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what is
design?
The word ‘design’ is used in many ways in our day-to-day lives. Design is not exactly art, and it’s not really science either. It takes elements from both.
Design is the conceptualization and creation of new things: ideas, interactions, information, objects, typefaces, books, posters, products, places, signs, systems, services, furniture, websites, and more.
To quote Steve Jobs: “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”

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what is colour design?
There are only a few more important things in design than the use of color. Having the knowledge of the effects of color is an invaluable tool in the hand of a designer: simply changing the hue or saturation of a color can create a completely different reaction or feeling. It is a science and art in itself, and people build entire careers on color theory.
“People decide whether or not they like a product in 90 seconds or less. 90% of that decision is based solely on color.”
- Color Consultant
- Brand Consultant
- Color Specialist
- Interior Designer
- Interior Design Consultant
- Interior Decorator
- Design Consultant
- Property Stylist
- Color Selection Coordinator
- Showroom Consultant
- Design Assistant
- Décor Designer
- Stage Scenery Designer
- Paint Technologist
- Painter
- Decorator
- Textile Technologist
- Interior design and decorating companies
- Architecture firms
- Textile companies
- Specialist consultancies and manufacturers of textiles, paper, furnishings, medical products, leather, inks, foods, plastics, toiletries, paints, cosmetics and fibers.
There are also a small number of research openings within the academic sector.
USD $20,000 – $102,500 annually
Source: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Color-Consultant-Salary
- Adobe Color CC
- ColourCode
- Coolors.co
- Khroma
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what is digital design?
Digital design is any design that is created to be interacted with on a digital interface. Digital designs are crafted specifically for devices, taking into account factors like user experience, interactivity, differences in screen size, and more. In short, they are often designed to be used rather than read.
While graphic design focuses mostly on static designs, digital design involves movement, such as animation, interactive pages, and 2D or 3D modeling.
- Digital Designer
- Graphic Designers
- Web Designers
- App Designers
- Ux Designers
- Ui Designers
- Product Designers
- Interaction Designers
- Animators
- Broadcast Designer
- Digital Content Producer
- Motion Graphics Designer
- Visual Effects Artist
- 3d Artist
- Game Artist
- Character Designer
- Creative Director
- Art Director
- Illustrator
- Branding & Identity Designer
- Title Designer
- Some digital designers work as freelancers.
- Design agencies, marketing agencies, and web development agencies.
- “In-house” digital designers work directly for a company, designing their products or creating marketing materials and other. assets.
Most freelance graphic designers charge anywhere from $15-$65 an hour (according to PayScale), while senior UX designers can make up to USD $137,000 per year.
The average salary of a digital designer:
- AUD $65,000 – $75,000
- USD $39,000 – $79,000
Source: payscale.com
- Sketch
- Adobe XD
- Figma
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe After Effects
- CorelDRAW Graphics
- Affinity Designer
- GIMP


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what is fashion design?
Fashion design is a form of art dedicated to the creation of clothing and other lifestyle accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place.
Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories; and, because of the time required to bring a garment onto the market, must at times anticipate changing consumer tastes.
- Fashion Designer
- Apparel Fashion Designer
- Clothing Designer
- Clothing Fashion Designer
- Accessory Fashion Designer
- Fashion Designer
- Fashion Buyer
- Art Director
- Fashion Journalist
- Textile Designer
- Pattern Maker
- Costume Designer
- Visual Merchandiser
- Brand Manager
- Fashion Illustrator
- Tailor
- Trend Analyst
- Wholesalers
- Manufacturers
- Design Firms
- Designer/Maker Boutiques
- Self Employed
- Clothing Importers & Distributors
- Department Store Fashion Buyers
- Fashion Retailers
- Fashion Design Education
- Theatre And Entertainment
- Fashion Media
A small number of high-fashion (haute couture) designers are self-employed.
Some fashion designers specialize in costume design for the performing arts, movies, and television productions.
- Fashion designers earn an average yearly salary of USD $68,960.
- Top-level fashion designer earnings are USD $136,568 annually.
Source: https://www.careerexplorer.com/
Tools:
- sketching tools
- scissors
- other sewing tools
- sewing machines
Software:
- Adobe Illustrator
- AutoCAD
- Sketchbook
- Digital Fashion Pro
- Corel Draw
- Optitex
- Browzwear
- Clo 3D
- C-Design
- TUKA3D
- Cameo v6
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what is graphic design?
Graphic design is a craft where professionals create visual content to communicate messages. These visuals can be as simple as a business logo, or as complex as page layouts on a website.
Graphic design is composed of many fields and specializations, ranging from print and web design to animation and motion graphics.
- Graphic Designer
- User Experience (Ux) Designer
- Web Designer
- Art Director
- Creative Director
- Art Production Manager
- Package Designer
- Brand Identity Developer
- Visual Journalist
- Logo Designer
- Interface Designer
- Web Designer
- Multimedia Developer
- Content Developer
- Design Strategist
- Service Designer
- Illustrator
- Advertising Agencies
- Public Relations Firms
- Design Consultancies
- Government & Business Promotion Departments
- Web Design
- Printing Companies
- Packaging Companies
- Manufacturer’s Promotion Departments
- Publishers
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Self Employment
- Television Studios
- Computer Games Development
- Exhibition & Display
- Museums
They can work as:
- in-house graphic designer
- an agency graphic designer
- Freelance graphic designer
The average salary for a graphic designer:
- AUD $74,117 annually
- USD $46,697 annually
Source: PayScale
Tools:
- Laptop
- Graphics tablet and stylus
- Studio camera
Software:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Sketch
- Adobe XD
- CorelDraw Graphics Suite
- Inkscape
- GIMP
- Affinity Designer
- Gravit Designer
- Photoscape


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what is industrial design?
Industrial Design (ID) is the professional practice of designing products, devices, objects, and services used by millions of people around the world every day.
Industrial designers typically focus on the physical appearance, functionality, and manufacturability of a product, though they are often involved in far more during a development cycle. All of this ultimately extends to the overall lasting value and experience a product or service provides for end-users.
- Industrial Designer
- Ceramic Designer
- Furniture Designer
- Glass Designer
- Textile Designer
- Design Engineer
- Graphic Designer
- Project Manager
- Product Designer
- Manufacturing Companies
- Design Consultancies
- Designer/Maker Workshops
- Research & Development Departments
- Self Employed
- Animation Studios
- Special Effects Studios
- Computer Games Development
- Exhibition & Display Industry
- The median annual salary is USD $66,500.
- Wages typically start from $38,650 and go up to $115,449.
Source: payscale.com
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- CAID
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- SolidWorks
- CATIA
- Autodesk Inventor
- Blender
- ZBrush
- SketchUp
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what is interior design?
Interior design is all about how we experience spaces. It’s a powerful, essential part of our daily lives and affects how we live, work, play, and even heal. Comfortable homes, functional workplaces, beautiful public spaces—that’s interior design at work.
Interior design is a project that defines how a space will function, how it will look, and how it will appeal to the senses. It should fit the needs, cultures, and lifestyles of those that inhabit it.
- Interior Decorator
- Interior Stylist
- Soft Furnishings Consultant
- Real Estate Home Stager
- Events and Installation Designer
- Virtual Environment Designer
- Retail Design Consultant
- 3D Computer Modelling Consultant
- Innovative Home Technology Consultant
- Property Stylist
- Housing Solutions Strategist
- Interior Design Consultancies
- Architects Offices
- Builders
- Government Building & Construction Departments
- Other areas you’ll find work
- Shop Fitters
- Shopping Centre Corporations
- Self Employment
- Building Industry Suppliers
- Furniture Design
- Exhibition Design
- Film, TV & Stage Set Design
They can be independent contractors who need to build a client base, or can work for an established design firm.
- The average salary for an interior designer in the United States is around USD $52,747 per year.
- The average salary for an interior designer is AUD $81,882 per year in Sydney NSW.
Source: https://www.careerexplorer.com/
- 3DsMax
- AutoCAD
- Sketch Up Pro
- Revit
- Unreal Engine
- Substance by Adobe
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Capture


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what is textile design?
Textile design is the process of planning and producing a fabric’s appearance and structure. Textile designers dream up designs that are woven or knitted into cloth or printed on fabric. They might suggest types of thread to weave together for a specific look and feel or create patterns that adorn a fabric surface.
Finding application in various fields such as fashion, home decor, lifestyle, automobile, and other service industries, textiles form a substantial part of our daily interaction with the tangible world.
- Clothing/Textile Technologist
- Colour Technologist
- Illustrator
- Interior And Spatial Designer
- Fashion Designer
- Textile Designer
- Pattern Maker
- Clothing Companies
- Textile Manufacturing Companies
- Design Consultancies
- Designer/Maker Workshops
- Self Employed
- Fabric Wholesalers
- Automotive Colour & Trim Departments
- Fabric Importers & Distributors
- Design Education
- Department Store Fabric Buyers
- Colour Forecasting
- The average textile designer’s gross salary in Australia is AUD $44,737.
- In the US, the salary range typically falls between USD $51,872 and $61,401.
Source: salary.com
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Procreate
- GIMP
- Affinity Designer
- Inkscape
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what is user experience design?
User experience (UX) design is the process design teams use to create products that provide meaningful and relevant experiences to users. This involves the design of the entire process of acquiring and integrating the product, including aspects of branding, design, usability, and function.
UX designers combine market research, product development, strategy, and design to create seamless user experiences for products, services, and processes. They build a bridge to the customer, helping the company to better understand — and fulfill — their needs and expectations.
- Ux Designer
- Digital Designer
- Interaction Designer
- Front-End Developer
- interactive Media Designer
- Information Architect
- Mobile Interface/Application Designer
- Online/Digital Producer
- Web Designer
- Usability Tester
- Product Designer
- Digital Producer
- Online Producer
- Some UX designers work as freelancers.
- Design agencies, marketing agencies, and web development agencies.
- The average salary for a user experience designer is $104,986 per year in Australia.
- In the US, salary expectations are between USD $59,000- $128,000.
Source: seek.com, careerfoundry.com
- Figma: a collaborative, web-based, vector graphic edit and interface design tool
- Adobe XD: a vector-based experience design platform
- Maze: a rapid user-testing platform for user experience prototypes—gathering user feedback from real humans
- Sketch: a collaborative digital design app for Mac
- InVision Studio: a digital product design platform
- Webflow: a no-code, visual canvas website builder.
- Adobe Illustrator
- Axure
- Marvel
- FlowMapp


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what is user interface design?
UI refers to the actual interface of a product; the visual design of the screens a user navigates through when using a mobile app, or the buttons they click when browsing a website. UI design is concerned with all the visual and interactive elements of a product interface, covering everything from typography and color palettes to animations and navigational touchpoints (such as buttons and scrollbars).
UI brings together concepts from interaction design, visual design, and information architecture.
User Interface Design is a crucial subset of UX. They both share the same end goal—to provide a positive experience for the user—but UI Design comprises an entirely separate leg of the journey.
- User Interface Designer
- UX Designer
- Visual Designer
- Interaction Designer
- Motion Designer
- UX Researcher
UX Designers Can Work For Companies, or Freelance on Their Own.
UI Designers first and foremost work very closely with UX Designers as part of a larger product team, as well as other visual design professionals, development teams, software teams, sales and marketing teams, and quality assurance teams.
- The average salary for a user interface designer is $94,371 per year in Australia.
- The average salary for a user interface designer is $78,476 per year in the United States.
Source: indeed.com
- Maze: Remote testing for agile teams
- Sketch: The digital design platform
- Adobe XD: The UI/UX design solution for websites, apps, and more
- Balsamiq: The rapid, effective, and fun wireframing software
- Figma: The collaborative interface design tool
- InVision: Digital product design, workflow, and collaboration
- Marvel: The design platform for digital products
- Axure: Ux prototypes, specifications, and diagrams in one tool
- Framer: The prototyping tool for teams
- UXPin: UI design and prototyping tool
- FlowMapp: The UX tool for web design
- Origami Studio: Design, animate, and prototype
- Proto.io: Prototyping for all
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