设计一词来源于英文“design”，包括很广的设计范围和门类建筑：工业、环艺、装潢、展示、服装、平面设计等等,而平面设计名称在平常的表述中却很为难，因为学科之间的交叉广而深，部分叫法如：平面设计（graphisdesign）视觉传达设计、装潢设计、建筑装饰设计……，这也许与平面设计的特点有很大的关系，因为设计无所不在、平面设计无所不在，从范围来讲用来印刷的都和平面设计有关，从功能来讲“对视觉通过人自身进行调节达到某种程度的行为”，称之为视觉传达，即用视觉语言进行传递信息和表达观点，而装潢设计或装潢艺术设计则被公认为极不准确的名称，带有片面性。
The term "design" comes from the English word "design", which includes a wide range of design scope and categories in architecture: industrial, environmental, decoration, exhibition, clothing, graphic design, and so on. However, the name of graphic design is difficult to express in ordinary language because of the wide and deep intersection between disciplines. Some names include: graphic design, visual communication design, decoration design, architectural decoration design, etc, This may be closely related to the characteristics of graphic design, as design is omnipresent, graphic design is omnipresent, and in terms of scope, what is used for printing is related to graphic design. In terms of function, "the behavior of adjusting vision to a certain extent through human beings" is called visual communication, which uses visual language to convey information and express opinions, Decorative design or decorative art design is widely recognized as an extremely inaccurate name with one sidedness.
在了解了对平面设计范围和内涵的情况下，我们再来看看平面设计的分类，如形象系统设计、字体设计、书籍装帧设计、行录设计、包装设计、海报/招贴设计……可以这样说有多少种需要就有多少种设计。
After understanding the scope and connotation of graphic design, let's take a look at the classification of graphic design, such as image system design, font design, book binding design, line recording design, packaging design, poster/poster design... It can be said that there are as many designs as needed.
另外，商业设计与艺术设计很显然是存在的。
Furthermore, commercial design and artistic design are clearly present.
