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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

Now, the new graduate with a bachelor’s degree in digital design is deciding how to make his way in graphic design and photography.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

“We use the name ‘punk’ and attach it to expression and rebellion,” adds co-curator Michael Worthington, a graphic design professor at CalArts.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

In 2021, she was a project manager for a company dedicated to the graphic design and cartography for international cycling events, such as World Championships or Tour de France.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 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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