Books in Career Center:
- Opportunities in Visual Art Careers
- Opportunities in Interior Desing
- Opportunities in Commercial Art and Graphic Design
- Opportunities in Technical Writing and Communication Careers
- Great Jobs for Art Majors
- AIGA Graphic Design
Web sites:
What Can I Do With A Major In
Graphic Design
Graphic design is a creative and strategic process that combines art and technology to communicate ideas. The graphic designer works with a variety of communication tools in order to convey a message from a client to a particular audience. The main tools are image and typography. Who are the clients? They are organizations, corporations, and individuals with a message they want to communicate to a specific audience.
Skills Developed in this area are:
- Attention to Aesthetic Details
- Creativity
- Effective Writing & Speaking
- Problem Solving Skills
Recent Internship Sites
Capstrat
Downtown Raleigh Alliance
2D Designs, Raleigh, NC
FWV Distilled
Vitalink
UNC-TV
Recent Places of Employment of Peace Graphic Design Majors
Burts Bees, Graphic Designer, Mooresville, NC
Myriad Media, Graphic Designer, Raleigh, NC
TeleFlex Medical, Global labeling/Graphics Coordinator
Apartments.com, Digital Photographer
Other jobs held by Graphic Design majors:
Art Director
Interior Designer
Set and Exhibit Designer
Desktop Publisher