I’m as of now studying to be in the field of graphic design, and probably one of the hardest questions I have ever had to answer is, “So like what do you do exactly?” and the only answer I can ever seem to come up with is “A lot”. It’s such a hard question to answer because mostly or everything around you was either created or had a designer in on the process of making it. There is different kinds of designers really theres those like me who prefer to work on their own a freelancer or those that prefer to work with others and create ideas for one particular firm or a firm that does business for other companies creating ideas. That is what people are most interested in is how the actual process works for creating an idea from start to finish.
“Graphic designers work with drawn, painted, photographed, or computer-generated images (pictures), but they also design the letterforms that make up various typefaces found in movie credits and TV ads; in books, magazines, and menus; and even on computer screens. Designers create, choose, and organize these elements-typography, images, and the so-called “white space” around them-to communicate a message. Graphic design is a part of your daily life. From humble things like gum wrappers to huge things like billboards to the T-shirt you’re wearing, graphic design informs, persuades, organizes, stimulates, locates, identifies, attracts attention and provides pleasure.” (AIGA) That one paragraph right there makes this sound like one of the coolest jobs on the planet and it is really, if you can handle workload. Which would make the benefits of being on a firm instead of being freelance a lot more appealing, freelance it’s all you and no one else in going through the many stages of creating a work for someone.
To start the process lets say you are approached by someone wanting you to create or improve an identity for a large scale company. You need to gather
