Whatever you do, please learn the design programs that are out there now. Now for those of you that use Adobe Software, this is strictly for you! The book on the left, Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium Digital Classroom has so much information in it, it's ridiculous. This book was extremely helpful in my desktop publishing class. It went over each program we used in class and that included Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, and I believe Fireworks(many people don't use this one but, to me, it's actually a combination of Photoshop and Illustrator, as well. ) I learned as much as I could from this book. What it did was cover the basic tools from each program and give you an example to follow, step-by-step, so that you could retain and demonstrate the knowledge you attained. Though the challenges to read, study, and practice design, is hard for some people you have to look at the overall picture. In order to expand our creativity, we have to be willing to expand our minds as well. If books aren't your thing, try something else.
You have got to understand the design programs. If one crashes or something one day, you will be out of luck if you have no knowledge or skill of the other programs. If you get an opportunity to work at a design firm because they like the work you created with Illustrator, but they only work in Photoshop and you have no experience in Photoshop, then 9 times out of 10, you won't be lasting long in that firm.
One thing to do
The one tip that I wanted to give you guys today was simply, to learn. Learn as much as you can, whenever you get a chance to. A lot of young designers think that they only need to learn as much as a professor or client wants in order to be successful. When you do that not only do you lower your own standards as a design, but you are depriving yourself from useful knowledge and resources that will be a tremendous asset to you in the long run. Once you understand the fundamentals of those programs that I mentioned earlier, then life will be so much easier. Right below, I came up with a list of resources that designers use to acquire more knowledge. Hope this helps out some and good luck!
Graphic Design Resources
- Tutorials
- Videos
- Classes
- Books
- Magazines
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