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Graphic Designers work in a variety of materials to create visual images which reflect and express ideas and information in a striking and eye-catching way. You see the work of Graphic Designers every day in many shapes and forms. The layout of newspapers and magazines is done by designers assisted by computer software packages. Company logos and promotional brochures are another example. The Internet has opened up a whole new field of work for Graphic Designers, with websites and multimedia requiring design skills, as do TV and movie credits. There are so many opportunities for skilled designers to use their abilities.

If you have artistic skills, a good eye for visual design, and the ability to convert ideas into visual form then a career in graphic design may appeal to you. This is however a competitive field of work with many gifted people wanting to make it their career, so you will greatly increase an employer's interest in you by undertaking the right training, not least because the wide application of new technology to graphic design means that you need to master a wider range of skills than ever before. Read More.

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Graphic Design Programs in Arizona

Collins College, Tempe

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Graphic Design Programs 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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Graphic Design Programs in Colorado

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Colorado Technical University - Denver, Greenwood Village Westwood College , Denver

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Graphic Design Programs in Florida

American InterContinental University, Fort Lauderdale International Academy of Design & Technology, Orlando International Academy of Design & Technology, Tampa

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Graphic Design Programs in Georgia

American InterContinental University, Buckhead American InterContinental University, Dunwoody Bauder College, Atlanta The Chubb Institute, Alpharetta

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Graphic Design Programs 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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Graphic Design Programs in Indiana

Bradford International Business College, Fort Wayne Bradford International Business College, Indianapolis

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Graphic Design Programs 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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Graphic Design Programs in Massachusetts

Clark University Computer Career Institute, Braintree, Cambridge, Framingham, Woburn

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Graphic Design Programs in Michigan

International Academy of Design and Technology - Detroit, Troy

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Graphic Design Programs in Minnesota

Minneapolis Business College, Minneapolis apella University - Technology, Minneapolis Brown College, Mendota Heights

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Graphic Design Programs in Missouri

Hickey College, St. Louis Missouri College, St. Louis

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Graphic Design Programs in Nebraska

Vatterott College - Omaha - Deerfield, Omaha

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Graphic Design Programs in Nevada

International Academy of Design and Technology, Henderson (Las Vegas)

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Graphic Design Programs in New Hampshire

McIntosh College, Dover Hesser College, Nashua, Portsmouth, Salem, Concord, Manchester

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Graphic Design Programs in New Jersey

The Chubb Institute, Cherry Hill, Jersey City, North Brunswick, Parsippany

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Graphic Design Programs 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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Graphic Design Programs in North Carolina

Kings College, Charlotte

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Graphic Design Programs in Ohio

Bradford School, Columbus Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology - Dayton, Dayton Technology Education College - Columbus, Columbus

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Graphic Design Programs in Oregon

Pioneer Pacific College, Wilsonville

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Graphic Design Programs 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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Graphic Design Programs in Texas

AIU - Houston - Houston, Houston Bradford School of Business - Houston, Houston Westwood College - Dallas, Dallas, Euless, Houston

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Graphic Design Programs in Virginia

Gibbs College, Vienna The Chubb Institute, Arlington

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Programs range from foundation to master's level with a bachelor's degree being needed for many entry-level jobs. Graphic design programs vary, but typically they include courses on drawing, desktop publishing, animation, printing and publication design, computer graphics, photography, typography, illustration, and ad design. Graphic design programs teach you not only the traditional design skills, but also how to combine those with modern technology and apply them in a commercial setting.

Although it is a competitive field there is some good news for skilled Graphic Designers. The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that, of all design professions, graphic design is expected to provide the largest number of new jobs because of the rapid expansion of the Internet and visual entertainment generally. Check out these graphic design programs and begin your career as a graphic designer. The Career and Education Directory offers information on many graphic design schools throughout the United States. Find the school that's right for you and get started in the creative field of design today.