Editing Graphic designer (section)

== Role and Responsibilities ==
Professional requirements for graphic designers vary from one place to another. Their role and responsibilities evolve and morph each year, adapting to the current technologies and market demands. A practitioner essentially has two primary roles in the process: satisfying the design brief and executing the job.<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> 

Designers should undergo specialized training, including advanced education and practical experience (internship) to develop skills and expertise in the workplace, which is necessary to obtain a credential that allows them to practice the profession.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grey |first1=Sheryl |last2=Beagle |first2=Veronica |title=Graphic Design Careers: A Complete Guide |url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/graphic-design-careers/ |work=[[Forbes]] |date=July 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tompkins |first1=Jeff |last2=Beagle |first2=Veronica |title=Bachelor's Degrees In Graphic Design: Everything You Need To Know |url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/graphic-design-bachelors-degree/ |work=[[Forbes]] |date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> Practical, technical, and academic requirements to become a graphic designer vary by country or jurisdiction, although the formal study of design in academic institutions has played a crucial role in the overall development of the profession.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://eg.uc.pt/bitstream/10316/33004/1/From%20the%20shadow%20to%20the%20centre%20tensions%2C%20contradictions%20and%20ambitions%20in%20building%20graphic%20design%20as%20a%20profession.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220807162655/https://eg.uc.pt/bitstream/10316/33004/1/From%20the%20shadow%20to%20the%20centre%20tensions%2C%20contradictions%20and%20ambitions%20in%20building%20graphic%20design%20as%20a%20profession.pdf |archive-date = 7 August 2022 |url-status = dead |title = From the shadow to the centre: Tensions, contradictions and ambitions in building graphic design as a profession |last = Quintela |first = Pedro |publisher = University of Coimbra |access-date = 7 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title = Characteristics of Design as an Academic and Creative Discipline |last = Khaled Nabil |first = Al-Momani |journal = Kne Social Sciences |publisher = Ural Federal University |pages = 294–298 |date = 25 August 2020|doi = 10.18502/kss.v4i11.7560 |s2cid = 221710217 |doi-access = free }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/c14/article/view/10133 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220312145640/https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/c14/article/view/10133 |archive-date = 12 March 2022 |url-status = dead |title = Vigencia de la Bauhaus en la formación académica de los diseñadores gráficos |trans-title=Currency of the Bauhaus in the academic training of graphic designers |last = Bravo |first = Rafael Ángel |publisher = Francisco José de Caldas District University |date = 4 March 2016 |language = es}}</ref> Graphic designers can work with singular clients or multiple people including collaborations. This is where communication is crucial because misunderstandings can lead to setbacks. <ref>Cornish, K., Goodman-Deane, J., Ruggeri, K., & Clarkson, P. J. (2015). Visual accessibility in graphic design: A client–designer communication failure. Design Studies, 40, 176–195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2015.07.003</ref> 

The primary responsibility of graphic designers is to manipulate visual and textual content.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Noble |first1=Ian |last2=Bestley |first2=Russell |date=2016 |title=Visual Research |url=https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474232920 |doi=10.5040/9781474232920|isbn=978-1-4742-3292-0 }}</ref> Today, graphic designers are much more than visual decorators-they are required to be versatile and have various skills besides the design realm. 

Graphic design is usually tightly connected with stakeholders and commerce, which means that graphic designers' decisions depend on clients’ vision. 

A graphic designer is a versatile instrument that is capable of visually communicating messages through a skilful usage of [[typography]], imagery, compositional layout, [[visual hierarchy]], colour combinations, and more.