I am new to design, where should I start?
It's too overwhelming to start! Should I drop out or join coaching?
Yes! Design exams look like a maze to get started. No conventional pattern, no syllabus, and no reference materials. In fact, this is one common question repeated every year. If you ask 10 aspirants, all of them will have their experiences and a version to get started. And that's completely correct! But the dilemma is which one should you follow?
So let's deal with this problem
First of all, understand that there are two essential aspects of becoming a good designer: skillset and mindset. We have already discussed these in our YouTube videos. Most of the time, mentors and coaching institutes focus only on the skills to crack the exam but we believe the mindset is more important. And, it is difficult to develop one (owing to the educational upbringing we had where we never knew what design was!).
So, where to start?
Start with understanding the exam pattern. And analyze what key topics one should focus on. To help you in this process, we have already collected and answered some important questions from the exam perspective.
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Once familiar with these questions, try attempting some previous year questions and mock questions to assess yourself in the preparation stage. Don't worry about the knowledge and skills right now. Just attempt some questions to get the feel of the exam.
You can use our OLP (Observe, Learn & Perform): Free Design Preparation Kit to get started. Here, you'll find a lot of tests and helping videos to get started. Take a look at the OLP page: Click here.
Join our telegram group and if you are new to this group, make sure you interact with fellow aspirants and seniors in the group to get more clarity about the exam pattern. But, do that after your research!
Start with this video!
It’s been a few articles and podcasts here in the newsletter, but I never answered what exactly is Kaphal Studio?
So, here is an answer to all the students who are in a dilemma to describe us. 😊
What is Kaphal Studio?
Kaphal Studio is India's first online design school that helps you start and scale your design career. (Kaphal Studio is not a coaching institute)
We have 1000+ success stories in the design exam journey and have built a strong community of designers in NIDs, IITs, and NIFTs. Feel free to glance through our content to know more about design entrance exams.
Here are some quick guides and tips for you to get started in the design exam preparation.
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🗃 Design Prep Repository: Preparation material in one place for free!
📑 OLP (Observe, Learn & Perform): Free tests and videos for design exams
📢 Community Update
We are conducting our first offline meetup-cum-workshop for the aspiring designers in Delhi-NCR. Let's catch-up for some fun activities, workshop, and discussion on design exams and design career. We would love to interact and answer all your queries. Most importantly, it would be an opportunity to meet in person. We are excited for this meetup and have been planning this event for quite some time. 😎
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If you are preparing for the design exams, don’t forget to check the free resource material we have created the Design Prep Repository To practice tests and watch other videos join OLP by Kaphal Studio.
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