Designing careers involve the creation of new forms, shapes, functional objects, and other useful works, usually to specifications imposed by the situation or purpose of the creation.

Typical job titles for people who choose designing career paths include:

• designer
• decorator
• illustrator
• imagineer
• inventor
• architect

Designing careers tend to be limited to organizations that develop new products, services, creative works, or other innovative concepts, ideas or works.  Many people do designing work for themselves.

Many different majors can lead to a designing career path.  In many cases, designing careers require an extensive apprenticeship.

People in designing careers need to be able to:

• create art, ideas, plans, and strategies
• visualize plans and future possibilities
• perceive things that others may not notice

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