Stanczak_Career

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This image in particular may not represent Graphic Design that well, but it does resemble what some graphic designers may have to do within the studio. The reason why I thought this picture was really clever is because he is virtually editing himself which is a really clever idea to be honest. Also the icons you see on the left resemble what a graphic designer may use in the software Adobe Photoshop. Although some people may assume that graphic designers focus their work around the concept of vectors, a lot of work is done behind closed doors in the program Photoshop in order to make their work really pop. Photoshop is like the frosting to the cake I guess you could say because it always seems to make things look better!

This picture illustrates Graphic design because a lot of times in graphic design people will have to be creative and use a lot of different colors as well as shapes and this picture definitely achieves that goal. The reason why I say that is because the designer was clever as to how they piled the pictures on top of each other and used different types of features to make things look more realistic or pop! Not sure what this kind of work would be used for, but it was definitely used to demonstrate something awesome, that is for sure!

The has to be one of my favorite designers in general because he uses illustrator to the extreme and all of his work is top notch! The reason why this picture illustrates that the career of a Graphic Designer is because several companies in most cases will ask professional designers (like "Swerve" for example) to design a logo for their business. In this case the company "Devastate" wanted to portray a toxic deadly image and with that being said this Graphic Designer most likely went into Illustrator to design the base out line of it and then add a couple of glossy effects in Photoshop to retouch it!

E**xplain the career or (careers) you are considering for this project. What does a person do for this job?** The career that I am interested in the most is would have to be Graphic Design because you can bring your ideas and creations that are bottled up in your head to life, which is a really cool thing in my opinion! A average graphic designer will usually seek out small businesses that may be looking for a person to market their product in a effective way by designing a clever logo of some sort or even designing a clever poster. A lot of times the business will set up the standard requirements: font size, paper size, the size of the design, and etc.

I feel as though Graphic Designers have to have a lot of skill in three programs: Illustrator, Photoshop, and Indesign (the last one is debatable). The reason why I say this is because if someone is well aware of these three programs they will be able to create anything a client may want, considering it was a logo or something that can be done with these types of software.
 * What kind of skills or talents are required for this career?**

The type of schooling required for this program can vary depending on where you decide to go. If you decide to go to a school that is focused in primarily design, then 2 years would be the requirement needed, but if you decided to go to a big ten school or a school that is not specialized in just design, four years would be the standard requirement.
 * What schooling is required? Where do they have this sort of program? 2 year, 4 year, tech school, (liberal arts) college, specialized (art school)?**

When it comes down to salary for this major it definitely varies as to what company you decide to team up with, location, and whether or not you wish to be freelance. Generally, the average salary for a graphic designer is around 48,000 if they are free lance and are good at what they do. If a graphic designer were to work for a company let's say in Milwaukee the salary for that individual would then be around 38,000 if you were lucky! One of the reasons I know this is because I job shadowed a Graphic Designer in Milwaukee and that was the type of salary he was making at that given time.
 * What kind of salary can you expect in this field? Starting? Mid-Career?**

One of the ways to get started in this career is to definitely start school. Learn the basics and what makes someone stand out from the rest of the designers out there because it is by far a very competitive business simply because so many individuals can draw and be a graphic designer! Also a portfolio is definitely recommended because it allows business to get a small glimpse as to what kind of designer you are.
 * How do you get started? Do you have to have a portfolio or internship or both or???**

A typical day in this field would be going to a studio working on a couple of design projects and asking input from other designers if you decide to work with a company and then consult with some business in order to find the requirements needed to produce a product they will enjoy.
 * What will a typical day be like in this field?**

My plan for my self promotional piece was to make a collage of several different things that I create in order to not only display my talent, but my creative ideas through the simple use of a collage.
 * What do you plan to do for your self-promotional piece?**

This illustrates Graphic Design because in graphic design often times people are forced to challenge themselves and create things that might not always be easy or something an individual may wish to create, but it still has to be done because companies will depend on you. With that being said, I thought a collage would be able to illuminate my abilities as a graphic designer.
 * Explain how your idea illustrates this career**

Unfortunately I didn't use any links primarily because I have been researching things in this field for several years now and on top of that I have already job shadowed an actual Graphic Designer, so I was able to get an inside look of what an average day of being a graphic designer would be like.
 * List resources you used for research during this part of the project. Make sure they are active links. Google and other search engines are not resources.**