Interview Response Essay We live in a world where you can be anything thing you want, and use your imagination to create anything you want to create. Graphic design gives some the ability to build something magical on a computer or paper and turn it into a solid form for others to see or use. Graphic design or graphic communications is the art and practice of planning and projecting ideas and experiences with visual and textual content. The form of the communication can be physical or virtual, and may include images, words, or graphic forms. The experience can take place in an instant or over a long period of time. The work can happen at any scale, from the design of a single postage stamp to a national postal signage system, or from a company’s …show more content…
The designer has to be able to understand what the customer wants their product to look like. From the color, and font, to the size and what material they customer wants. Graphix Connections is a graphic design shop South Point, Ohio. I had the opportunity to ask the owner a few questions about verbal and non-verbal communication in his business. Keith Chapman has been in the graphic communications business for thirteen years. Most individuals learn how to be a graphic designer from schooling. Keith learned differently…he said, “It’s been passed down through family. My father started a home business making sign and banners. He taught me and I’ve taught my children”. Starting your own business cannot be easy, but for Chapman it wasn’t about being a business owner it was about doing something that was passed down through family. He stated, “My father gave me his equipment so I could make extra money. I loved the flow of the money I was making and having my kids’ help, so I decided that I could do it as an actual business and make it a family …show more content…
This can include eye contact, frequency of glances, blink rate, gestures, facial expressions, postures, and more (The Importance of Non-Verbal Communication). Chapman stated, “If I ask the customer a question that needs a yes or no answer then I understand them with nonverbal. But the customer has to know exactly what they want. I can’t guess what they want their product to look like”. This is when non-verbal communication comes to play. If the graphic designer asks the customer questions that need a yes or no answer, then nonverbal head nods or faces make sense. Keith also said, “If I understand what the customer wants then they’ll be happy with the results of their product.” Chapman also had a lot to say about mindful of nonverbal communication. As in, “You have to show strong assertiveness, and show that you understand what the customer is saying to you while you’re not talking. Such as eye contact, and shaking your head while their
The purpose of this paper is to explore why non-verbal communication is an important tool for professional practice. Some of the aspects of non-verbal communication are facial expression, eye contact, posture, orientation, proximity, touch, fine movement, gross movement, dress, setting and direct work (Egan 2002). [The Skilled Helper/ People Skills] In my opinion non-verbal communication is a very important tool when working with clients. For example, in a professional setting a client could be telling you they are fine and they aren’t afraid yet they could be shaking or looking around nervously. The non-verbal prompts that clients give out subconsciously or consciously give us, as professional workers clues to how the person is really feeling even if what they say using verbal communication isn’t the same as the non-verbal prompts. Thompson (2009) says that in addition to the words we speak, we give very powerful messages through non-verbal communication and our body language ...
In every society nonverbal communication is one of the most powerful tools that a person can use to interpret the message that is being delivered. Even though verbal communication is fairly straightforward, nonverbal communication allows others to sense the true emotions of the person that is expressing them. For example even though a person may say that they are not irritated, their usage of voice may display otherwise. Nonverbal communication not only reveals hidden messages, but it also complements, substitutes, and exaggerates verbal communication.
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A designer must be able to make his or her work visually appealing so that consumers are more likely to consider making purchases. A designer must be able to understand what a consumer wants to be able to capture his or her desires. One must listen to the needs of his or her clients and be able to interpret that information into an original and unique design. Prospective designers must be flexible and must work quickly while paying attention to the details within their designs. A designer may have several projects at once and must be able to work diligently on these projects as to finish them in a timely manner, so as not to disappoint the customer. Despite seeming like a glamorous and easy career, majority of the time designers work long hours to make ends meet with their projects (Romano 64). A designer has to consider several thousands of different images and fonts to put into his or her work to make it more visually appealing to the customer. Designers consider the fonts, images, colors, and layouts to make sure that none of the items clash in a bad way. One must do all of this while also making sure not to intrude on any copyright laws. If a designer were to break a copyright law, he or she could be fined and sued for a very large sum of money. A designer could use pictures from public domain or even take pictures for themselves
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Currie (2007) states Effective Verbal Communication is important when building relationships with clients, customers, and the media (pg 1). Verbal communication is important along with listening skills so that communication between parties is clear. Verbal communication is accompanied by sign language called non verbal communication. This communication can be expressed in many ways: One can ask another “How are you today” Reply, “I’m okay” but the shrugging of the shoulders, squinting of eyes and lips closed tightly together gives another answer.
I pursued the Graphic Design program at Massasoit Community College in Spring 2016 because I realized that I could never give up on creating art. Knowingly that I want to go down to this path, I build up the courage to voice my desire to those that objected my choice for a career path. Because I spoke up to what I really wanted, my action leads my voice to grow with confidence to who I am.
Nonverbal cues involve everything but the spoken word which includes: body posture and facial expressions, gestures, eyebrows, eyes, tone of voice, speed of delivery, inflections, volume, and proximity. Even one's attire sends messages to others. Each area of the nonverbal has the power to send a message; combined they tell the listener what is meant and what is felt. The power of the nonverbal cannot be over-rated; it will almost always ...
Non-verbal communication decodes messages using body language and facial expressions. Therefore, non-verbal communication is a type of language as its own that can be used universally. This includes, touching behavior, proximity, eye contact, gestures and many more. Furthermore, non-verbal communication can be misinterpreted as well because people from other countries has different ways of interpreting gesture...
Communication is something we all humans use. Communication “is the sharing of information between individuals by using speech”. People have ways of communicating some have their weaknesses in conversations and others have their strengths. When I communicate with others I feel that some things I say I do not verbalize right. I have two strengths and three weaknesses in my communicating. My three weakens in my communication are, check nonverbal feedback, to make people wrong and recognize that people understand information in different ways and my two strengths in my communication are being flexible, and take responsibility for the communication.
Almost every film today uses visual images that are competing for our attention, and our entertainment. These images are created by visual artists who communicate through thoughts, feelings, and ideas through painting, sculpting, or illustration. Illustrators and graphic designers are practical artists who put their talents at the service of commercial clients. Graphic artists convey a message or create an effect by visual means, using illustration, typography and photography. This field welcomes originality and creativity with open arms, letting the artists further explore their imagination. (Boggs, Petrie, 2008)
I was interested particularly in doing graphics design and the visual communication that I was inspired by combining images phrases and ideas to illustrate to the target and audience so that they would impact and react on those kind of illustrated for e.g. the billboards, poster, the product packaging and lots of more advertisement there. There are lots of elements on different types of media that I have already mentioned but there are also examples like Logos which really encourage people and make those people to think about logos. There are also lots of books designs and magazines advertisements thinking from these graphics design use of socially, morally ethical thinking mainly it happens when people do mostly think about positively and negatively so it would affect people’s mind and they would think more in detailed meaning which is called graphical visual communication, to demonstrate the recycle logo which would be advertise the recycling of ‘trees hunger and suffer do recycle paper’.
‘You cannot hold a design in your hand. It is not a thing. It is a process. A system. A way of thinking.’ Bob Gill, Graphic Design as a Second Language.
Visual Communication could be described as processes that rely primarily on rich visual content as the means of conveying information through words, photos, colors, shapes, and many other components. However, visual communication explores the use of graphical components in achieving communication goals. Visual communication has both critical and practical parts. According to the current book we use in the class “Visual Communication, Images with Messages”, the critical part of visual communication is known as visual rhetoric, which explores the way that designers use visual elements to influence audiences.
Non-verbal communication doesn’t involve words, but is a powerful form of communication. The way your body language is tells the other party whether or not you are receiving their message or just listening. When your nonverbal behaviors align with the words you’re saying, they indicate to the person you are communicating with that you are trustworthy. When non-verbal behaviors do not align with your message it sends mixed signals on what you are trying to convey. When communicating in business it is imperative that you are conscious of your own body language and nonverbal cues as well as that of