general work skills. (b) the balance between craft and technology

In this day and age the designer will normally go straight to the computer/Mac to create artwork, the traditional ways seem to have died out and digital has taken over. The trick is to get a good balance between the both of them because there are a range of things which you still just can't do on screen, there are no limitations when it comes to crafting. Ideas should be sketched out on paper and final artwork should be created on screen when it is clear what your expectations and plans are.