The Job of a Graphic Designer?
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- Q01
So, what is it? A communicator? A presenter? 9-5 Type bot? Master font picker? Colour wheel?
QBN.
- utopian0
All of the Above
- Q010
A decision maker? Optimist? Visual Terror-wrist?
- Knuckleberry0
The job of graphic design to me is one of creatively communicating a clients wishes into that of visual clarity.
Or.... Managing other peoples bullshit.
- Q010
Seems to be the answer Knuckleberry.
When Carson set that Bryan Ferry article in Zapf Dingbat back in 94, he pretty became an artist right? He dropped the information for image.
- Knuckleberry0
For Q01:
But, the background story to what you speak of is... Carson said if the article was good he would have printed it in its entirety. He thought the reporters works was shite so he did not print it. Instead opting to do the "Punk" thing and piss some people off.
Artist: Maybe
Designer: Yes
- Q010
Why should Carson decide wether or not it's shite?
He was being paid to layout information for people to read, his opinion shouldn't have anything to do with it. I believe what separates and artist from a designer is exactly this, he put his own opinion of the article onto that page with no other interpretation. As a designer he should have set it in an appealing and clear manner, allowing the reader to make up their own opinion.
- wordsarepictures0
Yes and no - Carson was designer and art director as I understand it, so he was given a lot of liberties. But also, my preferred definition of graphic design from Massimo Vignelli, states that 'Graphic design is the communication of information in an appropriate visual manner' - if the interview was shit, surely an appropriate way to communicate this would be to make it look shit.
- so why not illustrate the article with a pic of 2 girls and 1 cup?Amicus
- Q010
That's a good answer man, nice one. It depends on the appropriation I guess, in what sense. As Carson says if you wanted you could decipher it, the words are there. So, I guess if he had placed an actual image there, of a shit for example, that would have better visually captured the essence of the article. Ah, fuck it. H's a designer, man.
- kelpie0
what a lot of shite. That incident illustrates exactly how far up his own arse the man was and how far people will go to justify him, and nothing else.
- Q010
Don't worry, his hairline starts at the center of his head.
- Q010
I like it when we discuss shit on QBN. Wouldn't it be great type set all shit threads with Zapf Designerbat?
- SigDesign0
I guess you wouldn't be able to define it as a shit thread until a moderator saw it... so someone would have to say ...BAM ZAPF DINGBATS
- MrOneHundred0
Adherent to the corporate style guide, sadly.
- Pupsipu0
Massimo Vignelli is a stylist just like Carson. Look at his terrible map of NY subways that everyone hated. He stylized information into a style he thought was the ultimate solution for everything, but it isn't.
Real designers are the people who do eye tracking studies and try to understand how neurons processes information. They don't subscribe to some grid religion and push it on everything and everyone despite evidence that it doesn't create the intended results.
- monNom0
Pupsipu:
That sounds more like an engineer or statistician... or even psychologist. Most design education completely ignores the scientific process required for that sort of work. Good designers will tap those professions for data or best practices though.
- KwesiJ0
i have no idea what 'design' is...anyone care to elaborate?
- ********0
design ain't nothin but a good man feelin bad
- SoulFly0
design is an illusion of content against perception
wow! I just made that up
- Peter0
Just google it for christ sake
- ********0
Go back to your playpen.
Baby.- Is that aimed at me?Q01
- you just haven't earned it yet, baby?********