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graphic design

graphic design noun: the visual design and layout of communications materials, such as logos, documents, signs, and brochures.

Noun

graphic design (countable and uncountable, plural graphic designs)

  1. (uncountable) The visual design and layout of communications materials, such as logos, documents, signs, and brochures.
  2. (countable) An individual design of this kind.

graphic design meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese

graphic design in Indonesian

visual design and layout
desain grafis

graphic design in Vietnamese

visual design and layout
thiết kế đồ hoạ

Forms of graphic design

pluralgraphic designs

Origin of graphic design

Coined by type designer, calligrapher and book designer William Addison Dwiggins in 1922, from graphic + design.

Words formed from graphic design

Questions about graphic design

What does graphic design mean?
Graphic design means the visual design and layout of communications materials, such as logos, documents, signs, and brochures.
What is graphic design in Indonesian?
Graphic design in Indonesian is desain grafis. See Graphic design meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is graphic design?
Graphic design is a noun.
What is the plural of graphic design?
The plural of graphic design is graphic designs.

Words near graphic design in the dictionary

  1. graphic abbreviation
  2. graphic abbreviations
  3. graphic artist
  4. graphic artists
  5. graphic arts
  6. graphic design
  7. graphic designer
  8. graphic designers
  9. graphic designs
  10. graphic flutterer
  11. graphic flutterers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: graphic design (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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