Imran Ali Dina

teacher who runs GFXMentor

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Imran Ali Dina runs GFXMentor and has a YouTube channel that he started in 2017. Dina has taught FoxPro, MS Office and Flash. He completed his graduation and a computer diploma in 1994.

Early life and background

Dina has said he was a very indoor child growing up. He says his mother and elder sisters were teachers. He has also said that no one in his family had been a businessman before him. He has said he painted with watercolours and acrylic. [1]

Education

Dina entered his studies through pre-engineering. His family urged him to take a B.Com. He completed his graduation in 1994, and he also completed a computer diploma in 1994. [1]

He says he learned Photoshop from tips in magazines. He has also said he learned Macromedia Flash. [1]

Career

Dina applied for several jobs after his diploma. His first job was at an advertising agency. [1]

Businesses

Dina has said his first business was a hotel, which served nihari, breakfast and tandoor dishes. He has also described forming a business partnership with his brother's friend. He later started a second business, dealing in tyres. He describes used tyres being renewed and sold, and he says the tyre business did well. [1]

Jobs and teaching

Dina describes himself as a workaholic who could not stay at home. He asked a friend for a job. He took a job at a catering company. He designed a flyer for the catering company. He later left the catering company job. [1]

Dina started teaching FoxPro, and he has said he was good at FoxPro. He has recalled saying that he had no teaching experience but would try. He later started teaching MS Office. [1]

A friend offered him a coordinator job at an institute. He worked as an exam coordinator. He made his first painting with a mouse and showed it to his boss. He taught a Flash class when a teacher was on leave. [1]

YouTube channel

Dina told his students that the lesson he had taught was available as a video. He says his first 100 subscribers, on the first day, were his students. The channel reached 1,000 subscribers within about a month and a half. [1]

He says his camera was an old iPhone 6. He bought the Filmic Pro app. He says he upgraded his equipment after reaching 50,000 subscribers. He bought a Canon 800D camera. [1]

Views

Dina says he is a good teacher. He does not describe himself as a good designer, animator or editor. He says being good at software is different from being good at teaching. He says teachers can only show how to make something, not what to make. [1]

Dina says art cannot be taught, and that people learn art by looking at a lot of art. He says art comes from within a person. He advises people to be fans of designers they admire. He believes work should be beautiful. He also believes people become experts in what their subconscious mind controls. [1]

He says everyone has their own talent. He advises people not to follow the herd. He says people must first build their credibility, and that people have to be passionate. He says no one can tell a person what to pursue, so each person must explore for themselves. [1]

Dina says a good graphic designer can earn more than a doctor. He says a person can make their own school, such as a YouTube channel. He calls the promise of quick money from short courses a scam. He is cautiously optimistic about Pakistan in 2050. [1]

Personal life

Dina's hobby is aquariums. He says his family was very supportive throughout his journey. He says he made many mistakes during his journey. He says many people take offence at his offers of help. [1]

Timeline

1994
Completed his graduation.[1]
1994
Completed a computer diploma.[1]
2017
Started his YouTube channel.[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2021-06-09 How Imran Ali Dina became GFXMentor Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Imran Ali Dina?

Imran Ali Dina runs GFXMentor and has a YouTube channel that he started in 2017. He has taught FoxPro, MS Office and Flash.[1]

What does Imran Ali Dina do?

Imran Ali Dina runs GFXMentor and has a YouTube channel. He started teaching FoxPro and later started teaching MS Office.[1]

Where did Imran Ali Dina study?

Imran Ali Dina entered his studies through pre-engineering, and his family urged him to take a B.Com. He completed his graduation in 1994. He also completed a computer diploma in 1994.[1]

When did Imran Ali Dina start his YouTube channel?

Imran Ali Dina started his YouTube channel in 2017. The channel reached 1,000 subscribers within about a month and a half.[1]

What software has Imran Ali Dina taught?

Imran Ali Dina started teaching FoxPro and later started teaching MS Office. He also taught a Flash class when a teacher was on leave.[1]

What was Imran Ali Dina's first business?

Imran Ali Dina has said his first business was a hotel, which served nihari, breakfast and tandoor dishes. He later started a second business, dealing in tyres.[1]

What does Imran Ali Dina think of short courses?

Imran Ali Dina calls the promise of quick money from short courses a scam. He also says a person can make their own school, such as a YouTube channel.[1]

References

  1. How Imran Ali Dina became GFXMentor . Thought Behind Things , 2021-06-09.
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  1. He says he was a very indoor child growing up. main bahut hi indoor qism ka bachcha raha tha bachpan mein jab tha
  2. He says his mother and elder sisters were teachers. my mother used to be a teacher, my elder sisters were teachers
  3. He says he painted with watercolours and acrylic. I used to paint with water colors and acrylic
  4. He says no one in his family had been a businessman before him. ghar mein koi businessman nahi raha kabhi bhi nahi raha
  5. He entered his studies through pre-engineering. maine pre-engineering se enter kiya tha
  6. His family urged him to take a B.Com. ghar walon ne waqai bola ke B.Com kar lo
  7. He completed his graduation in 1994. So 94 mein maine graduation kar liya tha
  8. He also completed a computer diploma in 1994. 94 mein maine ek computer ka diploma kiya tha
  9. He says he learned Photoshop from tips in magazines. Wo Photoshop magazines mein se humne dekh dekh kar tips dekh dekh kar Photoshop seekha
  10. He learned Macromedia Flash. I used to learn Macromedia Flash
  11. He applied for several jobs after his diploma. maine kayi jagah jobs ke liye apply kiya
  12. His first job was at an advertising agency. meri pehli job toh thi woh ek advertising agency mein hi thi
  13. He formed a business partnership with his brother's friend. maine bhai ke dost ke sath partnership ki
  14. His first business was a hotel. Pehla business hotel. Bada simple sa ye.
  15. The hotel served nihari, breakfast and tandoor dishes. So nihari subah ka nashta tandoor ye wala hotel
  16. He started a second business, dealing in tyres. dusra business shuru kiya tires ka
  17. He describes used tyres being renewed and sold. Shershah mein purane tires aate hain. Unko naya karke bech sakte hain
  18. He says the tyre business did well. To wo maine wo bada acha chala
  19. He describes himself as a workaholic who could not stay at home. Main being a workaholic main ghar mein baith hi nahi pa raha tha
  20. He started teaching FoxPro. So I started teaching FoxPro.
  21. He later started teaching MS Office. Then MS Office sikhana shuru kar diya
  22. He said he was good at FoxPro. I was good at FoxPro
  23. He says he told them he had no teaching experience but would try. Maine kaha bhai kabhi padhaya nahi padhane ka experience nahi hai. Dekh leta hoon
  24. He asked a friend for a job. Maine apne dost ko call ki maine kaha bhai job dila de jaldi se
  25. He took a job at a catering company. Catering company mein maine job ki
  26. He designed a flyer for the catering company. maine unke liye flyer design kar diya
  27. He later left the catering company job. phir wahan se bhi job chhodi
  28. A friend offered him a coordinator job at an institute. ek coordinator ki job hai hamare institute mein
  29. He worked as an exam coordinator. Main I was just exam coordinator
  30. He made his first painting with a mouse and showed it to his boss. Maine pehli painting ki thi mouse se aur mere boss ko dikhayi thi Arena mein hi
  31. He taught a Flash class when a teacher was on leave. ek teacher jo hai chutti pe the aur Flash padhana tha
  32. He started his YouTube channel in 2017. 2017 June. 28th May ko maine intro video daali thi
  33. He told his students that the lesson he had taught was available as a video. main bachon ko batata tha ke aaj jo maine padhaya woh ye wali video hai
  34. He says his first 100 subscribers, on the first day, were his students. pehle din mere jo hai na 100 subscribers hue the wohi students
  35. The channel reached 1,000 subscribers within about a month and a half. koi ek dedh mahine mein jaa kar ke 1000 subscribers hue the
  36. He says his camera was an old iPhone 6. mera camera jo tha mera purana iPhone 6 tha
  37. He bought the Filmic Pro app. maine Filmic Pro buy ki hai ek app woh
  38. He says he upgraded his equipment after reaching 50,000 subscribers. 50,000 subscribers paane ke baad maine upgrade kiya tha
  39. He bought a Canon 800D camera. Toh usse maine liya Canon 800D
  40. His hobby is aquariums. meri ek hobby hai simple si chhoti si aquariums
  41. He says he is a good teacher. I'm a good teacher only yaar
  42. He does not describe himself as a good designer, animator or editor. main apne aap ko kabhi bhi acha designer ya animator ya editor nahi bolta hoon
  43. He says being good at software is different from being good at teaching. being good at some software is something else and being good at teaching is something else
  44. He says everyone has their own talent. Har ek ke andar apna talent hai yaar
  45. He advises people not to follow the herd. please bheed chaal mein na paden
  46. He says people must first build their credibility. aapko apni credibility to badhani hogi na pehle
  47. He says his family was very supportive throughout his journey. family bahut supportive rahi is poore journey mein
  48. He says art cannot be taught. Art nahi sikhaya ja sakta
  49. He says teachers can only show how to make something, not what to make. main ya koi aur aapko sirf ye bata sakte hain ke kya cheez kaise banegi
  50. He says people learn art by looking at a lot of art. Toh art dekh dekh ke hi seekhoge
  51. He says art comes from within a person. Art toh aapke andar se niklega bhai
  52. He advises people to be fans of designers they admire. Be a fan of some designer bhai
  53. He says a good graphic designer can earn more than a doctor. ek achha graphic designer ek MBBS doctor se zyada achha kama sakta hai
  54. He says a person can make their own school, such as a YouTube channel. Main kehta hoon, yes. Make your own school. Yeah. Aapka YouTube hai
  55. He says people have to be passionate. But you have to be passionate
  56. He says no one can tell a person what to pursue, so each person must explore for themselves. Koi nahi bata sakta yaar. Hmm. Yeh aapko khud explore karna hoga
  57. He is cautiously optimistic about Pakistan in 2050. Main yeh nahi keh raha hoon ke hone wala hai. Right. Ho sakta hai. Cautious optimism
  58. He calls the promise of quick money from short courses a scam. yeh short course kar lo aur aap itne kama loge, yaar it's scam
  59. He believes work should be beautiful. it has to be beautiful
  60. He believes people become experts in what their subconscious mind controls. hum har us cheez mein expert hote hain jo hamara subconscious brain control kar raha hota hai
  61. He says he made many mistakes during his journey. main maine bahut saari ghaltiyan ki hain apne is poore journey mein
  62. He says many people take offence at his offers of help. Main har ek meri taraf se help hai lekin bahut saare offend bhi ho jaate hain
  63. Imran Ali Dina has a YouTube channel. Tune in to know more about his YouTube channel and Pakistan of 2050!
  64. He runs GFXMentor. main agar yahan pe GFX mentor chala raha hoon