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Graphic design vs. production artist – I’m debating on which degree to persue. Similar difficulties anyone?
I am nearly finished with my graphic design degree and I find that I still have a hard time coming up with my own ideas. I have a shelf full of design annuals and graphic design magazines (print, how, comm arts, etc.) that are somewhat helpful. During school, I would usually end a project with a suggestion I got from someone else. After I get an idea (whether it’s mine or not) I have no problems executing it and it’s way more fun than racking my brain for days about what font to use or if I should put a box around that (graphic designers… you know what I’m talking about). I’ve been in school for 2 years straight, including summers, so I’m not sure if I’m just burned out. I’m basically asking if anyone has had the same issues.
Go Graphic Design, it’s more creative intense and you will lern how to create and execute instead of just taking instruction. Here’s why: if you get your graphic design degree, you could turn out to be very good at it, if not, production isn’t as intense creatively so you easily handle the responsibilies and pursue those types of jobs. If you go straight production and find an awesome job that’s more design oriented, it’s less likely you will be a good candidate for the position seeing how you were only trained as a production artist. I feel it’s okay to be better at one then the other. I myself work as a production artist but have many opportunities to be creative and conceptualize. For me, the downside of production is troubleshooting. You need to learn a lot about Macs (since real design on a PC sucks!), preflighting and the printing process (CMYK for print, RGB web, embedding fonts, dot grain etc..) It’s almost essential for a designer (especially production) to be fluent in these areas. As a production artisit with a BFA in graphic design I urge you, continue reading the design materials, learn more about Acrobat and preflighting, and set your goals high. Work on brainstorming and creating your own concepts, There’s nothing wrong with production, but the money is in design!
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