My Perspective

Graphic design is communicative, but more specifically, a conversation. It can be verbal, such as motion and interactive graphics, but can also speak silently through images, words, or lack thereof. Graphic design can seem like it is shouting or whispering, depending on the style of the artist and the message that is being portrayed. Colors, typography, and everything else about a piece affects what is being “heard” by the audience. I think the best design sparks a conversation between the viewer and the work, and the person would be able to walk away thinking about the visual impact. For me, I also think graphic design is best when there can be multiple interpretations, while the message from the designer can also get across to the viewers. Also, it can transcend language barriers and communicate to people all over the world.

Graphic Design Is …

1. Choice      2. Filling in the blanks      3. Harder than it looks     4. A conversation     5. Universal

6. Visual thought      7. Communicative      8. Full of messages      9. Everywhere

10. Challenging boundaries      11. Complexity simplified     12. Frustrating     13. Work      14. Limitless

15. Not always what it looks like     16. A language     17. Simply complex     18. Inspiring     19. Strange

20. Propaganda      21. Advertising      22. On purpose     23. A lifestyle      24. Personal      25. Emotional

26. Capitalizing on ideas      27. Opportunities      28. Constantly changing      29. What you make it

30. Whatever you think     31 . An interpretation of visuals      32. Talkative      33. Blurred Lines

34. Thinking outside the box     35. Underappreciated      36. Thinking outside the box      37. Speaking

38. Twisted    39. Evolving      40. Anything     41. Everything      42. Thoughtful      43. Jaw-dropping

44. Confusing     45. Cutting edge     46. Functional     47. Art with results     48. More than doodles

49. Life     50. A way of thinking

Excellent Quotes

“You can have an art experience in front of a Rembrandt… or in front of a piece of graphic design.” – Stefan Sagmeister

“It’s through mistakes that you actually can grow. You have to get bad in order to get good.” – Paula Scher

“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“Good design is all about making other designers feel like idiots because that idea wasn’t theirs.” – Frank Chimero

“I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares, as opposed to ugly things. That’s my intent.” – Saul Bass

“Never fall in love with an idea. They’re whores. If the one you’re with isn’t doing the job, there’s always, always, always another.” – Chip Kidd

Inspirational “Conversation” Ideas

 

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