| Multimedia design is a catchall phrase to describe | | | | more. As a multimedia designer, you will be |
| the growing combination of websites, film, and | | | | constantly challenged to develop interfaces that |
| video in the world of graphic design. Multimedia | | | | are both aesthetically pleasing and practical. |
| design requires many different talents and skills. It | | | | To work as a multimedia designer, you will need |
| is rare to find a graphic designer who is entirely | | | | to learn how to work in a strongly collaborative |
| responsible for a multimedia rich design. Multimedia | | | | environment. Almost all graphic designers work |
| often requires many different designers. | | | | collaboratively, and this is especially true in the |
| Multimedia design is both complex and | | | | world of multimedia design. When you work on a |
| fundamental. | | | | website or a CD-ROM design, you will find these |
| An interesting forms of multimedia design is the | | | | endeavors require intense collaboration. It is very |
| CD ROM. To work in multimedia design, the | | | | rare to see just one designer in the role of |
| graphic designer must understand the basic | | | | architect and builder. Moreover, he or she should |
| technology behind it. For instance, the CD ROM | | | | know that CD-ROM and web design is often |
| interface requires knowledge of computers. A | | | | produced under a fast-track schedule. Most |
| multimedia designer often has to work directly | | | | websites must be launched quickly. They're often |
| with the technology to achieve the right results. A | | | | revised and updated, and rarely will the multimedia |
| multimedia designer should be fluent in | | | | designer have the luxury of extra time to get the |
| programming and computer code. If you want to | | | | job done. |
| become a proficient graphic designer in the field of | | | | Working within the hierarchies of Web and |
| multimedia design, you should take programming | | | | CD-ROM design can be different from working in |
| courses to learn about the different levels of | | | | a traditional print environment. This will depend on |
| multimedia activity. | | | | your job assignment and the makeup of the |
| With so many CD ROMs and websites available, a | | | | company. As a multimedia designer, you have the |
| multimedia designer can find plenty of work. | | | | opportunity to work with many different design |
| Almost all major mass media corporations have | | | | firms. Freelancers are often hired to fill out the |
| their own website divisions. Just think of all the | | | | production teams when they receive a large |
| magazines, newspapers, book publishers, and | | | | project. If you are trained in the tools of the |
| television stations that have their own Web sites. | | | | trade, you will never be out of steady work as a |
| It is becoming a growing trend for websites to | | | | multimedia designer. You will have the best chance |
| feature original material that is not available in | | | | of getting hired as a multimedia designer if you |
| traditional print media. This has opened a whole | | | | have specialized training in web site design. Just a |
| new world for multimedia designers. | | | | few years ago, it used to be enough to know |
| Just like traditional print media, multimedia design | | | | web site design, but with today's competitive |
| allows you to exercise your own style. Some | | | | market, it is important that you get as much |
| websites are heavily informational, with streaming | | | | practical, hands-on experience in web design and |
| media clips, photos, bulletin boards, and much | | | | multimedia design before you hit the job market. |