Graphic Design
Marketable Skills
Graphic Design majors develop professional skills including:
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Strong creative thinking, critical discerning, and problem solving skills
The ability to design visual communications to meet the needs of diverse clients and audiences
Proficiency in professional software for digital imaging and design for print and digital media
Strong visual and written communication skills
The ability to communicate information, themes and concepts through design
Strong project management skills
Experience transforming rough sketches, data, or verbal instructions into design work
Relevant Fields
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Advertising
App Design
Art & Creative direction
Branding
Digital & Print Publishing
Education
Environmental Graphics
Exhibition Design
Game Design
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Graphic Design
Information Visualization
Marketing Communications
Motion Graphics (Web, TV, Film, etc)
Public Relations
Social/Political communications
User Experience Design
Visual Communications
Web and Mobile Design
Sample Occupational Titles
Bachelor’s Degree:
- Art/Creative Director
- Graphic Designer
- Illustrator
- Information Designer
- Motion Graphics Designer
- User Experience Designer
- Visual Communications Specialist
- Web Designer
Advanced Degree in Design (MFA):
- All the previous ones
- Design Director
- Design Educator
- Professor
Print Resources
Find these titles and additional books, periodicals, and handouts in the Career Resource Library:
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Career Opportunities in the Publishing Industry by Fred Yager and Jan Yager
Careers in Advertising & Public Relations by WetFeet Publishers
Communication Arts magazine, at the AU library and the Katzen Arts Center Visual Resource Center
Print magazine, at the AU library and the Katzen Arts Center Visual Resource Center
How magazine, at the AU library and the Katzen Arts Center Visual Resource Center
Online Resources
Visit these websites and others listed in our School-Specific Resources:
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Advertising Age at www.adage.com
AIGA at www.aiga.org/guide-whatisgraphicdesign
Creative Business at www.creativebusiness.com
DC Advertising Club at www.dcadclub.com
Graphic Design USA at www.gdusa.com
Idealist at www.idealist.org
Job listings at www.coroflot.com
Jobster at www.jobster.com
Motion Graphics blog at www.motionographer.com
O*NET Resource Center at www.onetcenter.org
Occupational Outlook Handbook at www.bls.gov/oco
Print Magazine at www.printmag.com
Smashing Magazine at www.smashingmag.com
The Art Directors Club at www.adcglobal.org
The Creative Hotlist at www.creativehotlist.com
The Society of Publication Designers at www.spd.org
Vault at www.vault.com
Professional Associations
The following professional associations offer career-related information and job listings:
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AIGA, The Professional Association for design at www.aiga.org
Art Directors Club at www.adcglobal.org
Interaction Design Association at www.IxDA.org
Type Directors Club at www.tdc.org
Find more professional associations at American Society of Association Executives at
www.asaecenter.org/Directories/AssociationSearch.cfm