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More than meets the eye
Graphic design comes in where words and visual images are used to convey ideas and information. So graphic design features in lots of different areas including advertising, publishing, signage, packaging, corporate identity (a company's image and logo) and multimedia.

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Who does what?
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Interviews
Useful organisations
Design Council
www.designcouncil.org.uk
The Design Council is the UK's national authority on design and works to promote the best use of design. It does not provide specific careers advice but its website has a list of useful contacts and links to other websites.
Chartered Society of Designers
British Design and Art Direction
Design Business Association
NSEAD