what is graphic design?
It's a simple question isn't it?

A while ago, Rose Thomas (a Graphic Design student at UCCA, Epsom—and when I get a link I'll link to her) asked me What is Graphic Design? Well, I haven't got a bloody clue, but I had a stab nonetheless.

So, What is Graphic Design?

Ideas. Communication. Control. Culture. Virtue. Necessity. Good. Function. Fast. Creativity. Wit. A Job. A Lifestyle. A Career. Colour. Perfection. Luck. Balls. Honesty. Bullshit. Love. Layout. Marks. Legibility. Content. Bold. Form. Fluidity. Is Invisible. Unnoticeable. Trends. Style. Obsession. Glaring. Obvious. Powerful. Technology. Aesthetic. Contribution. Collaboration. Subjective. Brands. People. Execution. Tone. Noticeable. Discovery. Experimental. Reduction. Contrast. Arbitrary. Forced. Relationships. Typography. Shape. Understood. Longevity. Valuable. Thoughtful. Accurate. Concise. Collected. Developed. A Process. Movement. Hypocrisy. Simple. Elemental. Superfluous. Application. Addition. Subversive. Concepts. Ongoing. Worthless. Meaningless. Integral. Material. Complex. Production. Rational. Emotional. Seriality. Language. Visual. Miscommunication. Joy. 24 Hour. Debate. Dead. Connection. Selling. Whoring. Life. Open. Association. Engineered. Pioneering. Myth. Thoughts. Practiced. Perfect. Narrative. Personal. Interactive. Influential. Fantastic. Experience. Corporate. Capitalist. Revolutionary. Rebellious. Small. Contemporary. Society. Modern. Strange. Removed. Foreign. Overlooked. Things. Seen. Reviewed. Influence. Timeless. Bad. Owned. Formulaic. Free. Choice. Manipulation. Analysis. Marketed. Reference. Defining. Solitary. Furtive. Hypocritical. Definitive. Effects. Support. Professional. Void. Valid. Projects. Credited. Potential. Art. Commercial. Complicated. Truth. Social. Fun.

A System. A Word. A Term. A Classification. Nothing. Anything. Everything.


If you know what Graphic Design is, for God's sake, please let me know as I'm struggling here: mytwopenneth@craigoldham.co.uk


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And some from you:

A Brief.
Carol Allison

Passion.
Andy Cake at Soap

Falmouth Student, Holly May Mahoney, is trying to find out a similar thing concerning the definition of Graphic Design.Just click on her name, or here, to take a look.

Keep 'em coming.