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Graphic design is a profession, [ 2] academic discipline [ 3][ 4][ 5] and applied art whose activity consists in projecting visual communications intended to transmit specific messages to social groups, with specific objectives. [ 6] Graphic design is an interdisciplinary branch of design [ 1] and of the fine arts.
Graphic design is the practice of combining text with images and concepts, most often for advertisements, publications, or websites.The history of graphic design is frequently traced from the onset of moveable-type printing in the 15th century, yet earlier developments and technologies related to writing and printing can be considered as parts of the longer history of communication.
Vector graphics. Vector graphics are a form of computer graphics in which visual images are created directly from geometric shapes defined on a Cartesian plane, such as points, lines, curves and polygons. The associated mechanisms may include vector display and printing hardware, vector data models and file formats, as well as the software ...
The History of Graphic Design is a two-volume series on the history of graphic design written by Jens Müller and edited by Julius Wiedemann. [1] The first volume originally published in 2017, deals with the history of graphic design from 1890 to 1959. The second volume, published in 2018, covers from 1960 to the late 2010s. [2]
A PDF file is often a combination of vector graphics, text, and bitmap graphics. The basic types of content in a PDF are: Typeset text stored as content streams (i.e., not encoded in plain text ); Vector graphics for illustrations and designs that consist of shapes and lines;
A graphic designer is a professional who practices the discipline of graphic design, either within companies or organizations or independently. They are professionals in design and visual communication, with their primary focus on transforming linguistic messages into graphic manifestations, whether tangible or intangible. [ 1][ 2] They are ...
Design elements are the basic units of any visual design which form its structure and convey visual messages. [1] [2] Painter and design theorist Maitland E. Graves (1902-1978), who attempted to gestate the fundamental principles of aesthetic order in visual design, [3] in his book, The Art of Color and Design (1941), defined the elements of design as line, direction, shape, size, texture ...
Inkscape. Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor for traditional Unix-compatible systems such as GNU / Linux, BSD derivatives and Illumos, as well as Windows and macOS. It offers a rich set of features and is widely used for both artistic and technical illustrations such as cartoons, clip art, logos, typography, diagramming ...