To become a designer, do I need to pursue some vocational course?
You need to familiarise yourself with software applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker, CorelDraw, and the like to become an expert designer. A variety of organisations have courses that are geared to enable aspiring designers to continue their careers. It doesn't take much time to finish the courses, however, and the course fee is typically kept nominal. You can make a living for yourself after the completion of the course from a reputed institution.