graphic design

noun

|Updated on: 25 Jul 2018

Definition of graphic design

: 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

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graphic designer

noun

Recent Examples of graphic design from the Web

Up first is a collection of murals in the library’s basement, where teenagers are working on graphic designs that will be printed on vinyl and applied to metal utility garage doors.

— Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Making art accessible to Milwaukee’s kids," 18 June 2018
These juxtapositions within the widescreen format resulted in dynamic pieces of graphic design and a verisimilitude the likes of which had not been seen in a musical before.

— jared cowan, Los Angeles Magazine, "Every L.A. Filming Location From Grease, 40 Years Later," 15 June 2018
For each best picture nominee, Hobson created a related sequence, adding a touch of fantastic graphic design to the industry awards show, as seen below.

— john wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Here's the Man Behind the Oscar Nomination Sequences," 23 Feb. 2015
Below, find some of his work; for more of his street art and graphic design, visit yolocone.com.

— jamie ramsay, Chicago Reader, "Arts / Food & Drink The art of the taco," 2 July 2018
Kurkulis began experimenting with graffiti in high school before beginning his career in digital graphic design.

— morgan smith, chicagotribune.com, "Tag, you're it: Native 312 Events hosts a graffiti workshop," 21 June 2018
Whether for album artwork, press photos, experiential activations, graphic design, social postings, live production or nearly anything else across the spaces of music and branding, visual artists were consistently in demand.

— colin stutz, Billboard, "Spotlight: IAMSOUND CEO Niki Roberton on Building a Home for Creative Directors Who Work With Haim, Tinashe, SOPHIE & More," 15 June 2018
In an extraordinary new Hollywood mural, the artist who is known for often blunt, declarative works that use plain language and sharp graphic design in ruminative ways has amped up the rhetoric.

— christopher knight, latimes.com, "Artist Barbara Kruger turns a bland building into a screaming statement. Time to listen up," 14 June 2018
The district offers hundreds of courses, in areas ranging from nursing and biotechnology to marine biology and graphic design.

— cliff kapono, sandiegouniontribune.com, "San Diego community colleges greatly expand free tuition program," 12 June 2018

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