graphic design

noun

: the art or profession of using design elements (such as typography and images) to convey information or create an effect
also : a product of this art
graphic designer noun

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Ambi does all the graphic design. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Oct. 2025 The 33-year-old Cho, who is also the creator of Kusikohc, a semi-finalist for the 2023 LVMH Prize, began his career in 2016 after graduating with a graphic design degree. Denni Hu, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 There are a lot of neutral rugs out there, and opting for a graphic design can help add some drama. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025 Without acknowledging it, this bookstore is a synthesis of every experiment in children’s literature from Babar the Elephant and the Pere Castor series in France to Mickey Mouse and cartoons in the United States, via innovative graphic design in Czechoslovakia and Russia in the interwar period. Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for graphic design

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of graphic design was in 1935

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“Graphic design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graphic%20design. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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