The article made me think about the fact that everything around us is designed. Not only it is designed (versus just appeared thoughtlessly and effortlessly), it was actually put together by someone. Someone who with little or huge attempt created a visual message for hundreds, thousands or maybe even millions of people. Our world is so cluttered these days that we do not pay attention to most things around us. Only the most outstanding ones catch our attention. However there was actually someone behind all of those visuals, spending time and brain power to deliver the message to us. We take it for granted. When most people think about designers they think about fashion. Most people don’t even realize what a tremendous work lays behind all the album and book covers, flyers and magazine ads, website and signs, wrappers and stickers.

I would like to ask an author of an article if it is possible that all ideas were implemented already? If all possible designs were already invented and all techniques are exhausted, and we are simply running in circles, repeating each other’s work? I personally think that humans creativity is endless. People will keep creating and designing as long as they live and it will be becoming more and more interesting to observe.

for me, this article highlighted the fact that everything and i mean everything in our lives required some sort of design. From a label on a jar of pickles to SpaceX’s new Dragon space craft and everything in between was thought out and developed by someone. There are good designs and bad designs. the good ones have all the right elements/ interesting visual that evokes particular emotion, the right typeface that helps support the particular message the designer is communicating. the use of music could also enhance designers message. bad ones usually fail to communicate what the designers initially tried to relay.

when working on a campaign or a project, does the graphic designer have any of the say so in decision making or does she just execute someone else’s idea? im guessing it depends on the project and the experience of the designer.

After reading the article, I’ve come to understand that graphic design is a process that incorporates images and words to communicate a certain message or idea. Two main tools involved in graphic designing are images and typography. Image-based designs can be in a form of a photo, hand-drawn pictures, paintings, or other graphically created images. Designers use images in order to convey, represent or portray their client’s message. Type-based designs is another way of conveying the message. Not only do words spell out the actual message, it can be manipulated to invoke a certain feeling or mood, or to just simply capture the audience’s attention. Logos, symbols, and logotypes are identifiers that can also be used to represent an idea or a message. It is the designer’s responsibility to use images, symbols, and typography to properly and creatively present their client’s message for the audiences.

Now that I now what graphic design is, a question I would like to pose to the author is, what kind of careers are available out there for graphic designers? Based on the article I can conclude that a graphic designer can work at a corporation’s marketing department, an ad agency, film industry, magazine agency, or a book publication agency. There are plenty of other possibilities but I wished the author pointed this out in the article to help guide young aspiring graphic designers to the right path of a career.

Graphic design is about communication, about conveying to the world a feelings, or statement. This article made me think about the different emotions and statements different graphic designs try to say to people or try to get them to feel. I think a lot of the art tries to get you to like and want their product or trust them enough to know what you’re getting appeals to you. And that it’s not just the image itself, it is about the wording, the structure, style and type because they also communicate to the person viewing the image. The colour, type of image and positioning of the words, images and size conveys everything the designer and mores the clients wants to say or project to1their consumers.

What do you think is the most important part of graphic designing? The most important part would be communicating what your clients want to say and doing it in an visually appealing way. You have to be able to make people want the product you are designing for. Every part of your design has to drawn the viewer in and appeal to them. And this means that that the design must be visually unity and form a cohesiveness that makes the art feel complete and finished. Every piece of the art that the graphic designer puts together, the elements should somehow work together.

This article helped me understand the basic knowledge and breakdown of graphic design, and the role designers play. I always thought an image-based design would have the most impact in conveying a message. However this article has shown me that type-based designs are as important and impactful. The paragraph about the “ordinary” printed page made me realize how design and communication methods are taken into consideration in even the simplest mediums. I also learned how a graphic designer’s role goes beyond the design aspect. He or she is a communicator not only between the client and audience but also works with many other professionals in order to produce the final product.

After reading this article, I learned of the many responsibilities of a graphic designer. A question to the author would be how a designer decides which approach to use and how much of the work is influenced by a collaborator or any outside source? I suppose it would vary depending on the designer. Some may work with the client and other professionals to get differing opinions of whether an image-based design would work better than a typed-base one and vice versa. But if he or she has enough experience maybe he or she would already have in mind which would be the best way to communicate the idea.

In the article “What is Graphic Design?” I learned more about what graphic communication is and ways in which you can approach design. This article made me realize that there are many ways in which you can communicate a message without just using words, but by using different types of visual displays. Some ways you can approach graphic design is either by an image or typed base or hybrid of both, or even use logos, symbols, or logotypes. All these types of methods can be used, but what is most important when it comes to design is that your choice in method has to reflect the idea of what client desires and is able to convey the message properly to the audience.. As a result one of the main points I was able to get through reading the article is that the designer and the client, has to have a mutual understanding and expectation in the ways in which they want to present their ideas to create into a design

If I were given the chance to ask the author any question, I would probably ask the author what they believe to be the best approach to graphic design. In my opinion I feel that choosing an image typed based design would probably be the best approach because it gives you the option to have a balanced between the two. But ultimately the approach in which you go about has to depend on the project and your clients wants.