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GD essential skillsets 2016-07-26 18:20:27 Post No. 277800
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GD essential skillsets 2016-07-26 18:20:27 Post No. 277800
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Just how much shit does a graphic designer have to know these days to make it in the industry?
Everywhere I look job descriptions ask for more than what most schools teach you. Skills such as web design and I'm not talking just drawing a pretty layout I mean actual coding and front end web design. Many go as far as 3D motion graphics and 3D modeling. There is way too much overlap in the industry and I feel like some of these skillsets are better handled by people who focused on such skills as vfx/web design/3D artists/programmers.
Are they justified? I often feel so unprepared for the grueling demands from these companies which leave me confused as to what I should focus on learning. What does /gd/ think are the essentials and what is crossing the line in terms of requirements?
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You don't want to work for people who request all those things.
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>>277800
make some friends through specializing you dumb frogposter
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>>277858
But what's a good path to specialize? This isn't about making connections, connections are essential in any job/field.
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>>277800
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>>277876
Thanks! Helps clarify things a lot but still doesn't explain why companies ask for so much more other than filling multiple rolls with a single employee.
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>>277878
They have an incentive to bid the number of skills upwards and you have an incentive to bid it downward.
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>>277878 >>277880 >>277876
the thing is that for being "good" (not even great) at any of those you'll need to know a lot of things first. for example is useful to know about things like cameras/photography related stuff, photo manipulation/composition, color theory, layout/grids, typography, drawing/anatomy, gif/video related stuff, 3d/animations/motion graphics, vector illustrations, ux/dataviz, programming/web dev, etc.
here's more /gd/ infographics
https://mega.nz/#F!i9ciHBYA!S3VtKbo5M5hzLF3TKw_j4g
https://mega.nz/#F!DptDTDKJ!o6_dHdwfYaOHNhJPiD7ZdA
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>>277892
This. I actually go back into learning the basic principles of lighting for photography for my 3D project in order to make a good scene. It's all related
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>>277943
Yeah but is 3D modeling a Graphic Design must? Sure the core principles are all connected and to get better at something you must have a solid understanding of other fields/principles but do are your skills in 3D modelling relevant or required in your graphic design work?
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>>277944
If you work on motion graphics, yes it would be very useful. You know, those trendy infographics that you see
https://vimeo.com/47802965
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>>277800
>architect that learning 3ds max
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That seems like the standard HR fuckup. They dont understand this shit, so when someone from the company comes to HT and ask for a new 2D graphic, web designer and 3D graphic, HR just puts it into a single demand. Chance is they need 3 people insteaf of 1 super person, but as a result of them being uneducated they get 0 people
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