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Industry pay research

Job Title: Junior Graphic Designer Company: Pure Insurance Location: White Plains, NY Hourly Pay: Roughly $40 - $47.50 per hour Job Requirements: 2 to 3 years of actual corporate design experience as a Graphic Designer with a professional portfolio displaying Figma-generated website/mobile app designs. Proficiency in Figma and can demonstrate the project's tools and features for the design of a website. The appropriate proficiency level in Adobe CS, especially Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Very good sense of design with a deep understanding of user centered interaction principles and usability. Fosters collaborative environment, communicate with design in a clear manner and respond to feedback constructively and appropriately. Proved myself to be a skillful problem solver as well as creative enough actually visualize the ideas of the business into high level designs. Advanced knowledge of HTML, CSS, and web development principles counts for more. The Bachelor’s degree in Gra...
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Call to Action Posters

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  The process of generating these posters in Photoshop was not without its rather intricate technical and mental hurdles.  From a technological point of view, I had to face the problem of having a long learning curve, that would require me to learn such things as embossing, texture overlays and drop shadows. Working on photo-shopping the pictures of real people with being able to make sure they are not deformed, uses a lot of manipulation and editing skills.  Deciding what typefaces to use, how to make it visible, by blurring or adding some embossing, or by applying some drop shadow, and not overwhelming the message with this, requires precision. Theoretically, bringing the sensitive subjects that define racism and inequality through one visual form daunting.  Each poster was to deliver short and weighty message which should suggest complex concepts but to avoid redundancy.  It was part of the mission to choose images and signs that the audience might relate to ...
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Call to Action Poster Roughs

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  To realize what my poster design should look like, I intended to use some particular techniques that should not only be attractive to the viewer, but also express a pertinent message about discrimination. Conveying strength and unity by using bold visuals, as the intertwined black and white's and the clenched fist, was meant to raise hope and help workers. To inscribe symbolic imageries into the design, for instance the guns locked by people of different races, was a cue for the viewer to grasp the connectedness of racial problems and to look for collective actions. For this purpose, I applied typography to highlight important textual segments and phrases which helped to increase the luminous impression of the poster and to stress on the central theme. Aim I had initially was to craft the design visually appealing and stimulating to make the viewers think about role they play in bringing an end to racism.
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7-1 social justice poster research

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How Yusaku Kamekura managed to mix various cultural influences and modern design characteristics proves how competent he was in that field during the international competition of Yamagiwa in 1968.  As a student Japanese designer, I am growing to understand the value of design in the art world as it overflows to overcoming the cultural divide.  While meditating upon Kamekura's notion, I have been motivated to develop a racial poster that upholds complementarity and stimulates cooperation.  I picture in my mind inserting emblems and pictures from different cultures that signify the same.  The use of a bright color palette and dynamic designs will ensure attention is grabbed and the message of harmony is sent precisely.  I will thoughtfully look at font decisions and composition to make sure that the slogan is very well seen by a diverse audience.  Kamekura will provide me with references and from there I will make my own design that will go beyond cultural bo...
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Social Justice Spreads Reflection

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Give me a sign: The Language of Symbols

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Give me a sign: The Language of Symbols      Exploring "Give me a sign: The exhibition titled "The Language of Symbols" at the Cooper Hewitt was a greatly done marvel that explored the complicated sphere of visual language.  Through the narration of the evolvement of the accessibility sign, it became clear that design was harmoniously working with the social activism and inclusivity domains.  It thus illustrated the complicated way in which a logo may develop into a symbol of accessibility and representation on a wider scale which merely represents the ongoing discourse of incorporating disability rights and universal design principles. Consequently, symbol inspection of the Olympic sports showed how there is more to the simple imagery than one would expect.  Every symbol was more than just another way of putting the nature of the sport in imaginary forms. It also gave a flavor, cultural and historical context, becoming an affirmation of the common human ex...
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Data Visualization at the Designing Peace Exhibition

  Write a 300-word reflection answering the questions below: What is the goal of data visualization? Pick one exhibit and describe how it uses imagery to make its point? How can you use your skills in graphic design to visualize your data? How will you improve/revise your initial data visualization rough?           The goal of data visualization is to ensure the ability to convey data in a form easier to understand, developing bold outliers and trends. One exhibit that I took an interest in was the Peace Pavilion; an urban engagement timeline. The team suggests an attractive architectural and site design for India's capital city, embodying a new open democratic space that simplifies the museum. The structure, a sequence of segmented forms, is less imposing than usual public buildings and adapts well to the nonsymmetrical site. The neighboring park, open to inhabitants 24 hours a day, provides refuge and accessible public space within the dense urban en...
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