Do it Yourself Graphic Design Jobs

By Anne Ahira

If you are on a limited budget and have a need for graphic designs for a website, webpage, or an eBook, you can easily create your own graphic designs by utilizing common computer software programs and without having to pay for a graphic designer.

Anyone can create professional looking web pages or eBook covers even with little to no experience in graphic design with software programs such as Macromedia, Adobe Photoshop, or GIMP which is a free software graphics editor tool. You can also use royalty free images that can be found which are relevant to any product or information to create a professional look and "feel" to your webpage.

With simple step by step instructions, anyone can create attractive and professional mini sites and virtual book covers including eye-catching three dimensional designs. It is also easy to learn how to remove or add individuals and objects from photographs that you want to use for your design or logo.

Layers are also an essential part of creating photos that come to life and can be done by merging several photos together. It is also easy to balance your designs and create professional looking headers by using Adobe Photoshop.

GIMP can be downloaded for free and is a software graphics editor that includes many of the basic functions of Adobe Photoshop and can be utilized to create Web 2.0 graphics for your eBooks, web pages, and DVD eCovers.

You can also create shiny graphic navigation buttons, shadows, striped headers and image reflections using GIMP. When using Photoshop it is possible to create a professional looking eCover in less than one hour. If you would like detailed and easy to understand video instructions on how to utilize these tools to complete your own graphic design jobs, you can pick them up today by visiting us!

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What skills / software knowledge do I need for Graphic Design Jobs?
I'm planning to study Illustrator and InDesign, but wondered if there are any other software applications I need to familiarise myself with in order to apply for most graphic design jobs, ie. Flash, Quark Express, and so on.

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shinibling
you need to know computer programming. computing will be a good starting point.

Philip Mayron
Flash is essential, it would help to also learn Fireworks and Dreamweaver. All are by Macromedia, and I think you can buy them as a suite, which means you pay much less than buying all three separately. All the best to you, Phil.

John W
Graphic Design is nothing to do with software or computer programming. Software is just a tool; learning how to hold a brush won't turn someone into an artist;-) So, the important thing is to learn how to express your creative abilities. Then, you'll need to become familiar with the tools for whatever job you want. For print, Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign (or Quark Xpress). For Web, Fireworks and Dreamweaver, and perhaps Photoshop. Photoshop is the hardest to learn and use effectively, so spend most time on that. Only bother with Flash if you specifically need to use multimedia on web/CD - it's a different thing entirely, as are 3D applications which you might need if you do product design.

barrybigone
You dont need to know computer programming to be a graphic designer... It depends what you want to go into print or web? I work in both, but if you are working with Illustrator / Photoshop I wouldnt bother with Quark, stick with InDesign. Web, Dreamweaver, Flash, you dont really need to know Fireworks if your good in Photoshop. Try to be an all rounder. You dont need a degree, I never went but you do need a lot of raw talent, I work for a high end studio and I know a lot of designers who never went to Uni (I do know one but he designs ebay shops for a living, not really rock and roll). Learn your Pantone colours, thats really important. Start building your portfolio, do it for free if you have to, I used to design gig posters for bands (long time ago now) but it sort of gives you a sense of working with customers. Good luck!!

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