still confused?

here are some more links that will help you understand what exactly graphic design is:

here is a site by the aigi about what in the world graphic design is http://whatintheworld.aiga.org/

this blog has been created to get definitions from designers about what they feel their profession really is

another blog to help clarify graphic design designtalkboard

here is davidairey’s take on graphic design

jacob cass’s definition and blog

this site is amazingly designed, one of the best interactive sites ive ever seen, not really on the idea of what is graphic design, but exactly that at the same time, http://www.hejz.com/

one last site dedicated to help define design, www.cairril.com

these have all helped me understand that everything is design or had to be designed by someone, which is not only helpful in understanding graphic design but encouraging to know that it is in fact everything

what is graphic design

Lately ive been trying to figure out what in the world im going to actually do with graphic design and how im going to communicate visually to the world in a way that different from everyone else, because there is an endless sea of designers and ideas floating around out there and frankly i often get lost and sometimes feel like im drowning, so here are a few things that ive been looking at and things that have helped me stay afloat.

Is this graphic design? Of course, everything is design, EVERYTHING! And thats another thing im starting to figure out, i thought graphic design had to follow certain guidelines and have some kind of purpose, but it doesnt, you can throw some paint on a wall and call it graphic design. Here trevor jackson found a way to come up with a clever little poster that is humorous enough to actually get thrown all around the web. on different peoples blogs, he could have even done this in microsoft word, he could be an author rather than a “graphic designer.” I dont even know what it means anymore to be a graphic designer, of course there is a definition in the dictionary but i think it is anyone who can communicate in any kind of way to someone else or even themselves.

here is some good examples of what graphic design really is— what_is_graphic_design_poster_competition