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Last Answer on September 13, 2021

Im taking a computer class and got an assignment where I need to create a word document that someone in my major might create once they are graduated and working. Im a graphic design major. What types of word documents have you had to make if any?

Asked by OwlOdyssey over 5 years ago

UPDATE...I have now written a guide to becoming a graphic designer. It is available as Kindle or in print ...check it out here... AMAZON LINK . Right ..."Word" is not a design program... never has and never will be ...don't let anyone tell you otherwise. "Word" is for writing letters in an office or maybe putting together a cheap looking newsletter ...nothing more. In my long career of being a graphic designer I have never ever used "Word" to design anything ...and never will. I have be asked before though ...clients have asked me to design a brochure in "Word" so they can edit it after. I always turn these clients down as it is not what a designer does ...ever! A graphic designers tools are Adobe InDesign (for doing brochures, magazines etc), Adobe Photoshop (for retouching and manipulation images) and Adobe Illustrator (for doing illustrations, logos, etc). Hope this answers your question.

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What are your favorite tasks in your profession?

Asked by MarieAbend almost 6 years ago

UPDATE...I have now written a guide to becoming a graphic designer. It is available as Kindle or in print ...check it out here... AMAZON LINK . I love doing illustrations in Adobe Illustrator ...they are a challenge but I love seeing the end result. All design projects are great to do especially when your clients are so happy with what you have done for them. Newspapers can be a bit boring and some magazines that have 100's of pages ...but they pay the bills so need to be done.

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Would you be willing to answer some questions for one of my students who is interested in becoming a graphic designer?

Asked by heidi over 5 years ago

UPDATE...I have now written a guide to becoming a graphic designer. It is available as Kindle or in print ...check it out here... AMAZON LINK . Hi Heidi, yeah sure I am happy to answer any questions your students have ...fire away!

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Printing a 12x8 banner on fabric - I had to change the color of a logo and had to rasterize it in Photoshop - will rasterizing a vector image cause the image to print any different on the banner? Thanks in advance!

Asked by Kim almost 6 years ago

UPDATE...I have now written a guide to becoming a graphic designer. It is available as Kindle or in print ...check it out here... AMAZON LINK . I am guessing the logo was very big, so the photoshop file must have been big so should not have a problem with quality. But if the logo is small and you have rasterized it you may have a pixellation problem when you enlarge it for the banner. It is always best to keep it as an original vector and change the colour in a vector software. Also make sure it is CMYK and not RGB. Hope this helps

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What’s the thing your most proud of creating.

Asked by Dj over 4 years ago

Well it is something I am in the process of creating now. It is a self project that I have been working on for years ...and not far off from completing. But it is not something I can reveal yet ...so unfortunately no one will know just yet ....lol

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I was given my first Grahic Design job working for a family friend. I was asked make a logo ,business cards, header and also a website . I’m not really sure what I my price range should be since this is my first time creating things like this.

Asked by Talia over 5 years ago

UPDATE...I have now written a guide to becoming a graphic designer. It is available as Kindle or in print ...check it out here... AMAZON LINK . Well as it is for a family friend I guess that are expecting special rates ...but always keep to the same rates as any client. Without knowing where you live and what your experience is it is hard to give you a rate that you should charge. If you are very good you should go in with a high price then negotiate if need be. I am in Europe and a few years ago I used to charge 400 euros for logo design and throw in the business card for free. But nowadays it is hard to charge that sort of money especially if it is a small company. I now charge 180 euros for logo design and 60 euros for business cards (no longer thrown in for free). As for websites that is something I do not design so do not know a price to charge. So you really need to base your price on your experience or capabilities but do not undersell yourself. Hope this helps.

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What do you think of Windows?

Asked by Lisa over 4 years ago

Hi Lisa, always been a Mac person ...never used Windows so cannot really answer that question

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