How do I start graphic design?
How do I start graphic design
Graphic design is an increasingly important skill that is in demand daily by many clients, as it represents one of the innovations in the field of electronic design
In general, it is planning ideas and displaying them in the form of visual content for everyone. To enter the world of graphic design
We provide you in this article with a set of steps to help you get started in this field.
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Have the motivation to learn
If you want to build a strong will to learn and innovate in the field of graphic design, you will need to determine a strong drive for yourself. It is important to know your motivations for learning this field,
Either it is an outlet to express yourself or you want to learn a new skill to change the course of your work or your goal is to make profits through freelance work.
Whatever your goal in learning graphic design, you need to identify these motivations and set important and big goals that are enough to motivate you to continue learning and mastering this field.
Learn the principles of graphic design
Everything we will learn has a set of rules that govern it that must be known. The principles of design will guide you to predict the success or failure of the design visually before you work on it. The principles are a map for arranging visual materials (shapes, colors, lines, etc.) in the best possible way according to your goal or work strategy. The principles of design are many and we can mention the 5 most important items:
Unity: To achieve color or formal unification between objects.
Balance.
Dominance: The dominance of the main part of the design, for example, over the entire design.
Hierarchy.
Gestalt principle, the dominance of the “whole” over the “parts”.
Choose the appropriate field of graphic design
Choosing the appropriate field is up to you. Choose the field you are inclined towards.
If it takes some time to discover the appropriate specialization for you, there is no problem with that. A
Also, search for the required field in your community. For example, if the community tends to read marketing advertisements, and there is a great demand for marketing designers at local companies,
It would be good, even obvious, to choose that field and be creative in it. It is also good to choose a graphic design field related to the experience or knowledge you have previously.
For example, if you are familiar with the world of video games, then the field of motion graphics design for games will be the best choice for you to be creative in your work.
Have the appropriate design tools
Design tools are divided into two types, equipment and software:
Equipment: First, you must provide a computer, which is the graphic designer’s best friend. In addition to the computer, you can use a tablet and a good digital camera.
Software: This is represented in particular by the Adobe Creative Cloud software package, which includes InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator applications.
Three-dimensional design also requires Maya and 3Dmax programs, and digital interface design for the web and applications requires Sketch
Print design requires Scribus, and digital design requires CorelDraw.
How to start graphic design: start learning the details of the work
Training courses
Training courses provide a combination of theoretical technical knowledge, skills and job guidance that you need to start your career and become a graphic designer.
Training courses that provide practical training and a real opportunity to gain practical experience, and start with you the journey of searching for a job and engaging in the community of designers
and creating business relationships and implementing design projects and building a professional portfolio.
Self-learning
With the availability of sound and in-depth information on the World Wide Web, it has become possible to learn many things online, including how to become a graphic designer,
There are no instructions or comments from a teacher, and there are no study colleagues or a learning community for support and knowledge exchange, and there are no quick and guaranteed results,
Rather, progress is slow and self-learning requires perseverance as well as commitment, planning, writing, reviewing and application.