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.
Also called: Creative Director, Designer, Graphic Artist, Graphic Designer
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- design
- computers and electronics
- English language
- music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- create new and original ideas
- come up with lots of ideas
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Innovation
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Achievement/Effort
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Technology:
Web platform development software
- AJAX
- Hypertext markup language HTML
Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Visio
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Bentley MicroStation
