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ammy
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what are good careers related to math and art?
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Cheryl Ferebee
Law School Registrar
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Lithonia, Georgia
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3D Modeler: Average Salary: $64,000/year
3D modelers use software to develop virtual 3D representations of physical objects. It involves geometry, math, and visual design in equal amounts. 3D modelers work in many different industries, producing models for virtual reality games, video games, TV and movie animation, and scientific and medical imaging.
Animator: Average Salary: $74,000/year
Animators work in a space where design and technology meet. They use software to break down character motion to the most efficient mathematical equations possible and focus on finding creative solutions to producing realistic images. Do you have students interested in cartoons or action games?
Front End Development + Web Design: Average Salary: $77,900/year
Developers combine skills in coding HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with an eye for design and intuition for user experience. They design and develop beautiful, functional, and easy-to-use websites in every industry.
Product Design: Average Salary: $106,000/year
Product designers work to solve problems and maximize the functionality of a product. They develop prototypes and test products to ensure they are as beautiful and intuitive to use as possible. While art plays a big role in the aesthetics portion of this job, the main focus of any product designer isn’t how a product looks, but rather how efficiently it solves the problem at hand. Take video game consoles, for example – the controllers are often aesthetically beautiful, but they have become more ergonomic to combat injuries related to overuse. Perhaps even more importantly, product designers at companies like Nintendo and Sony have adapted to the types of games that have become more popular over time, with the inclusion of a joystick to ease navigation in first-person shooter games, and strategically placed triggers and buttons to make the motions necessary for gameplay as intuitive as possible.
GIS Technician: Average Salary: $47,000/year
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technicians handle a lot of data and use math in their day-to-day. However, they also incorporate art into their careers through digitizing maps and adjusting them to fit different themes, specific to certain environments or for educational purposes.
Graphic Design: Average Salary: $48,000/year
It’s clear how art and creativity is incorporated into graphic design, but designers use math every day as well. Mathematical concepts such as symmetry, patterns, positive and negative space, and sequencing are all integral to graphic design, as is the ability to compare ratios and scale images up or down for different mediums.
Architect: Average Salary: $77,000/year: Architects design buildings, and while aesthetics play a major role in architectural design, the mathematics behind the design is just as important. Architects use math and physics to consider how to design buildings that are structurally sound and safe to use every day. They use creative problem solving to come up with design solutions that are practical, safe, and beautiful.
Video Game Design: Average Salary: $73,000/year
Video games are fundamentally rooted in math – Mario’s jump, the Fortnite dance, and even the realistic movement of water, hair, or clothing would not be possible without the mathematical breakdown of these motions, and the math involved in programming. Video game designer works as a team to create everything from the backbone of code to the character design in order to create immersive and fun gameplay.
Sound Engineer: Average Salary: $44,000/year
Sound engineers work with broadcasting and recording equipment, blending sounds to create an ideal result for mediums like digital albums or radio. They have highly technical skills, and the job requires a knowledge of specific software, math, and physics to understand acoustics and how to produce the desired effect in the moment as well as in post-production.
Art Conservation: Average Salary: $38,000/year
Art conservators generally have a background in visual arts and are capable artists themselves in fields such as drawing, painting, papermaking, sculpting, and more. Aside from artistic inclination, however, conservators require a deep understanding of chemistry, physics, and math as it relates to different mediums of art. They combine these skills into the ability to repair severely damaged pieces from rot, tears, and burns, and also use them to preserve pieces from future harm by managing sunlight exposure and humidity.
3D modelers use software to develop virtual 3D representations of physical objects. It involves geometry, math, and visual design in equal amounts. 3D modelers work in many different industries, producing models for virtual reality games, video games, TV and movie animation, and scientific and medical imaging.
Animator: Average Salary: $74,000/year
Animators work in a space where design and technology meet. They use software to break down character motion to the most efficient mathematical equations possible and focus on finding creative solutions to producing realistic images. Do you have students interested in cartoons or action games?
Front End Development + Web Design: Average Salary: $77,900/year
Developers combine skills in coding HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with an eye for design and intuition for user experience. They design and develop beautiful, functional, and easy-to-use websites in every industry.
Product Design: Average Salary: $106,000/year
Product designers work to solve problems and maximize the functionality of a product. They develop prototypes and test products to ensure they are as beautiful and intuitive to use as possible. While art plays a big role in the aesthetics portion of this job, the main focus of any product designer isn’t how a product looks, but rather how efficiently it solves the problem at hand. Take video game consoles, for example – the controllers are often aesthetically beautiful, but they have become more ergonomic to combat injuries related to overuse. Perhaps even more importantly, product designers at companies like Nintendo and Sony have adapted to the types of games that have become more popular over time, with the inclusion of a joystick to ease navigation in first-person shooter games, and strategically placed triggers and buttons to make the motions necessary for gameplay as intuitive as possible.
GIS Technician: Average Salary: $47,000/year
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technicians handle a lot of data and use math in their day-to-day. However, they also incorporate art into their careers through digitizing maps and adjusting them to fit different themes, specific to certain environments or for educational purposes.
Graphic Design: Average Salary: $48,000/year
It’s clear how art and creativity is incorporated into graphic design, but designers use math every day as well. Mathematical concepts such as symmetry, patterns, positive and negative space, and sequencing are all integral to graphic design, as is the ability to compare ratios and scale images up or down for different mediums.
Architect: Average Salary: $77,000/year: Architects design buildings, and while aesthetics play a major role in architectural design, the mathematics behind the design is just as important. Architects use math and physics to consider how to design buildings that are structurally sound and safe to use every day. They use creative problem solving to come up with design solutions that are practical, safe, and beautiful.
Video Game Design: Average Salary: $73,000/year
Video games are fundamentally rooted in math – Mario’s jump, the Fortnite dance, and even the realistic movement of water, hair, or clothing would not be possible without the mathematical breakdown of these motions, and the math involved in programming. Video game designer works as a team to create everything from the backbone of code to the character design in order to create immersive and fun gameplay.
Sound Engineer: Average Salary: $44,000/year
Sound engineers work with broadcasting and recording equipment, blending sounds to create an ideal result for mediums like digital albums or radio. They have highly technical skills, and the job requires a knowledge of specific software, math, and physics to understand acoustics and how to produce the desired effect in the moment as well as in post-production.
Art Conservation: Average Salary: $38,000/year
Art conservators generally have a background in visual arts and are capable artists themselves in fields such as drawing, painting, papermaking, sculpting, and more. Aside from artistic inclination, however, conservators require a deep understanding of chemistry, physics, and math as it relates to different mediums of art. They combine these skills into the ability to repair severely damaged pieces from rot, tears, and burns, and also use them to preserve pieces from future harm by managing sunlight exposure and humidity.
Bryan Augustin
Sales
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Atlanta, Georgia
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Bryan’s Answer
Sales! It's always advantageous to mentally calculate figures quickly on your feet/on a call/in front of a client.
Depending on what you're selling, Artists/Designers/creative people in general can be great in Sales. The ability to listen and be empathetic and creative through the sales cycle are attributes overlooked IMO when people think of the classic "salesperson".
Good luck finding your path!
Depending on what you're selling, Artists/Designers/creative people in general can be great in Sales. The ability to listen and be empathetic and creative through the sales cycle are attributes overlooked IMO when people think of the classic "salesperson".
Good luck finding your path!
Simeon Snow
Risk Assurance
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Houston, Texas
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Simeon’s Answer
I would recommend looking at architecture, animation, or interior design. These careers involve mathematical computations and an artistic bent.
Shelley Connolly
Fine Artist
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San Antonio, Texas
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Shelley’s Answer
Architecture is a fantastic combination of art and mathematics.
Luis "Lou" Herrera
Principal Mechanical Engineer at Jabil
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Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Luis "Lou"’s Answer
Architecture and Industrial Design are the first 2 that come to mind.
Arianna Netzky, PLA
Landscape Architect
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Washington, Washington
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Arianna’s Answer
Landscape architecture is a wonderful blend of art/design, engineering, environmentalism, and problem-solving.
Maria Buesking
Data Analyst
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Maria’s Answer
I would highly recommend Data Analytics! I majored in math and became a data analyst. You get to spend a lot of time doing math and art. The math side comes from crunching numbers, analyzing data, finding meaning in the data, etc. The art side comes when you need to present your findings. You can make pretty charts and really tell a story with the data. People who are good at data visualizations are excellent at art.
Many companies use what are called "Business Intelligence" tools, or BI tools. These are just pieces of software that allow you to put your data into the program and then visualize it. There are many different tools out there. I would recommend finding a free version and checking it out!
Many companies use what are called "Business Intelligence" tools, or BI tools. These are just pieces of software that allow you to put your data into the program and then visualize it. There are many different tools out there. I would recommend finding a free version and checking it out!
Christian Leon
Software Engineer
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Christian’s Answer
I think architecture would have math and art involved.
You could also look into 3D video game design which deals with vectors and rendering of different graphical assets you could either digitally draw or create with software. Something to look into would be the Unity3D game engine and Maya (Autodesk).
You could also look into 3D video game design which deals with vectors and rendering of different graphical assets you could either digitally draw or create with software. Something to look into would be the Unity3D game engine and Maya (Autodesk).
Nancy L
Finance
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San Francisco, California
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Nancy’s Answer
Keep up the Math - it's so helpful!
Hot areas have been mentioned - data analytics, Data Visualization, 3D modeling, gaming, etc.
Hot areas have been mentioned - data analytics, Data Visualization, 3D modeling, gaming, etc.
Haley Nemeth
Graduate Fellow
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Haley’s Answer
Ammy,
I would look into data visualization. Artists get to use graphics to present data.
https://datavizproject.com/
I would look into data visualization. Artists get to use graphics to present data.
https://datavizproject.com/