Zuhair,

One of the common mistakes made by self-styled graphic designers is to
begin designing right on the computer. The net result is that, though you
may come up with a finely detailed idea, for each idea you consider,
because of the nature of the computer in requiring details for every aspect
of a design, you tend to consider fewer ideas.

The solution to this is to begin designing the the conventional
manner--with pencil and paper, where little detail is required, as you can
work (and should work) quite small, and as a result, more ideas can be
explored in a given amount of time.

It is for this part of the process, the pencil and paper part, that drawing
skills can work to great advantage. I would urge you to not dismiss the
conventional tools, and the requisite skills, simply because your final
creation will be implemented on a computer.


At 06:44 AM 3/8/98 +0400, Zuhair G. Rattansi wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I have a question if someone could answer please.
>
>I'm not a great artist by hand, actually I'd be totally average, maybe a
>little below, but making grapics and graphic related stuff on the PC I seem
>to be really good at.
>
>I've been making greeting cards, posters and Logos for a three years now,
>and have just moved in wed page designing. My present page is ok, but I'm
>redesigning a new one, just trying to learn Mouseon Roll over and Flash!
>
>Well, here's my question for professional graphic designers on this list and
>anyone else:
>I have realised that graphic creation and layout design is something I seem
>to be good at and love doing, and want to do a major in Graphic Design in
>University. One Problem! A friend of mine is already doing it, and they have
>to do tons of freehand drawings. I'd probably would be able to scrape
>through, but it's not something I'm really good at.
>Do you need to be a great freehand artist to be a professional Graphic
>Designer, as in an advertising company? Coz I'm also trying to look for an
>internship.
>
>WAITING for the reply,
>
>Thanks
>Zuhair G. Rattansi
>
>
>Zuhair G. Rattansi
>P.O. Box 6055
>Tel: 971 4 261555 / 263091
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Carol Geary <caroling(at)earthlink.net>
>To: HTML Writer's Guild Graphics <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
>Date: Sunday, March 08, 1998 11:31 AM
>Subject: Who are you folks--reality check?
>
>
>>Hi everyone!
>>
>>I'm having a major reality warp after talking to someone with a totally
>>different view of graphics list members. I assume that you are graphic
>>designer types or individuals who need special things due to being in a
>>graphics-related field. Specifically, I assume that because you discuss web
>>graphics, you have a home page with graphics needs. If this doesn't
>describe
>>you, can you write to the list, please?
>>--
>>Carol Geary, http://home.earthlink.net/~caroling
>>
> 
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