Locate, Gather, Process, and Use Information—this statement is part of the General Education Mission at Davis College. It is also a statement to live by if you desire to be a successful graphic designer.
Graphic design by nature is a problem-solving profession. The better your critical thinking skills, the better your ability to solve problems. As you develop your form-making skills and your technology skills, you need to develop your critical thinking skills by practicing locating, gathering, processing, and using information.
Here are a few ways to help:
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Use every resource available to understand a particular problem—including books and magazines. (There is information beyond Wikipedia!)
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Search and re-search before you ask, "How do I do this?" Attempting to find solutions before asking your instructor's help will better prepare you for "real-life" working situations. In professional practice, you will be expected to locate information on your own. This is particularly true with regard to using software.
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Adhere to the design process. Design is a process!
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I especially like suggestion #2. Makes my job easier. :)
I agree with Holly regarding suggestion #2.
The GDSG visit to Madhouse reinforces this suggestion because Bill Sattler said they had to learn how to do many of the video production techniques they use in their work on their own.
I have found that researching Web tutorials is a wonderful resource to learning how to do something new in the design field. Message Boards can be another helpful resource because many designers often share their mistakes and what they did to correct them in these forums.
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