WHAT IS GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR?

•  5 examples of websites/blogs. that will help you to define information & way-finding design. 

http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/40-useful-and-creative-infographics/

http://www.infographicdesign.org/

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/14/the-dos-and-donts-of-infographic-design/

http://www.coolinfographics.com/

http://dailyinfographic.com/

http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/infoarch/publications/mfoltz-thesis/node8.html

http://www.biesek.com/

Information and way-finding design is about making a mass amount of information visual to simplify and make it easier to understand and process.

•  5 examples of websites/blogs. that will help you to define product & packaging design. 

http://www.conkadesign.co.uk/

http://www.trigcreative.com/

http://www.thedieline.com/

http://lovelypackage.com/

http://www.purecreativemarketing.net/design-print/packaging.html

Product and packaging design is about containing and labelling products in a suitable format and context to the specific product.

•  5 examples of websites/blogs. that will help you to define branding & identity design.

http://www.bigfish.co.uk/

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

http://www.madebyanalogue.co.uk/showcase/#identity

http://www.jamesgood.co.uk/identity-design-8

http://www.davidairey.co.uk/

Branding and identity design is about creating an image of understanding for something for what it represents e.g. morals, its function, purpose

•  5 examples of websites/blogs. that will help you to define editorial and publishing design.

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

http://creattica.com/editorial/

http://www.pentagram.com/en/new/editorial-design/

http://www.pentagram.com/en/new/publications/

http://magculture.com/blog/

http://www.spydesign.co.uk/

Editorial and publishing design is producing information available to the public in print format.

•  5 examples of websites/blogs. that will help you to define retail and & promotion.

http://www.section-d.com/

http://www.greenroomretail.co.uk/

http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/

http://www.ddionline.com/displayanddesignideas/galleries/Project-Gallery-26.shtml

http://www.sheridanandco.com/index.php

Retail and promotion is about combined disciplines producing design within space to encourage knowledge or understanding.