Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Careers in digital graphics

Graphic design:

What does the person in the career do?
A graphic designer is responsible for arranging and using elements on different types of media (such as a poster, a package or a website)
Where would you see this person’s work (e.g. in the newspaper, in a game shop)?

Graphic design is all around us. It is in our morning paper, on our commute to work, and on the cover of our favorite books.The most common forms include:
Logos
Websites
Business Cards
Advertisements
Brochures
Billboards
Product Packaging
Posters
Book Design
Magazine Layout
Newspaper Layout
Greeting Cards

What training is needed for the career?
Bachelor of graphic design.
What kind of software and hardware is used?

most likely with the use of a graphics software program such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop or InDesign. These elements include:
Photos
Illustrations
Type
Shapes
Color
Texture

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