Businessprove c: Consider becoming a Graphics Designer

Becoming a graphic designer can be rewarding yet very challenging depending on how passionate you are about it. Good designers earn good monies for their job. Graphic designing consists of several specializations like:

To become a graphical designer you need to be at least a person who is analytically creative and artistic in nature. Graphic designers are creative in that they have the ability to interpret the request from client into clear “designs” that conveys the client’s message. You need to have the “eye” for art.

If you think you have all of the above qualities then graphic design would be good for you, the only difference on paper and designing on computer would be that on computer you have to do those same jobs with keyboard and mouse, nothing more, nothing less.

There are a lot of certified schools and universities that can get you trained here in Nigeria. Nowadays in Nigeria unlike before, your skill is what your clients are focusing on. They want to know how good you are at what you do. They would want to see some of your already completed projects, which will prove to them that you are good.

1. Enrol: Here in Nigeria there are a lot of reputable graphic designing institute you can enrol and become a professional graphic designer with time. The most reliable institutes are more expensive collecting up to N100, 000 to N250, 000. But one thing is certain, if you are serious about it, you would learn. Here in Abuja, we have places like Aptech computers, First logic, New Horizons, Blue berry computers.

2. Get tutored on the internet – You can also learn graphic designing on the internet. psd.tutsplus.com which I think is the Photoshop world best tutorial site, the industry’s standard applications for graphic design are Adobe photoshop and adobe Illustrator). The full adobe creative suite includes Acrobat, Dream weavers, Illustrator, Premiere, Photoshop, Indesign and After effects). Getting tutored online is cheaper and you can get answers to questions from around the world on your computer. Enrolling in Nigeria gives you an advantage of seeing your teacher face to face.

- By now you should have known that you would need a laptop. This will help you practicalise what you have learnt in school or even while you were online.

- Begin to carry out projects – This will help enhance your skill. “Practice makes perfect” they say. Set programs for yourself i.e set goals.

- Your Education – If you intend to do it professionally then you need to begin to consider getting a degree on graphics design. Reasons are because greater companies may not take you seriously when you don’t have a “paper”, even though you are a good designer.

Consider becoming a Graphics Designer

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