Graphic Design Career Tips : Best Graphic Design Tools

[CptnClunge]

Why did he turn his screen sideways? I was under the impression that landscape had a more 'designer' feel

[LadyHillzALot]

@CptnClunge Perhaps its because 80% of the time, most of the time we look at a piece of paper, its vertical, not horizontal. its the quickest and easiest way to find import information. thats my guess anyway.

[dangraphic]

He forgot to mention that as graphic designers we use monitors, chairs, desks, and a mouse... nevermind a graphics tablet...

LOL... I've been a graphic designer for the past 25 years... I can assure everyone that I never had a studio that cost me just a few bucks... LOL Does anyone remember dry transfer LetraSet? That stuff could get very expensive, very fast.

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[Grinbath]

If you get a chance, learning how to use eye tracking may help. With eye tracking, you can actually watch how your users' eyes go over your images/designs and see what they do pay attention to. Probably not a starter's tool, but still, it's a good one.

[GrindGraphicsCo]

@thesupe87 THERE ARE BOTH, LIGHTBOXES AND LIGHTROOM



[punkaza]

I wouldn't take much into account of what this designer says...

[angie14776]

is being a graphic designer enjoyable?

[punkaza]

@angie14776 In my opinion, I believe being a designer is really enjoyable. Are you thinking of doing a course in design?

[cscdigitalgraphics]

@angie14776 If you are the creative type, it is a great career. I love it. When a client handed me a business card I had designed, it was a tremendous rush.

[thesupe87]

@angie14776 sometimes, when you're not the typical corporate peon type (have fun finding a job where you aren't)

[CODMAN931]

Well im 13 years old im really ambitious to be a Grapics Designer ive a started off with my own little bussines by making introductions for people on youtube £10 each intro unfortunately my school does not do graphics design so hopfully if i buy these programs or hack them At least ill be doing somthing with my life

[beckett959]

@CODMAN931 It's good that you've decided to be a designer so young. You should be totally disillusioned by the time you're 17, and will still be able to have some actual fun. You want to do something with your life? Don't be thinking about dull careers at 13!! You'll end up like me!

[CODMAN931]

@beckett959 i have a socail life and the work that i do and the work that i do can be improved is relevant to computerised gaming which i play this is, modern, new, and, entertaining this is generally the thing that kids at my age may want to do any may thank you for the advise but ill still jope to be a graphics designer xD.

[abdboji]

Business of Graphic Design is going down , many people entering this field without any experience or knowledge ....... they just learn in their home and then go to work ...

that's profession spoiled by these people ...... it must to be some rules to stop this ..... graphic design is a beautiful career and it can improve products marketing when used fairly . In 80th and 90th graphic design was in outmost top , but from 2002 - 2010 graphic design began to going down because of spread of internet

[CODMAN931]

@abdboji To abdboji not every one stays at home to do grapics who designs all the bill boards edits films for example univerals pictures intro can you make that urm i dont think so .

Also the spread of the internet it spoiles it when people hack programs but aleast the people who are getting them are not spending there life on the street sniffing coke atleast there doing somthing initiative in there life even if it means hacking programs

[Mrfitrider1]

I suck at hand drawing

:(

Would I be able to do this?

[elbocho19]

@Mrfitrider1 just be creative ... the rest should be fine.

[Pindation]

How would i get into the graphic design business , im 16 so i want to get a job in graphic design ???? any advise will be awesome , i live in the UK BTW .

[TheInventorL]

@Pindation go to art school in LONDON

[juliodemonclova]

@TheInventorL  you cant learn how to make art, you born with that creativity

[sahills]

@Pindation have an excellent portfolio.

[BPR0421]

a good substutute for photoshop is the gimp programs ther like exsactly the same and gimp is free! :D

[Gdotldotjdot]

@catherinemichele.

it depends what part of the industry you want to go into, if you are unsure what it is that you want to go into, then try getting onto a course that offers teachings into most design programs. The 3 main programs i use are Adobe Photoshop (for handling and editing images) Adobe illustrator (for illustrations, among many other things) and Adobe inDesign (for print work). The Adobe suite is a must have, (for me anyway) hope this helped =)

[catherinemichele]

Hi I'm at the very bottom of the graphic design ladder! Can you recommend which of these programmes in your opinion would be the best starting point for me to study? Introductory dreamweaver, photoshop, quark or flash courses are available to me locally and I'm not sure which one would be best, thanks for your help! x cat

[OrcaineKode]

@catherinemichele Illustrator and Photoshop.

[sahills]

@catherinemichele photoshop, indesign and illustrator are usually required as standard.

[poisonon]

@TheVerticious i already told that older designers should do supervizing , giving guidance ... for this they should use theyre experience , helping avoid mistakes ... but creativity it will alwais come better from fresh minds ... because the older minds they already have some point of view created , and this cover theyre eyes of mind for new fresh ideeas

[poisonon]

this guy is to old in my opinion to do graphic design ... his mind is already of the past ... maybe should do something else right now , maybe supervizor ... but we need fresh mind in the field ... i also don`t hope to do forever design ... i wil maybe build my own business ... and hire younger designer ... fresh mind ...

[BPR0421]

@poisonon yea i agree now a days with the technology n' new ways to do stuf and wel prety mutch the whol buisnes world changed music, PHONES, COMPUTERS, cars. . . yes some things stil stayd the same but new ideas are important! :D

[DIRECTORofFILMS]

I don't believe the advice given here is very good. I would suggest you look for more current and topical advice that fits today's business and graphic design environment.

[MisterBennigan]

This guy is using a bright yellow starburst with the word 'FREE' in bright red in the middle of it! It's 2010 not 1988. Credibility fail.

[TheRealSup]

need some1 for flash with action script? corel drawx4, premierepro as well?:) looking for a part-time job.almost completing my diploma in graphic design .

[sarakaster]

the guy is working on a cheap hp lcd...great, ever heard of hardware-calibration? softproof? get an eizo man and get serios...

[RingOfFire1988]

he does print work. it doesnt matter what kind of pretty screen you get. the colours will always look slightly different on every one of them. some are closer to the print colour than others, but in the end you need to check it by printing anyway.

[gevelegian]

Yeah of course but... it helped me calibrate my screen, though at most big prints i usually printed a smaller sample before and worked great :)

[BananaJones85]

@sarakaster Yeah, the guy's doing some clicks on that thing for an interview. That definitely means he's doing his everyday work with it... I'm pretty sure it had nothing to do with the production team saying "Let's use this modern shiny LCD-Thingy for this. Nobody wants to see your old CRT-Display."

And oh yeah, I'm being sarcastic...

[SpyKid197]

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