What is graphic design

For this task i was asked to write a brief  for a project that defines what i consider Graphic Design to be . As

a graphic design student idea is key for me.

My project would be collage of different visuals that would be classified as graphic design. An example of how my project would look like.before starting this task, i did some research of what graphic design is and what it consists of .

Graphic design is a creative process—most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form (i.e., printers, signmakers, etc.) undertaken in order to convey a specific message or messages to a targeted audience.

The field as a whole is also often referred to as Visual Communication or Communication Design. Various methods are used to create and combine words, symbols, and images to create a visual representation of ideas and messages.

A graphic designer may use a combination of Typography, visual arts and page layout techniques to produce the final result. Graphic design often refers to both the process (designing) by which the communication is created and the products (designs) which are generated.

Throughout the years of studying graphics design as a student and as a freelance, i consider graphics design could be anything that communicates to the audience visually for example moving images, logos, shapes, colours, patterns, newspapers and magazines. I think graphic design is a collage of static images, 3d and 2d objects, typography which was mentioned earlier on.

Graphic design researched images 

the images above shows various graphics work which i found on the internet. In most of the images, there are always typography, shapes, colours and purpose of the image. 

Aim

My aim for this project would be to create a poster of what can be classified as graphics design 

For my poster I showed all the work I have done for clients including poster, flyers, websites layout, album

covers e.t.c. I thought about graphic design being a collage of shapes, typography and images.before creating the poster, I decided to present my work through the use of a mirror and the reason for this is by looking at the mirror I can see a collage of work which i think stands as a visual communication

Pictures taken by me for this task 

First draft of my poster 

This was the first idea I came up with and I got a feedback from my tutor regarding this poster. I had to remove the image and treat the poster as a mirror and another person can pick it up and look through my mirror of graphic design 

Final draft of my poster 

The image above is my final poster of what I think graphic design is .