Q. In I.T Infrastructure related careers can be stressful bit and also help desk or software support that involves dealing with customers and fault resolutions a lot, is software development sitting quietly and developing in .net programming or something stressful ?
A. Well it really depends.. depends on the complexity of the design of the software specs. It can be as simple as coding a few lines, to a project that never ends (upgrades, add ons) etc.
From a social view, yes software development don't deal with much people, but they still do - you gotta talk to someone to understand what are their requirements in the software, you gotta make sure what you design fits those requirements, you gotta do quality assurance with the customer so that the end product is what they wanted. etc. You're bound to be in projects that require other team members with time lines, you will have to interact with other people albeit not as much as helpdesk would.
The more stressful and complex the job is, the more money you are bound to make. May I suggest if you worry about stress, to speak to a doctor or a therapist to teach you skills that can help you cope with stress.
From a social view, yes software development don't deal with much people, but they still do - you gotta talk to someone to understand what are their requirements in the software, you gotta make sure what you design fits those requirements, you gotta do quality assurance with the customer so that the end product is what they wanted. etc. You're bound to be in projects that require other team members with time lines, you will have to interact with other people albeit not as much as helpdesk would.
The more stressful and complex the job is, the more money you are bound to make. May I suggest if you worry about stress, to speak to a doctor or a therapist to teach you skills that can help you cope with stress.
what software to use for designing something on paper and the print it?
Q. i need a software to let me design what i want to be in paper with exact size and when i print it it will look the same. like i have 3 pictures and i want them to be on a A4 paper. so i want to be able to move the pictures where ever i want in the paper and change the size to whatever i want, what software should i use?
A. Open Office is an open source office suite which is absolutely free http://www.openoffice.org
Within that suite of programs there is an application called Draw which can be used to do simple page layout - although it is actually a drawing application by design, it will do page layout very nicely.
If you already have Microsoft Word, that will also do the job too (although it's not as nice to use as OpenOffice Draw).
If you want to go one step further, there is the more powerful desk top publishing software called Scribus - it's free too: http://www.scribus.net/canvas/Scribus
Within that suite of programs there is an application called Draw which can be used to do simple page layout - although it is actually a drawing application by design, it will do page layout very nicely.
If you already have Microsoft Word, that will also do the job too (although it's not as nice to use as OpenOffice Draw).
If you want to go one step further, there is the more powerful desk top publishing software called Scribus - it's free too: http://www.scribus.net/canvas/Scribus
How can I start a business in graphic design, while i know little about it?
Q. I am very talented in color selection and ,mixing, mental designing and immagination..However, I have a little knowledge about and practice with Grpahic design programs..How can I start a business in this field, and how long should it take to master a number of essential programs?
A. With only the knowledge of color selection and mixing and such, what, EXACTLY would be the product or service you are "selling?"
No point in "starting a business" unless you have some business to do. Essential programs? Think about it: Photoshop, Ilustrator, InDesign or QuarkXPress, Flash, Dreamweaver, Word, Streamline, Director, Dimensions, Acrobat Pro, and many others. Plus accounting and tax software, like QuickBooks, Excel and few more.
Better you "master" the other skills of a graphic designer BEFORE you to through the expense and hard work of starting a business. Even once one HAS a set of skills, NO ONE should ever start a business unless one knows HOW to run a business.
A freelance graphic designer is much more than someone who can make pretty pictures. In fact, the PRIMARY function of a freelancer is MARKETING. One can't just sit at a desk and expect clients to come to him with offers. The freelancer has to go out and FIND the clients. In the beginning of a freelancer's career, the ratio of time spent marketing to time actually doing artwork is something like three to one. (three hours doing sales efforts to one hour at the drawing table) Even now, after many years of developing a client base and learning accounting practices AND having an accountant AND tax person, I STILL spend a quarter of my work week on NON ARTISTIC functions.
Plus, somewhere in there, the designer has to put in effort at accounting, research, billing, dunning, tax prep and other associated BUSINESS business.
Rather than you worrying about how LONG it will take to learn how do do graphic design, I suggest you just BEGIN the learning process. And, while you are at it, pick up some knowledge about how to run a business. Otherwise, you, like thousands of others each year, are doomed to fail.
Good luck.
No point in "starting a business" unless you have some business to do. Essential programs? Think about it: Photoshop, Ilustrator, InDesign or QuarkXPress, Flash, Dreamweaver, Word, Streamline, Director, Dimensions, Acrobat Pro, and many others. Plus accounting and tax software, like QuickBooks, Excel and few more.
Better you "master" the other skills of a graphic designer BEFORE you to through the expense and hard work of starting a business. Even once one HAS a set of skills, NO ONE should ever start a business unless one knows HOW to run a business.
A freelance graphic designer is much more than someone who can make pretty pictures. In fact, the PRIMARY function of a freelancer is MARKETING. One can't just sit at a desk and expect clients to come to him with offers. The freelancer has to go out and FIND the clients. In the beginning of a freelancer's career, the ratio of time spent marketing to time actually doing artwork is something like three to one. (three hours doing sales efforts to one hour at the drawing table) Even now, after many years of developing a client base and learning accounting practices AND having an accountant AND tax person, I STILL spend a quarter of my work week on NON ARTISTIC functions.
Plus, somewhere in there, the designer has to put in effort at accounting, research, billing, dunning, tax prep and other associated BUSINESS business.
Rather than you worrying about how LONG it will take to learn how do do graphic design, I suggest you just BEGIN the learning process. And, while you are at it, pick up some knowledge about how to run a business. Otherwise, you, like thousands of others each year, are doomed to fail.
Good luck.
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