Careers In Design

Graphic Designer: Be Your Own Boss
If you’re planning on being a graphic designer, you will most likely be self-employed, doing freelance work. That is not to say that you cannot get a salaried position, you can, but it is a very competitive field and finding a job will be difficult. Finding freelance work will be much easier, especially if you’ve been compiling a good portfolio.

Animator: Paid to Make Cartoons
If you draw, if you are looking for a way to make a career out of your ability, animation is a great way to go about it. It’s a lot of fun and the finished product is usually something you can be proud of. Animation can sometimes be tedious, but no more so than any other job.

Interior Designer: Working on the Walls
You must be able to combine pragmatism and aesthetics on a daily basis. Knowing design is not the aspect of designing a space, you must have a breadth of knowledge in: architecture, electrical engineering, carpentry, textiles, and financial planning. In all honesty, being called an interior designer is a complete misnomer. We should be called interior-home- office-public space- design financial planners. Unfortunately, that doesn't flow so well in conversation.

Graphic Designer: Quality Creation
Many artistic people entering the work force now are eager to express their creativity. Graphic design is a career where you can do this. It isn't always creative, and not all of the projects meet your interests, but the overall capability to have a steady income and regular hours, while using your taste and imagination is good.

Graphic Designer: Painting and Perfume Bottles
Be willing to change. If management or a client gives you feedback on your idea, whether your idea be just a concept or even a visual product, take it and go with it. And in the long run, if your overall style or approach needs to change for you to be current, grow. The reason the Beatles were so successfully is because they changed as society did, not necessarily in response to it, but they didn't stay stagnant.