By TACP Staff on November 03, 2021
Graphic designers communicate with their intended audience through the use of type, white space, color and visual imagery. Graphic designers use their professional-caliber artistic and technical skills to produce any type of published material for applications like signs, brochures, webpages, and advertisements – for any kind of field including museums, manufacturers, agriculture, and marketing to name a few.
The best graphic design programs integrate both practical and theoretical key concepts, at the same time encouraging strategic planning, visual problem-solving, and project management and development. The colleges below have excellent programs to offer students the very best education for graphic design.
Graphic design graduates are able to enter the workforce with the competencies and professionalism that many businesses find very desirable, regardless of industry. Frequently however, new graphic artists find themselves competing fiercely for available jobs in their preferred field due to the many talented individuals who are attracted to careers in the graphic design.
According to Careerinfonet.org’s employment data, the outlook for graphic designers is favorable – while Maine has an anticipated lull in growth, national job opportunities are expected to increase by 7% from now until the year 2020. The forecast equates to approximately 8,600 new job openings every year from the present time until 2020 – consisting mainly of new job growth.
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