What is graphic design?!

Many people wonder what exactly is graphic design? What purpose does it serve in our everyday lives?


In my opinion, graphic design can be represented by a number of artistic and professional qualities, which focus on visual communication and presentation of an idea, product, or anything, to the public eye. Graphic design is a way of taking a product, for instance, and transforming that product into a visual aid for people to see. Through graphic design people can begin to recognize the product and associate specific qualities of graphic design, such as pictures, logos, symbols, etc., with the product or whatever is being used. Graphic design is a way to recognize and relate a symbol or idea to the people using visual aid which often times are stronger than words themselves. Also, in my opinion graphic design is much more than using just any old picture or symbol to help associate with a product, but it is also using computer abilities to change and enhance certain things graphics that couldn't be done by hand, and makes it more appealing for the eye to see. Graphic design is all around us in the world today no matter where one lives. Graphic design is the symbols for gas stations, such as citgo, or specific restaurants, such as jimmy johns, to the commercials you see on TV. Its found in posters, commercials, and dominates the Internet today. Either way, Graphic Design is a specific art and professional way of page lay outs and designs for visual communication which is taking over the world one design at a time.