Editing Graphic designer (section)

== Career ==

=== Origins ===
The [[Industrial Revolution]] in England had drawn a distinctive line between fine art and commercial art, and this split formed graphic design as a modern design profession.{{cn|date=April 2025}} During the first and second world wars, graphic designers were needed to unite, persuade and inform citizens with the help of printed media.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Nirbrant |first1=Marcus |last2=Hvannberg |first2=Ebba Thora |last3=Lindquist |first3=Siniia |chapter=A theory of skills of software, interaction and graphics designers: Contrasting aspects emerging from empirical studies |date=2011-10-19 |title=Procedings of the Second Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Design |chapter-url=https://doi.org/10.1145/2079216.2079242 |location=New York, NY, USA |publisher=ACM |pages=177–188 |doi=10.1145/2079216.2079242|isbn=978-1-4503-0754-3 }}</ref> The post war era shifted designers’ focus to the advertising and consumerism promotion.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Nirbrant |first1=Marcus |last2=Hvannberg |first2=Ebba Thora |last3=Lindquist |first3=Siniia |chapter=A theory of skills of software, interaction and graphics designers: Contrasting aspects emerging from empirical studies |date=2011-10-19 |title=Procedings of the Second Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Design |chapter-url=https://doi.org/10.1145/2079216.2079242 |location=New York, NY, USA |publisher=ACM |pages=177–188 |doi=10.1145/2079216.2079242|isbn=978-1-4503-0754-3 }}</ref> The profession of graphic design emerged from the printing and publishing industry, and the term has been widely used since the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ambrose |first1=Gavin |last2=Harris |first2=Paul |last3=Ball |first3=Nigel |date=2020 |title=The Fundamentals of Graphic Design |url=https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474270304 |doi=10.5040/9781474270304|isbn=978-1-4742-7030-4 }}</ref>

=== Profession ===
[[File:Restaurant logo design mockup.jpg|thumb|A graphic designer working digitally on a logo design]]
Generally, a graphic designer works in areas such as [[Brand|branding]], [[corporate identity]], [[advertising]], [[technical drawing|technical]] and [[Drawing|artistic drawing]], [[multimedia]], etc. It is a profession that exposes individuals to various academic fields during their university career,<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url= https://libarts.olemiss.edu/an-interdisciplinary-approach-to-graphic-design/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210414232242/https://libarts.olemiss.edu/an-interdisciplinary-approach-to-graphic-design/ |archive-date = 14 April 2021 |url-status = dead |title = An Interdisciplinary Approach to Graphic Design |last = Vise |first = Kristen |publisher = College of Liberal Arts |access-date = 13 October 2021}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web |last1=Castro Arbeláez |first1=María Alejandra |title=Graphic design and psychology: how are they related? |url=https://lamenteesmaravillosa-com.translate.goog/diseno-grafico-y-psicologia/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=es&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true |publisher=La Mente es Maravillosa |date=September 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The importance of geometry in graphic design |url=https://www-uic-mx.translate.goog/noticias/la-importancia-la-geometria-diseno-grafico/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=es&_x_tr_pto=wapp |publisher=[[Universidad Intercontinental]] |date=November 28, 2017}}</ref> because they need to understand [[human anatomy]], [[psychology]], [[photography]], [[painting]] and [[printing techniques]], [[mathematics]], [[marketing]], [[digital animation]], [[3D modeling]], and some professionals even complement their skills with [[Computer programming|programming]],<ref>{{cite web |title=What is the importance of web design for your audience? |url=https://www.smartinsights.com/user-experience/website-design/what-is-the-importance-of-web-design-for-your-audience/ |publisher=Smart Insights |date=January 3, 2020}}</ref> providing a comprehensive view of a company by addressing the three essential factors evaluated: structure, team, and product.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-20 |title=Business Model Canvas: Explained with Examples {{!}} Creately |url=https://creately.com/guides/business-model-canvas-explained/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=creately.com |language=en}}</ref> Graphic designers are usually expected to have process management, conceptual design, technical design and software skills to apply for a graphic designer position. <ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Dziobczenski |first1=Paulo Roberto Nicoletti |last2=Person |first2=Oscar |date=2016-06-25 |title=What is sought from graphic designers? A first thematic analysis of job offers for graphic design positions in the United Kingdom |url=https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2016.404 |journal=Proceedings of DRS |series=DRS2016: Future–Focused Thinking |publisher=Design Research Society |volume=2 |doi=10.21606/drs.2016.404|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Graphic design encompasses various extends of expertise, which is categorised by such levels of qualifications:

* Junior (entry Level) 
* Mid-level 
* Senior (advanced)