10 Reasons Why It's Great To Be A Graphic Designer

There's huge demand for graphic designers these days; and there's so many different in-demand areas. It seems graphic designers are a sought after breed. Here's a look at ten reasons why it's great to be a graphic designer!

The need for designers is exploding in a variety of arenas — be it building static pages, mobile applications, theme design, marketing pieces, and what has me so fascinated is that designers typically use same set of tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, CSS, etc), but they're used in such radically different ways, depending on what current projects call for. To me, that's what keeps graphic design juicy and fresh — there's always a lot of energy and creativity happening…there's always something new and exciting going on.

In addition to such strong demand, there are other great benefits to pursuing a career in graphic design, like the ability to express yourself creatively and the opportunity to either work at an agency or carve out your own freelance path. Over at Naldzgraphics.net, author Ronald Bien outlines 10 reasons why being a graphic designer is so great, in It's Great to be a Graphic Designer. Here's Why. Here's my personal favorite:

You can work anywhere:

As long as you have your computer with you, you can still work even if you are having a vacation near the beach or even if you are having coffee in the mall. You can do your work anywhere you want.

What I love too is that you don't need an expensive college education or spend a lot of money gaining skills and honing your chops. As Ronald says, "You really don't have to spend money to learn. There are online tutorials that could help you learn various designing programs. You can explore the program and practice designing. This way, you are able to develop your own styles and techniques in designing."

So if you're considering exploring a career in the fast-paced and ever-expanding arena of graphic design, take advantage of resources like Naldzgraphics.net and Ten Ton's online subscription library and get yourself rolling!

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