设计是设计者个人或设计团体有目的进行有别于艺术的一种基于商业环境的艺术性的创造活动，设计就是一种工作或职业，是一种具有美感、使用与纪念功能的造型活动。设计是建立在商业和大众基础之上的，是为他们而服务，从而产生商业价值和艺术价值，有别于艺术的个人或部分群体性欣赏范围。
Design is an artistic creation activity based on a commercial environment that is different from art and is purposefully carried out by individual designers or design groups. Design is a job or profession, a form of shaping activity with aesthetic, usage, and commemorative functions. Design is built on the foundation of commerce and the public, serving them and generating commercial and artistic value, which is different from the scope of individual or partial group appreciation of art.
平面设计是沟通传播、风格化和通过文字和图像解决问题的艺术。由于有知识技能的重叠，平面设计常常被误认为是视觉传播或传播设计。平面设计通过使用多种不同的方法去创造和组合文字、符号和图像去产生视觉思想和信息。平面设计师或许会利用字体编排、版面技术来使产品设计达到预期效果。
Graphic design is the art of communication, stylization, and problem-solving through text and images. Due to the overlap of knowledge and skills, graphic design is often mistaken for visual communication or communication design. Graphic design generates visual ideas and information by using various methods to create and combine text, symbols, and images. Graphic designers may use font layout and layout techniques to achieve the desired results in product design.
