sekilas desain grafis

apa sih desain grafis ?

Desain grafis adalah suatu bentuk komunikasi visual yang menggunakan gambar untuk menyampaikan informasi atau pesan seefektif mungkin. Dalam desain grafis, teks, gambar juga dianggap sebagai hasil abstraksi simbol-simbol yang bisa dibunyikan. Desain grafis diterapkan dalam desain komunikasi dan fine art.

Seperti jenis desain lainnya, desain grafis dapat merujuk kepada proses pembuatan, metoda merancang, produk yang dihasilkan (rancangan), atau pun disiplin ilmu yang digunakan (desain).

Desain grafis pada awalnya diterapkan untuk media-media statis, seperti buku, majalah, dan brosur. Selain itu, sejalan dengan perkembangan zaman, desain grafis juga diterapkan dalam media elektronik, yang sering disebut sebagai desain interaktif atau desain multimedia.

Ada beberapa software yang digunakan dalam desain grafis. Dan berikut ini adalah daftar dari software paling populer yang sering digunakan dalam dunia desain grafis :

1. Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is the software made ??by Adobe Systems image editor that is devoted to editing photos / images and effects creation.

2. Corel Draw

CorelDraw is a vector graphics editor created by Corel, a software company headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. The latest version is named X5 version 15 was released on February 23, 2008.

3. Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Adobe Systems. Illustrator is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to its competitors, CorelDraw, Xara Designer Pro and Macromedia FreeHand.The latest version, Illustrator CS5, is the fifteenth generation in the product line.

4. GiMP

GNU Image Manipulation Program or better known as GIMP is software for raster-based graphics manipulation. GIMP runs on the GNOME desktop and released with the terms of the GNU General Public License.

GIMP was originally developed for X11 desktop which runs on Unix platforms. However, the current software has been ported to several other operating system platform that is MS Windows and Mac OS.

5. Inkscape

Inkscape is a vector image editor software that is free software licensed under the GNU GPL. The main purpose of Inkscape is to become a cutting-edge graphics devices that meet the standards XML, SVG, and CSS.

6. 3Ds Max

        

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 3D Studio Max or commonly known as 3D Max is a software (freeware) to create a 3-dimensional   vector graphics and animations. written by Autodesk Media & Entertainment, formerly known as Discreet and Kinetix. 3D Studio Max developed from its predecessor 3D Studio for DOS, but for the Win32 platform.
Kinetix later joined the recent acquisition of Autodesk, Discreet Logic. That was until now the author of this article makes is the latest version of 3D Studio Max 9. The many uses of graphic design software used to create an animated film, the architecture of the house, or make a company logo.