Requirements and Skills: Graphic Designer
Graphic design skills usually involve using software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, but many can also draw and design by hand and use these skills to create rough sketches and models.
- Communicate with clients to define their needs, schedule and budget.
- Managing client proposals from layout to graphic design, printing and production.
- Working with clients’ ideas and managing their expectations.
- Developing concepts, graphics and layouts, including decisions about fonts, images, readability and readers.
- Determine the size and placement of copy and image material and the font style and size.
- Preparation of drafts of the material based on agreed guidelines.
- Keeping clients informed, listening and acting on feedback, and explaining the reasoning behind graphic decisions.
- Review final arrangements and suggest corrections as needed.
- Keep up on software and design trends.
- Liaising with external printers or production teams to ensure deadlines are met, and material is printed or presented at a high quality.
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