Getting Freelance Graphic Design Clients
Posted on December 19, 2009 - Filed Under career | Leave a Comment
Are you interested in becoming successful graphic designer or graphic artist with a strong, limitless client base? Whether you are principal of your own small design firm, or you freelance part-time or full-time as graphic designer, your main goal should be to create a strong and steady base of clients. Here are some tips to build and maintain a strong client base as a new designer.
I. Use your school connections.
If you have recently graduated or you are about to graduate from graphic design school, then take advantage of the many networking connections that are available to you. Ask faculty about their advice on how to get new clients. Ask one or more of your instructors for a recommendation. Being recommended by a well-respected faculty member is effective to get a job in graphic design. A recommendation is a reflection of your instructor and your school, so make sure you choose carefully someone who can genuinely recommend you.
Read More..>>Do You Need a Degree to Become a Graphic Designer?
Posted on December 18, 2009 - Filed Under career | Leave a Comment
One question commonly asked is whether or not you need a degree to become a graphic designer. It depends upon your field and your level of experience.
In some cases, if you have trained yourself and you have a strong support group of people around you, it is possible to have a profitable graphic design career without a degree. This is true especially if you are a freelance graphic designer.
However, you stand a better chance of earning a higher salary if you increase your formal education. Now, you may think as a working adult this is hard to do (assuming you are an adult out of high school already). You may be married and have children already and you wonder when you would have time to study.
Read More..>>FAQs About Graphic Design Certification Programs
Posted on December 17, 2009 - Filed Under career | Leave a Comment
Perhaps you want to earn a graphic design certification, but you are unsure how to do so or what is involved. Graphic design certification programs are usually short-term programs — they are two years or less that prepare you to enter the exciting world of graphic design. Graphic design trains you and your visual eye. You develop a sense of what makes the difference between an ordinary image and a powerful design. A graphic design certification lets you learn the fundamentals of design. You also learn the basics of how to think visually. The best graphic design certification programs will train you in typography, concept development, color and composition.
1) Aspects of a graphic design certificate
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