Essays on Graphic Designers

Introduction

Paul Rand was a revered graphic designer who is well known for his creative work in the field of graphic design. The artist is best known for his innovative corporate designs that he has done for various corporations over the years. His career began in the 1930’s and proceeded into his old age (Airey, 2015). His interest in art started at a tender age, and even though he did not start of in an art school, he pursued his passion to become one of the biggest graphic designers of his time. His creations were in line with the ...

The film, Helvetica, explores the history of the typeface and the numerous changes that it has undergone over the years. The director of the film, Gary Hustwit, takes an exhaustive and extensive look at the aesthetics behind certain use of fonts, with an emphasis of course on Helvetica. The documentary delves into the development of the font by Eduard Hoffmann and Max Miedinger in 1957. The font is considered to be extremely clean in its presentation, and because of this it is stated to be a preferred font for advertising campaigns, and graphic designers. The smooth lines are also ...

Graphic design has been a popular trend of the 20th and the 21st centuries yet these new forms of visualization of the world has only received little importance and research from the academic community. Despite the fact that these manually modified images are pervasive throughout the print and online media, the concept of graphic design still needs further research to understand their importance in the dissemination of information. Graphic designs help increase readers’ awareness and information through the use of strategically combined images and texts for better interpretation of the message. According to the well-known saying, a picture is ...