Graphic Design Education and Training News and Trends

Keep up with the ever-changing field of graphic design training

By Katherine Kay
Graphic design education is a broad field and covers many different sets of expertise. Logos, branding, the design of street signs and the words and design on the outside of an airplane all fall under graphic design. New software technologies and the Internet have changed the landscape of graphic design. Rarely do you see the creative director or art director (all names for graphic designers) sketching out ideas in detail with a pad and paper. Everything has gone to the computer. Cartography, computer-aided-design (CAD), advertising, multimedia and web design all assist the modern graphic designer.

You can find graphic design education and training in colleges and universities or you can get a journalism degree that emphasizes design. Looking for good sources of news and trends for graphic design training is not difficult. Consider the following points when looking for news and trends about graphic designer training:

1. Keep up to date with changes in graphic design schools by reading news and articles.

2. Visit or join graphic art design associations and societies for professional news that makes a difference.

3. Tap into the latest online graphic design education and training news and trends for info on logos and website design.

 

Read about news and trends for graphic design programs and schools

Find out good schools to attend or the latest in design trends online with forums and graphic design sites that make it their business to keep up with what is happening in the field.
Try: Look to Adobe for design schools and education. They are perceptive to the latest trends and post timely articles and news about graphic design. Design-training.com also provides up-to-the-minute information about design education, employment and online graphic design topics.

Go online with a graphic designer education and training society or organization for your news

Sometimes the best place to find the latest news in your field is to tap into the pool of professional members of official organizations and groups in your field. Graphic designers have a number of organizations posting articles and news about the field.
Try: AIGA is a professional organization for design that regularly posts articles about the graphic art and design field. Go to EServer TC Library for a long list of organizations in graphic design.

Look at graphic designer education websites for news on logos, branding and website design

The following web links are as good as any online graphic design courses in keeping your finger on the pulse of the industry. Read these latest posts from those in the trenches and find out what is on these graphic design experts' minds. Learn about graphic web design and find forums, news and articles.
Try: Read articles and news to find out what you need to know about specialty trends and training at the Graphic Design School Review. AG Design offers a forum, links to articles and all kinds of goodies to keep you up-to-the-minute on graphic art design training. They especially have good info about graphic web design.

 

  • Do your research and go to the forums. Find out what other students and professionals are saying about graphic design schools and courses before putting a lot of money into any programs.