What\'s graphic design

What’s Graphic Design?

By: Huey Doctor, Jr.

– Graphic design is the process and art of combining text and graphics and communicating an effective message in the design of logos, graphics, brochures, newsletters, posters, signs, and any other type of visual communication.

Graphic design -is the process and art of combining text and graphics and communicating an effective message in the design of logos, graphics, brochures, newsletters, posters, signs, and any other type of visual communication

•Graphic design salaries vary by location, skill of the designer, experience level, portfolio of work, kind of design (advertising or non profit), and ability to get clients. •On average, entry-level designers can expect to earn $30k-$35k. Graduates with competence and worthy portfolios can expect to earn around $40k-$45k, with potential to earn closer to $75k with experience. If you become a Creative Director of a firm, you are more likely to earn $85k-$100k. •At an average, the salary per year varies between US$ 40000 to 45000. All of this depends on the graphic designer's skill, ability to produce top work each time in a short time frame, and whether or not the graphic designer can get his or her work to sell. Depends, who are they working for.

1.First of all you must have your High school diploma or G.E.D

2.A associate or an bachelor's degree in graphic design is usually required for a job as a graphic designer.

3. A bachelor's degree is required for most entry-level and advanced graphic design positions; although some entry-level technical positions may only require an associate degree.

4.Graduates of 2-year programs normally qualify as assistants to graphic designers or for positions requiring technical skills only.

It helps to be an artist by nature, but you can learn it from computer graphics. You will need to start early at learning what it takes to be a skill designer like find the one thing or designs you like the most and start there with how thing are put together. You will need some training like internship at a design company, and lastly you have to be able to work late hours and do last minute projects.

Creativity, communication, and problem-solving skills are crucial. Graphic designers must be creative and able to communicate their ideas visually, verbally, and in writing. They also must have an eye for details. Designers show employers these traits by putting together a portfolio-a collection of examples of a person's best work. A good portfolio often is the deciding factor in getting a job. They must also know how to use a computer.

1.Roger Black is a magazine designer. He either designed or redesigned most of the important national magazines of the 1980s.

2.Bill Bernbach was an advertising designer. He is famous for such campaigns as Volkswagen's "Think Small" and Avis' "We Try Harder."

3.Erik Spiekermann creates graphic packages for clients like the German National Railway.

Plain and simple graphic designers make books, magazines or cd covers, film posters, direction signs etc ,anything which needs text or images or both together

Graphic Design was established by Celtic Monks in about 800 AD, although it has also been believed to have originated much earlier with the cave dwellers drawings in 14,000 BC.

The best graphic designer in the world is Shimron Sakwa, of Kenya Times Newspaper she is the head of Design

The difference between graphic design and graphic arts is graphic design is a subset of the graphic arts. Graphic arts also includes graphic production--prepress, printing and bindery.

Web Sites•www.graphic-design.com•www.howdesign.com•www.xaguar.com•Whatintheworld.aiga.org

Books •How to be a Graphic Designer without loosing your soulBy: Adrian Shaughnessy•Inside the business of Graphic DesignBy: Catherine Fishel•The Graphic Design Business bookBy: Tad Crawford