Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Careers in Digital Graphics

Graphic Design


1. What does the person in the career do?A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create a piece of design. They are occasionally responsible for typesetting, illustration, user interfaces and web design.

2. Where would you see this person's work (e.g. in the newspaper, in a game shop)?
A graphic designer creates graphics primarily used for published, printed, or electronic media such as brochures and advertising. Brochures and advertisements can be visible in various places such as billboards and posters in shopping centres. 


3. What training is needed for the career?
A degree or certificate from an accredited trade school is usually considered for a graphic design position. Graphic designers need a command of tools and materials that can be used to apply specific techniques to their work.

4. What kind of software and hardware is used?
Drawing programs such as Inkscape, Photoshop, and GIMP are all used primarily in the life/career of a Graphic Designer.


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