There are many kinds of design, it depends on which one you want to learn. I work in interior design, and the main software I use is as follows
1: 3Dmax (interior modeling and production)?
2: Photoshop (advanced processing of renderings) ?
3: Vray (advanced rendering)?
4: Lightscap (rendering)?
5: CAD (construction drawing)?
6: Excel, Word, office (project budget)
The fourth software was used before, but now it is basically rendered with VRAY
. But now in decoration companies in many places, designers are more and more inclined to marketing. It seems that the requirements for designers to master software are not that high. You only need to know how to do marketing. But I think that if a designer wants to do well in this industry, he still needs to master basic software tools. I hope my answer can help you
If it is interior design, you need to master:
CAD Sketch Master or 3DMAX and PS.
Regarding the question "What design software do you need to master to learn design?", as a senior graphic design lover for many years, I am very happy to answer it.
Because the area of ????"design" is very wide, here, I will focus on the software I need to master for graphic design that I am familiar with. There are also many categories in graphic design, such as poster design, album design, logo design, packaging design, etc. The following is a detailed introduction to the use of various software. When learning design, there are aspects and foundations to know which ones need to be mastered.
1phtoshop (PS for short) needs to be used for image processing, such as product or character images on posters and packaging, as well as color matching, etc. Although other software can also be used, I always feel that it is the King.
2 Illustrator (AI for short) and CorelDRAW (CDR for short) are two software that we usually use when designing leaflets, posters, packaging, and logos, because they can convert images into vectors. , infinitely magnified and clear, do you want to learn or not? Do you want to learn or not?
3InDesign (ID for short) and Freehand (FH), these two software are generally used for large picture albums or books and newspapers with many pages, especially the former, ID, which can be said to be a rising star, such as It has word-like controllability, is simple but not too easy to use, and is very convenient for arranging multi-page books.
4Cinema-4d (referred to as C4D) and 3Dsmax (referred to as 3D), these two software are mostly used for modeling, and are commonly used by designers in the field of branding and packaging.
The above are the corresponding design software that graphic designers need to master. The first item is required, the second item can be chosen from the two, and the following 3 and 4 software are based on Shijianzhi’s work needs and requirements. your development direction. Okay, that’s it for today’s answers. For more exciting answers, you can click on the avatar to follow and view them. Thank you.
There are also many design categories, such as visual communication design, interior design, industrial design, animation design, garden landscape design, architectural design, mechanical design, etc. Different design majors will have corresponding software to learn, so It depends on which design major you are studying.
Visual design requires learning PS, AI/CDR;
Interior design requires learning some 3D software, such as: 3Dmax, CAD, etc.;
Garden landscape design requires Learn Vray, SkechUp, etc.;
Except for visual design, my understanding is limited, so the above is only for reference. Find the corresponding design major and you can determine what design software you need to learn.
The first stage
1. Basics of computer operation
2. Office automation
3. Computer assembly and maintenance
4. Sketch, gouache
The second stage
1. Basics of Photoshop image processing
2. Basic composition: plane composition
3. Color composition, three-dimensional composition
4. Hand-painted rendering techniques
5. AutoCAD graphic design architecture
6. Environmental art design
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The third stage
1. SketchUp sketch master
2. Materials and construction technology
3. Photoshop rendering processing
4. 3dsmax architectural effect expression techniques
5. Vray rendering
6. Project budget
7. History of Chinese and foreign architecture
8. Architectural Feng Shui
The fourth stage
1. Exhibition space design
2. Commercial space design
3. Interior design---Chinese style home decoration
4. Interior design---Home decoration European style
5. Interior design---Home decoration Mediterranean
6. Interior design - modern simplicity
7. Graduation comprehensive project training
In fact, if you have the ability to do design, will the software be able to do it? It’s not important. I once had a colleague in Heilongjiang who didn’t know how to use a computer. His assistant did everything and he drew the plans by hand. Of course, it is better to use software. Commonly used software include CAD, 3dmax, photoshop, and Kujiale. The most commonly used software is CAD.
If there are mechanical designs, there are these types, AUToCAD, SolidWorks, proe, ug
Generally simple plane drawings can be realized with cad
Non-standard equipment Design generally uses SolidWorks
Product design uses proe
Mold machining uses ug
Design is also divided into many categories
For example, plane Design
UI/UX designers, illustrators, etc. need commonly used software such as PSAiCDRSAISKACH and so on. The first three are the most commonly used.
Then there are scene designers or interior designers
Commonly used software include 3DmaxCADMAYA, etc.
With the rapid development of e-sports, the online world continues to As the industry grows, the demand for game original painters is very high. Although the threshold for employment is high and requires a high level of painting foundation and talent, the rewards are high. Once officially employed, there will be high salaries. There are also many softwares that need to be used, including basic 3Dmax for modeling and so on.
In a word, there is corresponding software for whatever direction you want to develop. Software is just a tool. It is not difficult to learn. What is valuable is your own aesthetics and creativity.
I don’t know whether you want to do graphic design or home decoration design?
If you haven’t learned it yet, I suggest you learn the whole-house customization design in home decoration design. Why? Because the salary is relatively high, and there is very little or no overtime work. Hehe, for home decoration design, the salary is usually two to three thousand yuan, in Zhengzhou. If you do whole house customization, the salary will start at least four to five thousand. And the places where I work are usually Macalline, Easy Home, etc. The shopping malls are very cool. And the pay is also very high.
If you want to do home decoration design, you need to learn: Kujiale design software.
If you want to customize the whole house, you need to learn: 3D plus design software.
You need to be familiar with some basic CAD operations.
There are tutorials online for these, and you can get started with self-study in about three days. Then find a company for an internship and you will be proficient in it in about a month. Salaries generally start at four to five thousand.
1. What content needs to be learned in graphic design
※Basic art courses:
(1) Design sketch: basic knowledge, geometric perspective, sketching method Procedures and Demonstrations, Structural Sketching, Three Major Tones, Plaster Sketching, Still Life Sketching, Combination Sketching, Design Sketching. (2) Design color: knowledge of color theory, tone analysis, gouache still life sketching, gouache combined line sketching.
※Professional design theory courses:
(1) Introduction to commercial art design (2) Design sketch (3) Color design (4) Basic composition (5) Basic pattern (6) Design aesthetics (8) Graphic advertising design (9) Packaging design (10) Output courses (11) Corporate image design
※Photoshop:
Image processing software, used for design and optimization Various types of graphics and images, such as: sharpening, softening, stylizing, deforming, lighting, adjusting colors, replacing colors, etc., for images and photos to process and implement various effects. Its powerful functions and unparalleled creativity impress the world. No matter what your career is: graphic design art, photography, multimedia or web design, interior design, you can use Photoshop to create eye-catching images.
※Illustrator:
It is an industry-standard drawing software. It is a convenient and flexible vector drawing tool for designing logos, font processing, illustrations, packaging, presentations, and engineering. Drawings and information graphics, etc. It helps you create professional graphics for print and the Web, making your work stand out.
※CorelDRAW:
It is not only a professional drawing software, but also a professional typesetting software. Its outstanding word processing, writing tools and innovative typesetting methods solve common problems. Common problems with typesetting software allow you to arrange large amounts of text more easily and skillfully. More and more design and graphics professionals are turning to CorelDRAW. Graphics production that was previously only possible on professional Apple computers can now be easily done on low-priced ordinary PCs.
※Graphic project practice:
1. Advertising design. 2. Book design: book cover design, jacket design, book cover design, text design, title page design. 3. Sample design: image brochure design, product brochure design. 4. Publication design. 5. Poster design: public welfare poster design, corporate image poster design 6. Graphic advertising design: magazine advertising design. 7. P0P design 8. Packaging design. 9. VIS design 10. Printing process: 1. Printing type 2. Paper opening 3. Printing color 4. Pre-press design 5. Plate making and printing 6. Post-press processing 7 types of printing. 11. Plane composition, color composition, three-dimensional composition, etc.
2. What software do you need to learn for graphic design?
Image processing
Software and advantages: Photoshop is mainly used for image processing. Make it more realistic.
Modeling
Software and advantages: 3dmax is a software that every designer must master. 3dmax is a software used for modeling, material, model, and lighting display;
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Plan drawing
Software and advantages: AutoCAD is used for plan drawing. Floor plans, construction drawings, elevations, and three-dimensional drawings are all drawn using CAD software. operational.
Image processing
Software and advantages: CorelDRAW, Illustrator are used in many fields such as trademark design, logo production, model drawing, illustration drawing, typesetting and color separation output
p>Web design
Software and advantages: Flash, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver are used to create beautiful web pages. They usually require the cooperation of centralized software, which depends on their own requirements.
Plate composition
Plate composition software is professional software that combines text and pictures into beautiful prints. This type of software itself does not have any processing functions for pictures or graphics.
However, in objective work, graphic production personnel need to constantly switch back and forth between these three types of commonly used software, resulting in a large number of unnecessary and cumbersome procedures.
Representative software: QuakeXpress, Founder Feiteng, Pagemaker
Vector design
Software and advantages: Illustrator and CorelDRAW are both characterized by the ability to zoom in and out at will The clarity remains unchanged, and the logo design, text, and typesetting are particularly excellent, but Illustrator can be used on both MAC and PC, and CorelDRAW is mostly used on PC. Text typesetting software and its advantages: PageMaker is a common text typesetting processing software and is called the lowest platform. The advantage is that files made by any software can be hosted on it. The disadvantage is that the software cannot be interoperated on MAC and PC and is too simple. Corresponding special effects processing cannot be performed and needs to be completed with the help of other software. It is more common on MAC and PM on PC cannot be output.
Design assistance
The reason why they are called auxiliary is mainly because they are not software that graphic producers must master, but because the files provided by customers are not the same, it is Graphic designers have different knowledge requirements, and there is no harm in knowing more about them.