5A Wong Tsz Tung, Flora
Dream Catcher
Ever wonder being a graphic designer? “It’s never too late to chase your dream.” says a successful dreamcatcher in Hong Kong, Flora Wong, who is currently working as a graphic designer and is still immensely passionate for her dream of designing.
Requirements
The arts are always important in our daily lives. No matter whether it is on the street or in you smartphones, artistic design plays an important role in making things beautiful. Young Post discovers the young nova, Flora Wong, who has been determined to achieve her dream of being a designer since she was very young.
To be a graphic designer, at the foremost, you have to have great passion for design. A creative and innovative mind is also essential to keep your design stand out from the crowd. To realize the dream, somehow you also need to have a flexible approach when working in a team, good communication skills to talk with customers, and the ability to finish your job before deadlines and so on. It may sound harder than you have ever thought, but everything can be done step by step. There’s no need to rush it through on the way of pursuing your dream.
Qualifications
Technically, if you got a degree of related subjects like 3D design and visual arts, it may increase your chances of getting a job. Specialization in different kinds of computer applications or software packages like Photoshop and Illustrator and the like is also especially useful and imperative in the career. Therefore computer study is one of the areas that you should not miss. Last but not least, being fluent in English and Putonghua can also facilitate your work. The ability of communicating with overseas and mainland customers can help you explore more job opportunities.
Salary
The salary is greatly determined by your working prospects, locations, and what kind of designs you are specializing in. In some European countries, the starting salaries for junior graphic designers can between of £15,000 and £19,000. In Hong Kong, the wage is totally different. The median of the salary of Hong Kong graphic designers is about 180000 HKD per year. As one’s experience determines his salary, it may be tough for a junior graphic designer at the start of his career. When he has gained experiences and got a certain position in the territory, a higher salary and more promising career prospects can be guaranteed.
Work aspects
A graphic designer’s working prospects are mainly determined by his or her own decision and choice based on their interest. In Flora’s case, she is now mainly working on cover arts, for example, CD album covers, magazine covers and poster design. She believes that a nice and pretty cover could attract customers to purchase the products. Besides, through her design, the products’ characteristics could be clearly manifested in the way of art, and that’s what made her designs popular among the territory.