Future role of the graphic designer

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  I'm not so concerned about this from a 'oh noes - there are no jobs for graphic designers' sense. I'm more interested in what graphic design might become.

  I think there are general trends. With the web, our potential reach is spread out so far that we can risk appealing to the few. To my cynical mind - it seems that as society speeds up, quality of design becomes secondary to making _any_ impact.

  I still think things are obviously going to change. It seems like graphic design is more about ideas than ever these days - and that design departments are almost functioning like management consultants did in the eighties / nineties ... steering business.

  In terms of web-design (which is how I try to earn my living) I also think things are changing.. it's becoming far easier for a non-technical person to publish on the web - and the standard and quality available to that person is increasing too. I tried out Google Sites again the other day - and while it's still incredibly basic, it's not going to be long before it's a viable solution for a lot of businesses. There'll always be a need for bespoke websites and web-applications - but it seems that a lot of people just want to follow the path of least resistance.
  

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  • the moment 1 person wants an alteration to a template to stand out we have work.airey
  • smart businesses know they have to stand out. which = custom sitescarabin_net

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