This ambitious exhibition features cutting edge ideas in the world of graphic design. Exploring looking and learning in a whole new way, Graphic Design— Now in Production spans two related but distinct locations in downtown Grand Rapids. The largest of the design professions, graphic design is the art of visual communication that gives shape to the thousands of messages we encounter each day—from the printed page to the computer screen and beyond. Graphic designers use color, typography, images, symbols, and systems to make the surfaces around us come alive with meaning.