What are the technical and non-technical skills a graphic designer needs to have?
• Design, composition and typography principles • Drawing skills • Windows or Macintosh (file/folder management, shortcuts) • InDesign – page layout • Illustrator – technical drawing skills • Photoshop – digital imaging • Dreamweaver – web page layout • Flash – image prep & animation skills • XHTML Non-Technical • Developing design, drawing and painting skills and understanding color will help you create more interesting projects and give you more ways of expressing your ideas. • Creative flexibility and problem solving skills will help you adjust to changes or additions in a project. • Willingness to take a project to completion, even if it means working long or extra hours, will help build a reputation for reliability. • Self-promotion and networking are an important part of a design career.
