If i go into Graphic Design, Do I need to be good at art, like drawing and etc?

Question

I want to go into graphic design but im not that good at drawing unless i trace or do it online computer programs

Answer 1

I've been a graphic designer for many years and I teach graphic design - I can tell you that there are people who go into this field who have no artistic talent at all and they get work. Big deal - that just means that there are lots of people out there who don't know anything about design and don't care.

I assume you care about design and that's why you want to be a designer. Caring about it is the best place to start, but being "creative" and knowing the computer won't necessarily make you a GOOD graphic designer; that will take some training and practice in the finer skills and knowledge of graphic design. And you CAN learn those with no previous art training or experience.

If you care about doing beautiful and interesting work, then you will need to learn about the artistic side of graphic design. The good news is that can be fun and interesting. You CAN learn to draw - both with paper and pencil, and on the computer. You will also learn composition, and color, and typography, plus how to take and manipulate photos and images that work in your designs.

Learning all this is possible in a variety of settings. I recommend taking courses from people who have worked as graphic designers and who can teach and mentor you. If you love design, doing this will be fun, not hard.

There are lots of resources for beginning designers and there's a lot you can learn online without being enrolled in school. Here's a great site for all the key elements of graphic design and how to do it well. Each element has many pages - take some time to explore:
http://www.warrenkramer.com/design/4/index.shtml

Here are sites covering the three core elements of design.
1) Color:
http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html

2) Typography
http://www.thinkingwithtype.com/

3) Composition
http://www.typography-1st.com/typo/prnc-des.shtml

Also, AIGA is the main association for graphic designers and they have a lot of resources for students and newcomers:
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/students

Finally, there are lots and lots of good books on graphic design - go to a good bookstore or a library and spend some time looking through them to get an idea of what the work entails.

Answer 2

It helps but, Paul Rand, one of the most famous designers of this past century states that graphic design is the understanding of objects and relation to each other. In other words, you must learn to understand which colors, what shapes, what typefaces and so on go together or more importantly - how do they relate to each other in a single piece. You can be a very successful graphic designer without being able to draw or any other type of art, but it helps, especially when you are drawing thumbnails or concepts and you have to present them to a client. A graphic designers most important job is to communicat visually.

Answer 3

If you have an interest in Graphic Design then go for it!

My husband is at the Art Institute for Graphic Design and even though he does have classes that are more fine art related, there arent many of them, and you wont really need that once you are working in that field. I guess they just want you to be exposed to all that stuff in case you ever need it, but chances are you wont.

So, the short answer to your question is, "no."

Answer 4

The term fine in 'fine art' comes from the concept of final cause or purpose. The final cause of fine art is the art object itself; it is not a means to another end except perhaps to please those who behold it. Graphic design is the process of communicating visually using typography and images to present information. There's not a whole lot of blurring going on to my mind. There is, however, a blurring of the line between graphic design and illustration, but illustration, as any fine artist will happily tell you...ain't fine art!

Answer 5

Not necessarily, you do however have to have an imagination, but with a good computer program or computer training you should not need to be able to draw more than trace.

Answer 6

No you can find all the art you need right here on the net, you don't have to draw any thing, you have to have vision and potential and you can be any thing you want

Answer 7

i have done research and although it does help...as long as you have a creative mind..all will work out..im actually thinking bout that area myself...im a excellent designer and get paid for it as it is..

Answer 8

i don't think so.But if ur not good at drawing u can do computer graphics

Answer 9

all you need is creativity and technology knowledge