Student Aid on the Web Skip Navigation

Career Details : Graphic Designers

   << Back    Add Career to MyFSA

Description

Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.

Experience

A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Education

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Training

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Tasks

  • Draws sample of finished layout and presents sample to art director for approval.
  • Produces still and animated graphic formats for on-air and taped portions of television news broadcasts, using electronic video equipment.
  • Prepares illustrations or rough sketches of material according to instructions of client or supervisor.
  • Develops negatives and prints, using negative- and print-developing equipment and tools and work aids to produce layout photographs.
  • Prepares notes and instructions for workers who assemble and prepare final layouts for printing.
  • Photographs layouts, using camera, to make layout prints for supervisor or client.
  • Confers with client regarding layout design.
  • Prepares series of drawings to illustrate sequence and timing of story development for television production.
  • Reviews final layout and suggests improvements as needed.
  • Studies illustrations and photographs to plan presentation of material, product, or service.
  • Draws and prints charts, graphs, illustrations, and other artwork, using computer.
  • Marks up, pastes, and assembles final layouts to prepare layouts for printer.
  • Keys information into computer equipment to create layouts for client or supervisor.
  • Determines size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy and selects style and size of type.
  • Arranges layout based upon available space, knowledge of layout principles, and esthetic design concepts.

    Related Careers

    Important Abilities

    General Work Activities

    Important Skills

    Frequent Work Context

    • Objective or Subjective Information
    • Indoors
    • Sitting
    • Provide a Service to Others
    • Job-Required Social Interaction

    Related Majors

    Major Add to MyFSA
    Advertising Designadd Advertising Design to MyFSA
    Advertising/Graphic Designadd Advertising/Graphic Design to MyFSA
    Applied Artadd Applied Art to MyFSA
    Architecture/Art/Designadd Architecture/Art/Design to MyFSA
    Artadd Art to MyFSA
    Art Communicationadd Art Communication to MyFSA
    Art Studioadd Art Studio to MyFSA
    Art Theory/Practiceadd Art Theory/Practice to MyFSA
    Art/Architectureadd Art/Architecture to MyFSA
    Art/Art Historyadd Art/Art History to MyFSA
    Art/Businessadd Art/Business to MyFSA
    Art/Communicationadd Art/Communication to MyFSA
    Art/Computer Animationadd Art/Computer Animation to MyFSA
    Art/Designadd Art/Design to MyFSA
    Art/Fine Artsadd Art/Fine Arts to MyFSA
    Art/Graphic Designadd Art/Graphic Design to MyFSA
    Art/Painting/Printing/Sculptureadd Art/Painting/Printing/Sculpture to MyFSA
    Art/Photographyadd Art/Photography to MyFSA
    Art/Technology Studiesadd Art/Technology Studies to MyFSA
    Art/Videoadd Art/Video to MyFSA
    Artsadd Arts to MyFSA
    Cartooningadd Cartooning to MyFSA
    Commercial Artadd Commercial Art to MyFSA
    Commercial Art/Computer Designadd Commercial Art/Computer Design to MyFSA
    Commercial Designadd Commercial Design to MyFSA
    Commercial Illustrationadd Commercial Illustration to MyFSA
    Computer Artadd Computer Art to MyFSA
    Computer Graphicsadd Computer Graphics to MyFSA
    Creative/Visual Artsadd Creative/Visual Arts to MyFSA
    Design Graphicsadd Design Graphics to MyFSA
    Digital Art/Designadd Digital Art/Design to MyFSA
    Digital Arts/Multimedia Designadd Digital Arts/Multimedia Design to MyFSA
    Digital Mediaadd Digital Media to MyFSA
    Electronic Artsadd Electronic Arts to MyFSA
    Electronic Integrated Artsadd Electronic Integrated Arts to MyFSA
    Film/Artadd Film/Art to MyFSA
    Fine Arts/Computer Graphicsadd Fine Arts/Computer Graphics to MyFSA
    Fine/Applied Artsadd Fine/Applied Arts to MyFSA
    Graphic Artsadd Graphic Arts to MyFSA
    Graphic Communicationadd Graphic Communication to MyFSA
    Graphic Communicationsadd Graphic Communications to MyFSA
    Graphic Designadd Graphic Design to MyFSA
    Graphic Design/Commercial Art/Illustrationadd Graphic Design/Commercial Art/Illustration to MyFSA
    Graphic Design/Illustration/Advertising Artadd Graphic Design/Illustration/Advertising Art to MyFSA
    Graphic Design/Multimediaadd Graphic Design/Multimedia to MyFSA
    Graphic Design/Photographyadd Graphic Design/Photography to MyFSA
    Graphic Design/Technologyadd Graphic Design/Technology to MyFSA
    Graphic/Advertising Designadd Graphic/Advertising Design to MyFSA
    Graphics/Fine Artsadd Graphics/Fine Arts to MyFSA
    History of Decorative Artsadd History of Decorative Arts to MyFSA
    Illustrationadd Illustration to MyFSA
    Illustration/Visual Essayadd Illustration/Visual Essay to MyFSA
    Interactive Designadd Interactive Design to MyFSA
    Interdisciplinary Artsadd Interdisciplinary Arts to MyFSA
    Packaging Designadd Packaging Design to MyFSA
    Packaging Scienceadd Packaging Science to MyFSA
    Packaging Technologyadd Packaging Technology to MyFSA
    Photography/Graphic Artsadd Photography/Graphic Arts to MyFSA
    Printing Technologyadd Printing Technology to MyFSA
    Printmakingadd Printmaking to MyFSA
    Product Designadd Product Design to MyFSA
    Studio Artadd Studio Art to MyFSA
    Studio Artsadd Studio Arts to MyFSA
       TOP    

    • End of Page