Graphic Design Criticism An investigation by Anna Craemer

What is graphic design? What is it not? Is graphic design always client based? Is graphic design a science? Does graphic design need more theory? Is graphic design art? Why do graphic designers want to be artists? Why are there no world famous graphic designer? Why do we think creating content is a more valuable act than creating form? Has Louis Sullivan been misunderstood? What are the roles a graphic designer can play? What did Otl Aicher think about authorship? What is good graphic design? Is 'good' graphic design always invisible? Is graphic design as important as architecture? Is graphic design underestimated? Can graphic design change the world? Should graphic design save the world? Does the world need to be saved? Can we only get rich by loosing our soul? Were the cave paintings in Lascaux graphic design? Is the invention of writing graphic design? When did graphic design start? What is timeless design? What do we need trendy graphic design for? Is beauty always a matter of taste? What is visual communication? What is communication design? Does our consciousness influence our design? Does graphic design influence our consciousness?

Paulus M. Dreibholz	Karel Martens
Rathna Ramanathan	Mirko Borsche
Richard Hollis	Paula Scher
Eike König	Michael Wolff