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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Bourassa earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
The main entry door features a custom graphic design element drawn from the archival Gordon Leaf mural pattern, which Wright commissioned his apprentice and secretary, Eugene Masselink, to create in 1956 for House Beautiful editor Elizabeth Gordon.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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.
—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
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
The main entry door features a custom graphic design element drawn from the archival Gordon Leaf mural pattern, which Wright commissioned his apprentice and secretary, Eugene Masselink, to create in 1956 for House Beautiful editor Elizabeth Gordon.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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.
—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
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“Graphic design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graphic%20design. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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