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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Passing motorists honked and waved as Tej Tuladhar, a graphic design student at Cal State East Bay, and his wife Abbey Watson, a nurse, stood in the median of Mt. Diablo Boulevard in Walnut Creek across the street from posh jewelry store Tiffany & Co., waving the flags of Palestine and Mexico.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
Adobe — Shares fell more than 3% after the graphic design software company posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Introduced by Apple in 1987, HyperCard was a groundbreaking software tool that combined the flexibility of a database, the creativity of a graphic design tool, and the power of a programming environment into a single, user-friendly application for Macintosh computers.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Furniture, graphic design, fabric design, films, architecture and exhibition design were their skills accelerated.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
Adobe — Shares fell more than 3% after the graphic design software company posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Introduced by Apple in 1987, HyperCard was a groundbreaking software tool that combined the flexibility of a database, the creativity of a graphic design tool, and the power of a programming environment into a single, user-friendly application for Macintosh computers.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Furniture, graphic design, fabric design, films, architecture and exhibition design were their skills accelerated.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for graphic design
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“Graphic design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graphic%20design. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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