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Mariah
03-10-2005, 07:49 AM
Hello! I am a senior in high school and next year i am going to college to study graphic design. For one of my classes, however, I haveto write a paper on my my career choice uses math and what classes I will have to take to become a graphic design artist. I would really appreciate it if you could help me out a little bit! Thanks! http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/DesktopModules/dotNetBB/emoticons/thumbsup.gif
Keyare
03-10-2005, 07:56 AM
What are your questions?
LimedDesign
03-10-2005, 11:44 AM
um... let's see... in many of the computer programs you have to know and USE the built in guides and rulers. so, therefore, most graphic designers need to know how a basic ruler works. and to delve deeper into the size issue, not only do we deal with inches, cenimeters and milimeters, we also deal in pica and points. research those. and best of luck.
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PrintDriver
03-10-2005, 04:41 PM
Picas? who uses those?
It's like pulling teeth to talk about point sizes anymore. Everyone wants their text 3' high. Is that cap height or overall ascender/descender height? LOL!
You really need math to calculate image resolutions for scanning, for figuring how many times you are enlarging something and scanning at the approprately multiplied dpi.
And you need math if you are working at any kind of scale for large stuff. That means drawing your layout where 1' = 1' or something along that line.
You also need math for the all important quoting and billing!
As for classes, check out some online catalogs of the schools you are thinking of attending.
PD is a grande format digital print dude. His advice/opinions may not apply to the 4color/offset/web world of printing
You'll need phys-ed cuz o matter what people say, appearance counts.
Home-ec, so when you go out to fancy dinners and power lunches you can schmooze with other aristocrats about cavier and locks.
Health class, you need to make sure never ever call in to work, it gives the appearance that you are supierior and healthy.
history, spurt little tid bits around the water cooler, it will make you sound mysterious & worldy to the ladies and the men will look up to you.
Science, knowing more than the press department can only help
math, you'll need to invest in stocks and do some day trading, so study up
art class you can skip cuz they teach you nothing about the real world.
Blah Blah. Pitter Patter.
Patrick Shannon
03-11-2005, 01:15 AM
I rarely use pica and points, the only time I do is if I really need a precise, precise measurement that falls between a confusing fraction by inch measurement. But certainly know them.
I'm afraid anything truly valuable will only come during college, and even then, college doesn't teach you nearly enough about the world of graphic design and prepress.
The only thing I took out of high school was learning how to type. I could not type without hunting and pecking until ninth grade, I never had a computer back then. Working at Western Union really blazed up my speed, back in college, I was the second fastest typer in the entire class/group. With computers as prominant as they are now, I can't imagine anyone not knowing how to type anymore.
Anyway, what would do you a world of good is getting a part time job at some small print shop. Even if you're not designing, you can look to them for questions and whatnot and learn what really goes into the production process.
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uncle carbunkle
03-11-2005, 06:02 AM
1984 - that's the most practical advice i've ever heard.
math usage as a graphic designer? compound interest on late client payments/credit card bills. 6 of 1, 1/2 dozen of the other.
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idaho
03-11-2005, 08:57 PM
If you ever operate a press it's possible that you could need to know percentages, weights (in grams) and ratios if you are going to ever have to hand mix spot color inks for a press. Sometime you don't have a certain PMS color in a premixed can because you only use it once every 2 years and you use it in such a small quantity it's not worth buying a premixed can. So you need to mix it as you go. Most designers don't have to do this but you might end up starting at the bottom somewhere and it's a good idea to know how to mix inks.
-Idaho
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knowing some geometry and trig can help you in web design- flash coding and what not.
Also in illustrator it can help you out with creating ellipses and using the 3d rotate tool more efficently.
Histiory can help you to think of ingenous ways of relating logos and designs to history..... anyone ever look at the jeep logo?- reselmlbes an ionic column
Drawign courses and founation class's aid in learning successfullspacial relationships and compositional arrangments.
- if i think of more i'll post. I had to write a paper simular.... however it was why foundation college class's are important for ALL majors.
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SkeetShooter
04-11-2005, 08:06 PM
I personally took 2 years of AutoCAD/Drafting.
This allowed me to get familiar with design terminology, related mathmatics, and so forth. Find out if you can take a crash course in something related to Drafting/Engineering
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