Professional Planned Essay

Professional Plan Essay

COMM 150

Winter 2011 Semester

Graphic Design

Graphic design is basically the production of item such a brochures, labels, poster business cards etc. Everywhere you turn and look, you will see some sort of graphic design, billboards, and store signs, design on boxes all of it is graphic design. But what does it take to create graphic design? To be able to produce such an artistic presentation throughout everyday life? Well, in order to produce graphic designs and produce it correctly, one must become a graphic designer. So, what are the responsibilities of these designers?

A graphic designer is responsible for grasping and understanding what exactly they are trying to create, for the client. The designer must know what the client is expecting as well as possessing the ability it will take to accomplish the desired piece. There needs to be communication between both the designer and client, to know what the budget is, to know what the best results are within that budget that will make the piece pleasing to the eye as well as portraying the message that the client wants to get across. depending on what level the designer is on, the responsibility may vary, such an instructional designer, this person will teach all the other designer under them, others will have to comprehend the requirements, to know and learn the skills of digital art, using illustrator and other graphic design tools to complete the job. The designer will have to be very organized and be able to analyze everything properly and to also take responsibility for cost and time management.

In order to excel in the graphic design area, you need skills that will help you along the way, such as artistic creativity that are needed to develop a design that is original and unique, it won’t help you if your material looks exactly like another within or out of the company or organization that you are affiliated with. You will need communication skill so that you can verbally...