Design Careers for the Students

A designer is someone who designs something, whether it is a structure, format, or even the look of it. People who are creative can take up a design career from a wide variety of options, including photos, graphics, living spaces, games, websites, templates, products, services, themes, and even interfaces. Currently, India needs more than 62,000 designers for industries such as graphic design, communication, packaging, and other fields, of which only 7000 are qualified.

Here are the top five design professions that have a long and successful future in India

Graphic Designer
One of the most well-known designers in the industry is Graphic designers. Graphic design is a field where the artist creates art on the visual medium to convey a message. In order to convey a client’s message, graphic designers must understand and analyze what is being requested and then transform it into visuals, images, text, videos, etc. The purpose of graphic designers is to create attractive logos, brochures, business cards, invitations, packages, pamphlets, etc., for different reasons such as for marketing, game development, product illustration, and web design to enhance the user experience.

The skills required to be a graphic designer are:

• Must know how to use software such as Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe
  Photoshop, Adobe InDesign etc.
• Should know how to design for print, web & packaging

Animation Designer
Animation is an art that merges text, images and graphics along with audio and video components in order to create virtual art. It can be two- or three-dimensional and is used in various forms of media such as videos, television, Cinema, animated movies, games, etc.
With the growth of film, entertainment and gaming industries, there has been an instant increase in the demand for animators.

The skills required to become an animator are:

• Must know Adobe software’s & other tools like Maya, 3Ds Max, Cinema 4D, After
  effects, etc.
• Drawing skills is an advantage
• Must be creative and have a good imagination

UI/UX Designer
A UI/UX designer is responsible to design the software program and interface of any web or mobile application. The main job of a UI/UX designer is to create a user experience by improving the design and usability of the given application. They create designs and develop them so that users are able to use an application or website more easily, more comfortably and more efficiently. Designers take into consideration what the user’s needs while designing and then analyze components such as usefulness, value, credibility and accessibility. Their purpose is to solve issues such as a long and complicated form, hard to find buttons and visual clutter, which can prevent users from making purchases from the website.

The skills required to become a UI/UX designer are:

• Must know Adobe software’s
• Should also know UX wireframes and prototyping
• Must know how to visual design
• Can do user research
• Must be familiar with coding

Conclusion
If you are thinking of taking up design as your path you can check out these professions as they can help you decide your future. The design Industry in India will increase significantly in the next ten years.