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I think that visual designers are more about building design languages; graphic designers are worker bees. I might be wrong though - I already was once! That
by monkbent 13y ago
I think that visual designers are more about building design languages; graphic designers are worker bees.
I might be wrong though - I already was once!
That said, I didn't change the article because the distinction is not as well-known, and I liked the headline ;)
- replicatorblog 13y agoI understand that view, but I don't think it's commonly understood that way. There are a lot of prestigious "Graphic Design" programs at colleges, but I've not seen many "Visual Design" ones. I do manage a team of 2 UX designers and 2 GD'ers. The UX team makes our apps work well and the GD team gives them their polish, but there is a lot of overlap between the two. Great article, BTW, very interesting thought experiment.
- monkbent 13y agoThanks. Obviously, I'd prefer they mean the same thing ;)
- jamesdelaneyie 13y agoThe courses are generally called Visual Communication Design and tend to have a wider remit than older GD programs. Most of the stuff up this thread is spot on.