Graphic design or video editing: which should you learn first?
Compare graphic design and video editing through one fictional brief. Try two small tasks, review the work and choose a useful first learning path.
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Graphic design, video editing & AI guides.
Practical guides to graphic design, video editing and AI. Start with a question, try an exercise and leave with work you can explain.
A good place to start
Design or editing?
Try both on one brief.
A poster and a short sequence use different decisions. Compare the work before choosing the course.
Find your first learning pathIncludes an original exercise and a printable worksheet.
The fictional briefOpen Book
Saturday
Saturday
One clear message.
A poster. A short story.
01 / TYPE & LAYOUT02 / FOOTAGE & TIME
Self-initiated practice · details to be confirmedFind your next useful lesson
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Learn a practical beginner video editing workflow: organise footage, build a rough cut, check audio and captions, finish colour and review the export.
Read the guideAI prompts for beginners: build a useful brief, then check the answer
Build a beginner AI prompt with task, context, constraints and output format. Use an original example and a practical checklist to evaluate the response.
Read the guideFrom reading to practice
A guide is a start.
Feedback helps you move.
Keep your exercise, note what was difficult and ask how the current course teaches that skill.