To begin I would
recommend you spend some time learning and researching. At this point I would recommend
you not only look to learn aspects of graphic design but also seek to learn
aspects of other art disciplines. I would encourage this because graphic design
can often incorporate many aspects of creativity. As well as looking at graphic
design look at photography, look at advertising, look at fashion, look at
interior design, look at architecture, look at illustration, look at
contemporary art, look at fine art, look at sculpture and so on.
Learn how artists see
the world and express themselves through their craft. See how photographers
capture the world and compose their images. Look at how fashion designers use
texture and patterns on the human form. Look at how an illustrator tells a
story in a graphic novel. Look at how an architect shapes and construct a
building. Look at how an advert sells something with a single image, a headline
a metaphor or an idea.
Start look can be
inquisitive about everything and ask yourself: How does it make you feel? What
does it make you think? What does the artist or designer want you to think or
feel? and how do they do it? Look all around you. Look at magazines, observed photography
and layout, look at posters, look at leaflets and flyers, look at branding and
how a theme carries itself over various mediums such as print and digital. Look
at websites, see graphic design working in a practical everyday sense and look
at how graphic design is used in an artistic sense. Observe what has already
been done and what works and try and take it all in. Be open minded to
everything. Seek to ask the question why. Always ask yourself why.
Next, I would encourage
you start to learn about more specific aspects of graphic design. Learn about
typography, understand the anatomy of type the terminology of type. Familiarize
yourself with type classifications. Start to study and questioned typography in
the things you see, magazines, logos, books, business cards. Look at how it's
being presented. Look at the typeface or typefaces that have been used and how
they have been used together. Look at color look at composition and ask
yourself why those choices were made.
Next research some well-known
and successful graphic designers. Look at the work that made them famous and
understand why the work was successful. Next go online and look at a variety of
graphic design agencies. See the work they showcase to understand the type of
work they do and what is out there today. So, by spending some time to learn
and research, this process will give you a good understanding of what has been
done in the past and what is happening now. This should help clarify your
ambitions and hopefully help you focus on the type of work you may want to do
going forward. So, this is the first step on how to begin as a graphic
designer.
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