有许多不同规模的公司, 以及他们提供的服务或产品之间的差异. Your projects could include brochures, in-store displays, and websites. ®标志, 在堪萨斯城, has hired Truman graduates and other types of corporations range from department stores to product manufacturers just to name a few.

Graphic design firms are typically run and staffed by individuals with design backgrounds and business experience.  你可以进入一家设计公司做印刷设计师, 网页设计师, 或者是既做印刷又做网页的人.

自由职业是积极进取者的热门选择. Being your own boss and the sense of freedom it brings can be empowering. 你会想把你的名字写出来的, 制作自我宣传材料, 安排与潜在客户的会面, 并宣传.

旧金山等城市, 洛杉矶, 西雅图, 和奥斯汀, 德州, are brimming with web design firms that compete for the coolest clients. 许多公司迎合特定领域的需求, 比如娱乐业（音乐）, 电影, 电视), 来自企业部门的时髦公司（汽车）, 时尚, 家具), 或者艺术人群（博物馆）, 架构师, 画廊). 有些人会很幸运地拥有各种类型的客户.

Non-profits run the gamut from charities to the Red Cross to the Nature Conservancy. Plenty of print work will come your way at a non-profit, and many are expanding into the web arena.

Publishing houses vary from small and specific (perhaps focusing on only one type of publication, 基督教, for instance) to large and all-encompassing (think Prentice-Hall or any of the New York publishers).

沿着同样的路线, you could have your choice of a casual environment or one that’s more corporate.

几乎所有的大学和学院都有校内设计部门, which are great for those designers who never want to leave college behind. These departments tend to be relegated to divisions like publications (print) and technology services (web).

在社区大学教授视觉传达, 大学, 大学是一个有经验的设计师的选择. The terminal degree required for most 大学 and universities is a Master of Fine Arts. 经验丰富的专业设计师，拥有硕士学位.F.A. 这些机构对你的需求很大吗.

Working for three to five years professionally in a corporate environment is beneficial before pursuing a master’s degree.