Career questions tagged graphic-design
How do I become a freelance graphic designer?
-How to promote my name? #Art, #Creative Expression, and #Advertisement #graphic-design #freelance
Did your parents influence you in going into your job?
#parents #graphic-design
Is graphic design a good major?
I'm a CareerVillage staff member and I'm posting this because we know that many young people are looking for the answer to this question. This is among the most popular questions searched by youth, and we're hoping you will take a moment to share your response to it. Thank you! #college #college-major #graphic-design #design Things you can consider for this specific question... What is graphic design? What can you do with a graphic design major? Are there a lot of opportunities in the field of graphic design/is the field growing? What did you do with your graphic design major?
What do companies look for in a portfolio when hiring a designer, artist, or photographer?
I want to design logos, album covers, and advertisements for record labels, musicians, or lifestyle companies. When creative professionals hire freelance artists or people to work for their company, what kind of things do they look for in their portfolio before hiring them? #graphic-design #design #designers #photography #advertising #lifestyle #career #hire #artist
When applying to different college, how do you decide which one is best for you?
I want to apply to several colleges so I can have more choices and more opportunities. After looking at several colleges, I'm not sure which one would work for me the most. #college-advice #collegeapplication #graphic-design
When feeling discouraged, how do you find a way to motivate and inspire yourself?
I am a high school junior and a college sophomore. I have spent many hours looking at how I can transfer my college credits to other colleges and find scholarships to help pay for college. After looking at many scholarships, emailing schools, trying to find references, I feel I might not complete as many goals as I want to. In addition, I'm looking for ways to help build a strong portfolio to submit it with college applications. I'm finding it difficult to motivate and inspire myself to complete my goals. #art #graphic-design #college #college-advice #multimedia #artist-portfolio #scholarships
What skills are important for a future graphic designer to have to become most marketable when finding a job?
I'm a sophomore in college taking a variety of graphic design classes as well as courses required for graduation. I'm trying to figure out what skills or possible college minor to choose in order to allow for the greatest range of career choices. #graphic-design #graphic-designer
Any graphic designers here?
I am pursuing a Bachelor of Art in Interdisciplinary Studies with focuses on Graphic Design, Studio Art, and Philosophy. I wanted to see if there were any graphic designers on here, and if so, what do you like about your job and what all do you do? #graphic-design #art #college
how do i decide which one i would want as a career?
I'm stuck between a few majors and their completely different. I have many interest and I want to narrow them down so I won't be stuck taking a million different classes trying to figure out what I want. #criminaljustice #graphic-design #nursing #mathematics
How easy is it to get a graphic design job?
I'm thinking of taking up Graphic Design after I get out of college, and I just wanted to know how easy it would be to get a job. #college #graphic-design
Should I transfer schools? [College transfer]
Hello CareerVillage community! I'm currently a college student in my second year. I'm about to complete my fourth semester at my public school, where I'm pursuing a BFA in Studio Art, concentration in Graphic Design. I just declared my major as Graphic Design, but the program that I am in is lacking in many, many ways. It's not rigorous enough for me, and I feel like it's not challenging enough for me. My university is definitely not known for this major. I did want to transfer out in my first year, and planned on transferring out after making a portfolio, but I stayed for the friends I made and the communities I became a part of. But with the major that I'm in, it's a bit of a tricky situation. Should I be looking to transfer to more professional art schools? I do feel confident enough in my ability, but I have no portfolio. It's too late to make one, and I don't have time to apply as a junior transfer. It's a bit of a pickle. I know it's late, but I really didn't want to leave my school right now, but after spending a semester in upper-level Graphic Design courses, I'm seeing how awful the program is. Should I stick to my college right now, in a very lacking BFA program, or attempt to transfer to a more expensive school and wait a year to apply? I'm conflicted. Thank you in advance! tags: #art #graphic-design #college-transfer #art-school #fine-art #transfer
As a graphic designer, how important is the thumbnail process?
As a senior in high school taking #graphic-design, at times making thumbnail sketches seems monotonous and time consuming. In the "real world", I assume it is emphasized.
Going into the graphic design field, is it better to be an expert in one design area or be a beginner in all design areas?
Going into the graphic design industry, I want to better understand if I want to be hired if I should focus on one aspect of design to improve my skills or try all areas of design but not further improving past beginner stage. For companies hiring, who would they hire in this situation: the one who's an expert in one area, but not in everything or the one who isn't an expert in one area, but knows beginner expertise in all areas? #graphic-design #graphic-designer
How would you attract clients and continue to grow as a brand via social media?
Given the advancement of technology and various social media platforms, how I would go about attracting clients via the Internet and maintain clients long term for my design brand? #social-media #graphic-design
Do you have to be really good and talented in order to have a Graphic Design major?
I am thinking of studying Graphic Design but I am not that good at drawing. #graphic-design
How do I find internships in my field?
My college Graphic Design program requires me to have at least one internship. How do I reach out and find companies and programs with internships in my career field? #internship #graphic-design #art
Is it really as hard to find a well-paid career in art as it sounds?
Art is something that I enjoy, but I keep getting the impression that an artists live off ramen noodles and paint water. Concept art, graphic design, and traditional art are what interest me most. Will it be years before I get considered to join something like Marvel or Disney, or is it just down to luck? #art #artist #movie-production #graphic-design #design #conceptual-art
How easy is it to major in music and minor in graphic arts in most colleges?
I will have a much better chance of getting into colleges and getting scholarships in music than in graphic arts. I have been playing trumpets since 3rd grade and I am pretty good. But, I don't wan't to be a performer for a living; my long term goal is graphic arts. #trumpet #music #graphic-design #musicscholarships #graphic-designer
Any good graphic designer out there?
I’m majoring in digital arts with the goal of becoming a graphic designer for a designated company. Are there any tips real world designers could give such as what companies I should work for, should I just become a freelancer, should I minor in something else etc. I would love to grow as a designer by learning from your experiences and start preparing myself for the workplace. #graphic-design #major #real-life-experience #tips
Do you have to know things about websites if you want to be a graphic designer?
I don't really understand and like learning things about websites if it doesn't have to do anything with graphic design. Learning about websites should be learned if you want to be a web designer and not a graphic designer. #websites #graphic-design #design #information-technology-and-services
What is the difference between a Bachelors Degree of Arts and a Bachelors Degree of Science
I am a high junior who wants to get a bachelors degree in graphic design. Different colleges offer bachelors in graphic design but either bachelors in arts or science. I would love to know the difference, so I can go from their. Thank You! #graphic-design
Graphic Design - job outlook for the next 10 years
I am planning on majoring in graphic design and was curious what the job outlook would be in the future. Not that it will change my education plans...just curious #graphic-design #art
I'm Very Good At Art And Await To Become A Professional. Any advice?
When I was 8-years-old I had to enter a picture or painting in an art contest. After a few days I had finished a picture of my cat, Catniss(I had a chose of 8 other cats but I went with her). My mom told me it looked exactly like her. I asked other people too if it looked like a real cat and they said yes. So I entered that into the art contest and won 1st place. I still have that skill and I'm trying to improve it and would like to use that skill in my career. #artist #drawing-and-painting skills #animal-lover #art #fine-art #graphic-design P.S. I have exactly 25 pets total.
What types of careers need artistic ability?
I am currently a sophomore in high school and I have no idea what I want to do in the future. Preferably, I would like to work in a field that is art related but I am intimidated by that idea because I've been told that this type of career is risky and the pay isn't very high. However, I heard that careers that combine science and art is much better than art alone. I keep on debating what types of careers and majors I would like to do, such as marketing, graphic design, possibly teaching, engineering, etc. #art #artist #engineer #engineering #science #design #graphic-design
What do I need in order to be a graphic designer?
I want to know the necessities in order to be a graphic designer because I am a really creative person. #graphic-design
What are the steps I have to take in order to become a graphic designer for a professional organization?
I’ve always been very interested in graphic design ever since I was younger. I want to pursue a professional dream of being a graphic designer but am not sure where it will take me if I decide to pursue this dream. I’m concerned about the risk of failure if I decide to pursue this or if becoming a graphic designer is very common. #technology #graphic-design #computer
I'm a graphic designer, but I can't draw. Will this hurt me?
I'm a graphic designer (think layouts, typography graphics, and aesthetic designs) but I've never been able to draw. Seeing as that's a big part of designing, will this hurt me in a real world setting? Might be important to note that I do actually also have a background in photography, so I could take original images, just can't draw. #graphicdesign #graphics #illustration #digital-illustration #graphic-design