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GRAPHIC DESIGN DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES ARTICLES (WHAT DO DESIGNERS DO?)
Graphic Design degree: Bachelor’s or Associate : Another Perspective - When seeking a job, you must rely on your degree. A prospective employer is going to look at you in this light: What degree does this new graduate have?
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Graphic Design Education: Two-year AA or AS Degree vs. A Four-Year Bachelor’s Degree - Within the graphic design industry, there is a debate about which option is more beneficial – a two-year AA/AS degree or a four-year Bachelor’s degree.
Best Graphic Design Career and Business Books - Ultimate List of Books for Freelancers & New Designers - I decided to compile a list of the best graphic design career and business books collected from reading people's favorites listed on forum posts and blogs. I came up with the following graphic design career and business books.
A Day in the Life of a Graphic Designer - Find out what a day in the life of a graphic designer is like.
A Graphic Design Career Makes Art Affordable - If you have a talent with colors, shapes, and layouts, there's no reason you couldn't use your gift in a career. The demand for quality graphic design is growing by leaps and bounds. In 2002, American companies employed 212,000 graphic designers. Imagine the fulfillment of being paid for your creativity as a graphic designer.
A Brief Guide To Design Education - Your design education is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and you want to get the most out of it, so selecting the right program is crucial to your success.
A Closer Look at the Layout Artist Job Description - A layout artist deals with the structure and layout out of images and text in a pleasing format for printed media. This can include magazine work, brochures, flyers, books, cd booklets, posters, and that kind of thing.
A Closer Look at Web Designer Careers - As a web designer your work could be viewed by thousands of people everyday. Web designers create the pages, layout, and graphics for web pages, and play a key role in the development of a website.
A Focus on Web Design Degrees - The surge of web pages and web users over the past ten years is making web design degrees a hot item in the educational sector. If you earn one of the advanced web design degrees offered at an accredited school near you, you will enjoy a positive employment growth outlook as well as a great salary.
A Focus on Graphic Design Degrees - There are a variety of advanced graphic design degrees you can earn that will prepare you to begin an exciting and lucrative career in graphic design. Graphic design professionals are in demand in various industries all over the country.
All You Ever Needed to Know You Learned in ...1000 words for design students - There are a million things to learn in design school, but what about the things you need to know "about" design school? In an effort to be clear and concise—something your teachers are always bugging you to do—here are exactly 1000 words of advice for design students
Average Graphic Design Salary - Do you want to find out how much a graphic designer makes before going into the field...check out this article.
Become a Graphic Designer - Wondering how not to be a starving artist? From cereal boxes to credit cards, book covers to freeway signs, graphic designers are responsible for visually communicating with the world at large. Lucky for designers, the demand for eye-catching graphic design never ceases.
Become a Graphic Designer on 43 Things - Visit a Blog of Others like you who want to become a graphic designer.
Become a Graphic Designer - Learn how to put your creativity and problem solving skills to use by becoming a graphic designer. See what it takes, what to consider, and where to go from there
Career: Graphic Designers - If you’re fascinated by the differences between the fonts Times New Roman and Geneva -- or simply enjoy arranging photos on a page -- you may have a future in graphic design. One of the most practical paths for artsy people, graphic design requires not only a good eye, but an ability to use the computer as a tool for achieving your vision.
Careers and Education in Graphic Design - The ArtSchools.com Guide to Graphic Design Schools, Degrees, Financial Aid and More...
Career in Graphic Design - If you love to draw, if you get really excited about seeing new covers at your favorite bookstore, or if you find yourself frustrated by signs on highways or in shopping malls, you should consider launching a career in graphic design.
Careers in Graphic Design - In high school, it was drawing and painting, not computer-generated art, in which Brent Gale was most involved. “I wasn’t really quite sure what graphic design was,” he says. “I thought that graphic design was just a more technical way of drawing.” Boy, was he in for a surprise.
Common Myths About Graphic Designer Certification - Discussions about GD certification have always evoked passions on both sides of the debate. However, in discussing this issue on various GD discussion boards and blogs, it's clear that the same myths about...
Deep or Wide - Between Education and the Design Profession - I tend to argue with myself. It usually ends peaceably unless it's out loud on public transportation. As these last days of summer fade into the school year, I find I am at odds with myself once again.
Designers - Who are They - What are They - The answer to this question answered by the government.
Gaining the Skills to Design the World around You - Graphic design is so much a part of the world around us. By earning a degree in graphic design, you will be able to join this growing field, and maintain an edge in the multi-faceted industry.
Graphic Artists and Designers - What They Do - lors and shapes can have a strong effect on people, evoking a wide range of emotions, from sadness to anger to joy. Graphic artists and designers understand this and are experts at manipulating color and shape to make people react in certain ways--most often in a positive way.
Graphic Design I - Students must have good academic qualifications, or a BTEC HNC/HND, or a degree in any subject or possess comparable experience in the workplace. Applicants should be open minded, articulate, willing to contribute to all aspects of the course and above all, be highly motivated.
Graphic Design Career: Are You Good Enough to Succeed? - A good graphic design course will channel your natural abilities and give you the start you need in a competitive industry.
Graphic Design vs. Desktop Publishing - When developing a career as a graphic designer, you will face important decisions about the niche of customers you want to serve or the general types of work you hope to specialize in. Desktop publishing has emerged as a distinct slice of the graphic design pie.
Graphic Design Major - People searching for graphic design major found the links, articles, and information on this page helpful.
Graphic Design / Visual Communications - Graphic Design / Visual Communication - If you’re someone who gets excited about how things look and consider yourself a “visual” person, then you may be a potential graphic designer.
Graphic Designers - Graphic Designers play an important role in the advertisement of many of the products and services we use on a daily basis.
How to Become a Graphic Designer - Graphic designers are responsible for creating notable product logos and/or packaging designs that will catch the public's eye and increase a company's sales. To be successful, designers must also possess excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to sell their ideas to executives.
How Do I Become a Graphic Designer - So, you get that rolled up piece of paper, sport the robe and flip the tassel. What’s next? More school. Yes, in order to become a marketable Graphic Designer (G.D. for short), you need a college education. But where do you go? Well, that question is too complex to answer on this tapped-for-space monitor. The challenge is to find a school that meshes with your interests, goals, talents and personality. -
How to Grow as a Graphic Designer - Catherine Fishel examines the philosophical foundations on which every creative business is based.
How to Pick The Right Design School? - So maybe you've decided that you want to become a graphic designer, animator, video game designer, multimedia specialist, or something along those lines. But there are so many schools out there. How do you know which program is right for you?
If I Knew Then What I Know Now - A special discussion board feature dedicated to spreadin' wisdom to design students entering the new school year.
Image is Everything... - Especially for graphic designers who choose careers in this highly creative field
Job Article - Graphic Designer - Graphic designers put together words and pictures to inform, communicate or persuade. They produce designs for book covers, company logos, brochures, advertising posters, website and CD-ROM pages, magazines and newspapers.
Jobs You Would 'Design' For Yourself - In the world of graphic design there are several areas of specialization and several career paths you can start on. Which graphic design job interests you?
Learn a New Career at Graphic Design School - Do you like to draw? Are you a person who enjoys finding new shapes, colors and textures for all the things around you? You could start an exciting and profitable career as a designer.
Major: Graphic Design - Graphic design majors learn the design and computer skills necessary to create the look for books, magazines, CD jackets, websites, and more.
Monster Career Advice for the Graphic Designer - Monster.com lays out what graphic designers need to know and what they do.
Technology School and You - Graphic Design - A Rapidly Changing Field Due to Technology - According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the number of graphic design jobs is climbing at a steady pace, and will continue to do so for at least the next decade.
The Platt Way: Building a Career in Graphic Design - Sometimes a career choice is accidental; sometimes it’s carefully plotted. In either case, students who come through the doors of Platt College to study graphic design emerge with state of the art skills honed by professional faculty to meet employers’ needs.
The Value of a Quality Graphic Design Program - Graphic design is one of the most exciting fields that you can enter. It allows you to use your creative impulses to create communication for a variety of interests and purposes. From a start-up business looking for an image to political campaigns looking for pleasing aesthetic presentations, your graphic design program will prepare you to show off your skills. But you have to get the right education first. Choosing a quality graphic design program is your first important step in the journey.
Too Many Grads or Too Few Competencies? - The design-school dilemma -- educators are anxious over indiscriminate acceptance policies and too few jobs for grads
What Should Designers Study - Young people who are contemplating a design career often seek advice on what they should study. To them I say, "Anything and everything!" Why do I offer this advice? Because you never know when something you've learned may come in handy.
What to Look for in a Graphic Design Program - Confused about all the choices in graphic design programs? Here's what you need to consider in choosing a graphic design school.
When I grow up I want to be an Interface Designer - I may not be old enough to offer sage wisdom to budding young designers (at least, I prefer to think I'm not old enough), but I do have the required experience in this field that my advice might be worth something to some of you out there.
Become a Graphic Designer - Design Careers & Design Education Advice from Professional Designer - Elle Phillips wrote this article full of advice to individuals who are looking to become a Graphic Designer. This article is an informative article to help many other people who also wish to become a Graphic Designer.
This part II of a never-ending series of the coolest outside ads, billboards, and public advertising.
Best Clever & Unique Billboards and Outdoor Advertising I have found tons of the coolest billboards, outdoor advertising, and transit ads ever. I am listing many of them today but I have found many others (and I am still searching for more) that I will list soon. I am listing them in a gallery [...]
This is part II of a multiple part series of the coolest logo designs. You can use this list as a source of logo inspiration or just look at it because it is fun to do.
Within this article, I am going to detail the ?six steps? that I took to design the logo for the ?Seventh Congress of Zoos and Aquariums?
I saw some really beautiful logos today so I thought that I would share some with you and then make a series out the idea. This is part I of a multiple part series of the coolest logo designs. You can use this list as a source of logo inspiration or just look at it because it is fun to do. Either way, enjoy the following list of beautiful / cool logo designs.
This is the 4th part of our Coolest Business Card series. This time, we are including the printer (when we can find out the information) who printed these business cards.
This article was written by the very talented, Mark Misenheimer of Misenheimer Creative, Inc. Mark is an expert freelance graphic designer who has been in the design business for years. He has documented the design of a logo from start to finish in order to help other graphic designers. I know that you will learn something from this tremendous logo design article.
The Graphic Design industry is very competitive, and trust me, it can certainly get stressful and frustrating at times. However, it doesn?t always have to be that way. Here, I have broken down my design process. This is how I create my design layouts from start to finish. Basically, with some focus, structure, and a little bit of talent, creating rewarding and professional design work can be produced more efficiently and with less stress.
As a designer everyone has experienced a point where they just can no longer think of anything worth while. It?s in these situations when you have to reevaluate your perception of what works and what doesn?t. Use the following 20 tips to avoid and get through a tough designer's block.
Graphic Design and Typography are deeply connected. For that reason, I figure that most of you are going to love these free online font and type tools. Most, if not all, of these are very useful and I recommend that you use them when you have a chance. Below you will find the huge list of free browser-based font and type tools.
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6 Million Downloadable Clipart Images for Graphic Designers
The Clipart.com collection of more than 10 million royalty-free clipart images, photos, illustrations, fonts, sounds and Web graphics provides creative professionals with the most choice at the best price. With a Clipart.com subscription, you pay one fee and download what you need.
May 27A New and More Accurate Search Engine for Finding Free Clipart
As graphic designers, we are always on the hunt for quality free clipart images to use in our designs. The problem is that often searching for clipart often brings back very inaccurate search results. Well, thanks to one of my friends, I have found a new site called Find Free Clipart which will make my life much easier the next time I search for clipart online.
Apr 26Podcast for Freelance Graphic Designers
Lindsay Marsh, owner of Marsh Graphic Design has created several audio and video podcasts she calls the Freelancer. They cover various topics related to the freelance graphic designer. She plans on doing these pretty regularly and from what we see there is a lot of potential here. I suggest you check them out. The [...]
Mar 7Hot in Graphic Design - A Superb Guide to Designing With Black
A Superb Guide to Designing With Black Many of the people who visit All Graphic Design are Graphic Designers and many of you are Web Designers. If you are a Graphic Designer, than you most likely know that many things can go wrong when sending your files to be printed. For one thing, colors never look [...]
Mar 6Hot in Graphic Design - Find Out if You are a Lousy, No Good Graphic Designer
Find Out if You are a Lousy, No Good Graphic Designer Hey, I bet you think you are the best Graphic Designer around, don't you?! Well, if you are brave enough, you should take a look at an article which will hit you where it hurts (if you are doing any of the 13 tell tale [...]
Mar 5Hot in Graphic Design - Examples of Good Graphic Design Portfolios
Examples of Good Graphic Design Portfolios This is a post on Astheria Design Blog that is in response to a previous post called "?My Last Portfolio Sucked, Yours Might Too"?. This articles includes pictures and links to Design portfolios that were designed with a goal in mind. All of these design portfolios have one thing in [...]
Mar 5Hot in Graphic Design - Some Online Printing Services I?ve Used
Some Online Printing Services I've Used - Personal Commercial Printers Review Whether you are a Graphic Designer or a Web Designer, we all need to use commercial printing services every once in a while. All freelancers, in fact, need to use printing services to print items such as business cards, printing labels, envelopes, letterhead, marketing materials, [...]
Feb 29Hot in Graphic Design - Should Graphic Designers Use Design Elements in Their Resume?
Should Graphic Designers Use Design Elements in Their Resume? I have always been told that utilizing design within a resume is the wrong thing to do, Graphic Designer or not. So when I saw this article title, it caught my eye and I had to read more. However, the author of this article doesn't agree with [...]
Feb 29Hot in Graphic Design - List of 120+ Free Photoshop Actions for Cool Designs
List of 120+ Free Adobe Photoshop Actions for Cool Designs I was excited when I found this huge list of free Adobe Photoshop actions, and I am guessing that you will be excited as well. Actions are the best way to speed up Photoshop tasks that you do on a regular basis, such as change an [...]
Feb 29Hot in Graphic Design - Logo Design Trends for 2008
Logo Design Trends for Graphic Designers in 2008 As a Graphic Designer, you might not think that trends are important when it comes to designing a logo. However, as you can see if you look at design archives, the art of Graphic Design changes. As a designer, you will need to keep on top of these [...]
Feb 27Hot in Graphic Design - Which Mac Should You Buy if You are a Graphic Designer?
Which Mac Should You Buy if You are a Graphic Designer? As a graphic designer, you might be in need of a new computer these days. If so, and you are interested in buying a Mac, which Mac should you buy? This is a question that is consistently posted on every design form across the net. [...]
Website Design for Online Bridal Guide
I prefer to work with designers located: houston texas Number of pages (approx): about 10-15 My Industry: commercial wedding Will need graphics, content management, and members areas with forums.? Client is in Freno, TX
Web Design: Financial Consultants
Comments: we are UAE based company need to dynamic website. send me the proposed cost and time line. Web pages5-10 Industry = Financial consultants/trading ? Client is in .,
Website Redesign: Audio and Video Produc
I prefer to work with designers located: Chicago/Minneapolis/Milwaukee 1 Logo 20 -25 page website Website needs new graphics and flash.? Client is in La Crosse, WI
Front End Web Design for Consumer Produc
Number of pages (approx):10-15pgs My Industry:Manufacture for consumer product/presentation tools We need the front end designed for our site for about 10-15 pages. Possibly some flash elements like? Client is in Irvine, CA
Web Design for Startup IT Company
Design Type: Informational for Startup IT Company 20 pgs Flash Intro, Flash Banner, rest all static pages, except for Feedback form No functionality.? Client is in ,
Web Design: Children's Author
I am an author who needs a 1-3 page website that will link to my publishers, booking agents, and possibly book wholesellers. Possibly a flash sideshow for the books. Minimal graphics. ? Client is in Pittsburgh, PA
Web Design for Hosting Company
Number of pages (approx): 10 pages My Industry: web hosting Would like graphics created if possible within budget. No functionality. inmotionhosting.com, iweb.com, hostatree.com. - i want the feel a? Client is in Trichirappalli,