Career In Graphic Designing

According to reports, among the five design occupations, graphic design will have more imployment opportunities by 2014, out of which web site designers and animation experts will have the best paid jobs. Graphic Design is a form of visual communication. It is a process in which visual information is given form and structure. This is often done through the arrangement of typography and images and take any form from photography to 3D design. Graphic design can incorporate the use of illustration, iconography, and branding, but it is not limited to these devices.

There are three fascinating facts about graphic designing and designers. One is, graphic designers club consists of a variety of people with wide spectrum of educational backgrounds; secondly, about 3 out of 10 designers are self-employed; finally, its evolution dates back to cave man through Leonardo Davinci to the present day desktop publishers. Today Graphic Designing has become an integral part of our daily business that one cannot think of any business without a graphic designer adding value to it. Graphic designers or graphic artists – plan, analyse, and create visual solutions to communications problems. They decide the most effective way of getting a message across in print, electronic, and film media using a variety of methods such as color, type, illustration photography, animation, and various print and layout techniques.

Graphic designers develop the overall layout and production design of magazines, newspapers, journals, corporate reports, and other publications. They also produce promotional displays, packaging, and marketing brochures for products and services, design distinctive logos for products and businesses, and develop signs and signage systems - called environmental graphics – for business and government. An increasing number of graphic designers also are developing material for Internet Web pages, interactive media, and multimedia projects. Graphic designers also may produce the credits that appear before and after television programs and movies.

Graphic designers employed by large advertising, publishing or design firms generally work regular hours in well-lighted and comfortable settings. Designers in smaller design consulting firms, or those who freelance, generally work on a contract, or job, basis. They frequently adjust their workday to suit their clients, schedules and deadlines.

The estimated yearly earnings of the graphic designers in India are between Rs. 1,20,000 to Rs. 6,00,000. Bachelor’s of fine arts degree programs in graphic design are offered at many colleges, universities, and private design schools. The curriculum includes studio art, principles of design, computerized design, commercial graphics production, printing techniques, and Web site design. In addition to design courses, a liberal arts education or a program that includes courses in art history, writing, psychology, sociology, foreign languages and cultural studies, marketing, and business are useful in helping designers work effectively with the content of their work. Graphic designers must effectively communicate complex subjects to a variety audiences.

Increasingly, clients rely on graphic designers to develop the content and the context of the message in addition to performing technical layout work.

e are some of the top institutes in India offering high-end graphic designing graduate and post-graduate courses.

• National Institute of Design Ahmedabad, Paldi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380 007, India Phone (079) 663 9692 / 660 5243 Fax (079) 662 1167email: academic@nid.edu

• Industrial Design Centre IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076 India. Phone: 91-22-576 7801 Fax: 91-22-576 7803 Contact: office@idc.iitb.ac.in

• Srishti School of Design Bangalore, Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, P.O. Box No. 6430, Yelahanka New Town, Doddabalapur Road, Opp. Wheel & Axle plant. Bangalore – 560 064, India. Phone: 91.80.28462506/07/08, 28560238. Tele Fax: 91.80.28560240 Contact: srishtischool@vsnl.net

• Department of Design Guwahati Indian Institute of Technology, Quwahati, North Quwahati, 781039, India. Te: 0361-690762 Contact: dod@iitg.ernet.in

• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Design Programme, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 208016, India e-mail: head des@iitk.ac.in, aray@iitk.ac.in Tel: +91-512-2597048.

• Symbiosis Institute of Design Pune, 4th Floor, SIHS Building, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411004, Maharastra, India. Phone: +91-20-25652444 (Ext: 170, 171) Contact: symbiosissoc@vsnt.net.

• www.designinindia.net

Career In Graphic Designing