Published at: 2020-01-05 16:00:00
Updated at: 2023-10-01 14:04:26
First of all, we have to know the differences between them. One may think that they both are more less the same. They both have something to do with arts. So are they the same thing or not?
Let us explain. Graphic Design and Illustration are two separate creative fields. One where you entirely have to draw something from just a blank piece of canvas and the other one you create something out of physical or visual design elements to capture viewers attention.
What does the means? Even we don't get it. Haha
In simple terms, Graphic Design is a projection of ideas with textual and visual content. The use of physical and virtual design elements entirely focusing on getting or capturing viewers attention. It's like a form of communication, but through a design.
Whereas Illustration is a way of providing visual representation of an associated text or idea. Simply a visual explanation of a text, concept or idea.
There you go. However, if you want to know more about their differences. You can go to this link here article from designhill, Difference Between Graphic Design and Illustration.
Okay. Without further ado, let's start with some of the main Why nowadays people are more incline to go for graphic design over illustration.
Definitely! No explanation needed. Period! JK~
As you all know, with nowadays technology, the phones, tablets and super computer breach the boundaries of people literally have access to all kinds of creative arts. Yes! We do mean art as graphic design also a form of art. Not just illustration where people have to actually draw something, then on then, can be called as art. No.
With the demands of creative needs in most of business aspect such as marketing. Which basically function as the heart of every business. Without it, you can be sure that the business will not be able to sustain long. We use most of our creative design to capture viewers attention in order for them to have engagement with us and hopefully able to convert them to become out customer.
Speed, play an important role in marketing. Simply by using combination of creative text and images to create a piece of art called banner. Haha, the able to capture targeted viewers attention is the most practical way for every business to go for.
We are not saying that illustration can't do the same. They definitely can. But imagine if you have to produce more than 100 illustration every day. That would take you a lot of time drawing piece after piece with care. And you definitely need talent to do this, right? Not all people can do this. Thus, you have to find a drawing artist to do it for you. And that of course will take a ling time and process to at last get it ready for production. Even for 1 content post.
You can't deny that graphic design are much more convenient and easy. Having access to bunch of ready templates consisting of variations of text and images. People could do just about any creative design with them.
Placing variety kind of leaf, nuts and fruits (like in the image above) can easily project what certain product are made of. People can easily understand the meaning of the image if the graphic designer know what they do. We are not talking about talents of drawing here. No. Just about anyone can learn how to make one of this creative design.
Ready templates are very much accessible from the free version as well as the paid one. We can say that most of the free version templates already can give you enough creative materials and elements. What's next, is just you need to learn how to use and edit them according to your needs.
Like illustration, quite a lot of people nowadays still prefer using actual paper or canvas and brush or pencils to illustrate their ideas. But, for most of graphic designing work, were done in an editing software like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Gimp, Kirita and many more. You can choose which ever platform to go for. Every platform have their own pros and cons side of them. Choose wisely.
Here is one example of how easy it is to do graphic design. It doesn't have to be so complicated. The aim of graphic designing is to solely able to capture and grabbing viewers attention on the products or services that we are trying to sell.
The combination of colored text, background color, and images texture as well as human face image, already make the design feels and look creative.
This type of graphic designing can be found on most of magazines cover, and just any form of books. Simple an neat.
There's no right or wrong answer when deciding which one to go for. It is actually depends on you business needs. The right call would be the combination of both. Sometimes we want to apply creative illustration of products and services that we are trying to sell. But most of the time, people are just too lazy and very concern about their budget to spend on hiring a professional illustrator.
What we can definitely suggest to you , is to try both of them individually or together. And see the results yourself choosing which one serve you better the most. Have fun exploring!