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graphic design

American  

noun

  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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“I have two parts of me that war against each other with AI,” said Naomi Sato, who graduated last week from Chapman University in Orange, Calif. with a degree in graphic design.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

It's an approach that was inspired by his university course in graphic design.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

“I know the power of advertising. I learned it in graphic design school,” Rusche told me.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

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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