Software All Aspiring Designers Should Know

As technology advances, we find ourselves with a myriad of choices for software and this is especially evident in the design industry. Though a great designer should practice using all of different types of software, a good graphic designer NEEDS to at least know the following programs to produce good work and also just to find work.

Microsoft Office: I know this is a complete duh! However, knowing how to create spreadsheets in Excel, presentations in PowerPoint and reports in Word is crucial to ANY industry. Make sure you can do anything and everything that involves Microsoft Office.

Adobe Photoshop: Most of us start playing around with Photoshop as early as high school but regardless it is necessary to know the ins and outs of the program. Photoshop is crucial for editing and manipulating photos.

Adobe Illustrator: This software is necessary for creating logos. Illustrator is key for making graphics and for many design projects (specifically brand development) this will be your go to.

Adobe InDesign: InDesign is the best layout design software in the business. From greeting cards to magazine layouts, this software is used for several types of projects.

Make sure you get very familiar with all of these programs and experiment with their many tools. Taking classes on these programs is also a good idea but be sure you are trying it out on your own as well.

What software do you use most? Leave me a comment

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I tend to use InDesign more than anything now along with Photoshop just as much. Office is standard and use it for everything non-design based, and I also use Illustrator for creating specific things like logos etc but not as much as the other two Creative Suite pieces of Software
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