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Tell Us Your New Year’s Resolution and Win A Skillshare Scholarship!

Kelley Johnson Last updated: April 1, 2024 · 3 min read

We’re only about two weeks into 2015, and we can already tell it’s going to be a great year! Are you feeling it too? January is a time for new beginnings. It’s a time to set new goals and break bad habits. It’s a time to further develop your skills and learn a few new ones. You know what we’re getting at here don’t you? That’s right, it’s time for New Year’s resolutions!
We’re not just talking about any old resolution though. While we’re glad you’re planning on being the first person to fly from Kentucky to Antartica using only your arms, and we’re proud of you for wanting to keep your home clean two out of seven days week, we’re really interested in talking to you about your goals related to creativity.
Whether you’re a “creative” by trade, by hobby, or you’re the kind of person who secretly works on your projects in your closet during the dark hours of the night, we want to encourage you to grow in your craft this year. Be more imaginative. Be more organized. Be effective. Be whatever you really want to be, and, ultimately, be brave!
To help further spur you on, anyone who shares their creative New Year’s resolution in the comment section below, will get the chance to win some awesome prizes! Read on for more info.

How to Enter

After you’ve thought long and hard about what you’d like your 2015 creative New Year’s resolution to be, share it with us in the comment section below. If you can’t possibly narrow it down to one resolution, that’s okay, you can share as many as you’d like. Just make sure you share all of your resolutions in one comment, as multiple comments from one user won’t be considered as multiple entries when selecting a winner.
The contest will start today, and end Tuesday, Jan. 27th. We’ll go through the entries, randomly choose 5 winners, and announce them on Jan. 28th.

What’s the Prize?

There will be a total of five winners. Each winner will receive a free Skillshare scholarship! A Skillshare scholarship is a free annual Premium Membership, and it has a value of about $96. Skillshare classes focus on all kinds of creative pursuits, such as design, fashion, photography, writing, and more. Not only would a prize like this be awesome to win, it would likely help you move towards meeting that New Year’s resolution as well!
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So, start dreaming, planning, and setting those goals. We can’t wait to be blown away by the awesome resolutions you folks share!

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  • This years resolution is to become better at designing! to do this i started a 2015 challenge for myself where I have to design something (from websites to print) at least once a year for 12 months. I believe that by doing this, i'll learn lots of new things (i allready have in these 3 weeks), and can set up some boilerplates for later use! 12 years ago
  • At the end of each year I create a central theme for the next. Resolutions, even calling them challenges, never seemed to work. Under my new rules, the year we planned to travel more was "Someday is now." and last year was simply "Finish.". Both mantras worked well, but I wanted to push myself harder this year. 2015 is "get G.O.I.N.G." standing for "Gratitude (for everything). Ownership (owning my self, my responsibilities, my goals). (living) Intentionally. No negativity. And finally, "God's got this." to fend off worry. It's been amazing so far and I find I'm catching myself when an old habit appears saying, "Get going, God's got this." Getting rid of the constant weight, and guilt of resolutions that comes with not completing them, has been the key to success. It's very freeing and I'm much happier. My husband and daughter adopted it this year as well, and we're already getting a lot done. I'm working on teaching my first Skillshare class in fact! My daughter and I pay monthly and love the classes. Thank you for offering this. 12 years ago
  • My 2015 resolution is to use coding and designing websites to work my way off of disability. I want to see how far I can get! I'd use Skillshare to improve my Adobe skills. They also have some presentations about marketing and management for freelancers. 12 years ago
  • Good for you Elizabeth! I'm also on disability and hope to do the same. Good luck to you! I work in Adobe, feel free to drop me a note if I can be of any help. 12 years ago
  • My New Year's resolution is to draw something new every day. I want to do it till the end of the year, but it will be challenging because I'm going to have a baby in a few months ))) I post my drawings regulary to keep the tempo: http://instagram.com/piya_cler/ I hope I will succeed ))) 12 years ago
  • My New Year's resolution is to carry tourists into abandoned castles in Belarus, to do a photo project with Zuckerberg about his life, to break my ideas about process of real work, change my hairstyle, environment and city of residence 12 years ago
  • My 2015 resolution is to quit my current job, work for myself full time as a freelance designer/screen printer and continue to release new products to my CM shop! 12 years ago
  • My resolution is to make more time for my letterpress and photography hobbies. My bonus resolution is to learn Illustrator so I can try out printing with polymer plates. I already can't wait to find fun products on Creative Market to work with! 12 years ago
  • My resolution is to finally learn 'Adobe Illustrator' so I can make vectors to sell in a shop I would like to open on Creative Market. Heck I would like to learn about vectors so I can use some of the vectors we have already purchased from CM! I would also love to learn how to make my own font designs as well. I agree with you that I am a night owl when creating. Hopefully opening a CM shop will bring some financial productivity from my Photoshop project ideas too. After a series of medical setbacks, I regained my life from eating mostly plants. Now I am ready to fulfill the artistic expectations I have for myself. (I enjoy your articles on this blog!) 12 years ago
  • Woah... @Priya Kothari - that sounds awesome. I love what you've said also, @Ana Maria Selvaggio . Great resolutions, everyone, and I wish you all the best in fulfilling them! My design resolutions include: • Learning all about OpenType and understanding it really well • Learn Calligraphy • Improve my hand-lettering enough to make prints/wall art 12 years ago
  • My creative resolution is to get back to basics. Create more on paper and spend less time on the computer. :) Best wishes everyone! 12 years ago
  • My creative resolution is to help my traditional Japanese Kabuki Dance school to get more new members. That's a big challenge because this kind of dance has still a very exclusive image in Japan which I need to change first before I can start attracting new members. That's a lot of work for one German girl in Tokyo (yep, writing great copy in Japanese is already a big challenge for me) but that can't stop me! I already started to further improve our website with inspiring copy and great pictures, write the best helpful blog posts and spread our message using all the great tools available out there like infographics, social or video. I look forward to more great design tips and tools from you in 2015! 12 years ago
  • My creative resolutions for 2015 are: • Improve my drawing skills, develop my own style in digital graphics; • Create an illustrated book; • Learn more about lettering, calligraphy, create some posters and fonts. • Improve my English knowledge :) Good luck to everyone! 12 years ago
  • Few months ago, I stopped with the resolution thing and created timelines + time frames instead. Which seanwes covers more about at here: http://seanwes.com/podcast/136-how-to-set-goals-when-long-term-thinking-is-difficult/ ----- So in the term of timeline (long term goals): - Explore and find what exactly I want to do with my life, by engaging in the activities I like - Learn more about the history of design and art - Engage more often with peoples online/offline ( I have no peoples to talk too after all) - To meditate daily for at least 5 minutes ( already on a 1 week streak :) ) - To draw at least 2 pages of outdoor scenes, objects, animals, peoples ( 1 week streak as well ) - Improve my ability to draw on the tablet ----- Got to say though, finding what you like is extremely hard. Especially when you don't know a whole lot. BUT only by doing, I can find what I like. Which I started to do two months ago, after asking couple of designers on here and an admin from CM. I'm really thankful for the replies I received from both designers alike and admin of creativemarket. Shows how much peoples want to help each other, in order to grow for the better. Thank You! PS: For all whom reads this, have faith (trust or confidence) that you will accomplish the thing you put down. Not luck, but faith. Not miracles, but faith. Keep on hustling towards the pin mark you set yourself to go to. 12 years ago
  • I wanted to sum up all my resolutions into one powerful statement. So my creative resolution for 2015 is: Bigger & Better! I want to do bigger artistic projects and I want to be better at designing because, there is always room for growth. Thanks for this opportunity! 12 years ago
  • This past December I completed my first 30 day challenge and worked wonders for both my creativity and my drive. It showed me that, with a plan (and some people watching on social media), I can accomplish so much more than I ever thought. For 2015 I challenged myself to make a wallpaper design every week, and give it away for free on my website. Almost all of these designs will be focused around 'awareness', whether than be World Whale Day or helping raise money for my friend Mary who is running 4k for Cancer this summer. I hope to keep my design skills fresh by creating each week. I have been trying out new tutorials and downloading new bundles along the way - it's been such an eye opener, so many opportunities! It's going to be an exhausting year, but a great one all the same. Good luck to everyone is their own resolutions. Stay creative! 12 years ago
  • My resolution this year is to learn how to design and code websites and become a freelancer. 12 years ago
  • Oh wow! I seriously LOVE our awesome Creative Market community. You all have such amazing goals and ambitions. Just reading all of your resolutions has made me want to work harder on mine :) This year, I want to "do good". I want to use any/all of my creative skills to help others, inspire, and support causes I truly believe in. I'm not 100% sure what this will look like, and I'm pretty sure it will push me out of my comfort zone at times, but I'm excited because I know how much of an impact creative pursuits can make. 12 years ago
  • My goal this year is to improve my photography skills. I am a designer, but i love to photograph the world around me. And -Tatsiana Kandrashova - your drawings are lovely! I hope you meet your goal of drawing something new every day. I can't wait to see them. 12 years ago
  • Here my next plans: • I am working on some "coming soon pages" templates. • I would like to create some HTML/CSS packages with the same templates (some responsive coming soon pages). • Some photos and... • More followers, customers and sales! :D 12 years ago
  • My resolution is to finally get back to writing+working on my health book. I starting putting it together, and ironically, I had a heart attack..... and of course, it has set me back a great deal. Also, now that I have sound on my computer (my hard drive went bad, and I had to buy a new one, and thankfully I backed up most of my files on an external hard drive), I am also resolved to learning additional skills via online. It looks like this is a great place to do so.... 12 years ago
  • My resolutions this year are to develop an arts team that will create beautiful pieces from paintings to installations to bring out the sense of wonder and awe in people that i believe art should. And at the same time bringing out the artistic and creative potential within those in this teams as well as those who see these pieces. Personally my resolution this year is to create and sell 5 pieces of my own work. 12 years ago
  • My resolution this year is to stay humble and hustle hard. Bring it on 2015! 12 years ago
  • I AM going to get my photo projected completed. There WILL be a book. There WILL be a calendar. There WILL be a gallery showing. All I have to do is get the boyfriend to clean out that spare room so my studio can be set up. He has two more weeks to clear it out before I do it (and he won't like what happens when I do). Ahhh, 2015: the year of motivating others by using threats so I can accomplish what I need to accomplish. 12 years ago
  • I will start a new shop and will sell Add-Ons. Hopefully this will direct me to learning javascript 12 years ago
  • My New Years resolution is to expand my horizons to higher points to blossom my creativity as a starting point of my future. I also don't want failure to become my obstacle, I want to learn from my mistakes. To take that piece and transpose it to something greater than my imagination. 12 years ago
  • 2015: No Excuses. It covers alot in two words! 12 years ago
  • My design resolution would be to improve my skills (as always, and I love learning) and finish as many projects as I can while doing that, and (slightly philosophical): to take the path that I've laid out before myself. 12 years ago
  • One of my resolutions is to get out of my comfort zone and give at least two presentations to my industry colleagues. (but that also means creating nicely designed presentations!) 12 years ago
  • My new years resolution is Start meditating daily if not weekly Feel confident in my self and design abilities Make new friends in the area I just moved to Travel more Continue my design education by any means necessary...free online books classes webinars community college classes. 12 years ago
  • I came from a third-world country where computers and professions such as web design, especially for females was simply not an option. The path for girls there is not one of education or self-reliance, but of high dependency a spouse or partner. I have taught myself quite a bit with extremely limited resources, but I still feel a deep lack of confidence in my coding skills. So my resolution this year is to learn to code properly. 12 years ago
  • This year, when I get up each morning, the first thing I do is write. After making a strong pot of coffee, of course. 12 years ago
  • My New Year's resolution is to learn more about AI and PS to better my designing skills. I have already spent the beginning of the year organizing my work space and gathering a ton of information. I will begin setting up a schedule of things to learn each week to grow my knowledge base. Any help would be greatly appreciated! 12 years ago
  • This year, I came up with 12 mini resolutions, one to work on for each month. And I sat down to design them all in Pixelmator: broad theme: as a copywriter, I'd like to start making more visual work.) But they all deal with using technology to be more productive or being better about what I pay attention to so I can be more productive. I posted them all on Medium last night: https://medium.com/@peteshelly/my-resolutions-for-2015-1328af8fba4a 12 years ago
  • (This is more than another New Year's resolution). This year I WILL get hired at either a graphic design agency or in-house production agency. That has been my goal since I graduated in 2009 and haven't been successful. This is MY year to do what I was college-trained and self-trained for! I'm superabounding in creativity and it's time for others to see that too! 12 years ago
  • 2015 is the year I'm finally going to launch my dream for the past decade - a handmade stationary store. I've been making my own greeting cards for years and have helped dozens of friends with invitations for weddings and other events, but I finally decided I don't want this to be a hobby anymore. So I've been SLOWLY working on designing my inventory, finding the right printer, finding a good source for materials, and am (hopefully) weeks away from actually pushing the start button and launching this crazy dream. 2015 is definitely the year! 12 years ago
  • While I've been fortunate to learn design techniques and skills from amazing and talented co-workers in the past 25 years, my 2015 resolution is to work towards actually getting a degree. I gave up college many years ago to marry and it's time to expand my knowledge and horizons (and be a good example for my kids and grandkids!!) 12 years ago
  • I was added to a list labelled "Designers to Watch in 2015". I'll be working to take my design and illustration work to the next level. I've been increasing my current client list, creating new relationships with printers, and this skill share prize would be the perfect addition for exploring new techniques. My overall resolution for 2015 is to update my portfolio in a way that validates my being on that list. Good luck everyone! www.amandawall.ca 12 years ago
  • There are some great ones here. Everyone is very passionate, which is awesome. Mine would have to be to...push my design skills further to help more people celebrate the important things in their lives - So more people can enjoy life, be happier and smile more. Whether it's helping to launch someones new business, helping to land someone their dream job, helping to make an idea come true, help a charity voice their cause or even help celebrate love...what ever it is, I hope to help in someway through my passion for design and the web. Have a great year everyone! 12 years ago
  • Anonymous
    My new years resolution is 2560 x 1080 :D 12 years ago
  • My goal for 2015 centers on growing my creative business and building revenue streams. Part of my plan involves the following action items: 1. Network: Spend a minimum of one hour/day on an active networking activity. 2. Creativity Education: Fridays will be "continuing education day" for me. I plan to work on one new creative skill or education topic per week. 3. Supplement my freelance writing and design income by creating products that I can sell in Creative Market. 4. Business Education: Embrace that it isn't enough to just be creative. I have to be a smart business person, too. Mondays will be "business education" day, where I dedicate time to research/learn new business skills to apply to my business. Finally, I want to share my guiding quote this year: “I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do.” ― Georgia O'Keeffe 12 years ago
  • My creative resolutions include: Improve hand lettering and create a hand drawn font. I'm also determined to learn to quilt. 12 years ago
  • Design goal of 2015. Design and code (and maybe sell) my own Wordpress theme. 12 years ago
  • I would love to have a firm grasp of illustrator. It has been a program that I've struggled with for a long time and would love to be able to work through it like it's second nature to me! 12 years ago
  • My resolutions for 2015: Worry less Connect with family and friends IN PERSON as much as possible Move more Make time for creative pursuits Cheers! 12 years ago
  • Main target: 100 game assets (currently 72). Secondary: Create at least 1 game. 12 years ago
  • My resolution this year is to learn graphic design and create my own portfolio of work for the first time! I also hope to show more of my photography publicly and find time to do more creative shoots. :) 12 years ago
  • I have been making a list of things I really want to accomplish in 2015 that are very doable, both personal and for my business. Learn calligraphy Get my business accounting in order Learn new design skills that I can apply to my business Attend design workshops, events and network Run a marathon Take a real vacation with my hubby :-D 12 years ago
  • To step into design in a bold way. I don't want to continue designing like I always have. Just like brands, logos, and type choices need to be fresh, my approach needs to be fresh. I hope to blow my own socks off this year. 12 years ago
  • I'm going to stretch! 1) Creatively, since I don't push myself to be uncomfortable often enough. It always feels better in the end when I do, though. 2) Physically, 'cause sitting at a desk all day makes a body pretty angry. 12 years ago
  • This year I plan to get my hands dirty more. I love making things with pixels, but there's something special about hand-lettering, block printing and other hands-on creative processes. I want more of that in my life in 2015... 12 years ago
  • This year I'm focusing on honing my crafts, including writing and creative strategy. I want to create more time to focus on learning and seeking inspiration, and networking with those whose work I admire! 12 years ago
  • After switching career paths and jumping on board with a 1.5 year-old startup, I'd like 2015 to be the year I polish my current skill set (marketing, design, video-editing, social media) and put myself into position to launch my own startup. I'm surrounded by the right people and resources, but I've got to learn all of the logistics! From investing, to the legal aspects, to developing my MVP - I've got a ways to go! A scholarship to brush up on my startup & business knowledge would kick my butt right into gear! 12 years ago
  • One of my resolutions is to add action steps to ideas and goals...diminish the fear of the unknown by defining steps to success! 12 years ago
  • My New Years resolution is to have confidence in myself and confidence in my work. I often need reassurance whether my work is developed enough or not because I'm afraid that it's not to a high enough standard. Surprisingly though I usually get very positive feedback but for now on I want to believe in myself. I have the potential to go very far in this industry, I just need to believe in myself and go beyond my barriers 12 years ago
  • Improve my photography skills, creative more products for CreativeMarket, travel to 7 different countries, increase traffic to my website, read 40 books, eat healthy, and exercise weekly. 12 years ago
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  • My resolution this year is to start my own brand of premium gift stationery here in Malaysia, and to open my first brick and mortar retail outlet in my hometown!! 12 years ago
  • My New Years Creative Resolution is to draw more. I am a graphic designer, and last year I landed my first real job in Graphic Design. I am an ambitious person, and I've been lacking in what I really want to do. That is animation. This year I am going to try and hone in on my illustration and animation skills to bring my sketches to life. My dream is getting into CalArts and this is the year I will put the petal to the metal and make lots of portfolio pieces so I can start doing what I really want to do. Make my passion a reality & learn more techniques for illustration and animation. 12 years ago
  • My New Years Resolution? Plan and execute my very own DIY wedding Paint more Actually go on vacation this summer! 12 years ago
  • I would really like to continue to learn techniques in the Adobe Suite. I took classes on them in college and am pretty good at making stuff easily and cleanly but I would like to continue to do tutorials and learn about things I didn't even know existed in the programs. I sometimes have difficulty doing this but I have resolved to expand my knowledge in 2015! 12 years ago
  • My New Year's resolution is all centered around getting myself a presence online, even if very small. I want to take the time to finally make myself a digital portfolio by creating my own website and contributing to other websites, such as dribbble or here on Creative Market. I want to create digital content to share and become better at my design work all around by learning and building new skills. 12 years ago
  • Happy New Year! Resolutions for me have never really seen fruition. I figured out it is because I haven't had the passion or drive to pursue them relentlessly. This year is different. Why? Well, I spent 10 years in the US Navy and loved every moment. Since I left in 2007, I have been a wonderer, not really finding my place, having a hard time adjusting in the corporate professional world. I figured out it was because I haven't been passionate about what jobs I've had since. Marketing and Advertising has always been an interest of mine, but now has become a passion. I feel the same about marketing and advertising as I did about the Navy, I love it! I've found my calling and my place in this industry is to be a copywriter. I want to create, I want to be a "creative". So, at the end of 2013, I quit working to concentrate on my dream. 2014 was a great year, I finished my BS in Marketing. I also enrolled in a Social Media Marketing & Web Analytics certificate program at UCLA, which was awesome! Now, I have been scouring the Internet job boards, LinkedIn, etc. for any position with a marketing and advertising agency and NOTHING is popping. No one is showing interest at all. I know it is because, I have no experience. Bottom line. Even my past recruiting and sales experience isn't even enough to get me an entry-level Account Coordinator job. I now know what I need to do and what absolutely needs to be done. Sorry for the backstory, but I had to properly set up my official announcement of resolutions. After all, it's best to write goals down, right? My New Year Resolutions which will help me get my foot in the marketing/advertising door are: -Build a Portfolio -Start a blog -Start my personal entrepreneurial social media projects -SEO Certified -Google AdWords Certified -Attend Marekting/Advertising conferences -Network -Build my personal brand -Become a dedicated student of my dream profession Thank you and thanks to Skillshare for the opportunity to participate in this contest. I feel the prize and creative classes will definitely help me become the copywriter and marketer I want to become. Happy New Year! 12 years ago
  • My New Years resolution is to: 1. Finish my student portfolio to turn in to DSVC and start gathering connections. 2. Graduate from my University in May. 3. Get a job and start my carrear. 12 years ago
  • My resolution this year is to do something big! I'm always doing little side projects here and there..but this year, I want to get involved with other artists/writers/thinkers/makers/designers to make a one-off project (book? mag? giant cardboard robot?). I'm terrible at networking for the sake of networking, but a project like this might just help me to get out of my comfort zone make some lasting connections/new buddies. 12 years ago
  • My New Year's resolution is to change a job for better career development and self achievement. Hopefully, create something cool to feedback the design communities :) Change is a Chance, never fear and refuse changes. 12 years ago
  • My Creative Resolution is to learn Hand Lettering and to learn to watercolor my ink drawings. Would love a SkillShare membership- those classes look great! 12 years ago