Online Associate's Degree in Design

If you have creative tendencies, enjoy project-based work, and have a keen eye for fashion or beauty, perhaps you should consider a career in design.

What exactly is design?

"Design" is an umbrella term that includes many different areas such as:

• Logo design
• Home design
• Landscape design
• Fashion design
• Interior design

Professionals in these fields help create the images and environments that have come to define the modern world. Landscape designers, for example, plan the layout of corporate offices, estates, parks, and shopping centers.

Fashion designers bring us the latest in hip apparel. Logo designers help corporations carve out memorable niches in the global economy. As you can see, design careers have limitless options.

Okay. Where do I sign?

It’s not that easy. While demand for more designers is quite high, most employers will require extensive training on your part—no matter how good you already are.

So the first step is going to the appropriate design school where you will learn the following basics:

• Visual basics
• Computer technology
• Market and consumer trends
• 2D and 3D graphic design

From there, you can specialize in whatever field you desire.

How do I get design training?

Fortunately, you live at a time when distance learning makes online degrees a piece of cake. You can attend fashion or interior design school from the comfort of your own home. And depending on how dedicated you are, you can earn your undergraduate degree online in approximately two years—sometimes sooner.

There are no real prerequisites to begin, but it’s useful to build up a small portfolio before applying. If you constantly update this file, by the time you complete your online degree, you’ll have a substantial amount of material that you can show to potential employers.