Spread The Magic Of Your Art
With the revolutionary changes taking place in the field of Information and Communication, new career options have opened up their doors. One such career is Graphics Art, where there are great possibilities of a golden future. Graphic Art is used in advertising and broadcasting of different products. Today there is great demand of graphics in various fields like commercial advertising, advertisement agencies, news papers, magazines, government and commercial publications, etc., Sketching, painting, drawing, display, designing, etc are the work of a commercial artist. Generally artist after getting training in advertisement agencies, film studios, T.V. centres, photography studio, publication houses are appointed on high salaries. Mostly commercial artist develops new ideas and prepare its art work to make the product effective and proclaimed of any project. A commercial artist can provide his artistic contribution in preparing advertising booklets, folders, brochures, catalogues, counter displays, slides and films scripts. In some places, the nature of job can be in the form of a contract and somewhere full-time job.
Graphic and Commercial Art was born with the language and from that time it is being presented in its different forms and appearances. By looking at the increasing demand of advertisement for selling products, professionals are converting it into a business from a hobby. Today most of the countries of the world are executing different courses in fine arts, and painting. Graphics is also a branch of these courses, which is now, flourishing in the form of business.
Certificate course, Diploma, Degree and Master Degree courses related to Commercial Art and Graphics are offered by different Institutes and Universities. Time duration of these courses varied from 1 year to 5 years. After having training from a recognised institute, placements can be made on the position of a layout designer, graphic artist, illustrator, cartoonist, spot instructor etc. Those people who are not interested in job can open their own advertisement agencies and art work centres.This is not all, they can also open up their training institution at local level and earn a lot of wealth.
In the field of Graphic designing, Apeejay Design Institute is a renowned institution, which offers 2 types of training courses. First type of course is of 4 years duration and for admission in this course minimum eligibility is 10+2. Second course is of 1 year duration and minimum eligibility is graduation from any faculty. Campus interview is also organised for trained people. National School of Advertising also offers a 1 ½ year Diploma Course. After getting training till 6 months, practical training is being given in the corporate sector or in any advertising agency. Application process for this starts in the month of January. Graduate candidate from any faculty are eligible for admission and selection is made on the basis of group discussion and interview.
National Design Institute offers a 4½ years training course in Graphic Art. Young people, graduate from any faculty can apply. Formalities regarding applications begin in month of October and November. Entrance exam is held in January and new session starts from the month of June. There are total 30 seats, out of which 50% are reserved for women. Hostel facility is also available.
Major Training Institutes
- Apeejay Design Institute, 54 Tuglakabad Institutional Area Mehrauli, New Delhi – 110062
- Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi – 110001
- Kalindi College, Janki Devi College, Kamla Nehru College, Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi College, Vivekanand College (Delhi University)
- National School of Advertising (I.I.N.C) JNU Campus, Aruna Asif Ali Marg, New Delhi – 110067
- National Design Institute, Palri, Ahmedabad-7 (Gujarat).
- Rajendra Prasad Institute for Communication and Management, K.N Munshi Marg, Mumbai – 7
- Saint Zavier Institute for Mass Communication Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
- Sophia B.K.S. Polytechnic, Pader Road, Mumbai – 26
