Graphic design has been part of early civilization in caves, palaces and textile. It was popularized during the advent of printing and the recent explosion of visual communication and advertising. Since then, graphic design has always been a combination of text and imagery. In the beginning it was done through any surface, stones, walls, textile and paper. Jobs in graphic design back then were limited and not lucrative. Graphic design and the skills required were limited and applicable to print media hence there was confusion on the difference between graphic design and fine arts. The concept of advertising and mass communication plays a big role in identifying the difference between the two.
Gone are the days where jobs in graphic design are limited to print media alone. There is a growing demand for jobs in graphic design and the demand is not limited to advertising alone. The basic skills needed in a getting jobs in graphic design includes visual arts which is done using traditional media, photography and other computer generated art, Typography or the art of modifying glyphs or characters used in modern design, Page layout which is the art of arranging elements into a page, Interface design which is currently the more popular graphic design skill because it is used for web pages, web advertising and uses modern applications and finally, print making, modernized by not limiting graphic design on paper alone but on any surface such as glass, acrylic, cement and the likes.
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Rich Lane is a graphic design student and Montana State University. Check out his blog at www.enalava.com and all his other graphic design related articles.
