Can I use fake product designs in my professional graphic design portfolio?
Question by GraphicMinded: Can I use fake product designs in my professional graphic design portfolio?
In class our teacher had us design “products” for companies that really exist. These companies did not use these fictious products. I am now putting together my design portfolio and want to know if I can use these designs, or if it incorrectly implies that I’ve had these big compaines as clients.
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Answer by ~???*?!Lil’ Red!?*???~
It really wouldnt be so professional, then, and if someone finds out they might be mad.
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what is the work environment like in a graphic design studio?
Question by mcgomery2001: what is the work environment like in a graphic design studio?
I was wondering if the work environment in a graphic design studio is casual. Is a suit and/or tie required, or is jeans and t-shirt acceptable.
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Answer by plateart
Probably somewhere in-between if you are on the creative end. If you are in sales a suit and tie might be appropriate for meetings, and just a shirt and tie on regular days. But even as a creative, if you are new to the workplace, neat, casual slacks like Dockers and a shirt with a collar (polo or casual dress shirt) would be as casual as I would go until more time has passed and you have a better pinpoint on what is acceptable at that particular studio.
Always error on the side of paying MORE attention to the details of your appearance . . . often times it colors what people may think the quality of your work is like . . . until they get to know you better.
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Q&A: Marjoing in graphic design?
Question by MEEEEEEEEE: Marjoing in graphic design?
I’m going to be applying for college next year, and I don’t have the grades for a UC. (I live in california). Instead I’m planning to go to city college for 2 years and transferring to a UC. But as I want to major in graphic design(cause I’m too stupid to major in astrophysics), should I even go to a UC, or a art school or something?
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Answer by jimmieschicken_shack
many schools offer degrees in graphic design, but if you really want to focus on graphic design and are really passionate about it, id recommend an art school.
you should find places that are reputable for graphic design. im a graphic design major at pratt institute. pratt has a really good graphic design program. you should also look into SVA.
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Need some assistance on schooling for Graphic Design?
Question by K.W.: Need some assistance on schooling for Graphic Design?
I have been home-schooled through American School for the past 4 years, and have just recently graduated in April. After seeing alot of people go off to college, it gave me quite a bit of incentive to get some form of a career path moving along.
So at the current moment I work at Best Buy and they have a tuition assistance program I will be looking into. I have not taken any standardized testing due to the fact I was home-schooled, so I will be taking that somewhere if it is needed. I live about an hour outside of Chicago and was for a time looking at either “The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago or Schaumburg,” or “Westwood College.” I recently started looking at “The School at the Art Institute of Chicago.” So far after doing a bit of digging around I am leaning towards the latter, I obviously wanna get my money’s worth out of it.
I am basically going to ask some really basic questions just so I get an idea from some real people, and not just a web site.
I would like to know and posotive or negatives about any of these schools.?
What the main difference between Visual Communications & Graphic Design is?(Stupid one, I know)
Any good places to start looking for grants?
What the difficulty level is of getting into any of these?
What is the helpfulness of the teachers in these schools?
I am not just some kid fresh out of school that thinks I can design, I have the creative desire, but not the knowledge to create it. I don’t have a HUGE amount of work to put together for a portfolio. I have a bunch of forum signatures I have made, some logos, as well as some work I have done for my Dad, as he is a photographer, so I have some high school senior model work, as well as 1 corporate design, that made in into a European DanFoss magazine as a full page print.
I plan on going to the local college and speaking to a counselor, as well as my sister-in-law’s brother got a degree in graphic design in Ohio, because he needed a scientific degree to go to law school.
I plan on driving it everyday, so the plan if possible is to go to class Mon-Thurs, 9-5ish. I don’t exactly know where I would like to work, a big wish is “The Ant Farm” in L.A. I know the owners son or nephew, so we’ll see what happens there. If I need a letter of reference the best place for me to get that would be my tutor probably, so I would like to know if that would be acceptable to the school.
Thanks for all your help!
-Micro
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Answer by n2mama
First off, a graphic design degree is usually a bachelor of fine arts, not a bachelor of science. Schools like Westwood offer programs called graphic design that are really computer design for people who have no real art skills. Graphic design is a field which has been to some extent mislabeled in recent years, and due to the influx of colleges like Westwood that advertise on TV and make it seem like graphic design is a great and lucrative career, there can be more designers than there are jobs. It really does depend on what type of design you want to do, but if you don’t have an art background at all you can get into school, but won’t do as well.
I don’t know much about The Ant Farm, but design in general can be pretty competitive, especially in certain venues and locations. And pretty much any potential employer will be more interested in a portfolio and schooling than a reference letter and who you may know. Also, if you plan to go to downtown Chicago from suburbia, give serious consideration to the Metra train to get there and back. It is way faster and cheaper, and if you’ve ever had to park downtown you know what I mean.
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Is there any hard math in graphic design?
Question by PunKiiÑatzii?: Is there any hard math in graphic design?
This year im gonna do graphic design but i hate math. Somebody played with my mind and told me u need to know math to do graphic design. but im just a total stupid in maths. and i hate it .. so i just wanna if there is any hard math in it !!! thankyouuuu …
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Answer by josephites2030
actually there is NO HARD math involved in graphic design…..but that again dependss on what kind of graphic design u wanna do…..if it isrelatingg to printing and publishing of hoardings etc….u may need to know the conversion tables of inches to feet and so on and a simple addition and subtraction is more that enough…..udon’tt need to do some a+b^6 etc….and u may need to dotrigonometryy if…that is the (BIG IF) u wanna do Flash animation (related to graphic design) which involves mathematical codes etc
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Is graphic design better or journalism?
Question by Ms. Sunshine: Is graphic design better or journalism?
I’m going back to school and I love both these majors. Which one has a better job market and which one is just better overall??
(I know this question sounds stupid but just humor me?
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Answer by Christopher S
you could always do a double major but i would go with graphic design
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Q&A: the best way to learn how to do graphic design?
Question by =): the best way to learn how to do graphic design?
This is for a high school project. And it requires a ton of stupid questions.
I figured that the anwser would be just practice, practice, practice, and self-promotion or something.. but i need a professional view.
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Answer by nachiketin
well, take help of your computer department in school….
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Do i need any minimum GCSE qualification in maths in order to enter into Graphic Design?
Question by ?Shiminy Cricket?: Do i need any minimum GCSE qualification in maths in order to enter into Graphic Design?
I know it sounds like a stupid question, but it seems that more and more jobs these days are requiring a minmum GCSE (usually C+) in Maths, English and Science.
Please help because this is my dream job but i absolutely suck at maths.
Thanks!
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Answer by single occupant
Nope. It’s a basic factory job. Mostly production. The most important qualification is staying up to date on your software, printing standards, and basic coding practices.
Ten years ago it was a great field. These days there is not much work to be found, and you will enerally be treated badly by employers because there are so many candidates that they can just shop for the most compliant and the most willing to take low salaries.
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question about graphic design- where do i start?
Question by im frowning upside down 🙂: question about graphic design- where do i start?
how do i start? do you know of any good tutorials online? aslo, would it be really stupid if i went to college and knew nothing about how to start graphic design, if that i wanna be a graphic designer?
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Answer by gitter1226
No, going to college isn’t stupid. It’s arguably an even better idea if you don’t know where to start. Graphic design is 80% imagination and creativity. Going to college can give you many things, including a degree, a foot in the door, and a good tool set that you can use in your career.
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What’s a good laptop screen-size for a graphic design student?
Question by ß?????: What’s a good laptop screen-size for a graphic design student?
I’m going into graphic design, and I need a laptop… I’m trying to design the best screen-size. I’m looking into the Macbook Pro, which is obviously super expensive, but it’d be stupid to get the cheaper 13-inch if it’s too small for what I want to do with it.
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Answer by Mercuri
13″ is probably way too small for graphic design. I also hear that the 13″ Macbook Pro’s screen resolution and quality is terrible, so you should get at least a 15″. If you can afford it, the 17″ would probably be the best route. Or considering getting a PC with a nice size screen (PCs are just as good for graphic design as Macs)
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