Graphic Designers Graphic designers should demonstrate their creativity and originality through a professional portfolio. Graphic designers usually need a bachelor’s degree in graphic design or a related field. Candidates for graphic design positions should demonstrate their creativity and originality through a professional portfolio that features their best designs. Education A bachelor’s degree in graphic design or a related field is usually required. The National Association of Schools of Art and Design accredits about 320 postsecondary colleges, universities, and independent institutes with programs in art and design. High school students interested in graphic design should take basic art and design courses in high school, if the courses are available. Many programs provide students with the opportunity to build a professional portfolio of their designs. Other Experience Graphic designers often gain their initial experience through internships. Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations Advancement
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99 Graphic Design Resources Below is a list of 99+ graphic design resources, in English and (and a few other languages), that all designers must know about. It is sorted by category (click to go to category): For more resources you can check out the 101 Places To Get Design Inspiration. Also don’t forget to subscribe for more graphic design resources. 1 Spunk United An excellent magazine with a selection of the worlds best artists providing inspiration, interviews, articles and more. 2 FreeLance Switch (No longer active) The community site of reference for all freelances. 3 Computer Arts The site of the excellent international magazine Computer Arts. 4 David Airey A graphic and logo designer who shares his knowledge on these areas. 5 Behance A site gathering the portfolios of the artists of the whole world, a true inspiration. 6 Pdf Mags References all the PDF mags out there! 7 Graphic Design Forum (no longer running). The most active of the graphic design forums out there. 8 Design Is Kinky 9 Freelance Folder 10 Bittbox
Graphic designer Person who creates visual design works A graphic designer is a professional who practices the discipline of graphic design, either within companies or organizations or independently. They are professionals in design and visual communication, with their primary focus on transforming linguistic messages into graphic manifestations, whether tangible or intangible.[1][2] They are responsible for planning, designing, projecting, and conveying messages or ideas through visual communication.[3] It is one of the most in-demand professions with significant job opportunities, as it allows leveraging technological advancements and working online from anywhere in the world.[4][5] Generally, a graphic designer works in areas such as branding, corporate identity, advertising, technical and artistic drawing, multimedia, etc. Professional requirements for graphic designers vary from one place to another. Qualifications[edit] See also[edit] References[edit]
Terry White's Tech Blog - Welcome to my technology blog! notesforlater Free Stock Photos | Public Domain Images As a web designer, I am always looking for awesome photos to include in my designs and mockups. I hate buying stock photos just to use them once. So, I decided to make a list of some of my favorite sites for free stock photos. If you haven’t found the public domain images you were looking for at Public Domain Archive, then you may want to take a look at some of these sites. Here is a great resource for free high resolution photos. Public Domain Archive New 100% Free Stock Photos. Everything you need for your creative projects, all public domain images! Yeah! Free Stock Photos For Everyone. Viintage Thousands of vintage public domain images for all of your creative projects. The Stocks Best royalty free stock photos in one place Raumrot Free stock photos for commercial use. Paul Jarvis Use them—on websites, apps, desktop or iPhone backgrounds, whatever you’d like. Stock Up Each photo on Stock Up will show the license when you hover over it. Function Design Blog – Resources and Inspiration Stokpic
20 Essential Tools For Graphic And Web Designers Graphics and business-related software are key for graphic or web design because they will help you stay creative and organized. Below you can see 20 important tools that any designer should know about. Adobe Creative Suite Adobe products are the industry standard for graphics creation, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash and Acrobat. Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop has long been considered essential software for graphic design. Basecamp Basecamp is an excellent online software package that makes project management and collaboration easy. Font Doctor When working as a graphic designer, you are bound to have hundreds of fonts on your computer. BrowserShots Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different operating systems and browsers. Pixie Pixie is a utility made especially for webmasters and designers. Adobe Kuler Kuler is an online application that’s also accessible through CS5 software. FavIcon Generator Skitch Lorem Ipsum Generator Shrink O’Matic Suitcase Fusion
Graphic design Graphic design is the process of visual communication and problem-solving through the use of typography, photography, iconography and illustration. The field is considered a subset of visual communication and communication design, but sometimes the term "graphic design" is used synonymously. Graphic designers create and combine symbols, images and text to form visual representations of ideas and messages. History[edit] In both its lengthy history and in the relatively recent explosion of visual communication in the 20th and 21st centuries, the distinction between advertising, art, graphic design and fine art has disappeared. They share many elements, theories, principles, practices, languages and sometimes the same benefactor or client. Graphic design in the United States began with Benjamin Franklin who used his newspaper The Pennsylvania Gazette, to master the art of publicity to promote his own books and to influence the masses. The advent of printing[edit] Design World[edit]
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