Graphic Designing

Akshay Madan | Graphic Designer | Various Assignments

What is Graphic Designing?

A Career in Graphic Designing is very intriguing. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into Graphic Designing, while one should first understand What is a Career in Graphic Designing. The internet is a great source of information on Graphic Designing, but it is second best to learning about the same from a real professional.

Graphic Designer Akshay Madan has 6 years & 11 months of professional experience in Graphic Designing. Graphic Designer Akshay Madan outlines Graphic Designing as:

Graphic design is art with a purpose. It involves a creative and systematic plan to solve a problem or achieve certain objectives, with the use of images, symbols or even words. It is visual communication and the aesthetic expression of concepts and ideas using various graphic elements and tools.

How Graphic Designer Akshay Madan got into Graphic Designing?

After completing my B Tech in IT from DIT, Dehradun, I started working in a small company as an engineer, however, I was not satisfied with the job. I always had an attraction towards the designing and started Graphic Designing in 2012 and worked for various companies as a freelancer.

Graphic Designer Akshay Madan's Talk on Graphic Designing

Starts with what is:
1)	Graphic Designing

Next, it covers Education. We all know that only 10% of what is taught in Graphic Designing is actually used in real life. The Education section of the Talk clearly explained what is the 10% needed in Graphic Designing. It explains Education needed in Graphic Designing with these items:
2)	Typography
3)	Colour Psychology
4)	Layouts
5)	Design Process
6)	Package Design

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Sills and success in Graphic Designing go hand in hand. One needs to get a hold of essential skills. It discusses following headings for Skills in Graphic Designing:
7)	Visual Ideation
8)	Typography
9)	Color Theory
10)	Communication Skills
11)	Design Software/Hardware

Positives of Graphic Designing are quite interesting. The Talk discusses following Positives of Graphic Designing:
12)	Creative Satisfaction
13)	Monetary Potential
14)	Autonomy
15)	Recognition
16)	Growth Potential

There are a few Challenges in Graphic Designing which one needs to be cognizant of:
17)	Unpredictability
18)	Brain Overloading
19)	Client Handling
20)	Blame Game
21)	Stealing of Ideas

In the final section of the Talk, Akshay Madan talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
22)	Graphic Designing

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Links for this Talk

Graphic Designer Akshay Madan's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/akshaymadan

LifePage Career Talk on Graphic Designing

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/graphic-designing

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20170328-0002

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDJSOSChWCQ

(Graphic Designing, Akshay Madan, Freelancer, Illustration, Graphic Design, Artist, Creative Work, Web Design, Logo Design)

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