Diplma Graphics Design in Gujarat | Rajkot | Dott Animation Terminology The first known use of the term "graphic design" in the way in which we understand it today was in the 4 July 1908 issue (volume 9, number 27) of Organized Labor, a publication of the Labor Unions of San Francisco, in an article about technical education for printers: An Enterprising Trades Union … The admittedly high standard of intelligence which prevails among printers is an assurance that with the elemental principles of design at their finger ends many of them will grow in knowledge and develop into specialists in graphic design and decorating. … A decade later, the 1917–1918 course catalog of the California School of Arts & amp; Crafts advertised a course titled Graphic Design and Lettering, which replaced one called Advanced Design and Lettering. Both classes were taught by Frederick Meyer; it is unclear why he changed the name of the course.