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A Review On Graphic Designer
Graphic designing is a creative process that is pervasive in everything these days — from websites to app interfaces to product packaging, the talented hands of a graphic designer are everywhere. This can be a rewarding and challenging career.
Here are some ideas to help you become a successful graphic designer
- Before you can call yourself a graphic designer, you have to make a few decisions. For example, are you interested in advertising, web development, multimedia (for example the TV industry), print design, or animation? All of these can be considered different forms of graphic design. Narrow your focus on the areas that interest you.
While graphic design is basically the same whether print or online, there are key differences in resolution, color space, and other variables specific to the medium you want to focus on. While you can do both, it's better to focus on one.
- The standard applications for graphic design are Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. (If you want to go all out, the full Adobe Creative Suites includes Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Premiere, Photoshop, InDesign and After Effects.) While both applications are designed to be easy to use from the start, the program is feature-rich and will require a lot of focused effort to master it.
- Focus on books that teach design basics, then study as if you were taking a lecture. Rather than working for grades, your reward is a career you can enjoy.
- Take a course in graphic design. Not only to become proficient in programs like Photoshop and Illustrator, but to learn how to use these valuable tools to develop the essence of your designs.
- Practicing at home is a great and safe way to learn design basics, but eventually you need to promote yourself outside in order to get feedback. Even though it may hurt at first, control your ego and take tips seriously; the payoff will be enormous. Plus, it's important to look at what other people are doing so that you get to know more than one or two styles.
- It's a good thing to have an academic background that can inspire and network with others in the same field. Moreover, many people will not hire a graphic designer without seeing evidence that they are skilled