lynda.com

**jigglypuff** · 04-15-2014, 02:35 AM

anybody a member of lynda.com? would you recommend it?

i'd really love to have access to all the courses, but paying for a year or even a month would be kinda pricey for me. still, if i hear enough good things, i'm willing to do that. it'd still be cheaper than doing courses at a college, many of which are online anyway.

**gator** · 04-15-2014, 04:04 AM

My experience with Lynda has been positive. It's helped me get up to speed on a lot of things a lot faster than I would have been able to otherwise. I've found that overall the videos are pretty informative and easy to follow. I've only encountered one class that I really didn't like.

I convinced my employer to pay for my subscription as part of my professional development. I've learned enough good tips for it to be worth doing, though I don't know if I use it enough month to month to justify a monthly subscription. I think though that if (when) I leave my job I'd probably just subscribe for a month here and there as a refresher, at times when I'm less busy, like I did when I was freelancing.

**TeresaJ** · 04-15-2014, 04:10 AM

How does it compare to Khan Academy?

**gator** · 04-15-2014, 04:13 AM

Different focus. Lynda's mostly dedicated toward graphics and design software.

**jigglypuff** · 04-15-2014, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by gator

My experience with Lynda has been positive. It's helped me get up to speed on a lot of things a lot faster than I would have been able to otherwise. I've found that overall the videos are pretty informative and easy to follow. I've only encountered one class that I really didn't like.

I convinced my employer to pay for my subscription as part of my professional development. I've learned enough good tips for it to be worth doing, though I don't know if I use it enough month to month to justify a monthly subscription. I think though that if (when) I leave my job I'd probably just subscribe for a month here and there as a refresher, at times when I'm less busy, like I did when I was freelancing.

cool. which class did you not like?

i wouldn't ask my employer to pay for any of my studies cuz i'm not really sure i want a future with them. i value my job as an outlet to "test drive" stuff i'm learning, but beyond that there doesn't seem to be much for me.

**ferrus** · 04-15-2014, 09:15 AM

I just noticed there is a whole course on using regular expressions. Wut?

**Dirac** · 04-15-2014, 09:33 AM

What do the courses consist of exactly? Could you pay for one month then just download everything?

**2hype** · 04-15-2014, 11:14 AM

I think they are pretty good. I'd actually prefer going through books because then I could have more control over the pace, and skip over stuff I already know, but that would be awfully expensive. From what I can tell the courses mostly teach you about how to use the software. For instance if you want to learn about typography, I don't think Lynda.com is going to help much. My employer pays for the upgraded subscription which includes all the exercise files, which is very nice, but if I was paying for it myself I'd go with the basic membership.

**mondschein** · 04-15-2014, 12:49 PM

I subscribed to lynda.com for a few months and I really liked it. I learned how to use InDesign, how to design a book (love Nigel French!), how to use AutoCad (only 2d), and how to use color. I really liked all of them, especially the color course, as it was the first time I really understood how to combine colours. That teacher was very good.

Too bad they don't have that free 1 month trial anymore. I recommend you subscribe if you already have a few courses in mind, then cancel. You probably won't need it for long, and it's a waste of money to keep it forever. Make a list of things you want to learn and use your time well.