Big Think Series Article Response

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I feel that the article tackles a question that often presents itself in hybrid subjects, especially when they are new creations from one or more recently established areas. Graphic Design as a whole has not been the career that we necessarily associate it with today for that long. Just like all the other computer related careers, a good chunk of the public things that anything associated with computers is the same. I have met quite a few people who just smile at me when I say that I am going to school for graphic design; most of the time, I think they just don’t really know what that entails, and instead of asking, they tell themselves some random answer that takes them through the day.

I feel that in any career, there are people who want to continue to just learn new skills simply to present, portray or explore more in depth; those are the ones that start to create these hybrid areas. There are also the people that just want to keep things exactly as they are, not add too much different, just enough to keep it a bit unknown, but follow the same straight line that they always have. Although I do love my consistency, with the world seeming to ever-change, we cannot simply label anything as simply one way or another; there are always the sub-categories, hybrids that are slowly emerging that we should talk hold of before all that we do becomes outdated. I would not call a graphic designer the same as a motion graphic designer; I would say that we are definitely cousins and part of the designer family.

Now, on the argument to whether it is motion graphics, animation or branding; I agree with the author of the article. Although, there is one area in which all parts come together, normally there is more of one area that the next. There is no direct line showing the difference between simply motion graphics, animation and branding; each situation is different and requires a closer look to see which category it would fall under. Many people yes, are quick to draw but, I feel that it is closer to a gray field than a simply black or white.