Design is one of the most popular industries in our country. Whoever does not call himself a designer: from serious website developers to ordinary manicure masters. However, the real designer is the graphic designer.
In our time of general computerization, drawing on paper has remained the lot of artists. All other speci alties associated with it have long outgrown into computer science. The graphic designer is no exception. This is what this person does "in a scientific way": "carries out artistic and design activities to create a harmonious and effective visual and communicative environment." In fact, everything is not so scary, just the field of their activity - books, magazines, advertising and websites. It is these specialists who develop the visual design of pages on the Internet, magazines and books, fonts used to print articles in newspapers.
To work effectively in the field of design, you need to have knowledge in the field of graphiceditors, special programming languages such as Pearl, Java. You also need to know the basics of computer layout and layout languages - HTML, XML and others. At the same time, the graphic designer himself can use ready-made images, photos and printed materials. His task is not to write texts or shoot. He must make sure that these texts and photos are presented on the website or in print in the most favorable light, beautiful, spectacular and unusual. This is precisely the goal of a graphic designer.
It is possible that after listing the functions, you really liked the profession of "graphic designer". "Where to study this speci alty?" - naturally ask you. Now there is a huge number of courses that give out the necessary "crusts", many faculties of the Artistic-graphic and Architectural Universities also began to produce such specialists. In general, you can contact them first. However, the knowledge that you receive within the walls of educational institutions will not guarantee your success in graphic design. Because first of all, learning to mastery occurs already in the process of work. That is why in Russia a large number of graphic design specialists do not have a diploma in this profession, which, however, does not prevent them from working successfully.
In general, the face of your knowledge in this profession will be your graphic designer portfolio - this is a selection of the most successful projects in this area that have been implemented by you personally. It and only itwill tell about your skills better than any diploma and recommendations. So remember, only hard work and self-improvement will make you a truly good designer. Undoubtedly, one cannot do in this profession without a lively imagination, the ability to look at things from a non-standard angle and a sense of style.
All these qualities result in such an interesting and mysterious profession - a graphic designer. If you also want to try yourself in this speci alty, act, and everything will work out for you!
