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Graphic Design Resources

Welcome to the Graphic Design Subject Guide

This Graphic Design Subject Guide will help you connect to many resources relating to graphic design. While graphic design in the past was limited to print, now it is a multi-dimensional field that includes motion and interactivity. Students, or designers, will need to have the skills to produce graphics for a wide variety of media types, including digital publications and 2-D and 3-D motion graphics in any industry.

What is Graphic Design?

Graphic design is the process of visual communication and problem-solving through the use of typography, photography, and illustration. The field is considered a subset of visual communication and communication design, but sometimes the term "graphic design" is used synonymously.