SOS Design is a series of articles covering design basics.
Design is, in its broadest sense, a creative process that involves several disciplines such as applied arts and engineering with the aim of solving specific problems.
Graphic design is the branch of design dealing with visual communication. It encapsulates several other artistic and professional disciplines such as visual arts and computing. While the tools and techniques used in graphic design tend to be the same, its fields of application can be as heterogeneous as digital interfaces and road signs.