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What is Graphic Design?
Graphic designers create graphics and interject typography with photos to present an idea. Historically, graphic designers worked primarily on logo creation and print designs for posters, brochures, and packaging. As technology has advanced, graphic designers today are more involved with the digital aspect of those same components.
Web design is designing the visual look and feel of a website. Web designers focus on planning the user experience, layouts, organization of content, and overall design on the website.
How Are They Similar?
Graphic designers and web designers both need skills in design fundamentals. These include, but not limited to, typography, color, hierarchy, and layout.
Both designers need to stay up to date with design trends. Sometimes a website needs a certain appeal or feel, but in most cases a modern, up-to-date trend of today is needed.
Graphic and web designers both need to be creative problem solvers. Their design work typically has a purpose to serve. Whether that is solving a problem or communicating an idea, the only difference between the two designers is the medium used to accomplish the task.
Both designers need to be good communicators. Because the design work is an extension of the clients overall ideas, communication with them on design work needs to happen throughout the design to ensure the end result becomes what they desire.
How Are They Different?
The main difference between graphic designers and web designers are technical skills. Web designers need to be familiar with HTML, CSS, and how to make it look good on the internet. Web designers also need to be concerned with file size and load speeds.
Graphic design works tend to end up as permanent pieces while web designer’s projects can go through many changes. Web designers create interactive projects whereas graphic designers projects are less interactive.
Although there are similarities and differences between graphic designers and web designers, the future looks bright for both parties. Because more and more content is going digital, it’s vitally important to acquire skills associated with it. Outside of that, there will continue to be a need for both professionals.
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