Graphic designers use a variety of print, electronic, or other media to create art that meets a client's needs. They may create promotional displays, corporate logos, marketing brochures, or visual designs for reports or publications. They determine the needs of clients, compare similar products, and develop sketches based on account trends. Graphic designers may be in charge of overall layout of magazines, newspapers, or other publications. They may also create graphics for television and other computer generated media.
Computer technology is an important part of most graphic design work today.
Computer graphics allow designers to work quickly, easily changing the details of size, shape, or color. Some designers are hired to help organizations develop a homepage on the Internet. The largest number of professionals are producing ceramics, but weavers, metalworkers, jewelry designers, woodworkers, sculptors, and painters are also making a living in their medium. Some craftspeople find jobs demonstrating their expertise at historical sites and museums, some restore or repair in restoration labs, art galleries and museums, and still others find jobs in studios or manufacturing firms specializing in their craft. The design profession that is closest to fine art is illustration.