially the Tumblr material.