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A Lifecycle of a Creative Job. Julian Zhu. About Graphic Design. A graphic designer or graphic artist conveys information through visual solutions that promote or enhance a service, product, philosophy or entity.
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A Lifecycle of a Creative Job Julian Zhu
About Graphic Design • A graphic designer or graphic artist conveys information through visual solutions that promote or enhance a service, product, philosophy or entity. • A good graphic designer has strong interpersonal and marketing skills, in addition to a keen eye and an adept knowledge of electronic media packages.
To simplify… • We work with media, animation, sound, images, illustration, type, colour, and “white space.” • We satisfy client’s needs • We consider market, culture, society and so on • We create things using a range of tools
The Process Idea, concept, thumbnails Feedback Feedback Written or oral brief from client Image editing typography Research & get inspired Think about fonts, colours, styles, etc.
Brief • A HTML-based template • A logo • Simple and modern • No flash needed • Product Image display
Scheduling • Job Planning • Timeline • Job Specifications • Set DUEDATE
Brainstorming background colours? Corporate colours? Research for ideas Elements? What colour? Logo design Photographical? 3D? Typeface? Determine which software to use Corporate fonts?
Brainstorming • Website structure planning • Resolution • Logo • Banner • Hero image • Layout • Navigation • Hyperlinks • Hierarchy • Footer
Resource for Designers Typefaces – DaFont.com Colour–Adobe Kuler
Sketching From thumbnails to detailed design
Feedbacks Want more colour and font choices No problem! We love the first one, but want bold font Sure!
Layout/Coding • It will not take long to do the digital work if you’ve gone through all the previous steps • Minor changes are necessary
Extra Work • Sometimes the images applied by the client are not good • Sometimes you are required to create images