How do beginners begin to learn graphic design?

See a lot of friends want to learn graphic design, but do not know where to learn from, touch the mind, can not find the entrance. Let's talk now about where the "gate" of the graphic design is going.

　　First, understand what graphic design is

What is graphic design? is to use some special operations to deal with some of the digital image of the process, is a computer technology, digital technology and artistic creativity in one integrated content. In layman's terms, graphic design is the use of art forms, through professional computer software (such as Photoshop Illustratour) to complete specific content of the art of creative behavior, such as design logo, design business cards, design posters and so on. But if these do not pass the printing technology can not be used out, like the daily life of contact with business cards, posters, etc., are designed and processed through the printing technology. Therefore, graphic design and printing technology is closely related, in the graphic design process, not only need professional skills, but also need to master some printing knowledge, some people call it "prepress technology."

What does the graphic design include? The scope of graphic design is very wide. From the scope of all used for printing and graphic design, from the function, graphic design is visual communication. (Vision is what we see, communication is expressed in some form, this is the graphic design of a functional definition of image.) There are usually a lot of graphic design classifications, such as: Business card design, logo design, font design, vi visual image design, cis design, advertising design, poster design, promotional single design, brochure design, sample design, album design, building book design, annual report design, packaging design, book design, Sanka design, invitation design, Typesetting design, print design ...

So many of these classifications seem complex, in fact, not complex, the classification is not independent, but interlinked or subordinate. For beginners, do not need to do everything, as long as you can according to their own interests or work to learn several of these can, a long time, you are slowly full contact with more things, for each design category can be a mastery. And as long as you observe, in fact, graphic design things in life can be seen everywhere, such as the packaging of various items, book magazine design, roadside billboards and shopping malls in the leaflets, posters and so on.

　　Second, understand your interests and hobbies

Have a general understanding of graphic design, you must understand yourself, to determine whether you are interested in graphic design. With a whim to learn graphic design of the people, will learn more and feel been trudging or once encountered difficulties will easily give up, so can only waste time and energy, nothing. Therefore, before you learn graphic design, you must understand that learning design is not a matter of overnight, need a relatively long tortuous process, to do a good job to a large extent need interest to support. Baidu CEO Robin Li has been interviewed about why Baidu can achieve the current achievements when he concluded that it is best to do what you like to do, interest can cultivate everything, and also do their own good things. (This should be a lot of people have a similar feeling after success.) )

Visible, interest is the best teacher of success, even if you have no art foundation, no design talent, but if you have enough interest, you can still do well.

　　Third, master the basis of graphic design

When you really decide to learn graphic design, you have to know what the basis of graphic design is.

First, the Art Foundation. For the major art colleges and universities have a certain basis. They studied in the school such as sketch, color, Chinese painting, oil painting, plane composition, three-dimensional composition, color composition, and so on, have a certain degree of art skills, and systematically studied Vis image recognition system, book design, packaging design, layout design, photographic art and so on. But after work you will find that what you learn in school is far from enough. Into society, is just the beginning, you have to face new learning.

But there are a lot of "halfway out" of the design enthusiasts do not have a little art foundation, not to mention what the systematic study of graphic design, some people even laugh at their own even the eggs are not like painting, want to learn how to do the graphic design? But it's no big deal, and you're interested in being your teacher, and you don't have to feel inferior even if you paint your eggs as bullets. As long as you usually work and study time to learn some art things, such as color knowledge, cultivate their own color perception ability, more practice freehand painting, which is also necessary for graphic designers. There is a chance to suggest a systematic study of the sketch, color, plane composition, three-dimensional composition, color composition, such as the basis of things, which requires a long-term process. Perhaps some people will say, is not a lot of artists without the basis of art to do graphic design it? But if you want to do well, you will realize the importance of the art Foundation.

Second, computer software technology. Graphic design software has Photoshop, Coreldraw, Illustrator, Freehand, painter, InDesign and so on. It is estimated that many people will see the dazzling, straight cold sweat, so many? What year do I have to learn? But what I have to tell you is that very few people have mastered the software, and there is no need to do so. You only need to learn some of the software can be, the first thing to learn is Photoshop (PS), this is required to learn the software, you must systematically learn a good foundation, and then in the work you will gradually learn more work-related functional operations. (YY teaching channel 69247, the annual supply of PS Primary, intermediate, advanced training.) Welcome you like to learn PS enthusiasts to http://www.blwbbs.com enrollment study, or directly to the YY69247 channel lectures, classroom entrance: http://www.yy.com/goto.html#69247 and you need to learn vector software, From three major vector software: Coreldraw, Illustrator, freehand one of the selected learning. In the domestic, the general company uses the vector software to compare many is CorelDRAW, next is illustrator. If you don't know which software to learn, what vector software is used by your local graphic advertising company to determine what to learn.

But here to remind, learning design software absolutely can not learn a little, Western, zero-zero learning software functions of the operation is useless, will only waste time, to complete systematic learning basics can only be used.

The remaining two software does not need to be learned without specific job requirements. Painter is specially designed for illustrators, artists, photographers and other professional software, while InDesign is a specialized typesetting design software.

　　Four, master the basic knowledge of graphic design and theoretical skills

Basic software mastered, of course, also need to have a deeper understanding of the relevant graphic design of the basic knowledge and theoretical skills. Some people think that it will be PS, it will be designed, this is the wrong idea. Although everyone will have their own ideas about "design", but the idea and the real design or 108,000, design is not some people's eyes of arbitrary, unrestrained, it is a specific purpose and regularity, in the process of design needs to take into account many factors, and ultimately to maximize the realization of its commercial value. So master the relevant professional theoretical knowledge and skills, and know how to use flexible, which is a prerequisite to learn graphic design. This is like doing anything, if you do not understand the knowledge, often doomed to failure.

In addition to learning the basic knowledge and theoretical skills of the professional, look at the design-related information book newspaper 邗 to understand and learn the graphic design is also very necessary.

　　Learning to imitate and learn from

Novice growth requires a process, which naturally begins with imitation. To see more excellent design works, to learn other people's works excellent place, and a lot of practice, continuous progress, and constantly improve themselves.

But it's worth noting that imitation is not your long-term goal, and since it is design, you need something that is yours. Learn from imitation slowly how to draw lessons from, a good reference is a kind of innovation. Trying to create something that belongs to you is what a real graphic designer needs to do.

Now have you figured out how to get started with graphic design? If you have decided to study graphic design, then act now, and believe that you will be a good graphic designer. But now is only a start, the plane to go a long way, you need enough self-confidence and redouble their efforts ...