A designer is a person who makes an idea or creation useful by adding to it, improving upon it or simplifying it, according to his/her plans or specifications. A designer may work with architects, engineers, or other experts who are involved in determining the form and shape of something. A designer is also called upon to give advice as to the best way to do something. Designing can be a very complicated art or science depending on what area of it is dealt in. In business, design professionals to develop new ideas or designs for new products to be sold or marketed, while in education, they are often called upon to develop new ways of teaching or learning.
The term ‘designer’ itself derives from the word ‘design’. A design is a blueprint or specification for the design of an object, structure or process, or even for the effective execution of such a plan or specification in the desired form. The term to design also indicates the method of creating a design. Some designers make their works available on the internet for anyone to use; whereas others make their works available only through selected institutions, trade fairs or showrooms. The term ‘designers range’ refers to the entire gamut of designers, from conceptualizers to actual designers.
The designers range from those who can only sketch a thing on paper to those who can actually draw or construct anything. A good designer must have a clear vision of what he wants to achieve through his designing efforts. Designers are hired by corporations to create logos and advertisements, while freelancers and other non-employee designers create customized software applications, user interfaces, and website pages. They can work at any location as long as they have a computer with internet connection. A designer can also work part time in order to supplement his income.