Transforming Your Creative Ideas into Personal Projects
A course by Ji Lee , Creative Director of Facebook and Instagram
Joined April 2019
Find inspiration through simple creative exercises and turn your ideas into shareable stories
Find inspiration through simple creative exercises and turn your ideas into shareable stories
Comfort is the killer of creativity and this online course is the killer of comfort. In this course, you’ll learn a few simple creative exercises designed to help you break your routine and find inspiration in your surroundings. Turn your ideas into personal projects that will reawaken your will to create.
Guiding you through this journey will be Ji Lee, an independent designer and artist who currently works as Instagram and Facebook’s Creative Director, and whose projects have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, BBC, ABC News, The Guardian, and Wired. Additionally, Ji gives talks all around the world about the transformative power of personal projects.
If you’re looking for a way to step out of your comfort zone, and have your ideas be seen by millions of people through the internet and social media, you’re in the right place.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 4 downloads
- 96% positive reviews (1K)
- 23,455 students
- 15 lessons (2h 25m)
- 4 additional resources (0 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Throughout the course, you will transform an idea of yours into a creative project, complete with a name and an engaging story behind it. You will then learn how to pitch it to media outlets with the objective of it getting published.
Projects by course students
![Animales urbanos / urban animals [Instagram: animalesurbanos.project]. Creativit project by eAgua - 03.19.2020](https://cdn.domestika.org/c_fill,dpr_2.0,f_auto,h_210,pg_1,t_base_params,w_210/v1584648675/project-covers/000/636/384/636384-original.PNG?1584648675)
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who is curious and has the drive to create.
Requirements and materials
You don’t need any previous knowledge, just curiosity and an internet connection.
Reviews
Ji Lee was born in Korea, raised in Brazil and now lives in New York. He studied Graphic Design and Advertising. His career includes working with prestigious companies such as Google, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Droga5. Currently, he’s the Creative Director at Facebook and Instagram. Ji’s passionate about working on personal projects, some of which are the Bubble Project, Word as Image and Drawings for My Grandchildren.
He was named one of the 50 most influential designers in America by Fast Company. His work has been published in The New York Times, BBC, ABC News, The Guardian, Wired and more. For many years, Ji has taught courses on creativity at School of Visual Arts and Parsons School of Design in New York.
Ji has written three books and is a frequent contributor for The New York Times and The New Yorker.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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My influences
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What will we do in this course
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U2
Stop and see
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Interesting things I found in my block
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Photodrawing
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U3
Make something for the world
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The transformative power of personal projects 1
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The transformative power of personal projects 2
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The transformative power of personal projects 3
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The transformative power of personal projects 4
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The transformative power of personal projects 5
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Make Someone Happy / Personal Happy Birthday Wish
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“Better World” project
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U4
Packaging of the Project
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Naming & Packaging
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Share
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Pitch to the media
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FP
Final project
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Transforming your creative ideas into personal projects
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
javosanval
Buen curso 100% recomendable
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juanmontes000
me gusta creo que es un curso muy interesante que te deja mas de lo que parece
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brobleses.com
Una maravilla poder disfrutar de personas con este nivel de creatividad y hacernos ver que es posible luchar por nuestros propios proyectos. Un 10 de curso
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abelbf
Si buscas una forma de salir de tu zona de confort y despertar tu creatividad, te recomiendo totalmente este curso. Gracias a los ejercicios de Ji Lee, he aprendido a encontrar inspiración en lo cotidiano y a transformar mis ideas en proyectos personales. La experiencia fue realmente transformadora y me ayudó a compartir mis creaciones con una audiencia mucho más amplia. ¡No te lo pierdas si quieres darle un giro creativo a tu rutina!
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zizicor
Muito mais do que eu esperava. Um curso que abre a sua mente para o novo, para o desafiador, para a criatividade. O curso deixou o meu coracao quentinho e cheio de poesia.
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