Why Does Everyone Think They Are a Graphic Designer?

If you go to the dentist, do you dare to teach the correct way of pulling teeth to the dentist? Maybe, if once you were a dentist and know about this. What if you weren't? So why do many people want to "teach" how to design, to graphic designers?

Here is the problem, many people think that graphic design is just a job that requires an understanding of graphics software alone instead of ideas,

a Designer?

Computers, Photoshop, Leisure time. It seemed an appropriate thing to call yourself a 'designer' lately. I believe that many things needed to become a designer for more than a computer, software, and free time. Designer must have the critical thinking skills, understand basic - the basic design, have knowledge about the grid system, typography, and others.



Ability to think creatively