According to a poll question that was conducted in 2012 by graphicdesign.com, about 93% of Graphic Designers agreed to the statement that the Graphic Design industry is in bad shape and do not know where the discipline is headed. The root of Graphic Design is communication of an idea through art or graphics. And it has been in human history for the longest time, from cave drawings to hieroglyphs and from physical prints to the digital media. It has become a well-established industry but many of those who have been working as graphic designers for years see that it is heading nowhere, and that it has sustainability issues. But because the industry is adaptable, has economic advantages and because there is a great need of appealing and enticing art that communicates, the Graphic Design industry will develop, prosper and stand out of other creative industries since adaptable, economically advantageous and essential industries that offers a service that no other will, will develop, succeed and stand out.
Senior Graphic Designers feel that that industry is on its way to its inevitable failure. Veteran Graphic Designers have expressed their concern for the industry as they see that other creative industries such as, Game Design, Motion Picture, Animation and Fashion are outgrowing the Graphic Design industry in terms of its popularity and demand in society. That the industry that was once considered important in corporations and even “had a seat in the Board Table, so to speak” (Tortorella), is losing its real value. According to the poll, Graphic Designers these days feel devalued by their client base, especially big corporations (graphicdesign.com), because clients often undermine their creativity and skill. They feel that clients ...
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Graphic designer and typographer Stefan Sagmeister has always had a unique way of viewing the world, therefore has created designs that are both inventive and controversial. He is an Austrian designer, who works in New York but draws his design inspiration while traveling all over the world. While a sense of humor consistently appears in his designs as a frequent motif, Sagmeister is nonetheless very serious about his work. He has created projects in the most diverse and extreme of ways as a form of expression. This report will analyse three of Stefan’s most influential designs, including the motives and messages behind each piece.
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Graphic design is technically present everywhere- may it be in signage, billboards, magazines, packaging, branding, books and most especially in social media. But people often do not notice it. They don’t actually realize how much effect design has over their daily lives. The truth is, graphic design doesn’t just make something look pleasing. It actually fixes a problem and organizes information to aid in sending a message in the most impactful way possible. With today’s generation, the need to read or view images in seconds, as well as on smaller screens, graphic design plays a progressively significant part not only in creating brand awareness and recognition but also in attracting the users’ attention by evoking emotions from them.1
Many do not consider where images they see daily come from. A person can see thousands of different designs in their daily lives; these designs vary on where they are placed. A design on a shirt, an image on a billboard, or even the cover of a magazine all share something in common with one another. These items all had once been on the computer screen or on a piece of paper, designed by an artist known as a graphic designer. Graphic design is a steadily growing occupation in this day as the media has a need for original and creative designs on things like packaging or the covers of magazines. This occupation has grown over the years but still shares the basic components it once started with. Despite these tremendous amounts of growth,
in today's society and is important to have in life. Graphic design is used in media, the
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‘You cannot hold a design in your hand. It is not a thing. It is a process. A system. A way of thinking.’ Bob Gill, Graphic Design as a Second Language.