2- Type! I like type, a lot. However those fonts are all sans-serifs, you need to know a little better than that. You need to know how to «mingle» (hope it makes sense this word) them in the work in order to achieve your goal.

3- Although I don’t know Quark either, it isn’t teached in my school, just InDesign, I also believe, never asked my schoolmates their opinion, that you should know as much as possible. I think that I will learn Quark for myself, just to be able to understand more software, an, who knows, to work for someone that says «You need to know Quark to work here!».

4- Since this is more and more a monopoly situation, by Adobe, and since for the cost of life here in Portugal, I must admit that illegal copies, for students (just for students) are a comon form of having the software quite cheaply. I have an original copy of Photoshop 6, but can’t upgrade nowadays because so many versions came up since then, and can’t, yet, afford to buy them. However free software, like GIMP and others, are a good way to solve this problem. Must also admit that I didn’t installed none on my machine since they appeared, and you understand why… If I go to work, as a freelance, and need to develop work and don’t have legal copies, you can bet with me that I will certainly use free software!

5- For the resume, don’t really know yet, I am developing my portfolio right now, didn’t considered it yet. But some lines, at least, a curriculum with your experience, both professional and academic, never including social numbers, like national insurance number, etc., only providing them when getting the job itself.

6- Told from several teachers, in the beggining, unfortunatelly, you will probably will work for free some times. Not for an employer. 8Thats «unpaied overtime! Ehehe) But some work for friends, etc., however, nowadays, you can access some sites, like 99designs, and I don’t earn nothing promoting them, just competition, participating in contests, etc. and creating a bigger and completer folio, wether or not you win any of them.

7- Most likely you will need to leave. Often people want to get a job «at the end of their home street» and that is probably unlikely. If you are able to create your own job, you might get lucky, but even then the market may be flooded with competition. Good advice on the topic answer.

8- Network. It is the best option, to get to know people, and to check sites like I mentioned above and the topic itself.

9- I never considered to lie in a job. It is only bad for you. If you get caught you might not get good perspective in getting jobs in other places… Keep up learning other stuff if you really want to say you can do both. Some good offers might slip, but your conscience will profit, I think…

10- Never considered that point of view… I always thought that I would really would be able to work in the gaming business with my skills, ehehhehe! But I believe it can be that hard, or even more.

Sorry for the long post, this was just a small point of view of each question…

Márcio Guerra

P.s.- Thanks for the free type book, I think I have never answered you! Quite good!

Some great sites are in my Friends Bar in the right hand side of the site and I would also recommend the 99 sites all designers should know about post.

And Ashwini, I reply to every comment on this blog personally, so if you ever need anything let me know.

this is a 19 yr old girl callled ashwini… i hav taken advertising & graphic designing as my career… i hav just finished my first sem.

your articles are very helpful to me… it made me to think in the right direction….

but i would like to learn more about basics of designing… so would like to know more about
concepts and sites which are useful.. & some good link which might help me to develop my designing sense…

and i am very new to this blogging n postin comments.. this is my first post..

hope u get time to reply to my post….

thank u….

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I think what people who say they can’t draw are really saying is that they feel they can’t draw in the same style as or as good as [place artist name here] but I think the key thing is to find your own style and practice practice practice.

Jas
http://www.jasonslater.co.uk

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Hi Brian,I would have to mostly disagree with you there, . I know it is a key part in illustration but in general graphic design who says you need to be able to draw? People can have the natural ability of design but not drawing.In regards to your Hendrix comment…If you’re a designer and can’t draw, your probably aren’t great with illustrating :P

I am glad you too found this article interesting, particularly the comments. Thanks for the link as well!

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I believe it will. I am a strong believer that if you do not have the artistic ability to draw, then you do not have the artistic ability to design. It’s all about having that natural ability and using the correct side of your brain! I am sure there are designers that are successful and cannot draw a stick figure, but I imagine the number of those that can draw greatly out number those that can’t.

Art is art. It’s as simple as that. Graphic Design is the modern day charcoal on paper. If you’re a guitarist and can’t play Hendrix, then you probably aren’t great with Nirvana.

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One thing I do have to say is the cost of software is out of control, even for those of us who are not students. I’ve been thinking of ditching my PC for a Mac, but with all the graphics software I’d be spending as much as I would on the computer as I would on the software (if not more).

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