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I have a degree in Landscape Architecture where I studied design modules and learnt to use Photoshop, and I gained a skill in presentation and layout. I want to get into Graphic Design and I have created a portfolio of work using Photoshop, Indesign, and Illustrator to produce examples of brochure design, leaflets, posters, photography, advertising, marketing and corporate ID. I had a job for 12 months where half of my job was doing graphic design work using Coral draw. I am currently gaining experience (been doing it for 15 months now) as a Junior Graphic Designer at a Design company, but it’s occasional. I have done a course in Web design, so now I am capable of using Dreamweaver as well. Do I need to gain a formal qualification to get in to Graphic Design? or can I get in by having just having a portfolio and some work experience? Will employers ignore me because I have no formal qualification in GD?
it sounds to me like you should have gotten a minor! jk...you have all the experience that VC majors learn...so i'd say you're fine as long as you have that portfolio. if you want a certificate, try the local Vocational school. it'll be basic stuff, but you do get some sort of reccomendation and certificate for it, adn it's a very short program. personally, it sounds to me that you have more than enough experience to work as a graphic desinger!!
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In the first millennium, a wealthy Roman family would most likely have had a garden surrounding their home. In it, you might find an open-air palazzo, pergola-style structures dripping with vines and blooming flowers, a dining area with couches for relaxation, water features such as an outdoor water fountain or wall fountain, and walkways that led out into the garden proper, perhaps to a prized rosebush or into an olive grove. These are some of the elements characterizing what is now called classical landscape design, also known as traditional landscape design.
Classical landscape design is a subset of formal landscape design that uses linear, clean lines to develop an uncluttered look. These lines can be drawn with rows of trees and well-trimmed hedges, perfect plantings f or the classical landscape design. Or perhaps a seat wall made of regimented terra cotta tiles can do double-duty. Here and there, vines, such as ivy or wisteria, can soften any harshness. In this regard, this style is similar to the Mediterranean landscape design with its Roman and Greek influences.
...Garden Scrapbook » Landscape Design Starts With Ideas
Do you cut out and collect magazine pictures of great landscaping ideas? Do you have a photo album of, say, a stately English mansion that you’d love to use for your home landscape design in Houston? Have you admired the plants and trees of European countryside estates and wondered if they would grow on the Texas coastal plains? If so, then you have a beautiful start to turning your landscaping ideas into reality
Landscaping Ideas: The Gathering Landscape design starts with ideas Your ideas-before you bring in the professionals It is the time to write down not only your needs, but also your wishes and deepest desires This is true whether you want to landscape a two-acre homestead or install a small garden design
Landscaping ideas help in your own landscaping design process The more landscape ideas and photos one has, the better Even landscaping ideas of things one doesn’t like can help landscape designers and landscape architects achieve the desired results
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