Graphic Designers

Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.

Confer with clients to discuss and determine layout design.

Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts, based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.

Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Web sites.

Use computer software to generate new images.

Review final layouts and suggest improvements, as needed.

Maintain archive of images, photos, or previous work products.

Prepare illustrations or rough sketches of material, discussing them with clients or supervisors and making necessary changes.

Draw and print charts, graphs, illustrations, and other artwork, using computer.

Key information into computer equipment to create layouts for client or supervisor.

AJAX

Cascading style sheets CSS

Drupal

Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP

Adobe Systems Adobe After Effects

Apple Final Cut Pro

WeVideo

YouTube

Autodesk AutoCAD

Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D

Autodesk Revit

Bentley MicroStation

Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud software

Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop

Trimble SketchUp Pro

Adobe Systems Adobe Distiller

Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Publisher

QuarkXPress

Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver

Facebook

LinkedIn

WordPress

Apple iWork Keynote

Apple Keynote

Google Slides

Microsoft PowerPoint

FileMaker Pro

Microsoft Access

Structured query language SQL

IBM Notes

Microsoft Outlook

Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript

Verilog

Computer laser printers

Wide format printers

Photocopying equipment

35 millimeter cameras

Computer scanners

Laptop computers

Graphics tablets

Senior Graphic Designer

I shouldn't be an artist, as they don't make money.

Joanne Smithonainski

Senior Graphic Designer

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My work combines:

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Joanne Smithonainski

Senior Graphic Designer

Education

Career

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

My work combines:

Armed Services

Philosophy & Religion

Being Creative

Recommended Education

My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:

Hurdles

The Noise I Shed

From Myself:

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