Commercial Artists Job DescriptionFrom books …to billboards…to video games, we’re surrounded by the work of Commercial Artists. They use their artistic ability to illustrate ideas or sell products.
At advertising agencies, for example, commercial artists visualize concepts developed by the creative team. Their work may appear in ads for newspapers and magazines…or in commercials for TV.
Illustrations in a book and animations for video games are other examples of commercial art
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Desktop Publishers Job DescriptionMany print materials that used to take an entire team and lots of equipment to produce…can now be created by one person at a computer.
Called Desktop Publishers, they are revolutionizing the printing industry. From books…to newspapers…to brochures and even business cards, new software technologies are making it easier for tasks to be accomplished with a mouse and keyboard.
A desktop publisher writes and edits text, designs graphics and develops layouts
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Prepress Technicians and Workers Job DescriptionPrepress technicians and workers are the final stop for graphic designs on their way to the printed page.
In a large printing operation, you might handle only a few specific tasks. In a smaller shop, you might perform all of the pre-press duties yourself.
Desktop operators assemble documents, using design software to manipulate pictures and type. Those files are sent to the preflight technicians, who check one more time for errors and any missing elements
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