Questions tagged [education]
Questions about either learning or teaching graphic design.
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A 30 year old Engineer's plan on becoming a Graphic Designer [duplicate]
I was never good nor interested in math and programming, and I have poor logic-mathematical skills. Ironically I graduated as an "Information Systems Engineer" mainly for the fame and money. I ...
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Should I go back to school for graphic design? [duplicate]
I graduated college several years ago with a degree in English, and have been working in various creative positions in marketing departments since then. My current job is a kind of catch-all web ...
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A question about furthering education
I have an AAS degree in Graphic Design from 2004. I have worked steadily in the graphic design field ever since (employee, contract & freelance). I am now looking to further my education and would ...
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Engineer looking to enter design field [closed]
First of all I appreciate your answers.
I have finished my Msc in mechanical engineering, but now I realize that engineering is not for me. I was very good sketcher and painter but my mathematics ...
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Can I find employment with skills primarily in Photoshop and Illustrator or do I need more?
I've been using these programs for many years and have delved into dreamweaver for designing my own website and practicing some coding, but not much else. I got an internship a few years ago that only ...
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learning to draw but hates proportions [closed]
i draw from time to time, just as a stress reliever and a hobby. i'm into very basic sketches, nothing to crazy honestly, but i always shied away from drawing people because i get intimidated. i don't ...
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Best course to learn Adobe Photoshop
I am a rookie at Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator and I just want to know the best courses I can find on the internet to learn.
I've been looking for courses a lot and all good I find is either ...
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How can I show the feelings of motion, distance, proximity, aggregation and segregation with dots?
This is for our visual elements course, our teacher said to show these feelings or concepts (motion, distance, proximity, aggregation, and segregation) just with dots in a Square frame, I tried but he ...
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need some help with this parallel projection
Hi there,
I want anyone to analyse with parallel projection cuz i got that and completely sure this is wrong i got it as this is how i see it https://i.stack.imgur.com/ouQ50.jpg (can't upload it here)...
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Is there another name for the "Walls, Ceilings, and Floors" pen tool technique?
I want to teach my students a pen tool technique I was taught by a typographer in my last year of graphic design education. It really solved it for me when it came to using the pen tool. While I was ...
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How can a novice designer further their culture of typography?
In my teaching I've encountered a problem that is recurring among new students. They often aren't aware of when fonts were created, if they are overused (Brush Script, Comic Sans MS, Papyrus...) but ...
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Do one need to have a software knowledge before hand to be a graphics designer? [closed]
i am 17 year old , pursuing high school .So my question is that do we need an ip subject in class 12 to pursue in this field cause i dont have one..I really do love to draw thing specially anime and ...
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What are your key books for reflecting about graphic design education?
I own "The Education of a Graphic Designer" by Steven Heller. It's a great collection of essays to help teachers reflect about graphic design education.
I've yet to find other similar works however.
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What is the best way for an (almost) complete beginner to learn Digital Painting?
If this question has been asked already, I apologise.
I've had trouble finding a good recommendation of things to learn in order to become a good digital artist. The Internet is full of suggestions, ...
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How can I talk about drawing and at the same time avoid the assumption that I am only talking about analogue drawing?
In my day-to-day life, I instruct people to deal with problems that have a geometrical or topographical nature. And usually there is a critical step in the process that requires one to draw a picture ...
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Should I go for masters in graphic design or continue self taught? [closed]
Ever since I finished my bachelors in American culture and literature I have been begdrudgingly working as an english teacher for the past 6 years. I have always enjoyed drawing and have done countles ...
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How to get children active in graphic design?
A 10 year old child shows skill in art both on paper as well as with MS Paint, and can follow through speed paints done on YouTube very well. How could we help them improve their design skills, in ...
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How to overlap a continuous line on itself?
Yesterday I tried to create the following shape:
Following the path from the top it goes round, crosses over itself (bottom left), goes around again and passes under itself before going back up again....
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What to put in my portfolio if I have not had any clients yet?
I am a newbie self taught web designer. My skills are HTML/CSS web designs. My problem is, how do I start marketing myself or what type of web designs should I put in my portfolio if I have not had ...
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Critique request: logo for sneaker marketplace app [closed]
I am working on a logo for a sneaker marketplace app in the same vein as GOAT. The brief from the client is covetous, sneakers, marketplace, trade. Here are my concerns:
1) I do not think I have the ...
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How can I build up 'structured knowledge' of the space of significant font families?
I'm not a graphic designer by trade, and my design work has been limited to posters and flyers for social activism, as well as scientific on-screen presentations and a couple of conference posters.
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Critique - a logo for a music streaming service
I created a logo for a school project, with the brief of creating a logo for a start up company, offering an online music streaming service.
I chose the name Melodious Records for the company and ...
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Critique - a logo for a cat-friendly coffee shop
This logo was created for a school project, with a briefing of creating a logo for a coffee shop in Australia (Perth), that would be innovative and new, friendly and attractive for a new generation. ...
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Self taught graphic designer Is there a GPS for steps in learning?
The funny thing is it seems I have more clients then skills to match it. When I say that, what I mean is, I do logos and flyers even help with placement on sites like wixs and word press for web.
Now ...
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Graphic design training options [duplicate]
I am a newbie in graphic design although I am a bit familiar with Photoshop. I want to learn how to use InDesign, Corel Draw, Illustrator and other design tools and I need advice on which training ...
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Learning the technical side of graphic design
So far the skill of design has only been intuitive to me, but just learning from tutorials doesn't give you the full view of the many technical issues, which I'm very eager to learn. What can I do to ...
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Is there any free online certification course on graphic design?
My friend learned graphic design through me and some books and online courses like Lynda, Team tree, Udemy etc. He also learned from many videos on Youtube. He's already taken graphic design as his ...
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How should a software be taught to under grad students?
So I have to teach Autodesk AutoCAD to undergrad students (It's a 4 years Honours degree equivalent to a masters and this is their 4th semester). I am concerned about what kind of approach I should ...
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What should I include in my portfolio to apply to design school?
I'm applying for Parsons (interior design) School. Does the portfolio have to include everything Interior design related or is it okay if I include some of my sketches and art which are not Interior ...
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Best resources/way/curriculum to learn Graphic Design? [closed]
I have a Fine Art background. I want to learn Graphic Design and be job ready in this field within six months. I am self learning and have time and discipline to put in.
what is the best curriculum to ...
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Resources and/or strategies for improving?
I have been working as a graphic designer for roughly 2 years at my local newspaper, I trained under the previous designer who taught me everything I needed to know for the job at hand. Problem is I'm ...
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What career paths does a graphic design degree offer?
I'm considering a number of different options, including Computer Science, Graphic Design and Physics.
I enjoy graphic design, but I wonder what jobs I would be able to do with said degree - does it ...
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Why is moving from a raster editor to vector editor so hard?
Why do so many people struggle with the shift from a pixel editor to a vector editor? Or do they, is there some research done on the subject? Especially, it seems, in that direction. Seem like the ...
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Media teacher... but really a student... choosing computers
I am a new media teacher with dreams coming true - we are upgrading the school and I am getting a new lab. I have been asked to make a wish list.
However, I am very novice, so it is a big task to take ...
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critique wanted - logo design [closed]
This is the logo symbol for a psychologist.
Client briefing: Logo should be "Friendly, open, gives you a good feeling, encouraging, creating interest and curiosity, natural elements would be great"
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Future safe jobs in area of graphic design
I've been playing with graphic design for years but never serious. Right now I have the time and resources to go deeper and become really good in a specific area of GD.
With things changing so fast ...
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Self-teaching graphic design when English is not our mother tongue
I would like to share with you my fear about my opportunity to succeed in learning graphic design.
I am 29 years old and my boyfriend and I decided to change our life, so we moved to London 5 months ...
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I'm just starting out on my own making invitations and such---How should I print them?
I use the website picmonkey.com to do fun editing and graphics to make Christmas cards, invitations, etc.
I have been using an online printing website but someday I want to expand this and be able ...
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Want a tracing font for Montessori Work Sheets
I am designing Montessori work sheets.
I wanted a Font for tracing for pupils. I googled it and found "KG Primary Dots by Kimberly Geswein", but when I use this font in my work sheet and printed it, ...
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What's the best method and strategy to learn to draw from the imagination? [closed]
I'm pretty good at drawing anything I see. Given enough time, I can do a photorealistic rendering. But I cannot draw anything from the mind.
So what is the best method and strategy to learn to draw ...
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How do I know if I'm ready to become Adobe Certified Expert?
My name is Elizabeth. I am a 21 year old, living in Germany and I would like to become an Adobe Certified Expert.
I was wondering if anybody would be so kind to answer a few of my questions. I have ...
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I currently work as a UX/UI designer and my boss (a back-end developer) doesn't trust my decisions and acts as if he needs a Production Artist
I find myself in need of some career advice. I work in a small, purposefully-secluded web development department inside a larger company. Everyone else on the team is a front-end or back-end developer ...
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Resources for hand-lettering [closed]
What are some of the most useful resources for aspiring graphic designers who want to try hand-lettering?
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The most important things that a novice designer should focus on while learning Photoshop
I am new in the field of design and I have started learning Photoshop.
Whenever I work on images or try to design something new, I get confused with where and how to start. I do not know which tools ...
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Is creative writing needed to be a graphic designer?
I want to be a graphic designer but I'm awful at writing copy, editing, coming up with slogans and catch phrases.
Do I really need to learn Writing, Spelling and Grammar and such to be a successful ...
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Certificate Programs vs. An Associates Degree
My question is one to be debated.
I am currently working as a marketing assistant with many design responsibilities. I have grown to love this and wish to take my career in this direction. Here is ...
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How can I get a mentor currently, as a student?
I'm currently a student at an art school, however I know I lack a large amount of experience to even be considered a graphic designer. I don't think I have the portfolio/experience yet to do ...
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Is there an order to learning non-technical design theory I should follow?
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I already know how to use design software but I don't know how to design.
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Is there a specific sequence to follow for a proper education in the soft skills of design (theory, ...
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Free software for starting graphic design [duplicate]
I'm starting out in graphic design. What is the best free software available? Also, are there any recommendations for PC equipment and tips for getting the best outcome?
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How to explain "achieving good Usability"
I have a quite hard task right now:
I need to explain agencies and graphic designers, how to design a usable website concept and visual design.
The goal is to give designers a workbook/tips&...
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