What are some skills that you think are most important to become a great graphic designer?

Hand drawing, Imagination and software mastering

A Graphics Designer must have a strong portfolio to start on.

He must possess a strong skillful knowledge, practical expertise and individual mentorship skills. These would ultimately help him to be creative and make a strong Portfolio of himself in the long terms...

Now graphic designing is absolutely all about creativity and passion. One must posses a fine imaginative prowess or virtue. And bringing it to the digital world, one must have a swift and perfect understanding of the softwares necessary.

firtst step is that focus on visulaize the idea, sketching in mind and draw on paper.

after that must have skills of designing softwares, for execute your idea.

first creat a sketh in the mind and then use software for desinging your ideas.

the skill may be photosop ,coral draw ,infage etc

First up on we need basic knowledge of all designing software, always updated

new version software. then we want good ideas, we need to think what we do, how we do like that. then creativity is other important

• Creativity. First and foremost, graphic designers need creativity. ...
• Typography. If you're in design, you probably already know the running joke about Comic Sans. ...
• Software. ...
• Web Design. ...
• Communication.

photoshopediting

logo design

Good freehand drawing or at least the ability to put the idea in your mind on the paper so you can introduce it in a good cover to the employer

creative, who is well skilled in conveying messages properly and most of all who urge to try new things..

Anyone can be a graphic designer, but to be a great graphic designer. It takes lots of ingredients. Talent comes naturaly but skill is only developed through hours and hours beating on your craft. It needs creative flair, passion lots of passion & guts to do the things that most designers are scared to do, to take a leap of faith that it is going to be okay if you do this or do that. But before that you must know the principles of designing, such as layout, grids, colour theories, history (you must know what went before your time, in order to do new things) and then only you can break those rule like an artist.

1. Have the ability to think outside the box

2. Always think of new ways to do things

3. Be able to display simple ideas in a non conventional manner

4. Seek inspiration always