Monday, March 10, 2008

Wanted: Filipino Digital Artists

Digital design has been around for quite some time in the country, but it was only recently that it has become recognized as a rapidly emerging industry that is seeing a sharp increase in manpower demand. Envisioned to grow at a much faster pace because of the developments in film, publication, animation, Internet gaming, photography and advertising – employing more and more graphic, multimedia and web designers, 2D and 3D animators and cinematic artists – a career in digital arts can be one of the most lucrative jobs after the nursing and the BPO boom.

Unknown to many of us, a small but thriving community of Filipino graphic design wizards is impressing the bigwigs of the industry abroad. Filipinos have been getting various awards for their exceptional digital design talents. Realizing the Filipinos’ potential to succeed in the field here and abroad, the First Academy of Computer Arts (the first and only computer training institution in the country to offer digital arts, 3D animation and web design certificate programs) is embarking on a mission to help Filipinos realize their dream of making it big in the said industry by presenting an alternative career path that offers a high earning potential. The Academy has the most comprehensive digital arts curriculum designed for the modern multimedia artist and animator who has the passion for computers.

Just like other BPO’s, the industry is slowly gaining recognition as a viable career option for the very artistic Filipinos. Personally, with the flak the call-center industry has been getting from some high-brow yuppies, the digital design industry is an option that…well… sounds better.

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