Students interested in computer simulated and hand-crafted arts often turn to graphic design colleges to help them break into a career doing what they love. Visual communications majors (including web and graphic design) are taught how to take their natural passion for art and turn it into a lucrative career through instruction on all facets of communications. As a technical term, “visual … [Read more...]
Are You Cut Out for Graphic Design School?
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Deciding to go to graphic design school is a great choice – if you do it for the right reasons. The truth is: no matter what you choose to do with your life, you should enjoy what it is that you do. Graphic design is art intensive and requires constant attention to details that most people wouldn’t think about. However, graphic design school is all about those details – from how the … [Read more...]
Getting Ready for Graphic Design School: Tips from the Pros
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Preparing for graphic design school might make students think of college applications, financial aid forms, and choosing which school to attend. As it turns out, there is a lot more that you can (and perhaps should) do to prepare for a successful start at the graphic design school of your choice while also increasing your chances of being accepted by the school you want to attend. A recent … [Read more...]
Your Graphic Design School Portfolio
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A portfolio of all of the designs you have created during your time in graphic design school is one of the most important items you will have when you graduate college. Second to a degree, the portfolio will show future employers and clients the kind of work they can expect from you and the level of your expertise in the art of graphic design. For this reason, many graphic design schools use … [Read more...]
Two Ways to Become a High-Paid Graphic Designer
March 31, 2012 - By 1 Comment
There are few self-taught graphic designers, so most people rely on a quality program at an accredited graphic design school to learn the skills of the trade. By utilizing the resources available at a college or training program near you, there are two ways to become a high-paid graphic designer: through a long-term commitment to education or through a long-term commitment to work. In essence, … [Read more...]
How to Become an Advertising Graphic Designer
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Graphic design schools are a great place to learn the art of advertising as it relates to graphic design. Nearly every piece of advertising we see on the internet, in the mailbox, at a retail outlet, on the television, and on billboards was created by a graphic design school graduate. It is a lucrative market that is highly competitive, but obtainable for students who complete an advanced graphic … [Read more...]
Earning a Master’s Degree from a Graphic Design School
March 17, 2012 - By 2 Comments
A master’s degree from an accredited graphic design school is a lot of work, but can pay off in big ways following graduation and landing that first job. A master’s degree in graphic design allows graduates to enter their profession at executive and managerial levels, as well as provides entry into educational fields. Graphic design graduates with this level of degree have reached the maximum … [Read more...]
Graphic Design Classes: Learning Software
March 10, 2012 - By 2 Comments
Second to artistic interest and talent, software may be the most important aspect of graphic design school. Classes in graphic design software are among the first classes a student must pursue in a graphic design degree program because the technology will be used throughout the course of the student’s education, as well as their career. There is no shortage of graphic design programs on the … [Read more...]
Earning a Graphic Design School Degree Online
March 4, 2012 - By 3 Comments
Online degree programs are becoming more popular with every graduating class and industries like graphic design are the ideal fields of study when it comes to earning an online degree. Graphic design schools offer loads of training about technology, concepts, artistic styles, marketing, and more. It is one of the few schools of art in which nearly 100% of the occupation requires digital rendering … [Read more...]
Graphic Design Careers
December 18, 2010 - By 2 Comments
Graphic design is technology driven, thus it is a fast-evolving industry. Because of this, people with graphic design careers must always keep their skills and technical knowledge updated. However, while the tools used by graphic artists may evolve the kind of work being done remains basically the same. Graduates of graphic design can explore any of the following challenging … [Read more...]
