Technologies used in graphic design
1. Technologies used in Graphic Design -by
2. Graphic design expands into the realm of web design, it’s
also wise to acquire a working knowledge of web development languages like
JavaScript. Industry-Standard Technology
3. 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.
4. Mac Hardware Mac hardware is more widely used in the
graphic design world than PCs
5. Graphic Design Tablet
6. 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.
7. List of Softwares for Graphic Design Adobe Photoshop
Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Adobe Illustrator Adobe Flash CorelDRAW Graphics
Suite X5 Adobe Indesign Corel Paint Art Rage 3.5 Xara Designer Pro Wacom
Tablets
8. Web/Graphic Designing
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Scripting Language Many sites also make use of scripting
languages like JavaScript in order to pre-load images or create dynamic
galleries and menus.
13. 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.