4 best creativity skills to practice in graphic designing

Creativity is what people strive and look for, and the world in its absence would be completely blank, dull, and boring due to this reason every aspect of the world has some form of creativity to avoid monotony and enhance its attractiveness and beauty. Every business ranging from a small startup to a big multinational company has understood the importance of  Graphic design that induce creative designs, logos, illustrations, etc for their brand which would make them their separate unique identity and would grab the attention of their audience.
Due to such reasons, the demand for graphic designers is growing day by day, and many top companies are hiring professional graphic designers to build designs for their brands and websites and pay them a huge amount as it allows them to separate apart from their competitors in terms of their identity and also gets success in grabbing the attention of their targeted audience. Many rich and successful people such as Steve Jobs were able to establish separate identities for their products like apple where the credit goes to the brand designer Rob Janoff who was able to design the logo in just two weeks but had several years of practice which made him a perfection. 

Table of content:
1) Studying the history of design:
2) Learn the fundamentals of design:
3) Learn Sketching:
4) Creating self-initiating projects:

Let's look at some of the steps which could be initiated to develop creative skills to be a well-recognized graphic designer:

1) Studying the history of design:
Studying the history of anything you read or seek to learn is very crucial. A person will not be able to come up with innovative ideas unless he is aware of the history of the elements and each aspect of the design so before beginning to learn design get some books on the history of design and study where the movements, ideas, and concepts came from. History allows the person to know the usage and application of each element. 

2) Learn the fundamentals of design:

As we know that graphic designing is a unique blend of science and art, so to be proficient on the art side, it's important to learn the basics of visual art like composition, balance, colour, form, materials, and all such things that go into how humans visually perceive things.

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Graphic design books are also a great source of learning specific skills and refining the design processes. People must also have the proper knowledge regarding the principles of design to ensure that different elements are well connected. Balance, alignment, proximity, repetition, and contrast are the major principles that a person must take into consideration while making a design. There are several courses that teach these fundamentals very easily and clearly. 

3) Learn Sketching:

Even though the sketch is a very crucial component of designing, it is considered a highly underrated skill. Today, a lot of designers directly go to the computer and it takes longer to get design out on a computer than it does through a quick thumbnail sketch so it is always encouraged to keep a sketchbook and sketch all the time. This method enables the person to sketch all the ideas coming into the mind associated with a concept much more efficiently and quickly rather than on a computer. Sketching helps the designers shape their ideas into a final shape by dragging them out of the imagination and visualizing them. Moreover, sketching has no limit and could be done at any place and time so it also allows sketching the thought or idea whenever it strikes the mind.

4) Creating self-initiating projects:

Creating independent projects enables the person to come up with his/her unique ideas instead of following the guidelines of another person who wants the design to be in his/her way.  Working under someone hinders the opportunity to improve the designing skills and developing own unique signature style. Working on your self-directed designs provides the person to open their imagination and mould creativity in the way he/she wants rather than fulfilling the criteria and standards fixed by someone else. Suppose a designer is specialized in making logos and wants to design brochures and annual reports, then their time could be invested in learning and making out samples that are in alignment with the type of work a person wants to do. 
  Graphic designing has helped many businesses to increase their visibility among customers due to which many companies are hiring professionals in this field. The growing demand has attracted many people to learn these creative and designing skills.

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