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Graphic Design Degrees |  |
February 22, 2006
By Sarah Udall
Design Programs Columnist
Earning a graphic design degree can prepare you for career opportunities in a variety of fields such as graphic design, multi-media art and animation, computer game programming, web design, advertising, or commercial design.
A graphic design degree program will provide you with practical knowledge and applied skills, which combined with your own artistic abilities, will allow you to create formal designs for the products we buy, things we see on the web, computer games we play and more. A graphic design degree will teach you about the various graphic design mediums. You will learn how to use a variety of print and graphic technology, such as digital photography and computer technology, in order to create graphic art. You will also learn how to develop lifelike images on a computer screen by using special computer programs and devices to manipulate or create images. Through your curriculum in a graphic design program you will also be able to build a portfolio of your completed designs and modules that will help you to apply for jobs and maintain an edge in the graphic design and multi-media arts industry.
Graphic designers usually specialize in a particular area of graphic design such as illustration, programming, logos or web design. A graphic design degree can prepare you for careers in advertising as an art director or a designer, or in other multi-media fields such as computer game programming, web site design, animation and illustration, the visual arts, or as a logo specialist.
The earnings for entry-level graphic designers are moderate, but there is usually
potential to advance in both position and salary in this field. Graphic designer's
earnings can vary depending on the type of design work that they specialize in,
but the
average salary for graphic designer is between 40,000 and 80,000 dollars a year.
Salaries will vary by employer, level of experience, and size of the project.
Well-trained designers, programmers and animators are and will continue to be
in great demand, and qualified to earn substantial salaries.
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