Quiz: What's your creative maths career?
Maths degrees and skills don't just lead to careers in accounting! If you love numbers and arts, you can totally combine the two to build you dream job. Find out which one could be right for you by taking this quiz.
After school you like to...
Play videogames
Take photos or make videos
Paint or draw
The last book you read was...
A strategy guide
Filled with amazing photography
An artist's biography
What's your favourite area of maths?
Geometry
Percentages
Algebra
Ultimate place to work?
Outdoors
At a tech company
In publishing or advertising
Which job sounds the most fun?
UX designer
Virtual reality developer
Cinematographer
Game designer
For all the gamers out there, you'll be happy to know that all your screen time is actually study time if you're keen on becoming a game designer one day!
Game design involves a lot of programming, which relies on maths. For game design you'll need a solid understanding of things like algebra, trigonometry, calculus and linear algebra.
As a game designer, you can also get involved in the awesome new world of virtual realty (VR)!
For more on maths careers, head to the Careers with STEM maths hub.
Game design involves a lot of programming, which relies on maths. For game design you'll need a solid understanding of things like algebra, trigonometry, calculus and linear algebra.
As a game designer, you can also get involved in the awesome new world of virtual realty (VR)!
For more on maths careers, head to the Careers with STEM maths hub.
Photographer
You might be surprised to know that there's actually HEAPS of maths in photography!
For example, photographers use geometry when planning the composition and framing of a shot. They also use histograms to control exposure (the amount of light used to define a photograph).
Have a good grasp of mathematical concepts is like have a secret weapon when it comes to being a photographer.
Photographers can work in heaps of places too! So if you're into travel, sports and journalism, you can mix that passion into your maths + photography career as well.
For more on maths careers, head to the Careers with STEM maths hub.
For example, photographers use geometry when planning the composition and framing of a shot. They also use histograms to control exposure (the amount of light used to define a photograph).
Have a good grasp of mathematical concepts is like have a secret weapon when it comes to being a photographer.
Photographers can work in heaps of places too! So if you're into travel, sports and journalism, you can mix that passion into your maths + photography career as well.
For more on maths careers, head to the Careers with STEM maths hub.
Graphic designer
Yep, all those amazing magazine covers, advertisements and product designs you see all have a bunch of maths behind them.
Graphic designers use maths all the time! To make their designs effective and the very best they can be, they need to use measurement, proportions, ratios and alignments.
These creative math pros are in demand in heaps of industries - think technology, publishing, manufacturing and advertising.
For more on maths careers, head to the Careers with STEM maths hub.
Graphic designers use maths all the time! To make their designs effective and the very best they can be, they need to use measurement, proportions, ratios and alignments.
These creative math pros are in demand in heaps of industries - think technology, publishing, manufacturing and advertising.
For more on maths careers, head to the Careers with STEM maths hub.