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

Examples of graphic design in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With a unique and adorable graphic design, this is sure to get you tons of compliments. Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024 After attending the Specs Howard broadcasting school (now also covering digital media and graphic design and part of Southfield's Lawrence Technological University), McBride worked in radio in Rochester, New York, and Flint before joining WMXD about 30 years ago. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2024 With the addition of a touch screen and pen support, it's designed for tasks like video editing, graphic design, and other creative workloads, with a level of artistic control that even the powerful MSI Stealth A16 can't match. Brian Westover, PCMAG, 5 June 2024 Canva Melanie Perkins’s Canva, an Australian graphic design and visual communications business, is the world’s most valuable startup founded and run by a woman. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for graphic design 

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Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of graphic design was in 1935

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“Graphic design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graphic%20design. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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