Graphic artists use their skills and ideas in commercial interests, as in advertising and design, or in working for corporations, retail stores, or publishing companies. Graphic art is used in creating packaging, promotional displays, and sales brochures, visual designs for corporate reports and literature, and distinctive logos for products or companies. Graphic designers are often responsible for the layout and design of magazines, newspapers and journals, as well as graphics for television and the Internet.
Some Related Organizations
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, Virginia 20190
www.arts-accredit.org/nasad
The American Institute of Graphic Arts
164 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10010
www.aiga.org
Some Related Occupations
- Architect
- Landscape Architect
- Photographer
- Floral Designer
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- Industrial Designer
- Interior Designer
- Webmaster
- Internet Page Designer
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Some Related Skills/Competencies
- Ability to allocate human resources
- Ability to analyze customer information
- Ability to communicate ideas through graphic/pictorial methods
- Creative listener/thinker
- Decision maker
- Demonstrates integrity/honesty
- Exercises leadership
- Improves and designs systems
- Interprets and communicates information
- Maintains and troubleshoots technology
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- Ability to monitor and correct performance
- Ability to organize and maintain information
- Participates as a member of a team
- Sees things in two and three dimensional forms
- Proficiency in selecting technology
- Self management
- Serves clients/customers
- Ability to teach others
- Understands systems
- Sensitive to diverse cultures
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Sources: The College Majors Handbook, Occupational Outlook Handbook , Career Solver (CD-ROM)
