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graphic designer

Graphic designers create text and images to communicate ideas.

Description

Graphic designers create text and images to communicate ideas. They make visual concepts by hand or using computer software, intended for publishing in paper or online media such as advertisements, websites, and magazines.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

adobe creative suite desktop publishing copyright legislation digital media graphic design

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

develop an artistic framework follow a brief use creative suite software develop digital content identify customer's needs perform market research adapt to type of media respect publication formats develop creative ideas translate requirements into visual design convert scribbles into virtual sketches design graphics finish project within budget design prototypes

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)