Description
Graphic designers create text and images to communicate ideas. They make visual concepts by hand or using computer software, intended for publishing in paper or online media such as advertisements, websites, and magazines.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
digital mediaadobe creative suitegraphic designdesktop publishingcopyright legislationSketchBook Propublishing industrydesign managementAdobe Photoshop Lightroomdigital compositingAdobe PhotoshopSynfigmotion graphicsgraphics editor softwareaestheticsphotographyGIMP (graphics editor software)3D lightinginteractive mediaAdobe IllustratorMicrosoft Visioadvertising techniquesCapture Onecomputer graphics3D modelling
Practical Skills
perform market researchidentify customer's needsdevelop digital contentconvert scribbles into virtual sketchesdesign graphicsrespect publication formatsfinish project within budgetdesign prototypesuse creative suite softwaredevelop creative ideasfollow a brieftranslate requirements into visual designdevelop an artistic frameworkadapt to type of mediacreate 3D environmentscreate moving imagesedit photographsoperate 3D computer graphics softwaredesign greeting cardsuse presentation softwaremanage contractsedit negativesuse CAD softwaredraw design sketchesuse word processing softwareapply desktop publishing techniquesapply 3D imaging techniquescreate animated narrativesdevelop animationsuse traditional illustration techniquesmeet expectations of target audiencebrainstorm ideasedit digital moving imagesuse digital illustration techniquescreate 3D charactersselect artwork developed by staff membersuse photographic equipmentperform ideation activitiescreate advertisements