Being a visual designer can be challenging and invigorating at the same time. On the downside, you are expected to perpetually work at your creative peak, while also pleasing other people’s aesthetic preferences. On the positive side, you get to create fun and beautiful artwork for a living.
To inspire you in your daily work as a graphic artist, we’ve compiled a list of insightful infographics with useful tips and design hacks. Valuable for both amateurs and professionals, these visual guides will surely become a part of your own personal collection of design manuals that can also be shared with your colleagues and friends.
A History of Design
Via: Business Insider
The Evolution of Graphic Design
Bit Rebels
Graphic Design Careers
Carrington College
Degrees in Graphic Design
Visualistan
The Anatomy of a Graphic Designer
Glantz
What a Graphic Designer Needs to Know
Rasmussen
The Life of a Design Student
Design Bump
Traits of a Successful Designer
Tics y Formacion
The Highs and Lows of a Design Career
Tics y Formacion
A Designer’s Road Map to Success
Smartpress
Graphic Design Trends 2015
Digital Information World
Top 10 Fonts Designers Love
Smashfreakz
The Psychology of Color
Hubspot
The Art of Color Coordination
Kissmetrics
RGB vs CMYK
Visual.ly
What Is Your Typeface?
Rasmussen
When to Use JPEG, GIF and PNG
Lifehacker
File Types Explained
Buttercup Ink
10 Graphic Design Myths
UCreative
Adobe Creative Cloud Cheat Sheets
Make a Website Hub
Principles of Design Cheat Sheet
Paper-Leaf
Elements of Design Cheat Sheet
Paper-Leaf
Graphic Design Software and Skills
UCreative
The Principles of Visual Hierarchy
DesignMantic
18 Rules for Using Text
Visualistan
Typographic Sins
Gary Ware
Choosing Between Printing Methods
CompanyFolders
About the Author
Mydee is a content strategist at Visme’s Visual Learning Center. After years of writing for various companies to promote brands and products, her passion for content and love for offering valuable information landed her at Visme to help individuals and businesses make informed decisions and improve their communication and presentation skills.