Advice on Becoming a Graphic Designer 2015
So you want to become a Graphic Designer? Being a Graphic Designer is not about being an artist and starting your design career is not as simple as just going to a Graphic Design School like RISD or Art Center.

Is Graphic Design School right for you or can you learn on your own? If you are going to self educate yourself on graphic design where will you learn about it? Do you need structure or can you leverage graphic design videos at random you YouTube?
Figure out a path for your Graphic Design Education.

You need to know what a Graphic Designer actually does in their job. You need to understand Graphic Design Career options and really decide if this is for you. Do you have the talent and can you gain the technical ability? Because make not mistake it requires both. You also have to start thinking about your Design Career and what your end game and accomplishments will be.

Do you want to work for a company? What kind of design work do you want to for that company? Do you want to always be a Graphic Designer or head of an Art Department as an Art Director or Creative Director?

What Graphic Design discipline fits you skills and personality? Do you want to work freelance? If you do want to become a freelance graphic designer, what clients will you serve?

Can you get design clients or do you need an agency or a sales team to do that for you? Are you just a graphic designer or do you have the business savvy to run your own Graphic Design Agency?

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