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Is it possible to be a graphic designer if we choose fashion studies with humanities??
I am a tenth grade student studying in Dubai and I wanted to if we could be a graphic designer if we choose humanities with fashion studies. Will fashion studies prepare me to be a graphic designer and is there potential in graphic designing? And how many years it will take me to complete this course in university and what degree do I need for it.
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Emily’s Answer
Hello Anabia,
It's great that you're already thinking about your future career! It could be possible to become a graphic designer if you pursue a path in fashion studies along with humanities. As businesses and brands continue to need digital and print designs for marketing, packaging, etc, the demand for skilled graphic designers is high. Moreover, designers can work in a wide range of industries, including fashion.
If you still want to incorporate humanities with your fashion studies to become a graphic designer, that is still possible to do but might contradict with one another since there are some key differences between both paths of fashion and graphic design since fashion studies focuses more on clothing and accessories while graphic design focuses on creating visual content that is done more technical and digitally through learning softwares like Adobe.
If you choose fashion studies with humanities, you may learn creative design principles and understand visual aesthetics that can contribute to developing your creative skills. However, for learning more about graphic design specifically, you would most likely need to acquire additional skills in the digital design field by exploring different design tools, taking supplementary courses, or do a university path for a bachelor's degree in design or a related field. Typically, a bachelor's degree takes about 3-4 years to complete depending on the university you are going to study in as well as the program. Fashion studies alone might not provide you with enough technical knowledge that is needed for graphic design if you decide to go to university later on to study more on fashion and humanities.
I hope I was able to help you out a bit more as much as I can. I would also reach out to counselors you may know that could further help you out more with these career aspirations. I wish you the best!
Best Regards,
Emily Garcia
It's great that you're already thinking about your future career! It could be possible to become a graphic designer if you pursue a path in fashion studies along with humanities. As businesses and brands continue to need digital and print designs for marketing, packaging, etc, the demand for skilled graphic designers is high. Moreover, designers can work in a wide range of industries, including fashion.
If you still want to incorporate humanities with your fashion studies to become a graphic designer, that is still possible to do but might contradict with one another since there are some key differences between both paths of fashion and graphic design since fashion studies focuses more on clothing and accessories while graphic design focuses on creating visual content that is done more technical and digitally through learning softwares like Adobe.
If you choose fashion studies with humanities, you may learn creative design principles and understand visual aesthetics that can contribute to developing your creative skills. However, for learning more about graphic design specifically, you would most likely need to acquire additional skills in the digital design field by exploring different design tools, taking supplementary courses, or do a university path for a bachelor's degree in design or a related field. Typically, a bachelor's degree takes about 3-4 years to complete depending on the university you are going to study in as well as the program. Fashion studies alone might not provide you with enough technical knowledge that is needed for graphic design if you decide to go to university later on to study more on fashion and humanities.
I hope I was able to help you out a bit more as much as I can. I would also reach out to counselors you may know that could further help you out more with these career aspirations. I wish you the best!
Best Regards,
Emily Garcia
Thank you ma'am for the explanation, I really appreciate it.
Anabia
Of course, Anabia the pleasure is all mine!
Emily Garcia
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Michelle’s Answer
Hello again, Anabia !
You can go into a career as a Graphic Designer but you would need a different degree - not a Humanities Degree and not a Humanities course of study. You would major in Art or Graphic Design.to learn all there is to know about becoming a graphic artist.
Humanities is NOT a career. Humanities are a collection of subjects. It is the study of human thought and creativity, including history, literature, languages, philosophy, religion, and the arts. Graphic Design is a specific applied art and a career. There is no career for Humanities and employers never require a degree in Humanities, so to get a proper preparation, you may want to reconsider not majoring in Humanities for any career. I know I have advised you on this for one of your other career interests and it holds true for Graphic Design, too.
If you want to have a career as a Graphic Designer in your country of Dubai, you will need to enroll at the PINNACLE Education School or at Rolla Academy Dubai. Links to their websites are below. You will then have to get experience through an internship or by freelancing. A foremost skill you will need to hone will be learning how to use Adobe Creative Cloud tools on an expert level. You will also have to make a portfolio that shows your work and include your logos, brochures, website designs, and other graphic design artwork. Although colleges in Dubai do offer degrees in Humanities, the degree would not say Humanities at some universities but may have it on a diploma at other universities. Regardless, it is not a career degree and you will need to be educated and trained for a focused, specific subject that you can have a career in. This advice is universal for students who live anywhere.
There is lots of potential for Graphic Designers, but fashion will also not prepare you for a graphic designer career either. Fashion would be content for graphic design, but you'll have to be versatile as a graphic designer and do whatever the customer needs.
You can easily find Graphic Design programs at schools and colleges by going to the school's websites online or calling the school. Consider that the Humanities path will not lead you towards your mentioned career interests. You have expressed some exciting interests in this and your other inquiry, so try to focus on the subject and connect with programs that prepare students for the specific career.
I hope this helps again and I wish you all the best !
ROLLA ACADEMY DUBAI WEBSITE https://rollaacademydubai.com/
PINNACLE EDUCATION SCHOOL WEBSITE https://pinnacleeducation.ae/
You can go into a career as a Graphic Designer but you would need a different degree - not a Humanities Degree and not a Humanities course of study. You would major in Art or Graphic Design.to learn all there is to know about becoming a graphic artist.
Humanities is NOT a career. Humanities are a collection of subjects. It is the study of human thought and creativity, including history, literature, languages, philosophy, religion, and the arts. Graphic Design is a specific applied art and a career. There is no career for Humanities and employers never require a degree in Humanities, so to get a proper preparation, you may want to reconsider not majoring in Humanities for any career. I know I have advised you on this for one of your other career interests and it holds true for Graphic Design, too.
If you want to have a career as a Graphic Designer in your country of Dubai, you will need to enroll at the PINNACLE Education School or at Rolla Academy Dubai. Links to their websites are below. You will then have to get experience through an internship or by freelancing. A foremost skill you will need to hone will be learning how to use Adobe Creative Cloud tools on an expert level. You will also have to make a portfolio that shows your work and include your logos, brochures, website designs, and other graphic design artwork. Although colleges in Dubai do offer degrees in Humanities, the degree would not say Humanities at some universities but may have it on a diploma at other universities. Regardless, it is not a career degree and you will need to be educated and trained for a focused, specific subject that you can have a career in. This advice is universal for students who live anywhere.
There is lots of potential for Graphic Designers, but fashion will also not prepare you for a graphic designer career either. Fashion would be content for graphic design, but you'll have to be versatile as a graphic designer and do whatever the customer needs.
You can easily find Graphic Design programs at schools and colleges by going to the school's websites online or calling the school. Consider that the Humanities path will not lead you towards your mentioned career interests. You have expressed some exciting interests in this and your other inquiry, so try to focus on the subject and connect with programs that prepare students for the specific career.
I hope this helps again and I wish you all the best !
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Thank you ma'am for the explanation again.
Anabia
You are very welcome, Anabia !
Michelle M.
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Kim’s Answer
Hello Anabia,
Humanities courses make one a more well-rounded person and creative thinker but aren't necessarily a straight line to a career, as others have said. But whether you choose a career in graphic design or fashion design, writing-intensive humanities courses like art and design history will help you articulate and formulate your ideas as well as locate your chosen practice in a historical context and help you grow creatively. If you're looking only for skills-based job training, go to a technical school and save your money. But as Emily suggested, if you want to be a fashion designer, you should study fashion design. There is some overlap, like color theory and layout, but you're talking about the difference between two and three dimensions, and the skills needed for each are quite different.
For what it's worth, I studied art and art history at two universities but graduated from a vocational technical school to get "marketable skills." In addition to being a sculptor, I support myself as a writer, editor, and graphic designer, and my studies at all those institutions were useful, complementary, and valuable in countless ways.
Wherever you go to school, and whatever you study, know that a creative career is one of lifelong learning, so you should be intellectually curious and love what you do.
Best to you.
Humanities courses make one a more well-rounded person and creative thinker but aren't necessarily a straight line to a career, as others have said. But whether you choose a career in graphic design or fashion design, writing-intensive humanities courses like art and design history will help you articulate and formulate your ideas as well as locate your chosen practice in a historical context and help you grow creatively. If you're looking only for skills-based job training, go to a technical school and save your money. But as Emily suggested, if you want to be a fashion designer, you should study fashion design. There is some overlap, like color theory and layout, but you're talking about the difference between two and three dimensions, and the skills needed for each are quite different.
For what it's worth, I studied art and art history at two universities but graduated from a vocational technical school to get "marketable skills." In addition to being a sculptor, I support myself as a writer, editor, and graphic designer, and my studies at all those institutions were useful, complementary, and valuable in countless ways.
Wherever you go to school, and whatever you study, know that a creative career is one of lifelong learning, so you should be intellectually curious and love what you do.
Best to you.
Thank you sir for the explanation, it is very helpful.
Anabia
That's ma'am, but you're most welcome.
Kim Matthews