{"id":7476,"date":"2018-12-29T09:35:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T09:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vouchsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=7476"},"modified":"2021-03-16T09:12:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T09:12:09","slug":"design-and-illustration-are-they-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vouchsolutions.com\/blog\/design-and-illustration-are-they-same\/","title":{"rendered":"Design and Illustration, Are They Same?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many people do not distinguish design from illustration; both are more or less the same, but there is&nbsp;in fact&nbsp;a clear difference between the two. Designers arrange type, form&nbsp;and&nbsp;image on banner advertisements, posters, printed matter and <a href=\"http:\/\/vouchsolutions.com\/graphic-designs-services\"><strong>digital media graphics <\/strong><\/a>for web and televisions, but design is often confused with illustration, while an illustrator creates or draws an image in response to an idea, a designer combines illustrations, photographs&nbsp;and&nbsp;content in order to communicate an idea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One way to understand this is to consider the difference between a tailor and a fashion designer, former arranges all the pieces and bring out an outfit that best suits you while the later think about&nbsp;type&nbsp;of material, design imbibing the latest trends balancing style and comfort of&nbsp;person&nbsp;carrying it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In simple words, both designers and illustrators do visual work, but the essential difference is that a designer works on design structures and an illustrator does more drawing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An illustrator creates&nbsp;image, sketches that will be useful in conceptualizing the idea or a graphic and does not aim at drawing&nbsp;a direct&nbsp;attention of the viewers; illustrator adds character to the main illustration to elevate the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graphic designers usually create web, logo designs etc. using the mouse. You cannot offer a job of a <a href=\"http:\/\/vouchsolutions.com\/graphic-designs-services\"><strong>graphic designer<\/strong><\/a> to an illustrator unless a professional has expertise in both these types of works. These fields require a different set of skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An illustrator moves around and does drawing and painting in sketchbooks. A graphic designer aims at conveying a message to target audience. To do so, there is a careful selection of design elements of colors, typefaces, images, symbols, and others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, the designer may aim at evoking an emotion of passion and aggressiveness from the young audience. To evoke such emotions, the designer may incorporate red color. 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