by LouBelle 2 Replies latest jw friends
I'm thinkin of taking a different direction in my career. So for those of you that design ads/logos/ and the like what 'course' or programmes do you recomend and what kinda of equippment needed. I know like a computer but recommendations on that would be appreciated as well (I"m thinking apple is better??)
Ta muchly
okay then. :) I'm a graphic designer...i would tell you first to familiarize yourself with both pc and macs, cause you never know what platform you might have to work from. The programs run pretty much identical, but you need to know the operating systems.
I would tell you to really get to know these programs:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Quark Xpress
Adobe InDesign (a program similar to Xpress...works well with other Adobe Suite programs)
The top three I use on a daily basis at my job doing retail advertising with a Newspaper. This is just pretty much for design and layout. I'm not sure how specialized you want to get as far as design/art...cause there are a tons of graphics programs out there from Corel paint to DreamWeaver for web design, etc.
If you have anymore questions about this, please feel free to pm me and I can try to get any answers you need as far graphic design is concerned.
Forsharry Cross-Eyed Computer
I personally like apple better. However, I'm on a pc platform here at my job...macs at least before OS9 (those are the os's i've worked on) were VERY stable. The PC I'm on is a little persnickity but it's a 2000 profession OS so it's a little more stable than the personal operating system.
Just be aware that buying programs for macs are more expensive. That's one of the things that has limited me to purchase a pc for my at home graphic use. It doesn't make me happy, but it is the way it is at the moment.
