WHAT IS GRAPHIC DESIGN? OVERVIEW & BASICS OF DESIGN PRINCIPLES & DESIGN ELEMENTS

Digital Dreamer: What is Graphic Design? - Graphic design basically is visual problem solving using text and/or graphical elements. Your aim is to create something that is pleasing to the eye, and gets the attention of the viewer. But things can't just look cool. They have to work as well.

What is Graphic Design - A YouTube Video - A great video explaining the basics of graphic design.

What is Graphic Design? - Graphic Designers create books, websites, magazines, film titles, catalogs, typefaces, signage systems, television graphics, posters and postcards. From complex identity programs to single logos, graphic designers give a face and a “visual voice” to retail and cultural enterprises, to entertainment, manufacturing and service industries, governmental and political interests. Simply put, graphic designers give meaningful visual form to content in all media: from print to screen; business cards to billboards; computer interfaces to movie screens.

Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition - Find out more about becoming a graphic designer, including such points as what the nature of the Work is, what sort of Training and advancement there is, employment issues, the future job outlook, projections data, earnings, OES data, related occupations, and more.

Graphic Design Basics - An entire design based on the basics of graphic design

Graphic Design Basics for Desktop Publishing - The elements and principles of graphic design
Get a better understanding of the basics of graphic design by studying the elements and principles of graphic design that govern effective design and page layout.

Graphic Design Basics - This series of hueristics will provide learners with the building blocks of graphic design. In our fast paced world where sound bytes tell stories and information doubles every 18 months, effective communication is critical.

Graphic Design Information - What You Want to Know

Graphic Design Principles and Rules - Your graphic design strategy needs principles and rules...

Graphic Design Principles Index - A free course. Short, illustrated guides exemplifying principles of good graphic design, with tips on balancing the weight of graphic elements, bright or saturated colors, choosing appropriate typefaces, color balance, creating a rhythm, individual color idiosyncrasies, maintaining visual consistency , organizing elements, organizing intervals , perceptual disabilities, positive and negative space, readability, shape and density of type, the idiosyncrasies of color contrast, the social and gender connotations of colors, using typefaces and color consistently, using color to create memorable moods, using graphics to supplement non-visual information , using icons for recognizable concepts and more

Graphic Design Principles - a concise, text-based guide to well-accepted graphic design principles, covering alignment, contrast, visual consistency, proximity, text & fonts, colour & atmosphere and more

Graphic Design Theory - Here is a short introduction to graphic design theory

What is Design? - A nice article on what design is.

What is Graphic Design - Graphic design is the process and art of combining text and graphics and communicating an effective message in the design of logos, graphics, brochures, newsletters, posters, signs, and any other type of visual communication.

Become a Graphic Designer - Design Careers & Design Education Advice from Professional Designer - Elle Phillips wrote this article full of advice to individuals who are looking to become a Graphic Designer. This article is an informative article to help many other people who also wish to become a Graphic Designer.

How to Become a Graphic Designer: A Designer’s Point of View - One of the graphic designers who visits All Graphic Design decided to write an article about becoming a Graphic Designer.

The Importance of a Graphic Designer - Illustrators and graphic designers are practical artists who put their talents at the service of commercial clients.

How to Become a Graphic Designer - You may be one of the many individuals who look at a logo, an advertisement, or perhaps a website and wonder how it may have been created. Behind all of those magazine ads and brochures lies a graphic designer.

How to Transition from Graphic Designer to Web Designer - So what’s the best way of making the transition from graphic to web designer?

Recent Articles from All Graphic Design Blog

6 Oct 2008 at 1:21pm
Web Based Image Editors - Online Photoshop Alternatives for Image Editing
With Adobe recently launching their online version of Adobe Photoshop - Adobe Photoshop Express - you might be wondering if there are other quality image editors online. You don't have to wonder anymore. We have put together a list of more than 30 web-based picture editors that are great alternatives to Photoshop Express. I am not saying that any of these online image editing tools are better than Photoshop Express, but they are all quality tools that can be used to create great image effects.

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30 Sep 2008 at 2:54pm
Freelance Graphic Design Jobs and Web Design Jobs - We?re Rolling in Them
We have set up a script to take the freelance design jobs from dozens of freelance sites, graphic design forums, web design forums, job boards, and graphic design job sites. This script is set to automatically update this job board several times a day so you can be assured that you are looking at regularly updated freelance graphic design and web design projects on this aggregator.

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25 Sep 2008 at 8:41pm
Fonts FAQ - Answers To Your Questions About Fonts
I get questions about fonts all the time and I wanted to write a post that would help many of you. Today I am answering many questions about fonts that will help you in your daily graphic design tasks.

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20 Sep 2008 at 2:41pm
Productivity Tools for Efficient Graphic Designers to Automate Design Process
You will find that a lot of these tools can automate your graphic design process by actually doing the tedious repetitive tasks that slow you down. There are a ton of tools listed here, so make sure to bookmark this page.

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11 Sep 2008 at 10:45am
Logo Design Process of Inspirational Graphic Designer Jon Sandruck
Logo Design Process of Inspirational Graphic Designer Jon Sandruck Do you want to learn about the logo design process from a logo designer who is going to have two of his logos to be included in the inspirational Logo Lounge 5? Then please welcome the very talented Jon Sandruck. Today Jon Sandruck is going to detail [...]

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8 Sep 2008 at 12:15pm
Most Unique / Silly Shopping Bags Ever Designed - Inspirational Graphic Design
I have collected more than a dozen of the coolest shopping bags that I have ever seen. The creativity that was put into designing these bags could be put towards any graphic design project, and is not only limited to shopping bag design. These graphic designers thought outside the box (or bag in this situation) and I would love to have you submit some designs that you think showcase the same creative thinking (designing).

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2 Sep 2008 at 9:23pm
Collection of Free Photoshop Pattern Sites - Start Downloading Those Patterns
If you are a Photoshop guru, then you are probably always on the lookout for new free Photoshop stuff. Well, we try to do that legwork for you. On this page you will find a nice roundup of free Photoshop pattern sites. Click through to these sites and download some of those free patterns. Have fun.

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1 Sep 2008 at 11:05am
Huge Roundup of Typography Blogs, Resources, Articles, Galleries, & Tools
A collection of Typography blogs & resources, Typography articles, Typography showcases, and Typography tools and then categorized them for you in this article.

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30 Aug 2008 at 8:48pm
A Roundup of the Best Photoshop Logo Design Tutorials Online
I have collected the top Photoshop Logo Design tutorials online and listed them for you below. There are also plenty of Web 2.0 Logo Design tutorials as well.

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28 Aug 2008 at 11:37am
Best Cool, Clever & Unique Billboards and Outdoor Advertising Part II
This part II of a never-ending series of the coolest outside ads, billboards, and public advertising.

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All Graphic Design Resources is a Directory Full of Tools for Graphic Designers

All Graphic Design Portal is a Graphic Design education directory with resources & articles for Graphic Designers & Web Designers including a Design forum, blog, graphics software tips, graphic design jobs, advice for new designers about design schools and education as well as tips for freelance graphic design business owners, and much more.