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Some graphic designers will work with double monitors.
Some graphic designers use a graphic tablet, such as those by WACOM. These are extremely helpful.
Some graphic designers use a graphic monitor, such as the one by WACOM, in which you can draw directly on your monitor into the software with an electronic "ink pen."
A good graphics card is necessary for larger projects. A designer just starting out has it much easier than we did in the 1980s. What has not changed from 1988 to 2008 is the basic requirements from your computer: speed, memory and disk space in massive amounts. What HAS changed is the nature of what home computer users do with their machines. People like to run first-person shooters, download music and watch videos on their computers, and they don't like to pay a lot of money for them. Therefore, in the Year Of Our Lord 2008, you can walk into any computer dealer in America, close your eyes, turn around three times, point and say "that one," and get a computer that's going to work really well for graphic design. I'm back from old fogey land. Here's what you'll need: 1. A computer. As I said, any new one will be fine. Make sure you've got at least 4GB RAM and 160GB of hard drive in it--at least 250 if you're constantly running paying jobs on the machine. 2. An internal DVD-RW drive with Lightscribe. I have a Samsung SH-201 in my computer. This drive isn't Mac-compatible for OS X 10.4 or below as it comes out of the box, but a free program called Patchburn (http://www.patchburn.de) will make it so. If you're running Mac OS X 10.5, the OS natively supports the drive. I use the drive because it's really fast--at the time I bought it, it was The Drive To Have. Lightscribe is nice because Sharpies and stick-on labels scream "Amateur!!!" and there's always something better to do with the money an inkjet disc printer costs. 3. A scanner. At minimum you need a flatbed scanner--the higher the resolution the better. Be sure to make some scans on the one you're considering because some scanners produce ugly results. 4. A printer. Color or black & white doesn't matter. This MUST be a laser printer, and it MUST be a PostScript printer. PostScript printers give the best results. 5. A very good, color-accurate monitor. Those are the basics. From there you can go all out--calibrated monitors, color measuring devices for building ICC profiles, film scanners, large-format printers, graphics tablets, all sorts of really wild stuff. Also don't be afraid to throw the mouse and keyboard that came with the machine in the trash and get better ones. I did.
There are many software/hardware you can use to make/edit graphics, some are...MS Word, Corel Paint Shop Pro , MS Paint and MacroMedia Freehand.(which is software) You also can use a skanner, camra, you need a mouse if your going to draw one, a grapics tablet and so on. =) hope this helpt,,, and yes i am only 15 xD
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What is the best computer for you if you use it for facebook and world of warcraft?
try to get a gaming computer that's fast and has good graphics. nvidia has good graphics
My sims 2 neigbourhood graphics aren't very good and the graphics is on the best it can do how do i make it look like it should?
You have to get a better graphics disk for your computer. How Or Where Can U Get Them?
What is the cost of best configuration desktop computer?
around a 1000 dollars
What is the best and cheapest computer configuration in India?
In India, and cheapest configuration is 512MB RAM and 80 GB Harddisk.This may not be the best configuration. But if its going to be cheap and best then, 2GB RAM and 250GB RAM is best for Indian people.
Whihc tower is best for a graphics designe PC?
ATX brand computer towers are the best on the market today.
Which software is best for website designing?
Dreamweaver. But you can also use Notepad on your computer by just type in codes.
What is the best distance learning institution for computer drafting and design?
Westwood college is one of the best colleges for computer design, drafting, animation, graphics, multimedia and web design out there.
What is the best computer for graphics?
Well i have found digital storm computers have some of the best graphics. But it all depends on graphics card and display, monitor. If you have the money buy digital storm computers, at the moment they have the fastest gaming computer. That's just their specialty, they have office computers too. They have preassigned packages for each computer, and every part can be upgraded and they give you a customization page before you buy that allows you to upgrade a part such as a better graphics card. Hope this helped!
Which compiler is best compiler and why in computer graphics?
Compilers have nothing to do with graphics. Compilers translate source code into object code, nothing more. Graphics is hardware-dependant and is a function of a graphics library specific to that hardware. Graphics libraries do not need to be compiled, they simply need to be linked to your code.
Which computer the best price to buy with the same configuration?
I prefer systamax computers over dell www.onestopcomputersupply.com
Will a 7 year old computer compair to a up to date computer in tearms of Graphics and requirements to run video games The old was a dell the new is a HP?
Of course not. A new computer would support much more RAM, have a faster processor, and even an integrated graphics chip is likely to outperform the best dedicated graphics card of seven years ago.
Where could one find some cool graphics to help design a business card?
The best place to go to online that would provide cool graphics to help in designing a successful business card would be PsPrint. The assist in printing business cards.
