Graphic Designer or Artist - A misnomer I want to dispell— by GVS Chintamani

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I think when laymen as well as designers say, "Print is Dead" they mean more in the Magazine form or Broad Sheet. Not actually print processes like this which are amazing. If print is dead then cars should fly! We are artists, and the most important thing is establishing our work to real life and being able to touch it and hold it.

If we couldn't, what would be the point of what we do? I'm not a fan of web design or things created for the web. I understand the importance of it, but a young designer should know they shouldn't feel obligated to learn everything. You want to be someone who specializes in something. In the real world we are doing things with print that tiny computer screen designers could barely judge.

Giant Wall Graphic for Vehicles, Signage, T-Shirt Designs, Large Drop-down Banners and handy greetings cards are a great example of how print will never be dead. Printed T-shirts sell out like iPhones or any other gadgets. I think, having a great web-designer is absolutely necessary and having an amazing website design is totally needed, but I think the terms have been coined in a wrong fashion.

I consider myself an artist, not a Graphic Designer. I don't lay pages out all day; I don't design ads for magazines or brochures only. I design Logos, Icons, Posters, Apparel Branding, Stall Branding, Gifts & Giveaways and Stall Layout.

Great design principles must be applied to these, I see the end result at the beginning, and I think I’m not a Graphic Designer. I'm an Artist.

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