Hi!
About graphic design, I have never really thought of it as something that involved specifically written forms of communication, such as typography. I often place more emphasis on the word ‘graphic’ for its suggestion of images or symbols as a means of communication, like how they are used in signs or graphic novels. It just had not occurred to me that graphic design would also include letters or text, because if an image could already convey the message, why add text to it? (Wait, no, let me rephrase that.) I did not really think of text as an artform; I knew about fonts, and I knew that they could decorate (or be decorative), but they just didn’t quite register in my mind as, well, Art.
However, if graphic design = visual communication, then the inclusion of typography in design, such as a font on a book cover, makes perfect sense.
My name is Athena and I am an English (Literature) major with a minor in Art History, looking to work in the book publishing industry. I think that knowing the background of graphic design would make it easier to see how and why people use or respond to its more current applications, particularly when it comes to books and what people are reading.
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