What graphic designers have to learn:
1. Understand the history of graphic design;
2. Experience the operation of photoshop;
3. Master the use of illustrator, CorelDRAW, pagemaker, indesign and other software;
4. Training Training and retraining;
5. Learn to enjoy learning;
6. Learn to summarize, learn to innovate;
7. You usually browse the Internet to find a good web page or material to be collected;
8. Design inspiration, inspiration triggered by a certain basis, which all comes from a kind of accumulation;
9. The process of learning is a process of experience;
10. The process of learning is an experience;
10. Never believe that you have done the best.
Of course, to become a good graphic designer, you need to master a lot of related practical applications, such as talk about skills and so on. The way to design is in the heart, and inspiration is a sense of life. In this way, the following most basic and important ability can be learned:
1. According to the content needs, the layout of the print media;
2. Completion of the creative design of print promotional materials;
3. Execution of the development of the company's development projects VI design development and introduction;
4. Completion of the overall layout of the convention and exhibition, the event, the lighting choreography, Atmosphere simulation design;
5. Completion of post-processing of photos and pictures.
PS:
1. The design service industry is our country's key development of the service industry into the "National Development Key Program", the current government has also developed a "design service industry development program and action plan", put forward "to promote the Taiwan style design" of the main axis of the measures in the hope of assisting the domestic industry to use the design of the development of the brand, to promote the export of the design services, expand market demand, and to carry forward the rich and diverse cultural characteristics of Taiwan. Taiwan's rich and diverse cultural characteristics.
2. It seems that the prospect of the design service industry is good, but in fact, graphic designers are facing greater market development pressure than other design industries. Or go to some advertising agencies to learn.
Expanded Information
Career Paths for Graphic Designers
1. Production Art
①Production art is considered to be an entry-level job in the creative industry that favors the skills side. This title comes from advertising agencies and refers to a position that handles pre-production work related to printing. People in this position usually aim to become graphic designers or art directors, so executive art designers are similar to the trainee or apprentice stages of both of these positions.
②Executive art designers work alongside designers and art directors, mainly executing (producing) the designs they plan. Unlike designers, executive artists lack the opportunity to combine creativity with work-related design. While the position may be viewed as low-skilled labor, the level of expertise required for certain works can be compared to that of higher-level computer programming.
2. Art Direction
Art directors (art directors) are responsible for very similar work in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and the video game industry.
3. Creative Director
A Creative Director (Creative Director) is usually the person in charge of the entire creative department at an advertising agency. Their job is to lead the creative direction of the entire program.
4. Advertising and Marketing
In the advertising industry, the art director is not necessarily the top supervisor of the art department. In modern advertising, the art director usually works with the copywriter to develop key concepts for television, print, or any other advertising medium. The art director is responsible for the visual image of the advertisement, while the copywriter is responsible for the written or spoken content of the advertisement. Both roles require creative, efficient, and persuasive ideas.
5. Motion Pictures
In the motion picture art department structure, the art director works under the production designer and is responsible for the design and layout of the movie sets. In addition the art director is the supervisor of the set designer.
6. Publishing
Art directors in publishing usually work with editors. They work together to design concepts for units or pages of a publication. The art director is responsible for the visual image of the publication, while the editor is responsible for the text of the publication.
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