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Graphic Designers
Professional Skills applied in the Design Process 💼
Communciation
Typography
Creativity
Proficiency with Adobe design softwares & MS Office
Time-Management Skills
Delivering Presentations
Analysis and Evaluation
Market Research
Computer Skills
Examples of Items of Work & Types 👩💻
Product Packaging & Labels
User Interface (UI) (collaborate with digital designers in analysing UX - user experience)
Book covers, magazines, catalogs, newspapers, look books (collaborate with fashion designers)
Visual & Brand Identity: business cards, websites, letterhead, brand guides, logo
Marketing: flyers, postcards, one-sheets, posters, brochures
Shirt & apparal designs (collaborate with fashion designers)
Illustrations and clip arts
Reports & presentations
Jobs they do 🧑🎨
Meet with clients or the art directors to determine the scope of a project
Use digital illustration, photo editing software, and layout software to create designs (eg. Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe Illustrator)
Create visual elements such as logos, original images, & illustrations to help deliver a message (sell products, advertise etc.)
Design layouts, including selection of colours, images and typefaces
Present design concepts to clients or art directors
Incorporate changes recommended by clients or art directors into final designs
Review designs for errors before printing or publishing them
What they do 👩🎨
Create visual concepts using computer Software or by hand to communicate ideas that inspire, inform & captivate consumers
Work with both text & images
Select the type, font, size, colour & line length of headlines, headings & texts
Decide how images and text will go together in print or on a webpage, including how much space each will have
Transform data into visual graphics & diagrams to make complex ideas more accessible through the use of images, text and colour
Keep up-to-date with softwares and computer technologies in order to remain competitive
Collaboration with Specialist Practitioners or Colleagues 👥
When using text in layouts
Collaborate with writers, who choose the words and decide whether the words will be put into paragraphs, lists or tables
When marketing and selling products
Work closely with people in advertising + promotions, public relations & marketing
In retail spaces
Landscape Architects
Architects
Industrial Designers
Museum Exhibitions and Public Arts Exhibits
Interior Designers
Copywriters
Photographers
University Course & Entry Requirements 🎓
Bachelor of design (visual communication) (QUT)
Offer guarantee: ATAR 87
*double degrees with IT, business etc available
Portfolio entry (for certain courses/universities eg. UAL in London, RMIT in Melbourne, UNSW in Paddington)
Bachelor of design, major in graphic design (UMELB)
min. ATAR: 85
*2 majors, 1 major + 1 elective, 1 major + 1 specialisation,cocurrent diplomas & breadths available
Common assumed knowledge/prerequisites: English
Application through UAC
Bachelor of design (UNSW)
Guaranteed entry ATAR: 80
*portfolio entry available
Famous Australian Graphic Designers 🇦🇺
Deanne Cheuk - art director, designer, illustrator, artist
Leif Podhajsky - art director & graphic designer, well known for album art
Craig Redman - artist, illustrator, convey simple messages executed in a colourful, bold and secretly optimistic way
Gabby Lord - art director, designer, design for both screens & prints
Famous Worldwide Graphic Designers 🌍
Max Miedinger 🇨🇭 Typeface designer for Helvetica font
Chip Kidd 🇺🇸 Graphic designer who designed Jurassic Park logo
Paul Rand 🇺🇸 Best known for corporate logo designs (IBM, ABC etc. logos were designed by him)
Alex Trochut 🇪🇸 Artist, graphic designer, typographer, illustrator, designed advertisements for Coca Cola, Nike, MasterCard, Audi, Adobe, Apple, The Oscars, MAC etc. inspired by street culture, fashion & pop culture
Entry Level Salary and Potential Salary 💵
$51, 313 per year for a junior graphic designer in Australia