Moving from graphic design to product design, I would like to a start by saying that is exact formula or recipe. A transition, it really helped me to read a people’s stories. A going to share with you what I believe to be the steps a graphic designer needs to take if a successfully transition into product design.

Steps to transition from graphic to product design

1. 
   

   Learn

   
   

• A graphic designer, the probably spent a lot of time on visual design, but not as much on research and data driven decision making.


• The currently focusing mainly on print design, start by exploring digital design.


• Learn how to transition from graphic design to product design.


• A graphic designer with lots of research and a digital experience.


• The understand the role of product design and how to work in the context of software development.

2. 
   

   Create

   
   

• A complete project gives you a great opportunity to showcase your entire process.


• The exercises can be as simple a designing two screens of a familiar app. The recommend here is not to a focus only on UI.


• The interview to find a like about something, and then get down to it in a little project.

3. 
   

   Connect

   
   

• Product designers, UX designers and UI designers are in high demand these days.


• Connect with product designers.


• A linkedIn works and make sure you have a complete profile. The recommend adding some links to a project and your portfolio here. Recruiters probably design managers certainly will.


• Connect with other product designers, connect with recruiters in the it world, connect with developers.

4. 
   

   Apply

   
   

• The junior positions are less common, the experience as a graphic designer to get into a semi senior position.


• The presentations, defending your decisions, and a making compromise, and being impactful in graphic design career, you have a lot to offer as a product designer.

Need

Sketching and drawing

• Graphic design has some limited drawing and lots of a manipulation of lines and shapes, but product design has tons and tons of a sketching and other types of drawing.


• The just taking a note, start doing everything by hand to get used to having a pen in your hand.

Physical models

• Prototyping from clay or software development materials is also still a big part of product design.


• A digital rendering, in order to a study the structure of the product and a construction need to developers the first prototype by hand.

UX design

• The experience as a UX designer is not a requirement, it save a lot of time later on learning about wireframes and a product that UX designers use in their process.


• Product design is the precursor to UX and UI design.


• The necessary to extensive experience in UX design or a portfolio full of case studies to redesign a product the demonstrates the process to potential interviewers.

Importance of graphic designing

Brand identity

• A well-planned graphic design strategy is important for a business to establish its image and a remain visually consistent to marketing efforts.


• Good design often jumps the afraid to with your gut you see something you like.

Communicate your information

• A sole proprietor or a multi-million-dollar company, you have a brand story like to share with the world.


• Graphic design communicates your brand story to a target audience in the form of images, illustrations.


• The afraid to step back from competitors are doing, actually embrace the difference in your design.

Increase your sales

• A good graphic design will help the business gain high visibility, can lead to a increased sales.


• Attractive visuals, effective communication of a ideas, increased visibility and a increased credibility drive traffic to your brand.

Conclusion

The find information useful and a resource to help you start your journey from graphic to product design. An experience and sure you enjoy it at every step of the way.