Succeeding in Graphic Design
"Design is a process, a way of thinking. It is characterized by the application of creative, thoughtful and responsive solutions to communication problems" —AIGA
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Careers in Graphic Design
Job titles and career guides
Career Advice & Tools
- Guide to interns and internships from the Minnesota AIGA
- Employers: what you want and what they need
- How to find your first job
- Graphic Design: A Career Guide
- We also recommend Ellen Shapiro's "Graphic Designers Guide to Clients"
Alumni & Friends Profiles
Our alumni and friends share their career stories and advice
Online Searches & Resources
- FAA's GD Job Board
- Design jobs and salary survey from AIGA
- Creative Hotlist job search from Communication Arts
- Coroflot
- Design jobs and salary survey from UCDA
- Design Manager's Institute
- 37signals openings in web design
- indeed.com searches search engines
- Always Illinois - tap into the Illinois alumni network
Résumés, and Cover Letters
Résumé Tips
Samples
Cover Letter Tips
- How to write a cover letter
- Sample industrial design job ad and responding cover letter -- the field is different, but the principles are the same.
- Tips from the campus Career Center
Investigate the Competition