graphic design

English

Etymology

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

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.

Derived terms

• graphic designer

Translations

visual design and layout

• Finnish: graafinen suunnittelu (fi)
• French: graphisme (fr) m
• German: Grafikdesign (de) n
• Hungarian: tervezőgrafika
• Indonesian: desain grafis
• Japanese: グラフィックデザイン (ja) (gurafikku dezain)
• Korean: 그래픽 디자인 (geuraepik dijain)
• Russian: графический дизайн (grafičeskij dizajn)
• Spanish: diseño gráfico m
• Vietnamese: thiết kế đồ hoạ