"Publish Your Business With Best Graphics Design". Graphic design is also known as communication design. Graphic designers are visual communicators, who create visual concepts by hand or by using computer software. These media include fonts, shapes, colors, images, print design, photography, animation, logos, and billboards.The seven basic elements of graphic design are line, shape, color, texture, type, space and image.Four basic principles you can find in every well-designed piece of artwork—contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity—are affectionally referred to as CRAP in the design industry. We'll be discussing each principle individually, however, keep in mind that these principles are (almost always) applied together.