What is it like to have a career in graphic design?

The Graphic Design Career is a fast growing career that is becoming more and more competitive with every passing day. People are realizing how much money is available and how flexible the graphic and web design career really is. You can work full-time in house in a small studio or large agency. You can earn extra money on the side, you can freelance full-time from the comfort of your own home or you can even use your skills in design to you accomplish business projects.

meeting clients or account managers to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the job;

interpreting the client's business needs and developing a concept to suit their purpose;

estimating the time required to complete the work and providing quotes for clients;

developing design briefs by gathering information and data through research;

thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts;

using innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time;

presenting finalised ideas and concepts to clients or account managers;

working with a wide range of media, including photography and computer-aided design (CAD);

proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work;

contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief;

demonstrating illustrative skills with rough sketches;

working on layouts and artworking pages ready for print;

keeping abreast of emerging technologies in new media (particularly design programs such as QuarkXPress, FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop, 3ds Max, Acrobat, Director, Dreamweaver and Flash);

developing interactive design;