What Is Graphic Design?

Graphic Design can refer to a number of artistic and professional disciplines which focus on visual communication and presentation. Various methods are used to create and combine symbols, images and/or words to create a visual representation of ideas and messages. A graphic designer may utilize typography, visual arts and page layout techniques in varying degrees to produce the final result of the project. Graphic design often refers to both the process (designing) by which the communication is created and the products (designs) which are generated.

Page layout is the part of graphic design that deals in the arrangement and style treatment of elements (content) on a page. Beginning from early illuminated pages in hand-copied books of the Middle Ages and proceeding down to intricate modern magazine and catalog layouts, proper page design has long been a consideration in printed material. With print media, elements usually consist of type (text), images (pictures), and occasionally place-holder graphics for elements that are not printed with ink such as die/laser cutting, foil stamping or blind embossing.

Graphic designers work with drawn, painted, photographed, or computer-generated images (pictures), but they also design the letterforms that make up various typefaces found in movie credits and TV ads; in books, magazines, and menus; and even on computer screens. Designers create, choose, and organize these elements—typography, images, and the so-called “white space” around them—to communicate a message. Graphic design is a part of your daily life. From humble things like gum wrappers to huge things like billboards to the T-shirt you’re wearing, graphic design informs, persuades, organizes, stimulates, locates, identifies, attracts attention and provides pleasure.

Graphic Design has, in the age of the computer is become more digital, allowing almost anyone to produce work to a reasonable aesthetic standard and with more and more paper being used from printing and more ink being used than ever before. Design is becoming more aware of the environment, more understanding and more ways are being thought up to convey the messege without harming the environment.

Graphic design is more digital than before which is probably why there is so much rubbish out there as its becoming too easy to produce.

People have taken advantage of the being able to graphic design at a fast pace with tournaments held allowing people to answer a 15 minute brief. Cut and Paste is a tournament just like this.

Speaking From Experience 2

The idea for speaking from experience has changed to more of a box design, which i prefer, named the black box. I named it this as its the same name given to the flight recording boxes used on planes which record every action the plane takes and i thought it was a fitting name as you record all the actions your going to take during the day. I prefer this idea and feel the clock on the front of the box makes it more interesting and feel the name is a bit ambiguous making it more appealing. I decided to use foam board for the inside as i didn't want to keep using card and felt that a softer material would work better. The front; i didn't really want to print onto the card as i wanted to have a more beveled effect which i do prefer. I think i could have done a better job with the box as its started fraying around the edges where the lid didn't quite close right, got round this by cutting corners.

But after the final crit i have realized where I've gone wrong with this project. I haven't really considered layouts for the box which i should have. After the crit i have tried to organize my work better so the process is more apparent. I will be adding annotation where necessary and adding missing design sheets. I feel more time could have been taken into putting together the box. The name of the package is something which needs to be changed and the front of the box needs to be altered as the circular clock isn't quite circular and i feel that as a center piece to the front of the clock it doesn't quite work.

Speaking From Experience

Last brief of the year with a lot to do. I am basically producing a pack to help with the time management of the first years at the beginning of the course. Development of the idea began with trying to package it into the back of a clock which was problematic as cutting a circle isn't the easiest thing to get right. With this idea came the idea of using magnets. I liked this idea but i did feel that it should have been made smaller as it was a little big.