Graphic design is a form of applied art which gives freedom to the designer to select, create, or adjust the way elements such as illustrations, photographs, writings, and the lines on a surface in order to be produced and communicated as a message. Pictures and signs that used to be a typographical or other media such as pictures or graphics fotografi.Desain generally applied in the world of advertising, packaging, film, and others.
Broadly speaking, graphic design can be divided into several categories:
1. Printing (Printing), which includes the design of books, magazines, posters, booklets, leaflets, flyers, pamphlets, advertising, and other similar publications.
2. Web Design: design for web pages.
3. Films include CDs, DVDs, multimedia CDs for promotion.
4. Identification (Logo), OGD (Environmental Graphic Design): is a professional design that includes graphic design, architectural design, industrial design, and architect of the park.
5. Product design, packaging and the like.
Because graphic design is divided into several categories the means to process vary, depending on the needs and goals work. As for some of that in view of graphic design:
1. Application Processing Layout (Layout)
This program is often used for making brochures, pamphlets, booklets, posters, and other similar. The program is able to regulate the placement of text and pictures taken from other programs (like Adobe Photoshop). Included in this group are:
- Adobe FrameMaker
- Adobe In Design
- Adobe PageMaker
- Corel Ventura
- Microsoft Publisher
- Quark Xpress
2. Application Processing Vector / Outline
Programs included in this group can be used to create images in the form of a vector / line so often referred to as the Illustrator program. All the objects that produced a combination of several lines, either straight or curved lines. Applications are included in this group are:
- Adobe Illustrator
- Beneba Canvas
- CorelDraw
- Macromedia Freehand
- Metacreations Expression
- Micrografx Designer
3. Application Processing Pixel / Picture
Programs included in this group can be used for image processing / manipulation of images (photo retouching). Pseudo-object that is processed in the program-the program is considered as a combination of points / pixels that have a certain density and color, for example, photos. The images in the image formed from a set of pixels that have a certain density and color. Even so, the programs included in this group can also process the text and lines, but dianggapa as a set of pixels. Objects that are imported from vector processing program / line, after being processed by pixel processing programs / points will automatically be converted into a pixel / point.
Included in this application are:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Corel Photo Paint
- Macromedia Xres
- Metacreations Painter
- Metacreations Live Picture
- Micrografx Picture Publisher
- Microsoft Photo Editor
- QFX
- Wright Image
4. Application Processing Film / Video
Programs included in this group can be used to process the film in various formats. Giving the title text (such as karaoke, text translation, etc.) can also be processed using this program. Generally, the granting of special effects (special effects) as the sound of explosions, bullets whistle, waves, etc. can also be created using this application. Included in this category are:
- Adobe After Effects
- Power Director
- Show Biz DVD
- Ulead Video Studio
- Element Premier
- Easy Media Creator
- Pinnacle Studio Plus
- WinDVD Creater
- Nero Ultra Edition
5. Multimedia Processing Applications
Programs included in this group is usually used to create a masterpiece in the form of promotion Multimedia, company profile, and the like and is packaged in a CD or DVD. Multimedia may include film / movie, animation, text, images, and sound dirancan such that the message delivered more interktif and interesting.
Included in this group are:
- Macromedia Authorware
- Macromedia Director
- Macromedia Flash
- Multimedia Builder
- Ezedia
- Hyper Studio
- Ovation Studio Pro
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