Computer and

Graphic Design Team 2CS 485

What is Graphic Design?

An art and skill Combines text and

pictures Includes the process and

products Found in advertisements,

magazines, or books

History of Graphic Design

Graphic design has along history

one day,Computer started to play a

rolein graphic design

Since 1982…

Adobe1985 PageMaker

1987 Illustrator 1.01988 Photoshop 0.63

Illustrator & Photoshop

In the late 1980’s…Software replaced the

typesetter(1984 1st Macintosh Computer,Featuring bitmap graphics)

1969 1st computer mouse, future tool of graphic design

In the 1990’s

Worldwide web

HTML

Growing speed was 340% annually

Professionalism and Certification

A Major Problem in Graphic Design:

Should it be a requirement for graphic

designers?

What would this mean in the field?

Who is affected the most?

“professional” graphic designers

Major Questions

Proponents minimum standard of professionalism minimum level of performance Applies to

Business, education, skill, and ethical behavior

designers should become holistic in practice Yields greater ethical responsibility for

practitioners

“ design is a way of thinking that should be

accessible to everyone” “impossible to enforce”

“it’s about egos and elitism”

“it won’t add value to the graphic designer”

Opponents

Solutions to the ProblemIf we cater to the proponents:

1. Building copyright violation checkers

2. Having an approved standard mark

What About the Future?

Professional Outlook Employment growth of 13%

Increased demands by advertisers

Rise in online web design New Technology needs new

graphic design Design becomes more

critical Presenting data beautifully is key

to success

Future Problems Debate between good vs Evil

Other problems we will face are: Violation of copyrights Piration and fake approval marks

Continued adjustment to new technology

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