"Graphic design is the process of visual communication and problem-solving through the use of typography, photography, and illustration. The field is considered a subset of visual communication and communication design, but sometimes the term "graphic design" is used synonymously. Graphic designers create and combine symbols, images and text to form visual representations of ideas and messages. They use typography, visual arts, and page layout techniques to create visual compositions. Common uses of graphic design include corporate design (logos and branding), editorial design (magazines, newspapers and books), wayfinding or environmental design, advertising, web design, communication design, product packaging, and signage."
Design can be dated back as the pre-historic period when the early men drew figures of animals in caves. Those drawings probably could have been for aesthetics, many historians agree they were tools for their hunting games. From then on design has always been in existence and playing vital roles. The ancient Egypt in 500BC used pyramid engravings and artistic illustrations to convey messages. The art of calligraphy in China in 2000BC, the Designed opening page of the book of Durrow (Northern England) in the 7th century, and the 15thcentury German block printing for cards cannot be over emphasized.