careers in graphics

1.What does the person in the career do?
A graphic designer is responsible for arranging and using elements on different types of media (such as a poster, a package or a website), most likely with the use of a graphics software program such as Adobe Illustrator, photoshop or InDesign. these elements include:

*Photos
*Illustrations
*Type
*Shapes
*Color
*Texture

2.Where would you see this person’s work (e.g. in the newspaper, in a game shop)?

Graphic design is all around us. It is in our morning paper, on our commute to work, and on the cover of our favorite books.
The most common forms include:

*Logos
*Websites
*Business cards
*Advertisements
*Brochures
*Billboards
*Product Packaging
*Posters
*Book Design
*Magazine Layout
*Newspaper Layout
*Greeting Cards

3.What training is needed for the career?

the course takes 3 years full time. Major studies: Graphic design, illustration, multimedia, photography, visual communication

4. What kind of software and hardware is used?

Adobe Photoshop
Graphic Design Time Tracking Software