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graphic design

American  

noun

  • graphic designs
    plural
  1. the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, especially to produce a specific effect.


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"Students aren't being heard enough... not their proposals to authorities and elected officials," a 19-year-old graphic design student in Paris, Leo, said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

A commercial art powerhouse, Peter Max started his career in graphic design in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Businesses are ditching AI-generated graphic design for handwritten signage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Databricks, fintech Stripe, graphic design software developer Canva and smart ring maker Oura could all go public later this year too.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

They ran a graphic design business in town.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

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