This specialty, a part of commercial art, is a very glamourous one. Since they need to understand the product, it is pertinent that they work very closely with engineers and technicians. They work in close consultation with medical personnel at the planning stage of projects. Practitioners who specialise in graphics, photography, sound recording and television are called medical illustrators. They should not be squeamish as they must be prepared to draw any part of the human body in any condition.
Some cartoonists work with others to create the idea or story and write captions.
Cartoonists such as Lat, possess humourous, critical or dramatic talents in good measure in addition to drawing skills. Animators are employed by large advertising or film companies. Designers are people who create effective visual impressions of advertisements and products. Their work touches our lives in many ways which we often tend to take for granted. Graphic Designers convey a message or create an effect by visual means, using illustration, typography and or photography.