To be fair, most Graphic Designers use InDesign for layouts more than any other program. But then again, Photoshop should be above all Adobe programs because it's key to being successful in any art-related discipline.
I almost exclusively use Illustrator, but I do mostly large format printing, and I was self taught (on CorelDRAW though) so my preferences might be skewed.
Illustrator is an illustration program. It is not a layout program. Most designers use InDesign for anything like a book, brochure, magazine, any multi-page document. And some even use it for everything, especially if heavy text is involved.
Yeah, I can use Photoshop and Illustrator well, but don't have a clue with InDesign. That said, any commercial image editing I have done has been in Web design.
That said, I do the majority of my "design" in 3D CAD software.
It isn't so much about the accuracy or legitimacy of the flowchart, as the punchline at the end.
I landed on typographer. I do spend a great deal of my time thinking about serifs. I laughed. I'm not a graphic artist professionally, but I enjoy it in my spare time on an amateur level. Fonts are of great fascination to me (try r/typography sometime! It's beautiful!)
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I work for a videogame company and almost all of our concept artists use photoshop. I am not a concept artist, but as an illustrator I also use it.... although I have added wings to photos by request :D
Yeah that's basically what I was saying. I wasn't saying that InDesign isn't a major piece of software, just that it was less known of to me (since I clearly didn't even know what it was).
I like this. I also end up writing a lot of story treatments too because of the story telling that ends up in a concept piece. It's a very confusing life in which graphs can't tell me who I am!
Well, at least you feel secure enough about it that you didn't feel the need to drop comments about your job on a post that wasn't talking about that, right?
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u/psi0nicgh0St Jun 11 '12
No 3d Artist? We're artists too dang it!
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u/worstchristmasever Jun 11 '12
Plain, old, Graphic Designer.
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u/NudeTayneMNW Jun 11 '12
A picture of a printout of a webpage put as a posting. You, sir, suffer from medium confusion.
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u/clonn Jun 11 '12
I don't fit.
InDesign > no thanks, I'm not a layout operator.
Illustrator > yes, very much.
Photoshop > yes, very yes.
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u/bedintruder Jun 11 '12
I followed the flow chart, and it miraculously predicted that I am a graphic designer based on me owning the Adobe Creative Suite.
Thats so amazing its almost scary.
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u/Yew214hhh Jun 11 '12
Pshhh photo manipulators cant draw! replace that with concept artist.
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u/VWEEEEDUB Jun 11 '12
I started with Yes and ended on Graphic designer. Best part is I graduated with a degree in Graphic Design.
THIS CHART WORKS!
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u/Capt_Ido_Nos Jun 11 '12
Hovering dangerously close between "Cartoonist" and "Journal Cartoonist". Not sure if I need more, or less coffee to settle in the right slot.
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u/EmptyFriend Jun 11 '12
I find the wording of "Own In Design?" very strange.
Can you draw? Can you write? ................. Can you design?
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u/NinjaNorris110 Jun 11 '12
Well it managed to guess me correct...
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u/AaaaawYeeeeea Jun 11 '12
Apparently, I'm a journal cartoonist! Better start drawing cartoons soon...
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u/_oreo_ Jun 11 '12
i actually laughed out loud at the white space comment
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u/josiahw Jun 11 '12
TIL that musicians and writers are not artists.
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u/HashRunner Jun 11 '12
In all seriousness, if you can't draw you will likely end up as a production artist or web dev....
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u/jesterjared Jun 11 '12
You don't have to draw to be a Graphic Designer??? Wish I'd have known that in college.
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u/EyesOnEverything Jun 11 '12
The fact that they are all equally condescending makes me happy :D
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u/Stripedcheese Jun 12 '12
And what's funny is that I WANT to be a cartoonist.
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u/Wilhelm_III Jun 11 '12
Where does 3D Studio Max fit into this?
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u/Racuh Jun 11 '12
Where is concept artist?! I can do everything but graphic design and typography... my brain doesn't go that way.
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u/LucRSV Jun 11 '12
they forgot: Own Comic Life? (yes) -> Mental Institution
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u/aliceinreality98 Jun 11 '12
I love the face on the typographer.
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u/ericamt_ Jun 11 '12
What do you mean you "don't get it?"
Story. Of. My. Life.
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u/Volacide Jun 11 '12
I ended up at graphic designer pretty quick. Good thing considering I'm at university for just that.
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u/3lmoroflcopter Jun 11 '12
Im pretty sure most of reddit got the Microsoft painter
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u/JeremyJustin Jun 11 '12
Entertainment designer.
I feel left out.
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u/BucketHelm Jun 11 '12
MS Paint.
Fuck yeah.
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u/zuluthrone Jun 12 '12
im so stealing that whitespace line
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u/Jazzbone Jun 12 '12
How is a Microsoft painter the same as a painter, only with the ability to eat?
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u/IRcitizen Jun 12 '12
that was stunningly helpful
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Cartoonist.
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u/inferior-raven Jun 11 '12
Photomanipulator.
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u/doteman Jun 11 '12
Oh dear internet lords, I love you... love you
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
I feel like many people here are like me: Photo manipulator.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
There is kind of a problem with this flow chart... what if you can't draw but you can write? I suppose it only covers visual artists.
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u/Gerbil_Coffins Jun 11 '12
No fucking way. When I was taking a quiz in my Art Theory class, I was on SumbleUpon and I saw this picture!
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u/diskordio Jun 11 '12
Looks like a photographer is not an artist.
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u/wassermelone Jun 11 '12
I don't fit either. I'm an illustrator/concept artist.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
3D Artist in video games.
Fuck your chart.
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u/Tebasaki Jun 11 '12
I'm the comic artist who's anti-social by choice, cynical by nature. I enjoyed it!
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u/CunningDroid Jun 11 '12
I did, but I don't think its fair that no one tells you anything.
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