Advertising Design or Graphic Design..help!?

Question

Hi! I'm hoping that someone here can help me out with this...I would like to know the difference between advertising design and graphic design and how each one if differentiated from in the advertising world. I am very interested in returning to school to take classes in either or. I already hold a B.A. in English...what do you recommend for the most success in the advertising world?

Thank you!

Answer 1

Advertising design is a narrow field within the field of graphic design.  Print publications like newspapers and magazines, as well as advertising agencies, hire graphic designers to design advertisements.  Graphic designers work in advertising as well as in many other industries.

The theory advertising design is also more specific than general graphic design so if you're looking to go into advertising take the courses that teach you those principles.

I also studied English and now work in advertising (although in radio, not print).  Good luck with your new career.