# Graphic design

By [Hovsep](https://paragraph.com/@hovsep) · 2024-01-17

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**Graphic design** is a [profession](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profession), [academic discipline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_discipline) and [applied art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_art) whose activity consists in projecting [visual communications](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_communications) intended to transmit specific messages to social groups, with specific objectives.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_design#cite_note-6) Graphic design is an interdisciplinary branch of [design](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design)[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_design#cite_note-Interdisciplinary-1) and of the [fine arts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_arts). Its practice involves [creativity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity), [innovation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation) and [lateral thinking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinking) using manual or [digital tools](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_design), where it is usual to use text and graphics to communicate visually.

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