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Top Skills Every Graphic Designer Should Have

To become a professional graphic designer there are a variety of skills that are essential to creating projects assigned by a client or employers that they will expect you to demonstrate. Here are the top skills every graphic designer should have to help you build your business and drive client traffic.

Creativity – Have the skill to recognize and develop new trends and what appeals to people the most, as well as being able to visualize how something can look completed.

Typography – Knowing and understanding type is essential to strong design. Designers should be aware of font families, appropriate use of line-height, kerning and tracking. Since our industry is primarily about communication so the type needs

Using Typography to Enhance you Graphic Design Work

Typography is the art of print. We are surrounded by it every day. Typography includes anything in print; from books to public journals, posters to newspaper and just about anything else in between. It’s a combination between communication and artistic elements that creates a print that is pleasing and easy to interpret.

Typography must have clear communication and good design. Some fonts that are too small or pixelated or anything in the print that makes the item hard to read is not good typography. A successful usage of typography for a graphic design project is clear and legible. It not only adds to the message but also visually enhances the overall look of the project. Graphic designers work