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Graphic Design: Careers in Graphic Design

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Featured Resources

Featured eBooks

White space is not your enemy : a beginner's guide to communicating visually through graphic, web & multimedia design
Creative Filmmaking from the Inside Out : Five Keys to the Art of Making Inspired Movies and Television
The cool stuff in Premiere Pro : learn advanced editing techniques to dramatically speed up your workflow
How to Be a Successful Student : 20 Study Habits Based on the Science of Learning

Featured Streaming Video

E-Networking for Jobs
Are You Job Ready? Streaming video - The programme takes you through the requisite skills and knowledge a senior secondary school student or tertiary student needs to be aware of to be able to perform successfully and comfortably in the workforce. The material in the programme can be used to help prepare for casual, part-time or full-time position. The programme can also be useful as a source for Work Experience education. The programme aims to help a student be organised for and meet the exciting challenges of the world of work.
Tony Moore: Freelance Creative
Steven Shaw: Design Partner at Big Motive

Featured Databases

Design Career Lifecycle

Other Helpful Study Guides

*Help - Employment
All sorts of links and videos about getting that job.
*Help - Study Skills

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Designing connected content : plan and model digital products for today and tomorrow

InDesign type : professional typography with Adobe InDesign CC

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Use Social Media to Find Your Dream Job! : How to Use LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook, Twitter and Other Social Media in Your Job Search.

You're hired! : job hunting online : the complete guide

Presentation skills for students

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The perfect resume : resumes that work in the new economy

Simple and usable : web, mobile, and interaction design

Please make this look nice : the graphic design process

Ultimate job search : invaluable advice on networking, CVs, cover letters, interviews, psychometric tests and follow-up strategies

Getting and finding advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers jobs : the ultimate guide for job seekers and recruiters

Mindfulness at work : turn your job into a gateway to joy, contentment and stress-free living

The graphic designer's guide to portfolio design

The graphic design business book

Freelancing in the creative industries

Guerrilla marketing for job hunters 2.0 : 1,001 unconventional tips, tricks and tactics for landing your dream job

Websites - This page

Websites

Careers Advice

Freelancing

Portfolios

Promote yourself-Social Media

Youtube-Day at work: Graphic Design

Video-Careers in graphic design

Youtube-How I became a graphic designer