Creativity is the cornerstone of any career in graphic design. Graphic designers combine their innate artistic ability with practical skills to communicate visually to sell ideas, products and services to consumers. New technology mans that the realm of graphic design now includes the Internet and computer imagery as well as print.
So what can you expect from a career in graphic design? A client normally provides the graphic designer with a brief which outlines what they hope to achieve by way of the design. A brief can range from the design of magazines, brochures and other publications, to developing a new corporate logo or the packaging of a new product. Alternatively, a brief may require a graphic designer to design the layout and appearance of web pages or the credits for movies and TV programs. The graphic designer interprets the brief to create a suitable design using computer software and/or manual drawings. Read More.
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Arizona |
Collins College, Tempe |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in California |
AIU - Los Angeles, Los Angeles Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara Mt. Sierra College - Monrovia, Monrovia Platt College, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Ontario Westwood College, - Anaheim |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Colorado |
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Colorado Technical University - Denver, Greenwood Village Westwood College , Denver |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Florida |
American InterContinental University, Fort Lauderdale International Academy of Design & Technology, Orlando International Academy of Design & Technology, Tampa |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Georgia |
American InterContinental University, Buckhead American InterContinental University, Dunwoody Bauder College, Atlanta The Chubb Institute, Alpharetta |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Illinois |
International Academy of Design and Technology, Chicago The Chubb Institute, Chicago Westwood College, Calumet City ,Chicago, Schiller Park, Woodridge |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Indiana |
Bradford International Business College, Fort Wayne Bradford International Business College, Indianapolis |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Maryland |
Computer Career Institute at Johns Hopkins University - Columbia, Columbia Kaplan College, Hagerstown Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University, Bethesda University of Phoenix, Columbia |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Massachusetts |
Clark University Computer Career Institute, Braintree, Cambridge, Framingham, Woburn |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Michigan |
International Academy of Design and Technology - Detroit, Troy |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Minnesota |
Minneapolis Business College, Minneapolis apella University - Technology, Minneapolis Brown College, Mendota Heights |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Missouri |
Hickey College, St. Louis Missouri College, St. Louis |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Nebraska |
Vatterott College - Omaha - Deerfield, Omaha |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Nevada |
International Academy of Design and Technology, Henderson (Las Vegas) |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in New Hampshire |
McIntosh College, Dover Hesser College, Nashua, Portsmouth, Salem, Concord, Manchester |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in New Jersey |
The Chubb Institute, Cherry Hill, Jersey City, North Brunswick, Parsippany |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in New York |
Briarcliffe College, Bethpage Briarcliffe College, Patchogue The Chubb Institute, Westbury The Chubb Institute, New York City Katharine Gibbs School, Melville Skidmore College Computer Career Institute, White Plains Wood Tobe-Coburn, New York City |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in North Carolina |
Kings College, Charlotte |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Ohio |
Bradford School, Columbus Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology - Dayton, Dayton Technology Education College - Columbus, Columbus |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Oregon |
Pioneer Pacific College, Wilsonville |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Pennsylvania |
Bradford School Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Lehigh Valley College, Central Valley IADT - Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh The Chubb Institute - Springfield, Springfield Pittsburgh Technical Institute |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Texas |
AIU - Houston - Houston, Houston Bradford School of Business - Houston, Houston Westwood College - Dallas, Dallas, Euless, Houston |
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| Start your Graphic Design Career in in Virginia |
Gibbs College, Vienna The Chubb Institute, Arlington |
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A substantial number of graphic designers work freelance and tend to work longer and more irregular hours than those who work in graphic design firms. Any graphic design career will normally involve working extra hours as deadlines approach. Graphic design careers attract a large number of talented people creating fierce competition for jobs. This competition makes an associate-level degree an essential minimum requirement, with those who have a bachelor's or master's degree having the edge when it comes to getting the best jobs. A degree will open up a range of careers, including illustrator, web page designer and production artist, as well as graphic designer.
Kick off you graphic design career at one of the dozens of graphic design schools listed in the Career and Education Directory.