Technologies used in graphic design
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Industry-Standard Technology Graphic design expands into the realm of web design, it’s also wise to acquire a working knowledge of web development languages like JavaScript.
Fundamental Graphic Design Software Graphic Designers rely on powerful software to get their jobs done. Complex visual manipulations that used to be laboriously done by hand are now performed easily and quickly on a computer.
Mac Hardware
Mac hardware is more widely used in the graphic design world than PCs
Graphic Design Tablet
How Do Graphic Design Tablets Work? A graphic design tablet—also called a digitizing tablet or graphics pad—is a substitute for a mouse, trackball or other device. The tablet consists of a flat surface where the designer can draw, and a pen that has been programmed to work with the pad. Wacom is considered the leader in the industry and they provide tablets that integrate with small home office setups as well as larger professional offices.
List of Softwares for Graphic Design
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3
Corel Paint
Adobe Illustrator
Art Rage 3.5
Adobe Flash
Xara Designer Pro
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5
Wacom Tablets
Web/Graphic Designing
If web design is your area of specialty, more and more websites are designed and maintained using content management systems like WordPress and Drupal, which can be “plugged in� to a site and then used to create a consistent layout and structure without extensive knowledge of programming languages.
Tools for Web Graphic Design Graphic designers who work on websites will find it valuable to know at least the basics of the coding language that is the building block of every web page: HTML.
CSS-Cascading Style Sheet CSS (cascading style sheets) are used to create a consistent look and feel throughout the various pages of a site, so they’re another important tool for graphic designers to know about.
Scripting Language Many sites also make use of scripting languages like JavaScript in order to pre-load images or create dynamic galleries and menus.
Graphic Design Technology is to develop media agile, productive and problem solving professionals for industries related to Design Drafting, Media Design, and Graphics Design. Technology does not create good design - but it is an important tool, and can help designers develop something original.
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