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[Heather Quinn]

"Visual design" is an old term newly useful as an "umbrella" for
integrating the message, information, and graphic design components of
web design.

James wrote:

>James, I'd like to clarify your statements here.
>
>I believe a clear distinction between graphic design and web design must be
>made.
>
>I think you are correct if you are saying that there is an apparent conflict
>between traditional graphic design and the fairly new area of web design.
>
>Web design is about bringing together and arranging different information
>technologies so as to present that information for human understanding and
>use.
>
>Graphic design is often a very close and important aspect of web design but
>is not completely tied to web design. For instance, aural web browsing is
>indeed a needed and growing topic for web designers. Graphic design is
>useful but not always -it is strictly visual.
>
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Cheers,

Heather Quinn
info at windyhilldesign.com
http://www.windyhilldesign.com