Intorduction and Graphic Design/Sexual Identity

Graphic Design 

Post #1

My name is Samantha McCracken and I will be covering the topic of graphic design in relation to gender and sexuality. First off, graphic design is a digital art form that has become increasingly popular over the past decade. As technology becomes more and more advanced, so does graphic design. A common definition for graphic design is images and pictures that are created and put with words or a text of some kind. Examples of graphic design can be seen in advertisements and posters.

Graphic design and sex is an interesting topic. The way males and females create graphics in the work place differs quite a bit. Which, honestly, isn’t too surprising as male and female minds are quite different. A fellow blogger posted a blog on the most common differences between male and female graphic designers.

One commonality among female designers is their organization and punctuality. Females tend to be more organized than males; their desks are less cluttered, the files on their computers are all in organized folders, their calendars are well marked and presented easily, etc. They also tend to be more punctual, meaning they will wrap up a project as far in advance as possible and get it in on time even if it kills them. A common downside to female graphic designers is that they “tend to panic” (“Graphic Design Blog”).

A commonality among men seems to be that they are more “cool-headed” than women tend to be. The author of this blog stated this opinion because women also tend to take criticism much harder than men do. Men can push through a stressful project with clients yelling in their ears much easier than women do. Men also seem to be more easily distracted on the job. The author states that he usually has many other browser windows open on his computer when he is working on a project.

Overall, there are pros and cons to having men and women graphic designers and each seems to have their own unique working style – unique to their sex.

Works Cited

"Gender affects a Graphic Design Project – Is HE right or is SHE wrong?." Graphic Design Blog. 29 MAR 2011. Web. 6 Feb. 2012. <http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/gender-affects-graphic-design-project/>.