How to become a "Pro-designer":
Everybody has some creativity in them but there are few who can explore their productivity and are able to project it in a proper way. Becoming a Graphic designer is no big deal but needs some of the following characteristics to become a Pro-designer:
* To become a  pro-designer one should have a sense of colours, shapes and compositions.
* One should have some knowledge of computers.
* One should have a good imagination.
* One should be patient.
* Last but not least one should have the will to explore new ideas.
*** And definitlly some knowledge about Photoshop or Coreldraw or any other designing software!

Some of my designs created in Adobe Photoshop:

Graphic Designing- There are various softwares for designing like 'Adobe Photoshop', 'Corel Draw', 'Adobe Flash'. I would like to share few shortcuts for photoshop which will help in quick designing.                            Photoshop CS4 Shortcuts

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Shortcut Keys for selecting tools
shift-press shortcut
key (if "Use shift
Key for Tool
Switch" preference
is selected)
Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key
alt - click + tool
(except add anchor
point, delete
anchor point, and
convert point tools)
Cycle through hidden tools
v Move tool
m Rectangular Marquee tool, Elliptical Marquee tool
l Lasso tool, Polygonal Lasso tool, Magnetic Lasso tool
w Magic Wand tool, Quick Selection tool
c Crop tool, Slice tool, Slice Select tool
i Eyedropper tool, Color Sampler tool, Ruler tool, Note
tool Count tool
J Spot Healing Brush tool, Healing Brush tool, Patch
tool, Red Eye tool
b Brush tool, Pencil tool,Color Replacement tool
s Clone Stamp tool, Pattern Stamp tool
y History Brush tool, Art History Brush tool
e Eraser tool, Background Eraser tool, Magic Eraser
tool
g Gradient tool Paint Bucket tool
o Dodge tool, Burn tool, Sponge tool
p Pen tool, Freeform Pen tool
t Horizontal Type tool, Vertical Type tool, Horizontal
Type mask tool, Vertical Type mask tool
a Path Selection tool, Direct Selection tool
u Rectangle tool, Rounded Rectangle tool, Ellipse tool,
Polygon tool, Line tool Custom Shape tool
k 3D Rotate tool, 3D Roll tool, 3D Pan tool, 3D Slide tool,
3D Scale tool
n 3D Orbit tool, 3D Roll View tool, 3D Pan View tool, 3D
Walk View tool, 3D Zoom tool
h Hand tool
r Rotate View tool
z Zoom tool
Shortcut Keys for selecting tools in the Extract toolbox
b Edge Highlighter tool
g Fill tool
i Eyedropper tool
c Cleanup tool
t Edge Touchup tool
w Forward Warp tool
r Reconstruct tool
c Twirl Clockwise tool
s Pucker tool
b Bloat tool
o Push Left tool
m Mirror tool
t Turbulence tool
f Freeze Mask tool
d Thaw Mask tool
Shortcut Keys for working with Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker
tab Cycle through controls on right from top (Extract,
Liquify, and Pattern Maker)
shift + tab Cycle through controls on right from bottom (Extract,
Liquify, and Pattern Maker)
space Temporarily activate Hand tool (Extract, Liquify, and
Pattern Maker)
alt Change Cancel to Reset (Extract, Liquify, and Pattern
Maker)
[[] or [[] Decreases or increases brush size (Extract and
Liquify)
ctrl + 0 Fit in window(Extract and Pattern Maker)
ctrl + + (plus) Zoom in (Extract and Pattern Maker)
ctrl - - (hyphen) Zoom out (Extract and Pattern Maker)
alt + Edge
Highlighter/Eraser
tool
Toggle between Edge Highlighter tool and Eraser tool
(Extract only)
ctrl with Edge
Highlighter tool
selected
Toggle Smart Highlighting (Extract only)
alt + delete Remove current highlight (Extract only)
ctrl + delete Highlight entire image (Extract only)
shift - click with
Fill tool selected
Fill foreground area and preview extraction (Extract
only)
ctrl - drag Move mask when Edge Touchup tool is selected
(Extract only)
alt - drag Add opacity when Cleanup tool is selected (Extract
only)
x Toggle Show menu options in preview between
Original and Extracted (Extract only)
shift + x Enable Cleanup and Edge Touchup tools before
preview (Extract only)
f Cycle through Display menu in preview from top to
bottom (Extract only)
shift + f Cycle through Display menu in preview from bottom
to top (Extract only)
arrow down/arrow
up in Brush Size
text box
Decrease/increase brush size by 1 (Extract only)
shift + arrow down
/ shift + arrow up
in Brush Size text
box
Decrease/increase brush size by 10 (Extract only)
arrow left/arrow
right with Brush
Size Slider showing
Decrease/increase brush size by 1 (Extract only)
shift + arrow left/s
hift + arrow right
with Brush Size
Slider showing
Decrease/increase brush size by 10 (Extract only)
0?9 Set strength of Cleanup or Edge Touch-up tool
(Extract only)
alt + tool Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and
Mirror tools (Liquify only)
alt - drag in
preview with
Reconstruct tool,
Displace,
Amplitwist, or
Affine mode
selected
Continually sample the distortion (Liquify only)
arrow down/arrow
up in Brush Size,
Density, Pressure,
Rate, or Turbulent
Jitter text box
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density,
pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 (Liquify only)
arrow left/arrow
right with Brush
Size, Density,
Pressure, Rate, or
Turbulent Jitter
slider showing
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density,
pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 (Liquify only)                                                    

Graphic Designing

Graphic design is a creative process - most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form (i.e., printers, signmakers, etc.) – undertaken in order to convey a specific message (or messages) to a targeted audience. The term "graphic design" can also refer to a number of artistic and professional disciplines that focus on visual communication and presentation. The field as a whole is also often referred to as Visual communication or Communication Design. Various methods are used to create and combine words, symbols, and images to create a visual representation of ideas and messages. A graphic designer may use a combination of typography, visual arts and page layout techniques to produce the final result. Graphic design often refers to both the process (designing) by which the communication is created and the products (designs) which are generated.

Common uses of graphic design include identity (logos and branding), publications (magazines, newspapers, and books), advertisements and product packaging. For example, a product package might include a logo or other artwork, organized text and pure design elements such as shapes and color which unify the piece. Composition is one of the most important features of graphic design, especially when using pre-existing materials or diverse elements.