What is Graphic Design For?

 Information and way finding Design

http://applied-espi.com/

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/

http://www.holmes-wood.com/Work/wayfindingAndSigns/default.asp

http://afternoonteatime.cafe24.com/2008_01.htm

http://www.dennishambeukers.com/?tag=wayfinding


Product & Packaging Design

http://www.fuse-studio.co.uk/?cat=21

http://abduzeedo.com/65-outstanding-packaging-designs

http://lovelypackage.com/2010/03/page/4/

http://www.soultravelmultimedia.com/2011/03/25/design-packaging-tutorials-free-templates-and-articles/

http://dilarairmak.wordpress.com/tag/packaging/

Branding & Identity Design


http://www.sagmeister.com/taxonomy/term/18

http://www.superexpresso.com/works/view/15

http://graphicidentity.posterous.com/apetive

http://www.g1creative.co.uk/work

http://justcreative.com/2010/04/06/branding-identity-logo-design-explained/

Editorial & Publishing Design


http://blog.eyemagazine.com/?p=146

http://www.behance.net/?field=32

http://www.andrewrae.org.uk/Editorial

http://www.matiekiller.com/index.php/design

http://www.campaignbrief.com/nz/2009/08/alt-group-wins-four-red-dot-de.html

http://www.altgroup.net/

Retail & Promotion


http://www.theattic-room.co.uk/projects/promotions.html

http://www.designforums.co.uk/members/pcbranding-albums-paul-cartwright-branding-picture192-bhs-core-hosiery-packaging-identity-paul-cartwright-branding-ramsgate-kent-product-retail-branding-graphic-design-folio.html

http://www.lickgraphics.com.au/signage_and_architectural_graphic_design.html

http://www.designfirms.org/awards/graphic/archive/2009/05/show/9661/self-promotion/

http://www.lewinandco.com/signage-design.php



My Understanding
Information & Way Finding design


Information & Way Finding design is any design which is used to help the audience understand something quickly and clearly, wether that is important facts & figures or how to find their way around somewhere they haven't been before.


Maps

Legible London- Applied-espi.com



Making data interesting and understandable

Information is beautiful.net



number of users on social network sites:



Number of break-ups throughout the year:


Infographics:









Signage:
Holmes-Wood.com







Afternoonteatime.cafe24.com
Maps/ Floor Plans





Product & Packaging Design
Product & Packaging design is graphic design that contains a product and informs the customer of the purpose of the product, the quality of the product and the contents of the package.

Food
Fuse-studio.co.uk


abduzeedo.com





Drink






Various other products



Branding & Identity Design
Branding & Identity Design is a certain aesthetic that a designer thinks suits a partocular company due to the products they develop or the work that they do, the brand is a style which has continuity across the entire company so people relate that aesthetic to the company and it becomes a mark of quality and reliability.
Sagmeister




superexpresso

graphicidentity


G1 Creative






apple


helmsworkshop



Editorial & Publishing Design
Editorial & Publishing Design is design that is concerned, mainly, with making large amounts of text clear and understandable, it is about layout and an appropriate choice of type which is good for readability and legibility.

Muggeridge

book Design



magazine
Frieze

matiekiller

AltGroup