William had always enjoyed spending time playing around with photoshop, javascript, sql and many other applications. He had easily selected graphic arts and publishing as his college major a long time ago and wanted to learn as much as possible while going to school. While he knew basic coursework would be very valuable, he also hoped he could get some real life experience as well. He polished up his resume and applied for several internships with a great many companies located near his campus. He applied at a few graphic design firms, a marketing firm, and he sent an application to the local printing company, hoping he could see an imagesetter operator and screen platesetters in action. He knew if he familiarized himself with all the equipment and software used in the graphic arts and publishing business would be of great help to him with his future career. As he studied his coursework he was surprised by all the facets of graphic artistry. While he had always been a good artist, he had never considered other skill sets which would benefit him in the industry. He decided he needed to try to develop some talents in a few specific graphic arts technologies. The following are a few categories that anyone considering a career in the graphic arts may wish to familiarize themselves with as they seek to become a well rounded candidate for post graduation positions.