[DESIGN SPECIALISM] Definition of flux

Definition of flux

A flow. A continues flow. Continuous change

Flux in graphic design

·        Our reliance on computers

·      Advanced technology so we can now access many services without leaving our homes (like going to the library etc.)

·      Untrained individuals have access to inexpensive tools that can be used for a variety of publications

·      The invention of the internet has created new medium demand for online web design, and multimedia industries have also turned to more advanced design elements

·      With the advancement of technology, the relationship between suppliers and typesetters have changed

·      Instead of using a typesetter, a new medium of has been introduced. 

      Computer based software products can take the creative process straight to the computer  with thousands of type fonts to experiment

·      Adobe. Software which allows users to manipulate anything from simple fonts to images, or even video and animation. Due to the ease of use and lack of training required for basic tasks users have began to take projects into their own hands.

       Eliminating the needs to hire designers.

·      Designers have been forced to spread themselves lightly over a variety of platforms.

·      Designers in the digital world partly demands that the individual must study in multiple types of  media.

·      Fine arts have been almost stripped from graphic design.

·      Fine arts can be greatly beneficial to anyone working in digital media,  it is no longer necessary to land a job in a small firm, or maybe even a large firm.

·      Whether or not one can survive as designer never touching a pen and paper is quite controversial considering it can astronomically reduce creative results and greatly simplify, or abstract, your work as a designer.

·      As the graphic design field continues to merge more every day with computer technology

·      University curriculum has followed the trends by offering courses which reflect the needs of the design industries

·      Degree courses that use to recommend classes such as print technique, typesetting, and typography has introduced courses such as animation, web design, and now even digital three-dimensional design to appeal to job markets

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