Graphic design is a type of design, a modernized form of drawing & printed applied graphics (typography) using new industrial technologies (computer graphics technologies  and web design), replicating and introducing a design product into the visual communication environment. Modern graphic design is considered a form of communication design. Graphic designers create and combine symbols, images, and text to form visual representations of ideas and messages. They use typography, visual arts & coding techniques to create visual compositions.

The pragmatics of graphic design determines its technical & communication varieties: corporate advertising design (advertising, logos & branding, product packaging, “outdoor advertising”), editorial & publishing design (book design, magazines, newspapers, booklets and flyers).