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NEWPORT, Ky. (WXIX) – A Newport High School student recently returned from a national competition for students preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service jobs.

After winning at the state level, Brandon Harris traveled to Atlanta in June to compete with students in each state.

Even though he did not win at the national level, his skills will continue to improve beyond the competition.

“I made this t-shirt design and I was like in my head, ‘this is actually really nice,’” Harris remembers, “And I didn’t think really what my other competition would be like. As I got there I saw the other shirts and was like, ‘Wow! I guess there’s some pretty good comp!’”

A 2022 Newport High School graduate, Harris, recently won a state competition.

He’s been taking a graphic design class at the high school since he was a freshman and he says that class and his teacher have allowed him to possibly pursue a career in graphic design.

Skills USA hosts a state and national competition each year for students in high school and beyond. Categories include things like carpentry and baking to graphic design and welding.

This year, Harris entered the t-shirt design competition.

Students were asked to represent their state in a unique design that had a deeper meaning to them.

Harris describes his design:

“An outline of Muhammad Ali with his quote, ‘Don’t count the days, make the days count’ on the inside jumbled up everywhere.”

Ali was born in Louisville and his quote is important to Harris.

“It means to keep going you know.” explains Harris, “And to just have that drive to keep going every day and just keep getting better and have patience as well.”

Harris won the competition in Louisville and that got him a spot in the national competition in Atlanta that happened in June. Even though he didn’t win in Atlanta, he knows that experience will help him down the road.

“I don’t just waste my days and waste my time. I try to make my days worth something and get something out of it to make myself better by the end of the day.”

Harris says through working in graphic design, he’s learned that the best designs can often take time and patience. He has some advice for

“Keep trying. If you don’t think something works out just think of new things,” says Harris, “Don’t always get rid of your original ideas because sometimes the worst are the best.”

Harris is going to take a year off from school and decide if he wants to pursue a career in graphic design or study pre-law.

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Graphic design comes in all different shapes and forms. The usual thing that comes to people’s minds when they think of graphics is a nicely done image. This is, however, a very limited view of what graphic designers do every day.

Depending on what your business is, you might find yourself in need of using a specific type of graphic design to do what you want. This blog will cover some of the most important types of graphic design that businesses need.

UI/UX Design

The most in-demand type of graphic design in the digital age. Thanks to the rising popularity of digital content, more and more online businesses are finding themselves in need of designing user-friendly interfaces.

Graphic designers specializing in this niche make it their job to deliver website interfaces, images, and visual content that speaks to an audience and is easy to use. Businesses afraid their website ranking is suffering should look first to see if they have well-designed user interfaces and user experiences.

Advertisement Design

This specific niche focuses on developing creative ads powered by the right visuals. Some of the things those graphic designers work on are billboards, logos, banners, and many more types of creative graphics.

Design and marketing intersect very strongly. In fact, it can be said that creative graphic design expands your marketing efforts, and it is because of the ability to absorb graphic content much more quickly than the written word.

Brand Design

A great brand is all about having a captivating design. Graphic designers specializing in this area make it their job to identify a brand, understand its goals, work out a way to have it appear visually appealing, and align it with the brand experience.

Businesses without a strong brand look are ignored, and this alone can destroy a business because first impressions dominate the modern world.

Packaging Design

Very overlooked but still very important. Having a good packing design can sell your product right away. Graphic designers in this area focus on associating your brand with the package itself.

Moreover, the package design requires specialized knowledge of printing to make effective decisions about how it should look. Some common examples of packages that need good design are stickers and wrapping paper.

Publication Design

Despite falling out of favor because of the rise of digital books and weaker salaries, publication design is still an important area of ​​focus for many designers. These designs are the ones that appear on books, printed paper, catalogs, and magazines.

As with the other design types mentioned here, a good visual eye for detail is important to work out something that can be sold far and wide. Since printed media requires people to look through the book, it becomes essential to design attractive margins and grids to captivate and keep them invested in the material they’re reading.

Motion Graphic Design

Another key area of ​​the design spectrum. It’s also a strong component of visual content and the driver behind website traffic.

Motion design is basically