David Carson said -“Graphic Design will save the world right after rock and roll does”.
Now, he might have been exaggerating for his profession. Or not. Design, be it in any form makes up for a lot in our lives. It makes the blandest of flyer, pictures done with the most simplest of words look appealing. Now, what is it in one good graphic design that is not there in the next one which didn’t catch your eye?
There are certain patterns, a dynamic way of working the lines or a layout for a particular design or maybe even the backdrop against which a design is made, which makes all the difference. Ideas have been innumerable, along with the people who did those. Now, here is a slight attempt at trying to look at a few of them which have managed to stay put and make the designs count.
Now, he might have been exaggerating for his profession. Or not. Design, be it in any form makes up for a lot in our lives. It makes the blandest of flyer, pictures done with the most simplest of words look appealing. Now, what is it in one good graphic design that is not there in the next one which didn’t catch your eye?
There are certain patterns, a dynamic way of working the lines or a layout for a particular design or maybe even the backdrop against which a design is made, which makes all the difference. Ideas have been innumerable, along with the people who did those. Now, here is a slight attempt at trying to look at a few of them which have managed to stay put and make the designs count.
Graphic design, in some ways dates back to years and years ago during the first ever civilizations. The culture of the body art or tattoo has been in wide circulation in many cultures. Stefan Sagmeister, for the American Institute of Graphic Arts in 1999, drew a self mutilation design on his body. A startling innovation like this resounds with enough power to make the idea stand out.
Pictures can say a lot, they mean a lot. And pictures are a visual communicator’s biggest weapon. Manipulation of a picture sends out a strong message, and often it hits at exactly the right places where the artist wants them to.
Pointing the finger acts like a declarative symbol in the context of a message. Originally intended to maybe simple point out directions, the finger has been modified to use multi purposefully. Used as the cursor in all computers today, in graphic designing the finger maintains its liberal place and is used extensively.
Words and images are used in and as creative ambiguity when it comes to graphic designing. Today, many graphic designers use pictures as texts or vice versa and this visual and textual overlapping creates the necessary impact for the idea.
The perfect blend of digitization and creative art is what forms the ultimate online graphic design. Aim for the “wow” response to a design, as Milton Glaser put it
