graphic arts

plural noun

: the fine and applied arts of representation, decoration, and writing or printing on flat surfaces together with the techniques and crafts associated with them

Examples of graphic arts in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Dru Sjodin, 22, who was a senior at the University of North Dakota studying graphic arts, was leaving her job at the Columbia Mall in Grand Forks on Nov. 22, 2003. —

Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2024 Following that band’s original split, Froberg moved from the west coast to New York to pursue work in graphic arts. —

Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 2 July 2023 Along with woodshop, there are culinary or graphic arts classes, as well as classes that teach students how to write their resumes and hone their interview skills. —

Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2023 Everything from custom furniture makers, ceramic artists, custom aprons & leather work, photographers, graphic arts, etc. —

Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023 The fireproof narrative is a joint project among PEN, Atwood, Penguin Random House and two companies based in Toronto, where Atwood is a longtime resident: the Rethink creative agency and The Gas Company Inc., a graphic arts and bookbinding specialty studio. —

Hillel Italie, USA TODAY, 24 May 2022 Spanning fashion, design, and graphic arts, the exhibition reveals how inspiration was flowing in all directions, which the curators convey as carambolages or a pile-up of objects. —

Amy Verner, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2022 The result of their efforts is a slick new monthly literary periodical — an upscale compendium of original poetry, prose, graphic arts, photography, cartoons, comics, reviews and features by local, national and globally recognized artists. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 Muzikir also earned his associate’s degree and learned graphic arts in the prison’s print shop, his attorney wrote. —

Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 19 June 2022

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