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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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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

Tate Rudisill is a spring 2026 graduate of Michigan State University, where he studied creative advertising and graphic design for three years.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

Reorganization is seen for legal services, accountants, financial analysts and technical writers, while those in software engineering, graphic design and creative arts could grow with AI.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026

Long existing beyond the boundaries of race, nationhood and categorical art movements, Lam produced a range of work, including graphic design, book illustrations, large Jackson Pollock-inspired abstractions, and expressionistic ceramics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

The first date that Alma agreed to go on since arriving in Savannah one year earlier was with a twenty-two-year-old graphic design major named Nico.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

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