Necessary Skills for a Graphic Designer
Graphic
Designing itself is a very great skill but some other skills are linked with
graphic designing that are very important & helpful for a good graphic
designer.
Technical skills:
These skills
help you to become a good graphic designer to improve your work & take your
skill to advance level in your art work.
Typography:
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In graphic
designing Alphabet Letters has a very important role.
When we are trying to communicate a visual message we need to arrange the words in text format to deliver our message clearly to the audience. Arrangement of words & phrases are called typography. A person become a good graphic designer, if he learnt to handle text in designing.
Photography:
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When we are
designing a poster or magazine Ad we use images in our design to communicate
our message capturing of these images call photography. It’s not necessary that
you must be a professional photographer but at least a basic knowledge about
photography is helpful to become a good graphic designer.
Illustration:
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Creating/making
a sketch or drawing something call illustration. When a graphic designer
starting a job / project, after brainstorm process, he implements his ideas by
creating thumbnail sketches of his design. So illustration is also very
important skill in graphic designing.
Software:
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Graphic
designing is incomplete without software. Ai, Ps, Id, etc. you have to be
skillful in these software to understand the use of its features & tools to
become a good graphic designer.
Professional skills:
These skills
make your graphic designer personality professional & help you to improve
your work & keep you out of the crowd.
Communication skill:
Graphic design also known as visual
communication design. A graphic designer must have good communication skill. When
you try to convey a message visually, if your communication skill is good, you
will able to create & convey your visual message also good. Communication
skill is also important to understand & educate your client when you
awarded a project.
Critical Thinking:
Graphic designing is a problem solving activity. If you understand your
problem & you know that the poster/magazine Ad you are designing, what
message you are trying to communicate/convey to the audience, you will make it
the best you can.
Analytical Skill:
For a graphic designer, it is very important to analyze his work time to
time. Also use the negative feedback to improve his work & understand the
week point for improvement.
Quality Assurance:
When you’ve complete your designing work, you’ve to make sure &
examine the design if it is as per the client requirement & expectation
before releasing to the client.
